
美國學者哈爾森憑藉在南極冰層捕捉來自宇宙微中子的成果獲今年諾貝爾物理獎,中研院物理所與其團隊合作開發開源軟體協助資料分析,台灣專家稱其研究有助解開宇宙起源之謎,並強調南極建天文台之不易與哈爾森謙虛分享成果的特質。
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微中子是極微小的基本粒子,與普通物質相互作用極弱,難以探測。科學家利用南極厚冰層作為偵測媒介,當微中子與冰層碰撞時會產生可測量的光信號。冰立方微中子天文台正是透過此原理建造於南極冰層深處的大型科學設施。
今年諾貝爾物理獎由在南極冰層成功捕捉來自宇宙微中子的美國學者哈爾森獨得,專家表示,哈爾森的研究有助科學界解開宇宙開天闢地之謎,中研院物理所和哈爾森主持的南極「冰立方微中子天文台」合作,協助開發開源軟體分析冰立方天文台取得的資料。
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台灣科技媒體中心邀請國內四位專家說明哈爾森在天文物理的貢獻,台大物理系梁次震宇宙學特聘講座教授陳丕燊表示,微中子作用力極弱,過去學界難證實微中子存在於銀河系以外的地方,哈爾森在南極架設冰立方微中子天文台,成功捕捉極遙遠宇宙的微中子,讓人類首度可接收獨特的宇宙訊息,可讓學界更了解宇宙的產生機制。
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中研院物理所特聘研究員王子敬則指出,微中子研究可說是天文物理學研究中的基礎,讓學界觀測宇宙時,可透過更多波段工具分析現象;中研院物理所助研究員安納托里則是自二〇〇九年時就是哈爾森在南極主持的「冰立方微中子天文台」團隊成員之一,安納托里在二〇二一年到中研院服務後,也成為冰立方台灣機構的負責人,他主要負責開發開源軟體,並投入強子交互作用模型研究,讓研究團隊可更快速、系統評估預測的不確定性,並讓冰立方資料分析提供可靠的比對基準,包含去除地球原有的微中子背景值等。
安納托里前年和去年二度走訪南極,他表示哈爾森本人謙虛和善,最卓越的能力之一就是有辦法聚集眾多厲害的科學家合作無間,認為哈爾森獲獎實至名歸;中原大學兼任副教授黃麗錦今年六月發表透過微中子訊號尋找次毫米波訊號,該論文曾讓哈爾森特別撰文盛讚該觀測方式將是未來研究的重要方向。
陳丕燊表示,在南極建立天文台極不容易,由於南極大陸才有厚達三公里、可排除宇宙其他雜訊的陸地冰塊層,哈爾森團隊在當地鑿了二.五公里深的冰洞後放置感測器非常不易,但哈爾森從不居功,反而樂意分享成果。
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冰立方微中子天文台將進一步擴大探測規模,以捕捉更高能量的宇宙微中子。
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台灣研究團隊將繼續貢獻開源軟體優化,提升冰立方資料分析的準確度與效率。
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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics will be awarded to Belgian-born American particle physicist Francis Halzen in recognition of his key contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin. Halson, 82, proposed the idea of capturing neutrinos in the Antarctic ice in 1988. He led the construction of the IceCube Observatory and successfully captured neutrinos known as the "space ghost messengers", providing new horizons for exploring the distant universe. The chairman of the Nobel Prize Committee praised his persistence and scientific vision, while Harson said that the honor was due to the international team, and pointed out that there are more practical problems to deal with at present.

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The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics will be won by Belgian particle physicist Halzen in recognition of his contribution to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos originating from astrophysical processes. He will receive a prize of 12 million Swedish kronor. The award ceremony is scheduled to be held on December 10.

On October 6, local time, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that it would award the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics to Francis Halzen in recognition of his decisive contribution to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos from astrophysical sources. This article also reviews the history of the Nobel Prize in Physics and its main achievements in recent years.

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