Membership in RI networks or collaborative projects
Part of the international KATRIN Collaboration (EU and non-EU member institutions)
Access Fees
Free for students
Working Language(s)
English, German
Security Level / Clearance
No
Openness to Third Parties
Yes, after introduction to the experiment and proper safety training, supervised by KIT personnel
Types of User
Students and research staff
Access Conditions
Yes, after registration at the front office
Type of Access to Data
Local storage on disk
Data produced / stored
Local data files, depending on application
Open Data Policy (yes/no)
Yes (exception: data pertaining particularly to tritium-related lab operations)
Types of Equipment / Services on Offer
Lab course in experimental physics (RIRO projects): muons in KATRIN, MAC-E-Filter technique, IR and Laser Raman spectroscopy methods.
Vacuum technology: Introduction to vacuum (one-week course), measurement of outgassing of materials, test of pressure gauges, test of turbo-molecular pumps in magnetic fields
Basic Funding
Operation mainly through KIT large-scale research sector (HGF), but also BMBF funding of the university part.
Location
Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
Contacts
Prof. Dr. Kathrin Valerius, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, e-mail: kathrin.valerius@kit.edu
Area of Research
Direct neutrino mass measurement; Tritium source physics
Website
Description
The KArlsruhe TRItium Neutrino (KATRIN) experiment, which is presently being performed at Tritium Laboratory Karlsruhe on the KIT Campus North site, will investigate the most important open issue in neutrino physics: What is the absolute mass scale of neutrinos? The international KATRIN Collaboration unites world-wide expertise in tritium-β-decay in a key experiment in the research field of astroparticle physics and consists of more than 150 scientists, engineers, technicians and students from 12 institutions in Germany, the United Kingdom, the Russian Federation, the Czech Republic and the United States.