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KM3NeT:地中海大型水下中微子望远镜

KM3NeT:a large underwater neutrino telescope in the Mediterranean Sea

P. A. Rapidis

摘要:

天体物理过程中产生的高能中微子将为研究宇宙提供一种新的方法。为了探测到来自特定天体物理源的高能中微子流,将需要1立方千米水尺度的中微子望远镜。正在提议将一个北半球探测器安放在地中海的一个深海区。该探测器将为正在南极建造的冰立方探测器提供免费的天空覆盖。位于地中海的三个中微子望远镜项目(ANTARES、NEMO和NESTOR)是合作伙伴,致力于设计和建造这样一个km^3大小的中微子望远镜--KM 3 NeT。欧盟正在资助一项为期3年的设计研究;介绍了设计研究的现状,并讨论了一些技术问题。

英文摘要:

High energy neutrinos produced in astrophysical processes will allow for a new way of studying the universe. In order to detect the expected flux of high energy neutrinos from specific astrophysical sources, neutrino telescopes of a scale of a km^3 of water will be needed. A Northern Hemisphere detector is being proposed to be sited in a deep area of the Mediterranean Sea. This detector will provide complimentary sky coverage to the IceCube detector being built at the South Pole. The three neutrino telescope projects in the Mediterranean (ANTARES, NEMO and NESTOR) are partners in an effort to design, and build such a km^3 size neutrino telescope, the KM3NeT. The EU is funding a 3-year Design Study; the status of the Design Study is presented and some technical issues are discussed.

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