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New Experimental Setup Boosts Detector Sensitivity to Neutrinos and Dark Matter by 50% Introduction Neutrinos and Potentially Dark Matter By refining the experimental setu p, researchers significantly enhanced the detector's sensitivity to neutrinos, and  potentially dark matter — two elusive ty pes of matter crucial for advancing knowledge in  particle  physics and ex perimental cosmology. This University of Michigan-led study has been published in Physical Review D . The Challenge of Detection Understanding Neutrinos Detecting neutrinos and dark matter is challenging due to their minimal interaction with other types of matter. Neutrinos — minuscule subatomic particles generated in stellar nuclear reactions and by radioactive decay — seldom interact with other matter due to weak nuclear forces. Characteristics of Neutrinos Nature: Neutrinos are considered "ghost particles" as they undisturbed through visible matter. Properties: They carry no electrical charge and exhi...