ARA =
A Real
Adventure
That's how it looks like at the moment: Gary and Thomas are preparing the Hot Water Drill to be ready for drilling next week. ARA is the experiment that Thomas is working on for his PhD thesis. As we in IceCube they are Neurtino-hunters, too. But they use radiowaves send out by highenergetic neutrinos and we are looking for light send out by neutrinos that are travelling faster than the speed of light in ice. Thomas doesn't have to drill as for IceCube (2500m) but still simple digging with the bucket isn't enough!
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| What's THAT?! Look at the silver base plate ... |
So Thomas looks quite busy out there! He and Gary and about 7 other members of the ARA Collaboration are working outside the whole day, 6 days a week, 8 hours a day at -40°C. Respect!Keep going folks! We'll cheer you from the warm insides of the Station. I am looking forward to the actual start of the drilling!
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| Thomas taping something |
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| Gary at the hot water drill for ARA |
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