Italy revises its SuperB Project
The results of an international commission appointed by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research [MIUR] for the costing review of the Italian “flagship project” SuperB in the Frascati area were made public at the end of November 2012. SuperB is included in the future European scenario for particle physics. The project involves the Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics [INFN] and the newborn Cabibbo-Lab.
Neither the relevance nor the quality of the SuperB program were brought into question by the MIUR review, but the economic situation in Italy and the limits set forth by the National Research Plan were found to be incompatible with the evaluated costs of the project.
INFN has however been given the opportunity to submit other proposals with the same typology as “flagship projects” that may be eligible for the initially foreseen allocation of 250 million euro. The proposals will be evaluated in the coming few months. INFN is therefore considering various ideas in this respect. In any event, among other possibilities, a project for the realization of an international laboratory, having as purpose the construction of an accelerator in the Frascati area, will be firmly considered.
For more information, please visit the Cabibbo-Lab website.
