高海拔宇宙线观测站对地方科教及经济社会的影响

Influence on Local Science, Education, Economy and Society by Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory

高海拔宇宙线观测站(Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory,LHAASO)项目是中国科学家在国际宇宙线研究领域提出的重大前沿项目,也是中国在西南地区布局的又一重大科技基础设施。LHAASO项目的实施将最终建成具有国际先进水平的宇宙线研究中心,与世界其他3个宇宙线观测站(位于阿根廷的极高能宇宙线观测站、位于南极的中微子天文观测站、待建的甚高能伽玛天文观测站)形成优势互补,对宇宙线起源这一世纪之谜发起冲击,并推动粒子物理学、天文学、宇宙学领域的相关科学研究产生突破性进展。同时,项目的建设运行也将对设施所在地的科学研究、学科发展、人才培养有重要影响,提高地区科学普及水平,并带动相关经济文化发展。文章将针对重大科技基础设施对地方的科技教育及经济社会影响进行初步分析。

The Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory（LHAASO）project is a major frontier project proposed by Chinese scientists in the field of cosmic ray research, it also is another major scientific and technological infrastructure deployed in the southwest region of China. The implementation of LHAASO project will finally establish a cosmic ray research center of advanced class, and will form complement advantages among this observatory and the other three cosmic ray observatories, namely the Pierre Auger Observatory, located in Argentina, the Ice Cube Neutrino Observatory, located in the South Pole, and the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory, to be built. These observatories will allow scientists to find the origin of cosmic ray, which is one of the centurial mysteries, and will promote the revolutionary development of related scientific researches in the field of particle physics, astronomy, and cosmology. Meanwhile, the construction and operation of this project will have important effects on the scientific research, academic development, and talent training where the facility is located, and will improve the regional science awareness, and promote related economic and cultural development. This article will carry out a preliminary analysis on the influence on the local science, education,economy, and society by this major scientific and technological infrastructure.