Status of NEMO

被引:35
作者
Migneco, E.
Aiello, S.
Ambriola, M.
Ameli, F.
Amore, I.
Anghinolfi, M.
Anzalone, A.
Barbarino, G.
Barbarito, E.
Battaglieri, M.
Bellotti, R.
Beverini, N.
Bonori, M.
Bouhdaef, B.
Brescia, M.
Cacopardo, G.
Cafagna, F.
Capone, A.
Caponetto, L.
Castorina, E.
Ceres, A.
Chiarusi, T.
Circella, M.
Cocimano, R.
Coniglione, R.
Cordelli, M.
Costa, M.
Cuneo, S.
D'Amico, A.
De Bonis, G.
De Marzo, C.
De Rosa, G.
De Vita, R.
Distefano, C.
Falchim, E.
Fiorello, C.
Flaminio, V.
Fratini, K.
Galeotti, S.
Gabrielli, A.
Gandolfi, E.
Giacomelli, G.
Grimaldi, A.
Habel, R.
Leonora, E.
Lonardo, A.
Longo, G.
Lo Presti, D.
Lucarelli, F.
Maccione, L.
机构
[1] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Lab Nazl Sud, I-95123 Catania, Italy
[2] Univ Bari, Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Bari, I-70126 Bari, Italy
[3] Univ Bari, Dipartimento Interateno Fis, I-70126 Bari, Italy
[4] Univ Bologna, Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Bologna, I-40127 Bologna, Italy
[5] Univ Bologna, Dipartimento Fis, I-40127 Bologna, Italy
[6] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Catania, I-95123 Catania, Italy
[7] Catania Univ, Dipartimento Fis & Astron, I-95123 Catania, Italy
[8] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Genova, I-16146 Genoa, Italy
[9] Univ Genoa, Dipartimento Fis, I-16146 Genoa, Italy
[10] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Lab Nazl Frascati, I-00044 Frascati, Italy
[11] Univ Naples Federico II, Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Napoli, I-80126 Naples, Italy
[12] Univ Naples Federico II, Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Dipartimento Sci Fisiche, I-80126 Naples, Italy
[13] Univ Pisa, Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
[14] Univ Pisa, Dipartimento Fis, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
[15] Univ Roma La Sapienza, Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Roma 1, I-00185 Rome, Italy
[16] Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dipartimento Fis, I-00185 Rome, Italy
[17] Univ Catania, Dipartimento Fis & Astron, I-95123 Catania, Italy
[18] Osserv Astron Capodimonte, INAF, I-80131 Naples, Italy
[19] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Phys, Madison, WI 53711 USA
关键词
underwater; cherenkov; neutrino; telescopes; neutrino astronomy; UHE neutrinos;
D O I
10.1016/j.nima.2006.05.257
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
The activities towards the realization of a km(3) Cherenkov neutrino detector carried out by the NEMO Collaboration are described. Long-term exploration of a 3500m deep-sea site close to the Sicilian coast has shown that it is optimal for the installation of the detector. The realization of a Phase-1 project, which is under way, will validate the proposed technologies for the realization of the km3 detector on a Test Site at 2000 in depth. The realization of a new infrastructure on the candidate site (Phase-2 project) will provide the possibility to test detector components at 3500m depth. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:444 / 451
页数:8
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