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Description
KM3NeT is a next-generation neutrino observatory under construction in the Mediterranean Sea, designed to explore fundamental questions in neutrino physics and astrophysics. It consists of two deep-sea Cherenkov detectors: ARCA, located off Sicily and optimized for high-energy cosmic neutrinos (TeV–PeV), and ORCA, near the French coast, designed for atmospheric neutrinos (2–100 GeV) and neutrino oscillation studies.
ARCA and ORCA are currently operated in partial configurations, actively taking data and producing competitive results. Recent high-impact results include the observation by KM3NeT/ARCA of the ultra-high-energy neutrino event KM3230213A, demonstrating the experiment's capability for probing extreme-energy astrophysical phenomena.
KM3NeT also plays a pivotal role in the field of multi-messenger astronomy, providing real-time neutrino data streams that facilitate coordinated observations with other cosmic messengers.
This presentation will provide an overview of the current status of the KM3NeT infrastructure, highlight recent physics and astrophysics results, and discuss the prospects for future scientific exploration with the full detector configuration.
