SPS Heavy Ion and Neutrino Experiment
E133806
CERN experiment
Super Proton Synchrotron experiment
fixed-target particle physics experiment
hadron production experiment
neutrino beam characterization experiment
The SPS Heavy Ion and Neutrino Experiment (NA61/SHINE) is a fixed-target particle physics experiment at CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron that studies hadron production in proton, pion, and ion collisions for strong-interaction physics and neutrino beam characterization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| SPS Heavy Ion and Neutrino Experiment canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SPS Heavy Ion and Neutrino Experiment Context triple: [NA61/SHINE, fullName, SPS Heavy Ion and Neutrino Experiment]
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A.
A Large Ion Collider Experiment
A Large Ion Collider Experiment (ALICE) is a major detector at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider designed to study the physics of strongly interacting matter and quark–gluon plasma created in high-energy heavy-ion collisions.
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B.
MINOS experiment
The MINOS experiment is a long-baseline neutrino oscillation project that studied how neutrinos change type as they travel from Fermilab to a distant underground detector.
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C.
Brookhaven Linac Isotope Producer
The Brookhaven Linac Isotope Producer is a particle-accelerator-based facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory that generates medical and research isotopes for nuclear medicine and scientific applications.
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D.
ASACUSA experiment
The ASACUSA experiment is a CERN-based research project that studies the properties of antiprotons and antihydrogen to test fundamental symmetries in physics.
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E.
NOvA experiment
The NOvA experiment is a long-baseline neutrino oscillation project that studies how neutrinos change type as they travel from Fermilab to a distant detector in northern Minnesota.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SPS Heavy Ion and Neutrino Experiment Target entity description: The SPS Heavy Ion and Neutrino Experiment (NA61/SHINE) is a fixed-target particle physics experiment at CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron that studies hadron production in proton, pion, and ion collisions for strong-interaction physics and neutrino beam characterization.
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A.
A Large Ion Collider Experiment
A Large Ion Collider Experiment (ALICE) is a major detector at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider designed to study the physics of strongly interacting matter and quark–gluon plasma created in high-energy heavy-ion collisions.
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B.
MINOS experiment
The MINOS experiment is a long-baseline neutrino oscillation project that studied how neutrinos change type as they travel from Fermilab to a distant underground detector.
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C.
Brookhaven Linac Isotope Producer
The Brookhaven Linac Isotope Producer is a particle-accelerator-based facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory that generates medical and research isotopes for nuclear medicine and scientific applications.
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D.
ASACUSA experiment
The ASACUSA experiment is a CERN-based research project that studies the properties of antiprotons and antihydrogen to test fundamental symmetries in physics.
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E.
NOvA experiment
The NOvA experiment is a long-baseline neutrino oscillation project that studies how neutrinos change type as they travel from Fermilab to a distant detector in northern Minnesota.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CERN experiment
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Super Proton Synchrotron experiment ⓘ fixed-target particle physics experiment ⓘ hadron production experiment ⓘ neutrino beam characterization experiment ⓘ |
| abbreviationMeaning |
NA61/SHINE
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surface form:
SHINE stands for SPS Heavy Ion and Neutrino Experiment
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| alternateName |
NA61/SHINE
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surface form:
NA61
NA61/SHINE ⓘ SHINE ⓘ |
| applicationArea |
long-baseline neutrino experiments
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neutrino beam flux prediction ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dataTakingMode | fixed-target mode ⓘ |
| energyRange | 10–400 GeV per nucleon ⓘ |
| fullName | SPS Heavy Ion and Neutrino Experiment self-link ⓘ |
| hasCollaborationType | international collaboration ⓘ |
| hasDetectorType | fixed-target detector ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor |
NA49
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surface form:
NA49 experiment
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| hostLaboratory |
CERN
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surface form:
European Organization for Nuclear Research
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| locatedAt |
CERN
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Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ |
| operatedBy | CERN ⓘ |
| primaryBeamType |
ion beam
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pion beam ⓘ proton beam ⓘ |
| providesDataFor |
Booster Neutrino Beam
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surface form:
Fermilab neutrino experiments
T2K ⓘ
surface form:
T2K experiment
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| researchGoal |
precision hadron production measurements for neutrino beams
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scan of the QCD phase diagram ⓘ search for the critical point of strongly interacting matter ⓘ study of onset of deconfinement ⓘ |
| startDate | 2007 ⓘ |
| studies |
QCD matter
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critical point of strongly interacting matter ⓘ hadron production ⓘ hadron production for neutrino beams ⓘ ion–ion collisions ⓘ onset of deconfinement ⓘ pion–nucleus collisions ⓘ proton–nucleus collisions ⓘ strong interaction ⓘ |
| usesAccelerator | Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
Projectile Spectator Detector
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Time Projection Chamber ⓘ
surface form:
Time Projection Chambers
Time-Of-Flight detector ⓘ
surface form:
Time-of-Flight detectors
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Subject: SPS Heavy Ion and Neutrino Experiment Description of subject: The SPS Heavy Ion and Neutrino Experiment (NA61/SHINE) is a fixed-target particle physics experiment at CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron that studies hadron production in proton, pion, and ion collisions for strong-interaction physics and neutrino beam characterization.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
SPS Heavy Ion and Neutrino Experiment
→
fullName
→
SPS Heavy Ion and Neutrino Experiment
self-link
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