Showing posts with label physics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label physics. Show all posts

Monday, February 6, 2012

Neutrino Detectors: Part II

'Super-Kamiokande (full name: Super-Kamioka Nucleon Decay Experiments, abbreviated to Super-K) is a neutrino observatory which is under Mount Kamioka near the city of Hida, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The observatory was designed to search for proton decay, study solar and atmospheric neutrinos, and keep watch for supernovae in the Milky Way Galaxy.' - Wikipedia page on Super K 6-super-kamiokande_befuellung sk_01h Photo of Super-K. Note the rubber dinghy for scale! half-PH21-water-near-full-wm halff-2-PH21-water-near-full-wm PH21-water-near-full-wm sq-PH13-bottom-yoko-1-wm small-PH13-bottom-yoko-1-wm sk_build05h

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Neutrino Detectors: Part I

'The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory [or 'SNO LAB'] a 12-meter [acrylic] sphere filled with heavy water surrounded by light detectors located 2000 meters below the ground in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.' (Wikipedia Article on Neutrino Detectors)

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