Neutrinos and beyond : new windows on nature / Neutrino Facilities Assessment Committee, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Neutrino Facilities Assessment Committee.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neutrino astrophysics.

Physical Description:

xiv, 89 p. : col. ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The President's FY 2003 Budget Request for the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction Account called for a National Research Council (NRC) review of the scientific merits of IceCube and other proposed U.S. neutrino projects in the context of current and proposed capabilities throughout the world. The NRC committee-the Neutrino Facilities Assessment Committee (NFAC)-was charged with providing scientific assessments of two possible future science initiatives: (1) IceCube, a very large volume detector of high-energy neutrinos proposed for the South Pole and (2) a possible deep underground science facility to be developed in the United States to pursue a broad range of fundamental questions in physics and astronomy. Fourteen persons were appointed to the committee, and the first meeting was held in June 2002, with delivery of the final report expected within 6 months. The committee's assessment was to be performed in the context of current and planned neutrino capabilities throughout the world. Specifically, the study was to address the unique capabilities of each class of new experiment and any possible redundancy between the two types of facility.

Contents:

Intro

Preface

Acknowledgment of Reviewers

Contents

Executive Summary

1 Introduction

2 Science Overview: Neutrinos and Beyond

3 Science Potential of IceCube

4 Science Potential of a Deep Underground Laboratory

5 Conclusions

A Formation of the Committee

B Charge to the Neutrino Facilities Assessment Committee

C Biographies of Committee Members and Key NRC Staff

D Meeting Agendas

E Glossary and Acronyms.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610180226

9780309182508

0309182506

9781280180224

1280180226

9780309504195

0309504198

OCLC:

52881080