KATRIN

KATRIN, or the Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino experiment, is a scientific project in Germany designed to measure the mass of neutrinos, tiny particles that are fundamental to the universe but notoriously difficult to study. By examining the behavior of tritium, a radioactive form of hydrogen, as it decays, KATRIN seeks to detect minute changes in energy that can reveal neutrinos’ mass. Understanding neutrino mass is crucial for advancing our knowledge in particle physics and cosmology, potentially shedding light on the formation of the universe and the nature of dark matter.