IMB
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IMB was a large underground water Cherenkov detector in the United States, originally built to search for proton decay and later known for detecting neutrinos from supernova SN 1987A.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
neutrino detector
ⓘ
physics experiment ⓘ underground water Cherenkov detector ⓘ |
| abbreviation | IMB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Irvine–Michigan–Brookhaven detector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaborationInstitution |
Brookhaven National Laboratory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of California, Irvine NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaborationName | Irvine–Michigan–Brookhaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted | early 1980s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataTakingEnded | early 1990s ⓘ |
| depthBelowSurface | approximately 600 meters water equivalent ⓘ |
| detectedEvent | SN 1987A neutrinos ⓘ |
| detectionMedium | water ⓘ |
| detectionTechnique | Cherenkov radiation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventDateObserved | SN 1987A neutrinos on 1987-02-23 ⓘ |
| field |
astroparticle physics
ⓘ
neutrino physics ⓘ particle physics ⓘ |
| hasComponent | photomultiplier tubes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fairport Harbor, Ohio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake County, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Morton Salt Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio ⓘ |
| locatedInMineType | salt mine ⓘ |
| locatedUnderground | yes ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Brookhaven National Laboratory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of California, Irvine NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | detection of neutrinos from supernova SN 1987A ⓘ |
| numberOfSN1987AEvents | 8 ⓘ |
| observedPhenomenon | atmospheric neutrino anomaly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalPeriod | 1982–1991 ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | search for proton decay ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Baksan Neutrino Observatory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kamiokande-II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
astrophysical neutrinos
ⓘ
atmospheric neutrinos ⓘ proton decay ⓘ |
| safetyEnvironment | low-background environment ⓘ |
| startDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| tankVolume | approximately 8 kilotons of water ⓘ |
| usedFor |
measurement of atmospheric neutrino flux
ⓘ
search for baryon number violation ⓘ |
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