Particle Astrophysics with the Super-Kamiokande Detector

University Of Maryland, College Park, College Park MD

Investigators

Abstract

The PI requests support for continuing his research activities at the Super-Kamiokande experiment. His activities will be concentrated in the area of lower energy solar neutrinos to study the long-standing problem of the solar neutrino deficit. The Detector has suffered an accident that will disable the Detector for about two years. The group, however, is obligated as a collaborator to participate in the repair and recovery effort that is scheduled to be completed by the end of November of 2003. Bulk of the funding for repair and restoration will be provided by the Japanese Government with some support from DoE. This proposal would also allow the Maryland group to continue to analyze the data collected up to the time of the accident and operate the experiment after restoration.