Point contact germanium detectors for rare event searches

如果大爆炸创造了等量的物质和反物质，我们怎么可能存在？我们不应该和我们的反伙伴见面然后消失吗？如果我们只能观察到宇宙中5%的物质，那么剩下的是什么呢？这些都是重要的基本问题，该研究计划旨在通过更好地理解中微子的性质（它们是物质还是反物质？）以及开发探测“暗物质”（被认为是宇宙中失踪物质的一大部分）的方法。加拿大已表明致力于回答这些问题，最近的诺贝尔奖确认了这一点。拟议的方案将加强该国在这一研究中的领导作用，同时培养高素质的人才。

If the Big Bang created equal amounts of matter and anti-matter, how is it possible that we exist? Should we not have met our anti-partners and disappeared? If we can only observe 5% of the matter in the universe, what makes up the rest? These are important fundamental questions that this research program aims to answer by better understanding the properties of neutrinos (are they matter or anti-matter?) and by developing ways to detect "dark matter" (thought to be a substantial fraction of the missing matter in the universe). Canada has demonstrated a commitment to answering these questions, which was recognized by the recent Nobel Prize. The proposed program will strengthen the country's leadership role in this research while training highly qualified personnel.