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The New Window into the Universe

High Energy Neutrino Astronomy and Astrophysics with

DUMAND

A Scientific and Technological Challenge

Diver's view, facing up from a depth of 30 m, of the top portion of the DUMAND Short Prototype String during tests in November 1987. The contours of the highly stable ship Kaimalino, which does not follow the wave motion, are well recognized. Suspended from its center well is the prototype string with the spherically shaped optical detector modules on the two riser cables. The rectangularly shaped unit with the protruding rod in the foreground is a laser calibration module. The success of this experiment delivered proof that giant deep ocean muon and neutrino detectors are feasible.

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Scientific Goals
• 3 The Cosmic Radiation
• 4 Neutrino Production and Neutrino Sources
• 5 Neutrino Detection and Muons
• 6 The Neutrinotelescope
• 7 The DUMAND Project
• 8 DUMAND II: The Octagon Telescope
• 9 Outlook Into the Future
• Acknowledgements
• References
• The DUMAND Collaboration
• APPENDIX: DUMAND II Photographic Documentation

Prof. Peter K.F. Grieder	and	Prof. Peter Minkowski
Institute of Physics		Institute of Theoretical Physics
University of Bern		University of Bern
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