Research
Research
We are interested in topics at the experimental particle physics world. More specifically, experimental particle-astrophysics, experimental neutrino physics, direct dark matter searches, neutrinoless double beta decay experiment, and alpha particle counting.
WIMP dark matter direct detection : COSINE
The COSINE collaboration uses NaI(Tl) crystal detectors to look for dark matter particle interactions with matter at the underground laboratory in Korea. The COSINE experiment searches for both a signal excess in the known backgrounds or an annually modulating signature through which scientists could understand the most of the universe’s contents.
—WIMP search using NaI(Tl) scintillation crystals at Yangyang
—Crystal detector development
Cosmic ray neutrino detection at the South Pole : IceCube
—Atmospheric electron neutrino detection
--Neutrino Oscillations with DeepCore and PINGU
--Working with the IceCube Upgrade
Coherent neutrino-nucleon interactions from nuclear reactor : NEON
Neutrino Elastic-scattering Observation in NaI(Tl) (NEON) is another reactor neutrino experiment. Similarly to NEOS, it is located near the reactor core and measures electron antineutrinos. Main goal of the experiment is to measure neutrino coherent scattering process for reactor neutrinos which is not observed so far.
—Neutrino scattering measurement at Hanbit nuclear reactor
--Neutrino-Nucleus Neutral Current Coherent Elastic Scattering
--Search for magnetic moment of neutrino
Neutrinoless double-beta decay of Mo-100 : AMoRE
--Simultaneous detection of Phonon and Photon from a particle interaction in a crystal.
—Radioactivity assay in the detector materials for the rare decay experiments
—Alpha particle counting using argon gas ionization chamber at Jeongseon