Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso

Local nameLaboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
LocationL'Aquila, Italy

Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso is the largest underground research center in the world. Situated below Gran Sasso mountain in Italy, it is well known for particle physics research by the INFN. In addition to a surface portion of the laboratory, there are extensive underground facilities beneath the mountain. The nearest towns are L'Aquila and Teramo. The facility is located about 120 km from Rome.

The primary mission of the laboratory is to host experiments that require a low background environment in the fields of astroparticle physics and nuclear astrophysics and other disciplines that can profit of its characteristics and of its infrastructures.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laboratori_Nazionali_del_Gran_Sasso

Official Website https://www.lngs.infn.it/

Phone +39-0862-4371

Coordinates 42°25'15.239" N 13°30'58.846" E

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