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The SNO Group
at UBC and TRIUMF
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We
are working as a team with scientists from various institutions in
Canada, the US and the UK within
The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
Collaboration
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This
picture shows the Acrylic Vessel (AV) which is the center part of
the SNO detector. An array of inward looking photo multiplier tubes
(PMTs) attached to a geodesic support structure surrounds the AV. This
picture was taken with a fish eye lens before the detector was filled
with water.
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Our main interest is in the properties of fundamental particles, particularly neutrinos. We are also studying sources of neutrinos, which can be as varied as the Earth's atmosphere, the Sun and supernovae. |
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Group Members:
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The UBC/TRIUMF SNO group is
currently involved with several areas of physics analysis:
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The SNO experiment is operating in its third and final configuration: the NCD (neutral current detector) phase. This configuration uses an array of He-3 proportional counters in the heavy water to measure the neutral current flux from the Sun by an independent technique. SNO will continue to collect data through 2006, and will continue to analyze data and write papers for a few years after that. |
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We have research
opportunities for
either M.Sc. or Ph.D. students. For information on applying to graduate school
at UBC, click here. We also hire undergraduate coop students
to work in Sudbury or at UBC through the UBC
Science Coop and the NSERC
USRA programs. |
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Visit the main SNO website, or email the UBC/TRIUMF SNO group. |