NA61/SHINE

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NA61/SHINE is a fixed-target experiment at CERN that studies hadron production and properties of strongly interacting matter using high-energy beams from the Super Proton Synchrotron.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf CERN experiment
fixed-target experiment
high-energy physics experiment
abbreviation SHINE
beamEnergyRange tens to hundreds of GeV per nucleon
city Geneva
collaborationType international collaboration
country Switzerland
dataUsedFor cosmic-ray air-shower simulations
neutrino flux predictions
study of QCD phase diagram
experimentNumber NA61/SHINE self-linksurface differs
surface form: NA61
fullName SPS Heavy Ion and Neutrino Experiment
hasCollaborationInstitutions universities and laboratories from multiple countries
hasCollaborationSize over 100 scientists
hasWebsite https://na61.web.cern.ch
hostLaboratory CERN
surface form: European Organization for Nuclear Research
locatedAtAccelerator Super Proton Synchrotron
locatedIn CERN
operatedBy CERN
primaryGoal study of hadron production
researchField cosmic-ray physics support
hadron production
heavy-ion physics
neutrino physics support
strongly interacting matter
startOfDataTaking 2007
studies critical point of strongly interacting matter
hadron production for cosmic-ray air-shower modeling
hadron production for neutrino beam flux predictions
hadron-nucleus collisions
nucleus-nucleus collisions
onset of deconfinement
proton-nucleus collisions
proton-proton collisions
successorOf NA49
supportsExperiment T2K
cosmic-ray observatories
usesBeamFrom Super Proton Synchrotron
usesDetector calorimeters
time projection chambers
time-of-flight detectors
usesProjectile ions
pions
protons
usesTargetType fixed target

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NA61/SHINE experimentNumber NA61/SHINE self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: NA61