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The NEMO project: A status report

Creators

  • 1. Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova (Italy)
  • 2. INFN Sezione di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova (Italy)
  • 3. INFN Sezione di Catania, Via S. Sofia 64, 95123 Catania (Italy)
  • 4. INFN Sezione di Roma 1, P.le A. Moro 2, 00185 Roma (Italy)
  • 5. Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Universita di Catania, Via S. Sofia 64, 95123 Catania (Italy)
  • 6. Laboratori Nazionali del Sud INFN, Via S. Sofia 62, 95123 Catania (Italy)
  • 7. Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Universita di Napoli, Via Cintia, 80126 Napoli (Italy)
  • 8. INFN Sezione di Napoli, Via Cintia, 80126 Napoli (Italy)
  • 9. Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Bologna, V.le Berti Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna (Italy)
  • 10. INFN Sezione di Bologna, V.le Berti Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna (Italy)
  • 11. Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Pisa, Polo Fibonacci, Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa (Italy)
  • 12. INFN Sezione di Pisa, Polo Fibonacci, Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa (Italy)
  • 13. Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Roma La Sapienza, P.le A. Moro 2, 00185 Roma (Italy)

Description

The latest results and the activities towards the construction of a km3 Cherenkov neutrino detector carried out by the NEMO Collaboration are described. Long-term exploration of a 3500 m deep-sea site close to the Sicilian coast has shown that it is optimal for the installation of the detector. The NEMO Phase-1 project has validated several technologies proposed for the construction of the km3 detector on a test site at 2000 m depth. The new infrastructure on the candidate Capo Passero site set up as part of the Phase-2 project will provide the possibility to test detector components at 3500 m depth.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.04.073

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2010.04.073;
PII
S0168-9002(10)00927-7;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
626-627
Journal Issue
Suppl.1
Journal Page Range
p. S25-S29
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

Conference

Title
4. international workshop on very large volume neutrino telescope for the Mediterranean Sea
Dates
13-15 Oct 2009
Place
Athens (Greece)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
42075036
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ASTRONOMY; CHERENKOV COUNTERS; DEPTH 3-6 KM; EXPLORATION; INSTALLATION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NEUTRINO DETECTION; NEUTRINOS; SEAS; TELESCOPES; UNDERWATER
Descriptors DEC
DEPTH; DETECTION; DIMENSIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; LEPTONS; LEVELS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; SEAS; SURFACE WATERS

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