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The LAGUNA project - Towards the giant liquid based detectors for proton decay searches and for low energy neutrino astrophysics

  • Jan Kisiel
  • , D. Angus
  • , A. Ariga
  • , D. Autiero
  • , A. Apostu
  • , A. Badertscher
  • , T. Bennet
  • , G. Bertola
  • , P. F. Bertola
  • , O. Besida
  • , A. Bettini
  • , C. Booth
  • , J. L. Borne
  • , I. Brancus
  • , W. Bujakowski
  • , J. E. Campagne
  • , G. Cata-Danil
  • , F. Chipesiu
  • , M. Chorowski
  • , J. Cripps
  • A. Curioni, S. Davidson, Y. R.A. Declais, U. Drost, O. Duliu, J. Dumarchez, T. Enqvist, A. Ereditato, F. V. Feilitzsch, H. Fynbo, T. Gamble, G. Galvanin, A. Gendotti, W. Gizicki, M. Goger-Neff, U. Grasslin, D. Gurney, M. Hakala, S. Hannestad, M. Haworth, A. Jipa, F. Juget, T. Kalliokoski, S. Katsanevas, M. Keen, I. Kreslo, V. Kudryastev, P. Kuusiniemi, L. Labarga, T. Lachenmaier, J. C. Lanfranchi, I. Lazanu, T. Lewke, K. Loo, P. Lightfoot, M. Lindner, P. Lombardi, A. Longhin, J. Maalampi, M. Marafini, A. Marchionni, R. M. Margineanu, A. Markiewicz, T. Marrodan-Undagoita, J. E. Marteau, R. Matikainen, Q. Meindl, M. Messina, J. W. Mietelski, B. Mitrica, A. Mordasini, L. Mosca, U. Moser, G. Nuijten, L. Oberauer, A. Oprina, S. Paling, S. Pascoli, T. Patzak, M. Pectu, Z. Pilecki, F. Piquemal, W. Potzel, W. Pytel, M. Raczynski, G. Raffelt, G. Ranucci, G. Ristaino, M. Robinson, R. Rogers, J. Roinisto, M. Romana, E. Rondio, B. Rossi, A. Rubbia, Z. Sadecki, C. Saenz, A. Saftoiu, J. Salmelainen, O. Sima, J. Slizowski, K. Slizowski, J. Sobczyk, N. Spooner, S. Stoica, J. Suhonen, R. Sulej, M. Szarska, T. Szeglowski, M. Temussi, J. Thompson, L. Thompson, W. H. Trzaska, M. Tippmann, A. Tonazzo, K. Urbanczyk, G. Vasseur, A. Williams, J. Winter, K. Wojtuszewska, M. Wurm, A. Zalewska, M. Zampaolo, M. Zito
  • University of Silesia
  • University of Durham
  • University of Bern
  • University Paris-Sud
  • Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering
  • ETH Zürich
  • University of Sheffield
  • Lombardi Engineering
  • CEA
  • Laboratorio Subterráneo de Canfranc (LSC)
  • Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Technical University Wroclaw
  • University of Bucharest
  • University of Oulu
  • Technical University of Munich
  • Aarhus University
  • AGT Ingegneria Srl
  • Shakespeare Business Centre Hathaway Close
  • Kalliosuunnittelu Oy Rockplan Ltd.
  • University of Jyväskylä
  • Cleveland Potash Limited (CPL)
  • Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
  • Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
  • INFN Sezione di Milano
  • Research and Development Centre
  • Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Max-Planck-Institut für Physik
  • Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion
  • Wrocław University

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Abstract

A next generation European deep underground neutrino observatory is considered within the LAGUNA design study. Three detector options are presently considered: GLACIER liquid argon Time Projection Chamber; LENA liquid scintillator and MEMPHYS water Cherenkov. It will provide both: the high statistics measurement of neutrinos from variety of sources, and high sensitivity searches for matter instability. To accommodate such giant detectors a new underground laboratory is required. The LAGUNA design study considers the following seven candidate sites in Europe: Boulby (UK), Canfranc (Spain), Fréjus (France/Italy), Pyhäsalmi (Finland), Polkowice-Sieroszowice (Poland), Slanic (Romania) and Umbria (Italy). The three detection techniques and summary of the physics potential of proposed detectors are discussed in this short paper.

Original languageEnglish
JournalProceedings of Science
StatePublished - 2009
EventEuropean Physical Society Europhysics Conference on High Energy Physics, EPS-HEP 2009 - Krakow, Poland
Duration: 16 Jul 2009 → 22 Jul 2009

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