May 29, 2018 to June 3, 2018
Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Conference Center
US/Pacific timezone

Recent Status and Future Plans for the China JinPing Underground Laboratory

May 31, 2018, 5:50 PM
20m
North Foyer | Joshua Tree Room (Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Conference Center)

North Foyer | Joshua Tree Room

Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Conference Center

44600 Indian Wells Lane, Indian Wells, CA 92210, USA

Speaker

Dr Qian Yue (Tsinghua University)

Description

China Jinping Underground Laboratory (CJPL) is the deepest laboratory and an ideal site for rare-event experiments such as dark matter, neutrinoless double beta decay, solar neutrino experiment, and so on. It is located in the Jinping Mountain, Sichuan Province, southwest China, with an overburden of about 2,400 m. The laboratory is operated by Tsinghua University and Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Ltd. This paper will give an overview of conditions, status and future plans of the laboratory. Main experiments and scientific activities carried out at CJPL will also be presented. The experimental programs for direct detection of dark matter at CJPL will also be introduced.
E-mail [email protected]

Primary author

Dr Qian Yue (Tsinghua University)

Presentation materials