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Neutrino physics over the two decades since the first SNO result

Writing on behalf of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) collaboration, Arthur McDonald recalls the discoveries that followed the SNO result on solar neutrino fluxes, published 20 years ago.

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McDonald, A.B. Neutrino physics over the two decades since the first SNO result. Nat Rev Phys 3, 456–457 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42254-021-00339-w

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