Testing the Gallium Anomaly
Department of Energy, Office of ScienceScientists have confirmed possible evidence of a new elementary particle, the sterile neutrino. The results from the Baksan Experiment on Sterile Transitions (BEST) found that the germanium 71 yield was 20% to 24% lower than expected based on the intensity of the neutrino source and on scientists’ knowledge of how neutrinos are absorbed. This is consistent with earlier results on the so-called gallium anomaly.