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THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
National Research Council
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
Board on Physics and Astronomy
Committee on Neutrino Facilities Assessment

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Congressional Briefings
Tuesday, December 10, 2002
2320 Rayburn House Office Bldg. -- 10:30 a.m.
and
254 Russell Senate Office Bldg. -- 11:30 a.m.

on

Neutrinos and Beyond: New Windows on Nature

Barry C. Barish, Linde Professor of Physics and Director, Laser Intererometer Gravitational-wave Observatory, California Institute of Technology, and Chair, Committee on Neutrino Facilities Assessment, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council

This new report assesses the capabilities of a large neutrino telescope proposed for the South Pole, and the scientific potential for physics experiments at a national deep-underground laboratory.

These series of briefings were for members of Congress and congressional staff only. The report was publicly released on December 11, 2002 and can be found online, in its entirety, at the Web site of the National Academies Press.