Why a new neutrino telescope? Because we can.

Project description

Breakthrough underwater telescope on the hunt for cosmic neutrinos

Cosmic neutrinos could reveal the processes occurring at the edge of supermassive black holes. Huge telescopes several cubic kilometres of ice or water instrumented with thousands of light sensors are required to track them. The sensors capture the light trail created by the collision of a neutrino with a water molecule, enabling scientists to determine the neutrino’s energy and direction of origin. The EU-funded NEUTRINOSHOT project will develop a new observatory for cosmic neutrinos in the Pacific Ocean, the Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment (P-ONE). The new multi-line array neutrino telescope will be able to function in extreme deep sea conditions with sensitivities several orders of magnitude better than state of the art.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › physical sciences › theoretical physics › particle physics › neutrinos
• natural sciences › physical sciences › astronomy › astrophysics › black holes

Programme(s)

• HORIZON.1.1 - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme

Topic(s)

• ERC-2021-ADG - ERC ADVANCED GRANTS

Call for proposal

ERC-2021-ADG

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Funding Scheme

HORIZON-AG - HORIZON Action Grant Budget-Based

Coordinator

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN

Net EU contribution

€ 3 169 384,00

Address

Arcisstrasse 21
80333 Muenchen
Germany

Region

Bayern › Oberbayern › München, Kreisfreie Stadt

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

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Other funding

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