https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2303.13623/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40955120urn:hackerpapers:mention:2303.13623:40955120Sat, 13 Jul 2024 16:46:01 GMT<p>&gt; This structured form could provide some shielding to the gallium atoms, making them less likely to be converted via neutrinos to germanium. Instead of impacting a nucleus at the expected rate, the overlapping orbital bonds and electron resonance might offer a form of shielding. This shielding could make the gallium atoms more stable and less reactive, thereby reducing their conversion to germanium. Might this be covered by this bit from the article? &gt; Another proposed explanation was that physicists had miscalculated the probability of neutrinos from the source interacting with the gallium.…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2303.13623/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>nucl-th