Homestake Experiment

The Homestake Experiment was an experiment headed by astrophysicists Raymond Davis, Jr. and John Bahcall in the late 1960's. Its purpose was to collect and count neutrino

Neutrino

The neutrino is an elementary particle [i]. ...

s emitted by nuclear fusion

Nuclear fusion

In physics [i], nuclear fusion is the process by which multiple nuclei [i] join together ...

taking place in the Sun

Sun

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. Bacall did the theoretical calculations and Davis designed the experiment.

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The Homestake Experiment was an experiment headed by astrophysicists Raymond Davis, Jr. and John Bahcall in the late 1960's. Its purpose was to collect and count neutrino

Neutrino

The neutrino is an elementary particle [i]. ...

s emitted by nuclear fusion

Nuclear fusion

In physics [i], nuclear fusion is the process by which multiple nuclei [i] join together ...

taking place in the Sun

Sun

|+ The Sun |+
|-
...

. Bacall did the theoretical calculations and Davis designed the experiment.