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Show Nuetrino Hunt Finds Grant produced by neutrinos and therefore there-fore will be the key to locating the mysterious sub-atomic particles. par-ticles. The prototype is being used to check out the complex detectors, detec-tors, electronic equipment, spark counters, and photomultiplier tubes that will be used in the full-scale trap. "It's giving us a chance to get the bugs out before be-fore we go underground," said Dr. Keuffel. He explained that the cosmic ray trap in Treasure Mountain will be eight times larger than the experimental model. University physics professor, Dr. Jack W. Keuffel, has received re-ceived an additional $238,100 grant from the National Science Foundation for his study of neutrinos neu-trinos the most elusive and mysterious of sub-atomic particles. par-ticles. DR. KEUFFEL is building a laboratory at the end of Park City's Spiro Tunnel, 2000-feet under the summit of Treasure Mountaia It is being financed by a $500,000 NSF grant The new grant, effective Dec. 1, 1965, for a period of approximately approxi-mately two years, brings the total funds awarded to the University Uni-versity for Dr. Keuffel's project to $738,100. NEUTRINOS HAVE amazing DR. JACK W. KEUFFEL . . . Conducts Nuetrino Hunt penetrating power. Some come from objects deep in space and some are created at the top of the atmosphere. Although two exploratory projects are underway under-way in South Africa and India, the University cosmic ray experiment ex-periment will be the only one of its kind in the world. Equipment Equip-ment in the underground laboratory labora-tory will not only detect neutrinos neu-trinos passing through the trap but will record the direction in which they are traveling. Dr. Keuffel and his staff expect to learn more about where neutrinos neu-trinos come from and what they do. The E. Arthur Higgins Company Com-pany of Salt Lake City is constructing con-structing the underground lab at the end of the three-mile shaft. A bridge crane and other building build-ing equipment have been moved into the 40-footjsquare chamber and concrete pouring will begin in about a month. Construction should be completed by April 15 when the scientists will move their instruments into the mountain. moun-tain. DR. KEUFFEL said the prototype, proto-type, which has been under construction con-struction on the campus for the past two years, has been operating operat-ing for about a month. "It is functioning very nearly as we had hoped it .would," he said. "We are recording over a million mil-lion high energy muons a day and are observing their behavior." be-havior." The Utah scientist explained ex-plained that some muons are |