RAP

Collaboration:

- INFN: LNF, Roma2
- The Nederlands: Leiden University
- Spain: Universitat de Barcelona

Laboratory/Beam: Frascati National Laboratory of INFN/DA F NE Electron Test Beam Facility(TBF)

National Responsible: F. Ronga (LNF)

1. Goal of the experiment

NAUTILUS, the gravitational resonant antenna operated by the ROG collaboration at LNF, is equipped with a cosmic ray detector. The data related to the vibrational energy of the antenna have been correlated with the data obtained by the cosmic ray detector. Very large signals, at a rate much greater than expected, have been detected.

In order to investigate this matter and account for these anomalous results, this experiment is proposed to measure the effect of the passage of charged particles in a low temperature mechanical oscillator in a controlled environment.

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2.

Activities during 2001

The proposal of the experiment was written during 2001 and submitted to CSNII.

Milestones 2002

The first milestone of the experiment is:

- Construction of the experiment and first measurements

located at the approval time +12 months.

3. INFN contribution to the experiment in terms of manpower and financial support

- Manpower: 14 researchers (5 FTE), support from LNF (including Accelerator Division)
- Financial support: to be quantified, following the approval

4. Publications in refereed journals (in 2001): 0 (New experiment)

5. Number of talks at conferences (in 2001): 0 (New experiment)

6. Number of undergraduate and doctoral thesis on the experiment: 0 (New experiment)

7. Leadership roles in the experiment

- F. Ronga (LNF) is the collaboration spokesman.

8. Innovative instruments

9. Competing experiments

At this moment there are no competing experiments.

10. International committee which has reviewed the experiment