New video: A visit to the PiMu Hall
23 December 2020 – All you always wanted to know about assembling KM3NeT components.
KM3NeT - Collaboration
Posts about issues important for the KM3NeT collaboration such as collaboration meetings, social events, new member-institutes, new funding etc.
Upgrade of ARCA infrastructure
21 December 2020 – Just in time for the winter break, a nice Christmas present was delivered to KM3NeT: the second main cable between the ARCA detector site and the shore station in the lovely village of Porto Palo di Capo Passero at the isle of Sicily, Italy has been installed. It is an important step in the program of upgrading the ARCA seafloor network for the ARCA detector near Sicily, Italy.
‘Draw me a neutrino’
13 December 2020 – Have a look at the banner pictures of the KM3NeT home page. During December 2020 and January 2021, we display amazing drawings of the three neutrino-flavours: muon-neutrinos, electron-neutrinos and tau-neutrinos.
‘6 strings, 6 months’
On 27 July 2020, the ORCA detector of KM3NeT reached a milestone: its first 6 strings were continuously taking data since 6 months. With two musical productions of the amazing talents in the KM3NeT Collaboration, the milestone was celebrated.Enjoy ‘6 strings, 6 months’, the song of the Route 66 of KM3NeT and an instrumental piece on 6 pianos by 6 players. Read more
KM3NeT against racism and discrimination
10 June 2020 – The KM3NeT Collaboration is deeply saddened by the recent outbreaks of violence and hatred against people of colour. They once again laid bare the enduring worldwide systemic racism. Read more
KM3NeT collaboration meets online
8 June 2020 – Like so many other meetings, also the Spring Collaboration meeting of KM3NeT went online during corona times. A week full of discussions started today. An online concert and quiz are planned. Of course the traditional group photo has already been made.
KM3NeT Town Hall meeting
17-19 December 2019, KM3NeT Town Hall meeting in Marseille to promote our amazing multi-messenger programmes.
First KM3NeT group in China
08 November 2019 – We are happy to welcome the Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU), China, in our collaboration! Read more
KM3NeT at #icrc2019
28 July 2019 – The bi-annual International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC) is one of the most important conferences where astroparticle physicists share their latest results. This year’s conference, the 36th edition, is organised in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, from 24 July – 1 August.
Together, the ANTARES and KM3NeT Collaborations present their results in a highlight talk by Rosa Coniglione and in total 35 talks and posters. Read more
Notre Dame
With great sadness we have witnessed the recent news on the destruction of the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, a UNESCO World Heritage monument.
The KM3NeT Collaboration, with a significant participation from French Universities and Research Institutions, offers its full support and sympathy to France and the people of Paris, hoping for a quick restoration of the Notre Dame.
(Photo by H.T. van Deurzen, Notre Dame, 2019/03/05 23:47)
