RAP-RD
Collaboration:
Laboratory/Beam: Frascati National Laboratory of INFN/DAFNE Electron Test Beam Facility(TBF)
National Responsible: F. Ronga (LNF)
1. Goal of the experiment
NAUTILUS, the gravitational resonant antenna operated by the ROG collaboration at LNF, is equipped with a cosmic ray detector. The data related to the vibrational energy of the antenna have been correlated with the data obtained by the cosmic ray detector. Very large signals, at a rate much greater than expected, have been detected.
In order to investigate this matter and account for these anomalous results, this experiment is proposed to measure the effect of the passage of charged particles in a low temperature mechanical oscillator in a controlled environment.
2.
Activities during 2002
The proposal has been examined by CSN2 in the year 2002 and preliminary activities to realize the experimental setup have been approved.
The planned milestone related to the procurement of the approved detector components has been completely fulfilled..
Milestones 2003
Experiment commissioning | 31-12-2003 |
3. INFN contribution to the experiment in terms of manpower and financial support
4. Publications in refereed journals (in 2002): 0
5. Number of talks at conferences (in 2002): 0
6. Number of undergraduate and doctoral thesis on the experiment: 0
7. Leadership roles in the experiment
8. Innovative instruments
9. Competing experiments
At this moment there are no competing experiments.
10. International committee which has reviewed the experiment