Speaker
Nikolai Budnev
(Irkutsk State University, Irkutsk, Russia)
Description
The Neutrino Telescope NT200 is operated since 1998 and was upgraded to the 10 Mton detector NT200+ in 2005. The preparation towards a development of a km3-scale detector in Lake Baikal is currently a central activity point. As an important milestone a km3-prototype Cherenkov string, based on completely new technology, has been installed in 2008 and was successfully operating together with NT200+ since April 2008. It was upgraded in April 2009. Also, we review the status of high-energy acoustic neutrino detection activities in Lake Baikal. The Baikal collaboration designed a hydro-acoustic string which may be regarded as a prototype subunit for a future neutrino acoustic array. We present selected physics results from the long-term operation of NT200, the results of background studies for acoustic detection of UHE neutrinos, as well as the results of associated science activities.
Primary author
Nikolai Budnev
(Irkutsk State University, Irkutsk, Russia)
