TNPSC Thervupettagam

Neutrino Observatory at Theni

July 14 , 2019 1962 days 1129 0
  • The Government of India has approved a project to build the India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) at Pottipuram in Theni District of Tamil Nadu.
  • The project aims to set up a 51000-ton Iron Calorimeter (ICAL) detector.
  • It will observe naturally occurring atmospheric neutrinos in a cavern at the end of a 2 km long tunnel in a mountain.
  • It is built as an underground observatory to reduce the noise from cosmic rays that is ever present over-ground.
  • There is no other neutrino detector anywhere in India at present.
  • INO would be the first of its type.
  • For a detailed read please go here:
  • https://www.tnpscthervupettagam.com/neutrino-observatory/

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