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KM3NeT 2.0

KM3 Neutrino Telescope 2.0
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KM3NeT-HQ Amsterdam Science Park

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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The KM3 Neutrino Telescope 2.0 (KM3NeT 2.0) is a multi-site Research Infrastructure housing a next generation neutrino telescope. Located in the deepest seas of the Mediterranean, KM3NeT 2.0 will explore the neutrino Universe and also study the properties of the elusive neutrino particle. Arrays of thousands of optical sensors detect the faint light emitted in the deep sea by the passage of charged particles originating from collisions of the neutrinos and the Earth. The facility will also house instrumentation for Earth and Sea sciences for long-term and on-line monitoring of the deep sea environment and the seafloor at depth of several kilometers. With the giant ARCA telescope, KM3NeT 2.0 scientists will search for cosmic neutrinos from distant astrophysical sources such as supernovae, gamma-ray bursters or colliding stars. With the compact ORCA detector the oscillation behaviour and mass ordering of the neutrinos will be studied exploiting neutrinos generated in the Earth’s atmosphere. In the ESFRI Roadmap since 2016, KM3NeT 2.0 is in the Implementation Phase but already is providing interesting results as construction proceeds.
TIMELINE & ESTIMATED COSTS
Total Investment 196 M€ Design Preparation 45 M€ Implementation 151 M€ Operation 3 M€/year Project 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036 2038 RM06 RM08 RM10 RM16 RM18 RM21 LA24
Roadmap Entry
as project: 2016
Total investment
196 M€
Design Phase
Preparation Phase
2008-2014
45 M€
Implementation Phase
2016-2028
151 M€
Operation start
2020
3 M€/year
IMPACTS
Three suitable deep-sea sites are identified, namely going from west to east, KM3NeT-Fr, off-shore Toulon (France), KM3NeT-It, off-shore Portopalo di Capo Passero (Italy) and KM3NeT-Gr, off-shore Pylos (Greece). The first phase of construction of the KM3NeT 2.0 Research Infrastructure began in 2015 at the KM3NeT-It and KM3NeT-Fr sites and is expected to be finished in 2028. For this a Letter of Intent for KM3NeT 2.0 has been published and a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by all participating funding agencies. Within the framework of KM3NET-INFRADEV2 (EU-HORIZON programme) the Collaboration is aiming to adopt an AISBL legal entity in the near future.
SERVICES
The KM3NET RI provides to its collaboration members and the world-wide Astroparticle community information on the directions, energies and flavour of its detected neutrinos. Deep sea optical and acoustic noise data is made available to the Earth and Sea science community.
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KM3NeT 2.0
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COOPERATION WITH OTHER RIs
The KM3NeT Collaboration has established MOUs with several other astronomical observatories (IceCube, CTA, HESS, LHASSO, HAWC, Fermi, SVOM, Master, Grandma, etc). The KM3NeT sites are part of the EMSO Consortium. KM3NeT is involved in several EU projects with other RIs: ASTERICS, ESCAPE, REINFORCE, EOSC, OSCARS, ACME.