LBNF neutrino beamline
E373842
The LBNF neutrino beamline is a high-intensity, long-baseline facility designed to produce and direct neutrino beams from Fermilab to the DUNE detectors for precision studies of neutrino properties and fundamental physics.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility | 3 |
| Fermilab Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility | 1 |
| LBNF beamline | 1 |
| LBNF neutrino beamline canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3616220 — 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: LBNF neutrino beamline Context triple: [DUNE experiment, neutrinoSource, LBNF neutrino beamline]
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A.
NuMI beamline
The NuMI beamline is a high-intensity neutrino production facility at Fermilab that generates neutrino beams for long-baseline particle physics experiments.
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B.
NOvA experiment
The NOvA experiment is a long-baseline neutrino oscillation project that studies how neutrinos change type as they travel from Fermilab to a distant detector in northern Minnesota.
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C.
SPS Heavy Ion and Neutrino Experiment
The SPS Heavy Ion and Neutrino Experiment (NA61/SHINE) is a fixed-target particle physics experiment at CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron that studies hadron production in proton, pion, and ion collisions for strong-interaction physics and neutrino beam characterization.
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D.
CNGS (historical neutrino facility)
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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E.
MINOS experiment
The MINOS experiment is a long-baseline neutrino oscillation project that studied how neutrinos change type as they travel from Fermilab to a distant underground detector.
- 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: LBNF neutrino beamline Target entity description: The LBNF neutrino beamline is a high-intensity, long-baseline facility designed to produce and direct neutrino beams from Fermilab to the DUNE detectors for precision studies of neutrino properties and fundamental physics.
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A.
NuMI beamline
The NuMI beamline is a high-intensity neutrino production facility at Fermilab that generates neutrino beams for long-baseline particle physics experiments.
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B.
NOvA experiment
The NOvA experiment is a long-baseline neutrino oscillation project that studies how neutrinos change type as they travel from Fermilab to a distant detector in northern Minnesota.
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C.
SPS Heavy Ion and Neutrino Experiment
The SPS Heavy Ion and Neutrino Experiment (NA61/SHINE) is a fixed-target particle physics experiment at CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron that studies hadron production in proton, pion, and ion collisions for strong-interaction physics and neutrino beam characterization.
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D.
CNGS (historical neutrino facility)
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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E.
MINOS experiment
The MINOS experiment is a long-baseline neutrino oscillation project that studied how neutrinos change type as they travel from Fermilab to a distant underground detector.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
neutrino beamline
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particle physics facility ⓘ |
| acronym |
LBNF neutrino beamline
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
LBNF beamline
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| associatedWith |
DUNE experiment
ⓘ
surface form:
DUNE near detector complex
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| baselineType | long-baseline ⓘ |
| component |
beam monitoring systems
ⓘ
decay pipe ⓘ hadron absorber ⓘ magnetic focusing horns ⓘ neutrino production target station ⓘ primary proton beamline ⓘ radiation shielding ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| designFeature |
high beam power capability
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switchable neutrino and antineutrino modes ⓘ tunable neutrino energy spectrum ⓘ |
| directsBeamTo |
DUNE experiment
ⓘ
surface form:
DUNE far detector
Sanford Underground Research Facility ⓘ |
| distanceToFarDetector | approximately 1300 kilometers ⓘ |
| engineeringChallenge |
high-intensity proton beam transport
ⓘ
high-power targetry ⓘ |
| fundingPartners |
U.S. Department of Energy
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Energy
international collaborators ⓘ |
| hostInstitution | Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory ⓘ |
| laboratory | Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
ⓘ
surface form:
Fermilab
|
| neutrinoType |
antineutrinos
ⓘ
muon neutrinos ⓘ |
| partOf |
LBNF neutrino beamline
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility
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| physicsProgram |
long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiments
ⓘ
precision neutrino interaction measurements ⓘ |
| primaryBeamSource | Fermilab Main Injector ⓘ |
| purpose |
direct neutrino beams to DUNE detectors
ⓘ
enable precision studies of neutrino properties ⓘ enable studies of fundamental physics ⓘ produce high-intensity neutrino beams ⓘ |
| relatedExperiment |
NOvA experiment
ⓘ
surface form:
NOvA
T2K ⓘ |
| relatedProject | Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility civil construction ⓘ |
| safetyConsideration |
environmental protection
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radiation protection ⓘ |
| scienceGoal |
determine neutrino mass ordering
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measure neutrino oscillation parameters ⓘ search for CP violation in the lepton sector ⓘ search for physics beyond the Standard Model ⓘ |
| servesExperiment |
LBNE experiment
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surface form:
Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment
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| sitedAt | Batavia, Illinois ⓘ |
| supportsProgram |
DUNE experiment
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surface form:
international DUNE collaboration
|
| usesPrimaryBeam | high-energy protons ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: LBNF neutrino beamline Description of subject: The LBNF neutrino beamline is a high-intensity, long-baseline facility designed to produce and direct neutrino beams from Fermilab to the DUNE detectors for precision studies of neutrino properties and fundamental physics.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility
this entity surface form:
Fermilab Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility
this entity surface form:
Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility
this entity surface form:
Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility
this entity surface form:
LBNF beamline