CNGS (historical neutrino facility)
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CNGS (CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso) was a CERN facility that produced a high-intensity neutrino beam sent from Switzerland to the Gran Sasso Laboratory in Italy for long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiments.
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Target entity: CNGS (historical neutrino facility) Context triple: [Super Proton Synchrotron, hostsExperiment, CNGS (historical neutrino facility)]
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NA62
NA62 is a high-energy physics experiment at CERN designed primarily to study rare kaon decays and test the predictions of the Standard Model.
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CERN accelerator complex
The CERN accelerator complex is a network of interconnected particle accelerators and beamlines near Geneva that produce and prepare high-energy particle beams for experiments such as those at the Large Hadron Collider.
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Large Hadron Collider
The Large Hadron Collider is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator, used to smash subatomic particles together at unprecedented energies to study fundamental physics, including the Higgs boson.
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NA61/SHINE
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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Proton Synchrotron
The Proton Synchrotron is a historic circular particle accelerator at CERN that has played a key role in high-energy physics research and in feeding beams to larger colliders.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: CNGS (historical neutrino facility) Target entity description: CNGS (CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso) was a CERN facility that produced a high-intensity neutrino beam sent from Switzerland to the Gran Sasso Laboratory in Italy for long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiments.
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NA62
NA62 is a high-energy physics experiment at CERN designed primarily to study rare kaon decays and test the predictions of the Standard Model.
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CERN accelerator complex
The CERN accelerator complex is a network of interconnected particle accelerators and beamlines near Geneva that produce and prepare high-energy particle beams for experiments such as those at the Large Hadron Collider.
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Large Hadron Collider
The Large Hadron Collider is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator, used to smash subatomic particles together at unprecedented energies to study fundamental physics, including the Higgs boson.
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NA61/SHINE
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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Proton Synchrotron
The Proton Synchrotron is a historic circular particle accelerator at CERN that has played a key role in high-energy physics research and in feeding beams to larger colliders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
long-baseline neutrino experiment facility
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neutrino beam facility ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
CNGS (historical neutrino facility)
self-link
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surface form:
CNGS
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| baselineLength | about 730 km ⓘ |
| baselineType | long-baseline ⓘ |
| beamIntensity | high-intensity ⓘ |
| beamlineDirection | from CERN to Gran Sasso ⓘ |
| beamlineMedium | rock ⓘ |
| beamType | muon neutrino beam ⓘ |
| constructionOrganization | CERN ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dataTakingPeriod | 2006–2012 ⓘ |
| designedFor | observation of νμ→ντ oscillations ⓘ |
| destinationCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| distanceToGranSasso | about 730 km ⓘ |
| endOfOperation | 2012 ⓘ |
| fullName |
CNGS (historical neutrino facility)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso
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| fundingBody | CERN member states ⓘ |
| hostLaboratory | CERN ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | underground beamline ⓘ |
| location | CERN ⓘ |
| neutrinoBeamDestination | Gran Sasso National Laboratory ⓘ |
| neutrinoEnergyRange | tens of GeV ⓘ |
| neutrinoFlavorAtSource | muon neutrino ⓘ |
| neutrinoTravelPath | through Earth’s crust between Switzerland and Italy ⓘ |
| notableResult | observation of tau neutrino appearance by OPERA ⓘ |
| operator | CERN ⓘ |
| parentAccelerator | Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
neutrino oscillation studies
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precision measurement of neutrino oscillation parameters ⓘ search for tau neutrino appearance ⓘ |
| protonSource | Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ |
| relatedFacility |
Gran Sasso National Laboratory
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Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
neutrino physics
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particle physics ⓘ |
| scientificGoal |
measure atmospheric neutrino oscillation parameters
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test neutrino oscillation framework ⓘ |
| startOfOperation | 2006 ⓘ |
| status |
decommissioned
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shut down ⓘ |
| usedForExperiment |
Borexino
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ICARUS ⓘ LVD ⓘ OPERA ⓘ |
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Subject: CNGS (historical neutrino facility) Description of subject: CNGS (CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso) was a CERN facility that produced a high-intensity neutrino beam sent from Switzerland to the Gran Sasso Laboratory in Italy for long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiments.
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