MINOS

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long-baseline neutrino experiment neutrino oscillation experiment particle physics experiment

MINOS is a long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment that studied muon neutrino disappearance using a beam from Fermilab to a far detector in Minnesota.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
MINOS canonical 5
MINOS near detector 2
MINOS Far Detector 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf long-baseline neutrino experiment ⓘ
neutrino oscillation experiment ⓘ
particle physics experiment ⓘ
acronym MINOS self-link ⓘ
baselineLength 735 km ⓘ
beamSource NuMI beamline ⓘ
surface form: NuMI (Neutrinos at the Main Injector)
beamType accelerator-produced muon neutrinos ⓘ
canDistinguish neutrinos and antineutrinos ⓘ
collaborationSize over 100 scientists ⓘ
collaborationType international collaboration ⓘ
confirms atmospheric neutrino oscillations observed by Super-Kamiokande ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dataTakingEnd 2012 ⓘ
dataTakingStart 2005 ⓘ
detects charged-current muon neutrino interactions ⓘ
neutral-current neutrino interactions ⓘ
farDetectorLocation Soudan Mine, Minnesota ⓘ
farDetectorMass about 5.4 kilotons ⓘ
fullName MINOS experiment ⓘ
surface form: Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search
fundingAgency National Science Foundation ⓘ
U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ
hasComponent far detector ⓘ
near detector ⓘ
hostLaboratory Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory ⓘ
locatedAt Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory ⓘ
surface form: Fermilab near detector hall

Soudan Underground Laboratory ⓘ
measures mass-squared difference Δm²_32 ⓘ
mixing angle θ_23 ⓘ
neutrino energy spectrum distortion ⓘ
neutrino interaction rates ⓘ
nearDetectorLocation Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory ⓘ
surface form: Fermilab, Illinois
nearDetectorMass about 1 kiloton ⓘ
primaryGoal measure atmospheric neutrino oscillation parameters ⓘ
publishesIn Physical Review D ⓘ
Physical Review Letters ⓘ
relatedExperiment NOvA experiment ⓘ
surface form: NOvA

T2K ⓘ
searchesFor CPT violation in neutrino sector ⓘ
non-standard neutrino interactions ⓘ
sterile neutrinos ⓘ
studies muon neutrino disappearance ⓘ
neutrino oscillations ⓘ
successorExperiment MINOS experiment ⓘ
surface form: MINOS+
technology magnetized iron-scintillator tracking calorimeter ⓘ
tests three-flavor neutrino oscillation framework ⓘ
uses NuMI beamline ⓘ
magnetic field for charge identification ⓘ
muon neutrino beam ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

NuMI beamline → servesExperiment → MINOS ⓘ
NuMI beamline → hasNearDetector → MINOS ⓘ
this entity surface form: MINOS Near Detector
NuMI beamline → hasFarDetector → MINOS ⓘ
this entity surface form: MINOS Far Detector
MINOS experiment → acronym → MINOS ⓘ
MINOS → acronym → MINOS self-link ⓘ
ArgoNeuT → relatedToExperiment → MINOS ⓘ
ArgoNeuT → usesDownstreamDetector → MINOS ⓘ
this entity surface form: MINOS near detector
ArgoNeuT → locatedNear → MINOS ⓘ
this entity surface form: MINOS near detector
MINERvA → collaboratesWith → MINOS ⓘ