KM3NeT

Journal Article · Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4915553· OSTI ID:22490635

Jong, M. de ^[1]

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1. Nikhef, Amsterdam (Netherlands)

KM3NeT is a large research infrastructure, that will consist of a network of deep-sea neutrino telescopes in the Mediterranean Sea. The main objective of KM3NeT is the discovery and subsequent observation of high-energy neutrino sources in the Universe. A further physics perspective is the measurement of the mass hierarchy of neutrinos. A corresponding study, ORCA, is ongoing within KM3NeT. A cost effective technology for (very) large water Cherenkov detectors has been developed based on a new generation of low price 3-inch photo-multiplier tubes. Following the successful deployment and operation of two prototypes, the construction of the KM3NeT research infrastructure has started. The prospects of the different phases of the implementation of KM3NeT are summarised.

• OSTI ID: 22490635
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1666, Issue 1; Conference: Neutrino 2014: 26. international conference on neutrino physics and astrophysics, Boston, MA (United States), 2-7 Jun 2014; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
79 ASTROPHYSICS
COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY
CHERENKOV COUNTERS
COSMIC NEUTRINOS
COSMIC RAY SOURCES
ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
MULTIPARTICLE SPECTROMETERS
NEUTRINO DETECTION
PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION
REST MASS
TELESCOPE COUNTERS
UNIVERSE
WATER