From the lead recovered in Sardinia the key to "capture" the neutrinos of stellar explosions
The Infn study focused on a cargo that was on board a Roman ship that sank in the sea of the island 2000 years ago has been financed with almost 3 million euros
Luca Pattavina (Photo Infn)
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The lead ingots recovered from a Roman ship that sank off the coast of Sardinia 2000 years ago are the focus of a project aimed at capturing the "elusive" neutrinos produced by stellar explosions.
The study is called "Res-Nova" and is led by Luca Pattavina , a researcher at the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (Infn) at the Gran Sasso National Laboratories and was financed with 2.7 million euros as part of the Consolidator Grant of the European Research Council (ERC).
Why the ancient lead recovered in the Sardinian sea? Because it guarantees less radioactivity, it will not be used simply to shield detectors, as has been done so far, but also to produce highly advanced cryogenic detectors. Thanks to its characteristics, the new Res-Nova observatory will be able to reveal 90% of the potential supernovae of our galaxy, improving the knowledge of these extreme phenomena that occur within the Milky Way.
«This prestigious European funding - commented Pattavina - offers great scientific opportunities, but not only: I will in fact have the possibility of consolidating my research group. Furthermore, the funding that I was able to obtain represents a further recognition of the excellence that the Infn National Laboratories of Gran Sasso have at an international level».
(Unioneonline/lf)
