Nestor Project
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Nestor Project (Nestor stands for Neutrino Extended Submarine Telescope with Oceanographic Research) An international scientific collaboration whose target is the deployment of a neutrino telescope on the sea floor off Pylos, Greece.
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[edit] Neutrino
Neutrinos are elementary particles first discovered in the 1950s, long after their theoretical prediction by theorist Wolfgang Pauli. Their special feature is the difficulty of their detection.
[edit] Nestor Telescope
In Nestor, a titanium star-like frame houses the "eyes" of the telescope, which are glass balls containing photomultiplier tubes. The frames are positioned on the sea floor to reduce the noise produced in the telescope by cosmic rays. Many frames compose a Nestor tower. Thus far one frame has been deployed, and the program is active.
[edit] See also
The ANTARES neutrino telescope
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