Research in Particle and Astroparticle Physics

粒子与天体粒子物理研究

• 批准号: 9722649
• 负责人: Donald Coyne
• 金额: $ 99万
• 依托单位: University of California-Santa Cruz
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-08-01 至 2000-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9722649&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Research; Particle; Astroparticle; Physics

The Milagro experiment consists of a huge tank of water. High energy gamma rays or photons produce bursts of light in the water which are detected. The energies, rates and origins of these gamma rays give information on the formation of galaxies. The experiment will also look for gamma rays associated with the interactions between a black hole and its surroundings. This group is responsible for the electronics which reads out the signals from the detector. They are also building an enclosure to protect the detector against lightening strikes.

米拉格罗实验由一个巨大的水箱组成。 高能伽马射线或光子在水中产生可被检测到的光脉冲。 这些伽马射线的能量、速率和起源提供了星系形成的信息。 该实验还将寻找与黑洞及其周围环境相互作用相关的伽马射线。 该小组负责从探测器读取信号的电子设备。 他们还建造了一个外壳，以保护探测器免受雷击。