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Virtual tours to the KATRIN experiment

Klein, Manuel; Valerius, Kathrin; Köllenberger, Leonard ORCID iD icon; Niemann, Philipp; Schrögel, Philipp; Humm, Christian; Scheuermann, Yannic

Abstract (englisch):

The KArlsruhe TRItium Neutrino (KATRIN) experiment performs a model-independent measurement of the electron neutrino mass with a design sensitivity of 0.2 eV (90% CL) after three full years of measurement time. KATRIN measures near the endpoint of the tritium beta spectrum, using the MAC-E filter principle by virtue of its 70 m long beamline. Its technological challenges include the high-luminosity tritium source, the cryogenic pumping section and the 20 m long ultra-high vacuum vessel of the main spectrometer.

Guided tours to the KATRIN beamline with supporting presentations are frequently offered to make the experiment, astroparticle physics and scientific research in general accessible to the public and students in particular. However, the on-site access is limited by the operation of high voltage and magnets, safety regulations for the tritium laboratory and the ongoing pandemic. This fuelled the development of three virtual presentation tools:
a 40-minute-long video tour with live commentary via zoom was created using cellphone-made footage of the beamline and archive footage of the transport and commissioning of its key components;
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Astroteilchenphysik (IAP)
Publikationstyp Poster
Publikationsmonat/-jahr 07.2021
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator KITopen-ID: 1000132759
HGF-Programm 51.13.02 (POF IV, LK 01) KATRIN
Veranstaltung 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2021), Online, 12.07.2021 – 23.07.2021
Projektinformation KATRIN-Experiment (BMBF, 05A20VK3)
Bemerkung zur Veröffentlichung Supported by BMBF (Ø05A20VK3), the Helmholtz Association, the Klaus Tschira Foundation, the KIT centre KCETA, and the Excellence Strategy of the German Federal and State Governments.
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