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KamLAND ( Kamioka Liquid-scintillator Anti-Neutrino Detector) is a
1,000 ton active neutrino detector located in a mine a kilometer under
the peak of a mountain near Mozumi, Japan. KamLAND has observed
anti-neutrinos coming from the world's nuclear reactors for the last
three years. The observed neutrino spectrum confirms the evidence from
solar neutrino experiments that solar neutrino puzzle is explained by
matter-enhanced neutrino-neutrino oscillations. KamLAND also provides
the most direct evidence so far for neutrino-oscillation. Recently,
KamLAND has observed anti-neutrinos coming from the earth itself,
demonstrating that neutrino detectors can be a powerful new tool for
geophysical studies of the earth's interior. |