Published November 15, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

The BAIKAL neutrino experiment: From NT200 to NT200+

  • 1. Institute for Nuclear Research, 60th October Anniversary pr. 7a, Moscow 117312 (Russian Federation)
  • 2. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna (Russian Federation)

Description

The Baikal Neutrino Telescope has been operating in its NT200 configuration since April, 1998. The telescope has been upgraded in April, 2005 to the 10Mton scale detector NT200+. It's main physics goal is the detection of signals from high energy neutrino cascades. NT200+ reaches a 3-year sensitivity of 2x10-7cm-2s-1sr-1GeV for an all-flavor diffuse cosmic E-2 neutrino flux for energies 102TeV-105TeV. Design and sensitivity of NT200+ are described. NT200+ is forming the basic building block of a future km3-scale (gigaton-volume) Baikal Telescope. Research and development work on that next stage detector has started

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2006.05.259;
arXiv
arXiv:astro-ph/0507709v1;
PII
S0168-9002(06)01045-X;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
567
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 433-437
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

Conference

Title
2. international workshop on very large volume neutrino telescopes
Acronym
VLVnT2
Dates
8-11 Nov 2005
Place
Catania (Italy)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38035392
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ASTRONOMY; CONFIGURATION; DESIGN; ELECTRONS; NEUTRINO DETECTION; NEUTRINOS; SENSITIVITY; SIGNALS; TELESCOPES
Descriptors DEC
DETECTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; RADIATION DETECTION

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Copyright
Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.