The
neutrino is a particle that is very difficult to capture. Each second,
60 thousand million neutrinos pass through every centimetre of our body.
Neutrinos come from the stars, the quazar and the original Big-Bang.
To
"trap" these particles, the scientist must build a sizeable
detection system which occupies a large quantity of land .For example,
the project in the Baïkal lake has been realized on a 1 km2 site
and located at a depth of 1000m underwater.
The exhibition is set up as a detection system. The
system of the panel is activated according to the position of the visitor.
It can be also traversed without delivering any information, as a neutrino
may or may not interact with a water molecule and activate the photomultiplicators
of the trap.
The installation can be extended to all spaces of La
Villette. It is made up of identical "trap-panels". Each one
delivers a piece of information about the neutrino's investigation.
This structure is inspired by the way scientists develop their research.
