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- Cosmic-ray and gamma-ray experiments

- High-energy neutrino and underground muon experiments

- Other experiments

- Simulation of cosmic ray air-showers

- Miscellaneous sites of cosmic ray research (sorted by region)

 Cosmic-ray and gamma-ray experiments

- Space experiments

  • ACE [Advanced Composition Explorer] 
  • AGILE [Astro-rivelatore Gamma a Immagini LEggero]
  • AMS [Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer] 
  • ASCA [Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics]
  • BeppoSAX [Satellite per Astronomia X] 
  • Chandra X-ray satellite
  • CGRO [Compton Gamma Ray Observatory]
  • Geotail (measures the Earth's magnetotail)
  • GLAST [Gamma ray Large Area Space Telescope]
  • GRANAT gamma-ray satellite with several experiments 
  • HETE [High-Energy Transient Experiment] 
  • IMP-8 (Interplanetary Monitoring Platform)
  • INTEGRAL [INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory] 
  • NINA [New Instrument for Nuclear Analysis]
  • PAMELA (magnet spectrometer)
  • Polar (examines the Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere)
  • Rosat X-ray satellite
  • RXTE [Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer]
  • SAMPEX [Solar Anomalous Magnetospheric Particle Explorer]
  • Spectrum-X-Gamma satellite is a future mission
  • Suzaku X-ray satellite (Astro-E2 mission)
  • SWIFT (gamma ray burst mission)
  • Ulysses (explores interplanetary space at high solar latitudes)
  • Voyager (two spacecrafts heading towards interstellar space)
  • WIND (explores solar wind and plasma processes near the earth)
  • XMM-Newton [X-ray Multi-mirror Mission] 
    Some missions/experiments proposed or under development:
  • ACCESS [Advanced Cosmic ray Composition Experiment for the Space Station]
  • AGILE [Astro-rivelatore Gamma a Immagini LEggero] 
  • Andromeda (a coded-aperture gamma-ray telescope)
  • BLAST [Burst Locations with an Arc Second Telescope]
  • EUSO [Extreme Universe Space Observatory ] 
  • MEGA [Medium Energy Gamma-ray Astronomy]
  • OWL [Orbiting Wide-angle Light-collectors] 

- Balloon experiments

  • AESOP/LEE [Anti-Electron Sub Orbital Payload / Low Energy Electrons]
  • ANITA [Antarctic Impulse Transient Array] 
  • ATIC [Advanced Thin Ionization Calorimeter]
  • BaBy [Background Bypass] 
  • BESS [Balloon-borne Experiment] 
  • BETS [Balloon borne Electron Telescope with Scintillating fibers]
  • CAPRICE [Cosmic AntiParticle Ring Imaging Cherenkov Experiment]
  • CREAM [Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass Balloon Experiment] 
  • GRATIS [Gamma-Ray Arcminute Telescope Imaging System]
  • GRIP [Gamma Ray Imaging Payload]
  • GRIS [Gamma-Ray Imaging Spectrometer]
  • HEAT [High Energy Antimatter Telescope]
  • HIREGS [High Resolution Gamma-Ray and Hard X-Ray Spectrometer]
  • IMAX [Isotope Matter Antimatter Experiment] 
  • ISOMAX [Isotope Magnet Experiment]
  • JACEE [Japanese-American Collaborative Emulsion Experiment]
  • MASS.. [Matter Antimatter Superconducting Spectrometer] 
  • RUNJOB [RUssian-Nippon JOint Balloon Experiment]
  • SMILI [Superconducting Magnet Instrument for Light Isotopes]
  • TIGRE [Tracking and Imaging Gamma Ray Experiment] 
  • TIGER [Trans Iron Galactic Element Recorder]
  • TRACER [Transition Radiation Array for Cosmic Energetic Radiation]

- Atmospheric Cherenkov experiments

Telescopes and telescope systems:

New telescope projects:

  • CANGAROO-III system of four 10 m telescopes in Australia 
  • H.E.S.S. [High Energy Stereoscopic System]
  • MAGIC (a 17 m telescope on La Palma, Canary Islands)
  • MACE [Major Atmospheric Cerenkov Telescope Experiment] 
  • VERITAS [Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System] 

Solar power facilities as light collectors:

  • CACTUS [Converted Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope Using Solar-2]
  • CELESTE [CErenkov Low Energy Sampling and Timing Experiment] 
  • GRAAL [Gamma-Ray Astronomy at ALmeria] near Almeria, Spain 
  • STACEE [Solar Tower Air Cherenkov Experiment] at Sandia Labs, New Mexico

Cherenkov counter arrays:

  • AIROBICC (non-imaging counters in the HEGRA array)
  • BLANCA
  • TUNKA-25 (array of non-imaging counters near Lake Baikal)

Other Cherenkov light detection concepts:

  • SPHERE (a balloon project looking for light reflected on snow)
  • GAW Gamma Air Watch (a project using Fresnel lenses for imaging).

