Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
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The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory is a deep underground Canadian physics facility that made landmark measurements of solar neutrinos, providing key evidence for neutrino oscillations and mass.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SNO experiment | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
neutrino observatory
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physics experiment ⓘ underground laboratory ⓘ |
| associatedLaureate | Arthur B. McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaborationCountries |
Canada
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaborationSize | about 100 scientists ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1990 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dataTakingEndDate | 2006 ⓘ |
| dataTakingStartDate | 1999 ⓘ |
| decommissionedAsDetector | 2006 ⓘ |
| depthBelowSurface | about 2,100 meters ⓘ |
| depthInRock | about 6,000 meters water equivalent ⓘ |
| detectionChannel |
charged-current interaction on deuterons
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elastic scattering on electrons ⓘ neutral-current interaction on deuterons ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
NERFINISHED
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Science and Engineering Research Council (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Department of Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heavyWaterMass | about 1,000 tonnes ⓘ |
| hostedIn | Creighton nickel mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostInstitution |
Laurentian University
NERFINISHED
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Queen’s University at Kingston NERFINISHED ⓘ TRIUMF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyResult |
confirmation of neutrino oscillations
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evidence for neutrino flavor change ⓘ evidence that neutrinos have nonzero mass ⓘ measurement of total flux of solar 8B neutrinos ⓘ resolution of the solar neutrino problem ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
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Creighton Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedInGeologicalFormation | Canadian Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Sudbury, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedAs | part of SNOLAB underground science facility ⓘ |
| primaryScientificFocus |
neutrino mass
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neutrino oscillations ⓘ solar neutrinos ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Nobel Prize in Physics 2015 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificImpact |
demonstrated agreement between solar model and total neutrino flux
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provided precision test of solar models ⓘ |
| shieldingPurpose | reduction of cosmic-ray background ⓘ |
| successorFacility | SNOLAB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | light water shielding ⓘ |
| usedDetectionMedium |
D2O
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heavy water ⓘ |
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SNO experiment