Speaker
Dr
Kevin Lesko
(LBNL)
Description
I shall review the major underground research facilities in North America and their physics programs. Underground physics research began in North American in the 1960s. The research initially focused on neutrino studies and searches for proton decay. It has subsequently branched out to cover neutrinoless double beta decay, direct detection of dark matter, and completing our understanding of neutrino properties. Additional efforts in nuclear astrophysics, gravity waves detection, state-of-the-art assay facilities, geoneutrino investigations and even modest applied efforts are aggressively developing. The facilities in North American continue to grow in number and capabilities to accommodate this increasing demand to host deep underground research.
Primary author
Dr
Kevin Lesko
(LBNL)
