SNOLAB is a new international facility for underground science funded in 2003 by the governments of Canada and Ontario. It provides the infrastructure for a new generation of particle astrophysics experiments requiring an ultra-clean environment deep underground.SNOLAB consists of an extended underground laboratory, a new surface building equipped with large, clean rooms and a laboratory at Laurentian for work involving radiotracer techniques. The Particle Astrophysics Group at Laurentian University contributes significantly to the development, design and construction of SNOLAB, and is actively developing candidate experiments for siting at SNOLAB: EXO (double beta decay), SNO+ (solar neutrinos), HALO (supernova watch), PICASSO (dark matter search experiment) and DEAP (dark matter search experiment). SNOLAB and SNO research are prominent features of the University’s strategic research plan.
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