Glossary term: 中微子
Description: 中微子是由多種物理過程產生的亞原子粒子。在太陽的核心，中微子是核聚變的產物。超新星爆炸中的核反應和高能量密度也會產生中微子爆發。由於中微子與原子的相互作用極其微弱，觀測它們非常困難。通常我們會通過巨大的水箱（或如南極冰立方中微子天文臺使用的冰塊）來探測中微子。當中微子撞擊這些水箱中的水分子（或冰塊中的分子）時，會引發粒子反應，產生微量的光。這些光可以被探測器捕捉並進行分析。目前已經從太陽核心的核反應和超新星中探測到中微子。此外，中微子也會由核反應堆和人體產生。在人體中，中微子來自於放射性原子核如碳-14和鉀-40的衰變過程。
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