Proposal to build a neutrino observatory in Sudbury, Canada

Il Nuovo Cimento C - Tập 9 - Trang 308-317 - 1986
D. Sinclair1, A. L. Carter2, D. Kessler2, E. D. Earle3, P. Jagam4, J. J. Simpson4, R. C. Allen5, H. H. Chen5, P. J. Doe5, E. D. Hallman6, W. F. Davidson7, R. S. Storey7, A. B. McDonald8, G. T. Ewan9, H. -B. Mak9, B. C. Robertson9
1Oxford University, Oxford, UK
2Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
3Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories, Canada
4University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
5University of California, Irvine
6Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada
7National Research Council, Ottawa, Canada
8Princeton University, Princeton
9Queen's University, Kingston, Canada

Tóm tắt

The proposal to build a heavy-water Čerenkov detector deep underground is discussed. The main physics objectives are to measure the8B solar neutrino flux, to identify neutrino oscillations and to watch for gravitational collapse. The measurements of the sources of background and the optical properties of heavy water, which are necessary to prove the feasibility of the detector, are reported. The present status of the project is indicated.

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