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Letter: Letters : . . .

Published 12 October 1996

Correction: The item “Neutrinos reveal the Sun’s secret heart” (New
Scientist, Science, 21 September, p 20) stated incorrectly that the
experiment in the Homestake mine detects neutrinos using a large tank of oil. In
fact, the tank contains perchloroethylene. Neutrinos passing through the fluid
cause the production of argon gas.

Issue no. 2051 published 12 October 1996

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