The activities towards the realization of a km3 Cherenkov neutrino detector, carried out by the NEMO Collaboration, are described. A long-term survey of a 3500 m deep site close to the coast of Sicily has shown that it is optimal for the installation of the detector. A complete feasibility study, considering all the components of the detector as well as its deployment, has been carried out demonstrating that technological solutions exist for the realization of an underwater km3 detector. An intense R&D activity finalized at the development of new solutions for the sensors and the acquisition electronics is also continuing. The realization of a technological demonstrator of the apparatus (the NEMO Phase 1 project) is under way.
A. Margiotta (2006). Status report of the NEMO (NEutrino Mediterranean Observatory) project. PHYSICA SCRIPTA, 127, 107-108 [10.1088/0031-8949/2006/T127/037].
Status report of the NEMO (NEutrino Mediterranean Observatory) project
MARGIOTTA, ANNARITA
2006
Abstract
The activities towards the realization of a km3 Cherenkov neutrino detector, carried out by the NEMO Collaboration, are described. A long-term survey of a 3500 m deep site close to the coast of Sicily has shown that it is optimal for the installation of the detector. A complete feasibility study, considering all the components of the detector as well as its deployment, has been carried out demonstrating that technological solutions exist for the realization of an underwater km3 detector. An intense R&D activity finalized at the development of new solutions for the sensors and the acquisition electronics is also continuing. The realization of a technological demonstrator of the apparatus (the NEMO Phase 1 project) is under way.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
