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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instanceOf long-baseline neutrino experiment facility
neutrino beam facility
abbreviation CNGS (historical neutrino facility) self-link
surface form: CNGS
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
surface form: CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso
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
precision measurement of neutrino oscillation parameters
search for tau neutrino appearance
protonSource Super Proton Synchrotron
relatedFacility Gran Sasso National Laboratory
Super Proton Synchrotron
scientificDiscipline neutrino physics
particle physics
scientificGoal measure atmospheric neutrino oscillation parameters
test neutrino oscillation framework
startOfOperation 2006
status decommissioned
shut down
usedForExperiment Borexino
ICARUS
LVD
OPERA

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Super Proton Synchrotron hostsExperiment CNGS (historical neutrino facility)
CERN accelerator complex hasPart CNGS (historical neutrino facility)
this entity surface form: CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso (CNGS) beamline (historical)
CNGS (historical neutrino facility) fullName CNGS (historical neutrino facility) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: CNGS
this entity surface form: CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso
CNGS (historical neutrino facility) abbreviation CNGS (historical neutrino facility) self-link
subject surface form: CNGS
this entity surface form: CNGS
OPERA usesBeam CNGS (historical neutrino facility)
this entity surface form: CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso beam
OPERA partOf CNGS (historical neutrino facility)
this entity surface form: CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso program