NEUTRINOS

A neutrino is a subatomic particle that is very similar to an electron, but has no electrical charge and a very small mass, which might even be zero.
Neutrinos are one of the most abundant particles in the universe.
Because they have very little interaction with matter, however, they are incredibly difficult to detect.
Neutrinos are fundamental particles belonging to the lepton family.
They come in three flavours, one associated with electrons and the others with their heavier cousins the muon and the Tau.
The determination of neutrino masses and mixing parameters is one of the most important open problems in physics today.

India-based Neutrino Observatory

The India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) Project is a multi-institutional effort aimed at building a world-class underground laboratory with a rock cover of approx. 1200 m for non-accelerator based high energy and nuclear physics research in India.
The project is jointly funded by the Dept. of Atomic Energy (DAE) and the Dept. of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India.
The underground laboratory and associated surface facilities will be constructed at Pottipuram in the Bodi West Hills of Theni District, Tamil Nadu.
An Iron Calorimeter (ICAL) detector for studying neutrinos will also being constructed.
The project also encompasses setting up of an Inter Institutional Centre for High Energy Physics (IICHEP) at Madurai, for the operation and maintenance of the underground laboratory, human resource development and detector R&D along with its applications.

SOURCE: DTE

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