Speaker
Dr
Erica Caden
(SNOLAB)
Description
Many of the outstanding questions in astroparticle and subatomic physics today require the ultra-quiet environment provided by deep underground research facilities. SNOLAB is one such facility, based at a depth of 2km in the Vale Creighton mine near Sudbury, Ontario. In this environment, cosmic radiation induced backgrounds are minimized to levels allowing the operation of sophisticated experiments. The lab is host to a number of neutrino and dark matter experiments as well as new biology and genomic experiments making use of the unique facility. Investigations to expand the lab for future experiments and near term infrastructure developments will be outlined.
Author
Dr
Erica Caden
(SNOLAB)
