KM3NeT is a research infrastructure housing the next generation neutrino telescopes. Once completed, the telescopes will have detector volumes between megaton and several cubic kilometres of clear sea water.

It hosts water Cherenkov neutrino telescopes designed to detect and study neutrinos from distant astrophysical sources as well as from our own atmosphere contributing significantly to both astrophysics and particle physics knowledge. [1]

3 days ago · The KM3NeT/ARCA (Astroparticle Research with Cosmics in the Abyss) detector is mainly dedicated to the study of the highest energy neutrinos and their sources in the Universe. It is located at 3450 m depth, about 80 km from the coast of Portopalo di Capo Passero, Sicily.

3 days ago · KM3NeT consists of strings of sensitive light detectors anchored to the sea floor at a depth of around 3,500 metres off the coast of the Italian island of Sicily, as well as in a second, smaller ...

The KM3NeT neutrino telescope, currently under construction, is a giant deep-sea infrastructure distributed across two detectors, ARCA and ORCA. In its final configuration, KM3NeT will occupy a volume of more than one cubic kilometer. KM3NeT uses sea water as the interaction medium for neutrinos. Its high-tech optical modules detect the ...

3 days ago · The KM3NeT/ORCA (Oscillation Research with Cosmics in the Abyss) detector is optimized to study the fundamental properties of the neutrino itself. It is located at a depth of 2,450 m, about 40 km ...

3 days ago · KM3NeT/ARCA is designed to study high-energy neutrinos, while its sister detector KM3NeT/ORCA, located near Toulon in France, focuses on lower-energy neutrinos. During this event, the detector’s photomultiplier tubes recorded over 28 000 photons of light produced while the charged particle coming from the neutrino interaction crossed the ...

3 days ago · The KM3NeT detectors. The KM3NeT/ARCA detector (Astroparticle Research with Cosmics in the Abyss) is primarily dedicated to studying the highest-energy neutrinos and their sources in the Universe. The detector is located at a depth of 3,450 m, about 80 km off the coast of Portopalo di Capo Passero, Sicily.

Feb 8, 2025 · A very high-energy muon observed by the KM3NeT experiment in the Mediterranean Sea is evidence for the interaction of an exceptionally high-energy neutrino of cosmic origin.  

3 days ago · The KM3NeT/ORCA (Oscillation Research with Cosmics in the Abyss) detector is optimised to study the fundamental properties of the neutrino itself. It is located at a depth of 2450 m, about 40 km ...