Baksan Neutrino Observatory

The Baksan Neutrino Observatory (BNO) is a neutrino observatory of INR RAS located in the Baksan gorge in the Caucasus. It started operations in 1977, becoming the first such observatory in the USSR.[1] It consists of the Baksan Underground Scintillation Telescope, located 300m below the surface [2], a gallium–germanium neutrino telescope 3,500m deep,[2] as well as a number of ground facilities.

Related links

Photographs of the Baskan Observatory via englishrussia.com

References

^ "Подземная охота за нейтрино: Уеные ловят призраков, которые запросто проходят сквозь земной шар", Trud (211), 23 November 2002 (Russian)
^ a b "Baksan Neutrino Observatory". Institute for Nuclear Research. Retrieved 2006-07-25.