- Atmospheric fluorescence experiments

- Air shower experiments with particle detectors

- Neutron monitors

- Other ground-based cosmic-ray experiments

Large-area detector networks

  • ALTA Alberta Large area Time coincidence Array
  • CHICOS California HIghschool Cosmic ray ObServatory
  • CROP [Cosmic Ray Observatory Project]
  • HiSPARC [High School Project on Astro-Physics Research with Cosmics] 
  • NALTA [North American Large area Time coincidence Arrays]
  • NYSCPT [New York Schools Cosmic Particle Telescope]
  • WALTA [WAshington Large Area Time coincidence Array] 

Shower detection by radio waves

  • LOFAR [LOw Frequency ARray] and the prototype station LOPES
  • CODALEMA [Cosmics Detector Array Logarithmic ElectroMagnetic Antennas]

Other detectors/experiments

High-energy neutrino and underground muon experiments

- Neutrino experiments at particle accelerators
(including long-baseline neutrino beams)

  • BooNE [Booster Neutrino Experiment]
  • CHORUS [CERN Hybrid Oscillation Research apparatUS]
  • COSMOS [COsmologically Significant Mass Oscillation Search]
  • KARMEN [KArlsruhe Rutherford Intermediate Energy Neutrino Experiment]
  • KEK-PS E362 (K2K: KEK to Kamioka) 
  • LSND [Liquid Scintillator Neutrino Detector] 
  • MINOS [Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search]
  • NOE [Neutrino Oscillation Experiment]
  • NOMAD [Neutrino Oscillation MAgnetic Detector] 
  • NuTeV (Fermilab experiment E815)
  • OPERA [Oscillation Project with Emulsion-tRacking Apparatus]
  • TAU (Fermilab experiment E 872)
  • TOSCA [Topological Oscillation Search with kinematiCal Analysis]

- Reactor neutrino experiments

- Underground neutrino and muon experiments

  • BOREXINO experiment at Gran Sasso
  • CERN underground muon experiments Cosmics with L3 and CosmoLEP
  • GALLEX [GALLium EXperiment] 
  • GNO [Gallium Neutrino Observatory] 
  • Various GRAN SASSO experiments [GALLEX, LVD, MACRO]
  • GERDA [GERmanium Detector Array] 
  • HELLAZ [HELium á la tempèrature de L'AZote liquide] 
  • HERON R&D project
  • Homestake chlorine experiment
  • ICARUS [Imaging Cosmic And Rare Underground Signal]
  • IMB [Irvine Michigan Brookhave
  • LENS [Low Energy Neutrino Spectroscopy]
  • LVD experiment [Large Volume Detector] at Gran Sasso.
  • MACRO [Monopole, Astrophysics, Cosmic Rays] 
  • OMNIS [Observatory for Multiflavor NeutrInos from Supernovae]
  • SAGE [Soviet-American Gallium Experiment]
  • SNO [Sudbury Neutrino Observatory] 
  • SOUDAN-2 (Tower-Soudan Iron Mine, Minnesota, USA)
  • Super Kamiokando

- Underwater neutrino experiments

  • ANTARES [Astronomy with a Neutrino Telescope and Abyss environmental RESearch]
  • Baikal (underwater neutrino experiment in Lake Baikal, Russia)
  • DUMAND [Deep Undersea Muon and Neutrino Detector], from Hawaii U.
  • NEMO [NEutrino subMarine Observatory]
  • NESTOR, planned for deployment off the coast of Greece

- Experiments in Antarctic ice (at the South Pole)

  • AMANDA [Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detector]
  • IceCube (a kilometer-scale neutrino observatory)
  • RAND [Radio Array Neutrino Detector]
  • RICE [Radio Ice Cerenkov Experiment]

- Other cosmic neutrino experiments

Other experiments

- Dark matter searches

  • CAST [CERN Axion Solar Telescope].
  • CDMS [Cryogenic Dark Matter Search]
  • CRESST [Cryogenic Rare Event Search with Superconducting Thermometers]
  • DAMA [particle DArk MAtter searches with low activity scintillators] 
  • EDELWEISS [Expérience pour DÉtecter Les WIMPs En SIte Souterrain]
  • HDMS [Heidelberg Dark Matter Search]
  • UK-DMC [UK Dark Matter Collaboration, Boulby Mine]

- Gravitational wave experiments

Simulation of cosmic ray air-showers

  • CORSIKA [COsmic Ray SImulations for KAscade] 
  • Electron Gamma Shower (EGS) web page at LBL (U.S.A.)
  • Cosmos, GENAS, and EPICS simulation codes by K. Kasahara (Japan)
  • AIRES [AIRshower Extended Simulations] at La Plata (Argentina)
  • KASCADE simulation program (at DePauw university, U.S.A.)
  • HEMAS-DPM air-shower simulation program by G. Battistoni, M. Carboni, and others. 

Miscellaneous sites of cosmic-ray and astroparticle research (sorted by region)

Europe

North America

South America

Australia

Africa

Asia

 
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