Electroweak Interaction Research at the University of Washington
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Electroweak Interaction Research at the University of Washington |
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The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) is a facility designed to detect neutrinos produced by fusion reactions in the sun. Its primary purpose is to resolve what has become known in Physics as the "Solar Neutrino Problem," in which neutrino detectors to date measure a neutrino flux from the sun that is roughly half of what theorists predict. In addition, SNO is capable of detecting neutrinos produced by Type II supernovae, cosmic-ray interactions with the atmosphere, and extra-galactic sources of high-energy neutrinos. The facility is operating in Sudbury, Canada, at the 6800' level of INCO's Creighton nickel mine, with the support of the U.S., British, and Canadian governments and 12 participating academic institutions in those three countries.
Research related to the construction and operation
of the detector is currently taking place at the University
of Washington , sponsored by the Physics
Department and the Center
for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics. Further general
information on the SNO project can be found at the Official
SNO Homepage.
Latest Results from SNO - Febuary 28, 2005
Salt Phase Results from SNO - Septmeber 7, 2003
Neutral Current and Day Night Results from SNO - April 20, 2002
SNO First Results - June 18, 2001
SNO Contact Information
Some Neutrino Links
SNO Internal Information (Access Restricted
to the SNO Collaboration)
NCD Internal Information (Access Restricted
to the SNO Collaboration)
Please send comments to: mleber@u.washington.edu
Last update: March 11, 2005