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Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino Experiment (KATRIN)

Offering main image 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.
CONTACT

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

https://www.katrin.kit.edu/

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.