Modane Underground Laboratory
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The Modane Underground Laboratory (LSM) (Template:Langx; also known as the Fréjus Underground Laboratory) is a subterranean particle physics laboratory located within the Fréjus Road Tunnel near Modane, France. It is jointly operated by the French National Center for Scientific Research and the Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission in partnership with the University of Savoie.[1]
Size
The laboratory sits almost exactly in the middle of the 12.6-kilometer (7.8 mi) road tunnel, which links Modane to Bardonecchia, Italy, 1,700 meters (5,600 ft) below Fréjus Peak. This depth translates to a meter water equivalent depth of 4,800 meters (15,700 ft).[1][2] As of 2012[update], it is the deepest laboratory in the European Union.[1][3]
History
The LSM was built between 1981 and 1982 to host the "Fréjus" iron tracking calorimeter proton decay experiment.[1][3] Today the site houses the Neutrino Ettore Majorana Observatory (NEMO) search for neutrinoless double beta decay, the EDELWEISS dark matter detector, and other particle detectors.[4]
References
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- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Piquemal, Fabrice (September 2012). "Modane underground laboratory: Status and project". The European Physical Journal Plus. 127 (9): 110. Bibcode:2012EPJP..127..110P. doi:10.1140/epjp/i2012-12110-3.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Piquemal, Fabrice (December 19, 2012). "Modane Underground Laboratory" (PDF). Durham, England.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Smith, Nigel J. (2012). "The Current Status and Planned Developments for Deep Underground Astro-particle Physics Science Facilities". Journal of Physics: Conference Series. Vol. 375. doi:10.1088/1742-6596/375/1/042059.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Expériences de physique fondamentale". Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
External links
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