Grant: Canada Research Chairs
Laurentian University of Sudbury
$100,000.00
Particle Astrophysics
FY 2017-18
Summary
SNOLAB is an international laboratory for particle astrophysics research. SNO+ is a
multipurpose neutrino detector, located 2 km deep underground in Vale's Creighton mine
which will be used to study tiny particles called neutrinos from the sun, a nearby supernova, the earth or close-by reactors. The detector consists of a large acrylic vessel filled with a liquid organic scintillator and surrounded by light sensitive detectors (photomultipliers). By adding an additional element, in this case Tellurium into the detector volume, a very rare decay can be observed and the results can be used to deepen our understanding of the properties of neutrinos. If the neutrino is its own antiparticle, a so-called Majorana particle, we have observed a symmetry violation, which could contribute to our understanding of why we have significantly more matter than antimatter in our universe. Neutrinos and their properties are the key to a number of open questions in the field of particle astrophysics today.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
1000230524-2014
Name nom
Kraus, Christine
Department département
Physics
Organization id
26
Institution établissement
Laurentian University of Sudbury
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2017
Competition year année de concours
2014
Award amount
100000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
3100
Research subject group en
Physics
Research subject group fr
Physique
Research subject en
Physics
Research subject fr
Physique
Partie
0
Application title
Particle Astrophysics
Keyword
CRC
Application summary
SNOLAB is an international laboratory for particle astrophysics research. SNO+ is a
multipurpose neutrino detector, located 2 km deep underground in Vale's Creighton mine
which will be used to study tiny particles called neutrinos from the sun, a nearby supernova, the earth or close-by reactors. The detector consists of a large acrylic vessel filled with a liquid organic scintillator and surrounded by light sensitive detectors (photomultipliers). By adding an additional element, in this case Tellurium into the detector volume, a very rare decay can be observed and the results can be used to deepen our understanding of the properties of neutrinos. If the neutrino is its own antiparticle, a so-called Majorana particle, we have observed a symmetry violation, which could contribute to our understanding of why we have significantly more matter than antimatter in our universe. Neutrinos and their properties are the key to a number of open questions in the field of particle astrophysics today.
