ICRR main building on the Kashiwa Campus The Institute for Cosmic Ray Research (ICRR ) of the University of Tokyo (東京大学宇宙線研究所 Tōkyōdaigaku Uchūsen Kenkyūsho ) was established in 1976 for the study of cosmic rays .[ 1]
The gravitational wave studies group is currently constructing the detector KAGRA located at the Kamioka Observatory .[ 2]
Facilities
Current projects
Super-Kamiokande - Detection of neutrinos and search for proton decays in a large water tank[ 3] Tibet - Search for point sources of VHE cosmic gamma rays at Tibet heights
Telescope Array Project - Aiming at highest energy cosmic ray physics by detecting weak light from atmosphere[ 4] Gravitational Wave Group - Constructing the gravitational wave detector KAGRA
Observational Cosmology Group - Subaru Hyper Suprime-Cam Survey
Theory Group - Theoretical studies for verifying Grand Unified Theory and early Universe
High Energy Astrophysics Group - Theoretical studies for pulsars, gamma-ray bursts, AGNs, acceleration mechanisms of particles etc.
References
^ ICRR / About ICRR ^ "KAGRA observatory" .^ "Repairs on damaged neutrino detector to be completed in mid-April." Japan Science Scan 10 April 2006
^ "New Ground-Based Arrays to Probe Cosmic Powerhouses" By Dennis Normile Science 30 April 1999: 734-735
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