OPERA
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OPERA was a long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Italy, designed to detect tau neutrinos in a beam sent from CERN.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| OPERA canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1184047 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: OPERA Context triple: [CNGS, usedForExperiment, OPERA]
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A.
Opera
Opera is a web browser known for its built-in features like a free VPN, ad blocker, and integrated messaging tools.
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B.
opera "Prima Donna"
"Prima Donna" is a French-language opera by singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright that explores the life and struggles of an aging opera diva.
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C.
opera "Eugene Onegin"
"Eugene Onegin" is a lyric opera in three acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, based on Alexander Pushkin’s novel in verse and renowned as one of the central works of the Russian operatic repertoire.
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D.
opera "The Queen of Spades"
"The Queen of Spades" is a Russian opera by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, based on Alexander Pushkin’s novella about obsession, gambling, and fate.
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E.
opera "Hadrian"
The opera "Hadrian" is a contemporary work by singer-songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright that dramatizes the life and love of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, particularly his relationship with Antinous.
- 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: OPERA Target entity description: OPERA was a long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Italy, designed to detect tau neutrinos in a beam sent from CERN.
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A.
Opera
Opera is a web browser known for its built-in features like a free VPN, ad blocker, and integrated messaging tools.
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B.
opera "Prima Donna"
"Prima Donna" is a French-language opera by singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright that explores the life and struggles of an aging opera diva.
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C.
opera "Eugene Onegin"
"Eugene Onegin" is a lyric opera in three acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, based on Alexander Pushkin’s novel in verse and renowned as one of the central works of the Russian operatic repertoire.
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D.
opera "The Queen of Spades"
"The Queen of Spades" is a Russian opera by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, based on Alexander Pushkin’s novella about obsession, gambling, and fate.
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E.
opera "Hadrian"
The opera "Hadrian" is a contemporary work by singer-songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright that dramatizes the life and love of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, particularly his relationship with Antinous.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
long-baseline experiment
ⓘ
neutrino experiment ⓘ particle physics experiment ⓘ |
| acronymFor | Oscillation Project with Emulsion-tRacking Apparatus ⓘ |
| baselineLength | approximately 730 km ⓘ |
| beamEnergy | tens of GeV scale ⓘ |
| beamSource |
Super Proton Synchrotron
ⓘ
surface form:
Super Proton Synchrotron at CERN
|
| beamType | muon neutrino beam ⓘ |
| collaborationIncludes |
Asian institutions
ⓘ
European institutions ⓘ Middle Eastern institutions ⓘ |
| collaborationType | international collaboration ⓘ |
| countryOfHostLaboratory | Italy ⓘ |
| dataAnalysisPeriodUntil | mid-2010s ⓘ |
| detectorMass | approximately 1.25 kilotons ⓘ |
| distanceFromCERN | approximately 730 km ⓘ |
| distanceFromSource |
CERN accelerator complex
ⓘ
surface form:
CERN SPS complex
|
| endOfDataTaking | 2012 ⓘ |
| evidenceFor | appearance of tau neutrinos in a muon neutrino beam ⓘ |
| fullName | Oscillation Project with Emulsion-tRacking Apparatus ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
CERN
ⓘ
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare ⓘ
surface form:
INFN
|
| hostLaboratory |
Gran Sasso National Laboratory
ⓘ
surface form:
INFN Gran Sasso National Laboratory
|
| laboratoryAcronym | LNGS ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gran Sasso National Laboratory ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| locatedUnderground | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
CNGS (historical neutrino facility)
ⓘ
surface form:
CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso program
|
| primaryGoal |
detection of tau neutrinos
ⓘ
observation of νμ→ντ oscillations ⓘ |
| providedEvidenceFor | neutrino flavor oscillation ⓘ |
| receivesBeamFrom | CERN ⓘ |
| reportedFirstTauCandidate | 2010 ⓘ |
| reportedObservationOfNuTauAppearance | 2015 ⓘ |
| researchField |
neutrino oscillations
ⓘ
neutrino physics ⓘ |
| scientificObjective | direct observation of tau lepton production from ντ charged-current interactions ⓘ |
| sitedIn | LNGS underground halls ⓘ |
| startOfDataTaking | 2008 ⓘ |
| status |
completed
ⓘ
decommissioned ⓘ |
| usesBeam |
CNGS (historical neutrino facility)
ⓘ
surface form:
CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso beam
|
| usesDetectorType | emulsion cloud chamber ⓘ |
| usesTargetMaterial |
lead
ⓘ
nuclear emulsion films ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
lead-emulsion target bricks
ⓘ
nuclear emulsion plates ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: OPERA Description of subject: OPERA was a long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Italy, designed to detect tau neutrinos in a beam sent from CERN.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
CNGS