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5 Conclusions
Pages 58-64

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From page 58...
... The proposal to develop a cubic-kilometer-scare neutrino observatory will exploit the properties of elementary particles to open a window into an unexplored region of our universe. The proposals to develop an underground laboratory describe a national facility hosting a variety of experiments that will probe some of today's most compelling questions in elementary particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology.
From page 59...
... We further recommend that an underground laboratory with sufficient infrastructure and depth be built to house and operate the needed experiments."2 By their nature, IceCube and a deep underground laboratory are interdisciplinary and have strong overlaps with existing fields. The recent DOE/NSF longrange plan for nuclear physics states, "We strongly recommend immediate construction of the worId's deepest underground science laboratory."3 It gives a new deep underground laboratory second highest priority for future projects.
From page 60...
... IceCube is ready for construction now, while the underwater detectors in the Mediterranean are in a preliminary development stage. The IceCube project is international and involves collaboration between scientists from institutions in the United States, Belgium, Germany, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela.
From page 61...
... A NEW DEEP UNDERGROUND LABORATORY Laboratories deep underground are required for several reasons: They make it possible to study rare forms of penetrating radiation (e.g., neutrinos and dark matter) and rare processes (e.g., double beta decay, proton decay, etc.)
From page 62...
... The breadth and quality of the future experimental program requiring an underground location suggest a major opportunity for the United States if it can soon develop a large new underground facility able to meet the requirements of the broad range of proposed experiments. To do this will require detailed planning over a complex and extensive set of scientific goals to determine the best site and a detailed strategy for an experimental program.
From page 63...
... IceCube has secondary goals too: the detection of neutrinos from supernovae and the search for some forms of dark matter. A deep underground laboratory would host a very broad range of science experiments in fundamental physics and astronomy, including studies of the underlying nature of neutrinos, direct searches for dark matter, studies of proton decay, solar neutrino measurements, and experiments on neutrino oscillations.
From page 64...
... Appendixes / vlO.O / (12/2/2002)


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