Baksan Neutrino Observatory
The Baksan Neutrino Observatory (BNO) is a scientific laboratory of INR RAS located in the Baksan River gorge in the Caucasus mountains in Russia. It started operations in 1977, becoming the first such observatory in the USSR.[1] It consists of the Baksan Underground Scintillation Telescope, located 300m below the surface, [2] a gallium–germanium neutrino telescope (the Soviet–American Gallium Experiment, SAGE) located 3,500m deep,[2] as well as a number of ground facilities.
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- ↑ Подземная охота за нейтрино: Уеные ловят призраков, которые запросто проходят сквозь земной шар, Trud (in Russian) (211), 23 November 2002
- 1 2 "Baksan Neutrino Observatory". Institute for Nuclear Research. Retrieved 2006-07-25.
Coordinates: 43°16′32″N 42°41′25″E / 43.27556°N 42.69028°E
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