锦屏深地科学中心揭牌成立

Core Insights - The establishment of the Jinping Deep Earth Science Center marks a new phase of institutional operation and high-quality development for the Jinping Underground Laboratory, the world's deepest and largest underground laboratory [1][2] Group 1: Center Establishment and Function - The Jinping Deep Earth Science Center is registered in the Digital Economy Industrial Park of Xichang City, Sichuan Province, and is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the laboratory as well as the construction of the experimental technical team [1] - The center has established a long-term mechanism for school-enterprise cooperation at the national level, providing a clear management structure and model for the laboratory's long-term development [1] - A flexible management mechanism and diversified funding sources will be adopted to inject new vitality and momentum into the laboratory's innovative development [1] Group 2: Laboratory Characteristics and Research Focus - The Jinping Underground Laboratory is located in the middle of the Jinping Mountain Tunnel, buried under 2,400 meters of rock, with cosmic ray flux only one hundred millionth of that at the surface, making it the world's deepest and largest ultra-deep underground laboratory [1] - As an open, shared, multi-institutional, and interdisciplinary research platform, the laboratory provides a first-class experimental environment for cutting-edge topics such as dark matter, neutrinos, and nuclear astrophysics, as well as an excellent research platform for deep rock mechanics and deep medicine [1] - The center will further focus on national strategic needs, strengthen the strategic, forward-looking, and systematic layout of basic research, and continuously attract top experimental projects with diverse disciplinary backgrounds and technological routes [2]