The Enriched Xenon Observatory 200 (IMAGE)

California Institute of Technology

The Enriched Xenon Observatory 200

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The Enriched Xenon Observatory 200 (EXO-200) is a neutrino experiment housed 2150 feet below ground in a salt basin at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). The subterranean location isolates it from cosmic rays and other sources of natural radioactivity.

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EXO/WIPP/SLAC

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