The Baikal Deep Underwater Neutrino Experiment Status Report

Abstract

We review the present status of the Baikal Deep Underwater Neutrino Experiment. The construction and performance of the large deep underwater Cherenkov detector for muons and neutrinos, NT-200 (Neutrino Telescope with 200 phototubes), which is currently under construction in Lake Baikal are described. Some results obtained with the intermediate detectors NT-36 (1993-95), NT-72 (1995-96) and NT-96 (1996-97) are presented, including the first clear neutrino candidates selected with 1994 and 1996 data.

arXiv comment25 pages, 14 PostScript figures, uses here.sty, submitted to the Proceedings of 1st Intern. Conference on Non Accelerator New Physics NANP-97 (Dubna, July 7 - 11, 1997)