- 📢KM3NET DETECTS THE HIGHEST ENERGY NEUTRINO EVER OBSERVED This #KM3NeT_UHE event KM3-230213A is estimated to have a record neutrino energy of 220 PeV, or 220 million billion electronvolts ➡️For details: www.km3net.org/km3net-webin... #RecordNeutrinoFeb 12, 2025 16:00
- The enormous amount of light of the #KM3NeT_UHE event triggered >3600 of our active light sensors (PMTs) According to simulations for muons with the same position and direction as KM3-230213A we recorded a muon of 120 PeV and derived from that a #RecordNeutrino energy of 220 PeV
- Based on the enormous amount of light observed (y-axis) and its near-horizontal direction (x-axis) the #KM3NeT_UHE #RecordNeutrino "KM3-230213A" (shown with a white cross) originated most likely from the interaction of a cosmic muon neutrino in the vicinity of the KM3NeT detector
- The energy of the #KM3NeT_UHE #RecordNeutrino is much larger than of any neutrino detected so far, and the first in an unexplored energy region of great interest Such high-energy neutrinos are expected from different possible origins: cosmic accelerators or cosmogenic neutrinos
