中微子,以近似光速运动,悄无声息地自由穿行于地球,难以捕捉,有人称它是“幽灵粒子”。中微子是构成物质世界的12种基本粒子中人类了解最少的一个,也是破译宇宙起源与演化密码最重要的钥匙。十多年来,研究中微子,已成为大亚湾中微子项目首席科学家、中国科学院高能物理研究所所长王贻芳的一种生活方式。北京时间2015年11月9日上 Neutrinos, moving at approximately the speed of light, silently walk freely across the earth, making it harder to capture. Some call it a “ghost particle.” Neutrinos are the least understood of the 12 basic particles in the physical world and the most important key to deciphering the origins and evolution of the universe. For more than a decade, studying neutrinos has become a way of life for Wang Yifang, chief scientist of Daya Bay’s neutrino project and director of Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Beijing time on November 9, 2015