DEEP LAB CONFERENCE, OCTOBER 12, 1965, CORNER HOUSE, RAND MINES, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA,

Abstract

The usefulness to neutrino and cosmic ray research of a very deep underground laboratory housed in a spherical cavity 100 feet in diameter and 15,000 feet below the surface is described. It appears from this meeting that the two major problems in providing such a location, i.e. temperature and mechanical strength, can be solved within existing technology. Various locations in the United States and South Africa which seem most suitable for such a laboratory were mentioned and the merits of locating below an existing mine, e.g. Anglo-American's Western Deep Levels west of Johannesburg, were discussed. The estimated cost of the laboratory ranged from 4 to 40 million dollars and the time for construction ranged from under two to eight years, depending on the location. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 12, 1965
Accession Number
AD0631479

Entities

People

  • Frederick Reines

Organizations

  • Case Western Reserve University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Construction
  • Continents
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Diameters
  • Geographic Regions
  • Neutrinos
  • Radiation
  • South Africa
  • United States

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Materials Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design