LNG

Oct 7 (LNGJ) - French LNG storage technology firm GTT said it was awarded a contract by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to support research work for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) under the auspices of the US Department of Energy’s Fermi National Laboratory (Fermilab) after assuming a similar role in 2018 with the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva.

   DUNE is a major international experiment that aims to increase the understanding of neutrinos. These are subatomic particles with a mass close to zero. The project takes advantage of the neutrinos produced by the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF) at Fermilab, which are subsequently screened in the particle detectors filled with liquid argon. “Liquid argon used in this experimental context has to be maintained at an extremely stable temperature of minus-186°C, in an environment that secures, through perfect tightness, the purity of materials and a high level of thermal isolation,” explained GTT.