Project description DEENESFRITPL On the trail of new physics in a huge underground water tank shielded from cosmic rays The laws of physics govern our universe, explaining things such as why we do not float off Earth into space as well as where the ball in a pinball game goes and how fast. Despite all the amazing discoveries, observations and theoretical developments over the last hundred years or so, there are important and acknowledged gaps in our understanding. We do not make the laws, we discover them. The EU-funded SK2HK project hopes to resolve or at least shed new light on some of the most important riddles associated with neutrinos by initiating secondments of European researchers to Japan’s Super-Kamiokande (SK) detector, the world's largest underground neutrino detector. Scientists will not only participate in neutrino experiments, they will also make important contributions to the experimental hardware required to upgrade the SK detector to the Hyper-Kamiokande (HK) detector, whose construction began at the project's start. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective "The study of the neutrino properties and interactions has been key in the development of the Standard Model of fundamental interactions and it is providing first clues on the understanding of its deeper foundations. In this aspect the Super-Kamiokande (SK) detector (ICRR, U. Tokyo, Japan) for many years has played a crucial role. It contributed to the discovery of oscillations of atmospheric neutrinos, thus establishing their 'massive' character. Because of this discovery, Takaaki Kajita, the “person in charge of this proposal” from our main Third Country partner ICRR, was awarded with the Nobel Prize in Physics 2015.With SK2HK we aim to continue the very successful SKPLUS, through extension of participation of European institutes in the state-of-the-art experimental program related to the SK, the SK-Gd and the Hyper-Kamiokande (HK) experiments. We want to gain insight and even discover the hypothesized charge-parity violation in the leptonic sector with SK and the future HK. We want to discover the ""Diffuse Neutrino Supernova Background"" with SK-Gd and to explore in depth the Grand Unification with SK and the future HK. Those measurements are key to the complete understanding of the most fundamental concepts of Physics.An important aspect of this proposal is significant amount of hardware R&D related to HK, especially given the decision to start HK construction in 2020. Timely finalization of these activities is crucial to the success of HK and requires even closer cooperation with our partners. Given the uniqueness of the technologies that are being developed, it is efficient to do some work at the location where most of the infrastructure needed for the R&D is. In this project those are the ICRR of the Univ. of Tokyo and the TRIUMF laboratory in Canada, as well as several European laboratories, incl. the applying institutions. The proposed secondment program offers a unique opportunity to fulfill these goals while working with World leading experts." Fields of science natural sciencesphysical sciencestheoretical physicsparticle physicsneutrinosnatural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomystellar astronomysupernova Keywords neutrino Super-Kamiokande Hyper-Kamiokande proton-decay neutron-tagging DSNB photosensor Programme(s) H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme H2020-EU.1.3.3. - Stimulating innovation by means of cross-fertilisation of knowledge Topic(s) MSCA-RISE-2019 - Research and Innovation Staff Exchange Call for proposal H2020-MSCA-RISE-2019 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MSCA-RISE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) Coordinator UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE MADRID Net EU contribution € 133 400,00 Address Calle einstein 3 ciudad univ cantoblanco rectorado 28049 Madrid Spain See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIWERSYTET WARSZAWSKI Poland Net EU contribution € 55 200,00 Address Krakowskie przedmiescie 26/28 00 927 Warszawa See on map Region Makroregion województwo mazowieckie Warszawski stołeczny Miasto Warszawa Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 NARODOWE CENTRUM BADAN JADROWYCH Poland Net EU contribution € 27 600,00 Address Ulica andrzeja soltana 7 05 400 Otwock See on map Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 POLITECHNIKA WARSZAWSKA Poland Net EU contribution € 124 200,00 Address Plac politechniki 1 00-661 Warsaw See on map Region Makroregion województwo mazowieckie Warszawski stołeczny Miasto Warszawa Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 UNIWERSYTET JAGIELLONSKI Poland Net EU contribution € 32 200,00 Address Ul golebia 24 31-007 Krakow See on map Region Makroregion południowy Małopolskie Miasto Kraków Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 AKADEMIA GORNICZO-HUTNICZA IM. STANISLAWA STASZICA W KRAKOWIE Poland Net EU contribution € 32 200,00 Address Al adama mickiewicza 30 30-059 Krakow See on map Region Makroregion południowy Małopolskie Miasto Kraków Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS France Net EU contribution € 170 200,00 Address Rue michel ange 3 75794 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Partners (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all Partner Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement. NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION THEUNIVERSITY OF TOKYO Japan Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address Hongo bunkyo ku 7 3 1 113 8656 Tokyo See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Partner Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement. TRIUMF Canada Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address Wesbrook mall 4004 V6T 2A3 Vancouver See on map Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00