Oscillation Project with Emulsion-tRacking Apparatus
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Oscillation Project with Emulsion-tRacking Apparatus (OPERA) was a particle physics experiment at the Gran Sasso Laboratory in Italy designed to study neutrino oscillations, particularly the appearance of tau neutrinos in a muon neutrino beam sent from CERN.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| OPERA | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
neutrino experiment
ⓘ
particle physics experiment ⓘ |
| abbreviation | OPERA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baselineEndpoints | CERN to Gran Sasso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baselineLength | approximately 730 km ⓘ |
| collaborationSize | over 100 scientists ⓘ |
| collaborationType | international collaboration ⓘ |
| confirmedTauNeutrinoAppearanceReported | 2015 ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| dataAnalysisFocus | identification of tau lepton decay topologies ⓘ |
| dataAnalysisMethod | emulsion tracking of charged particles ⓘ |
| detectorComponent |
emulsion bricks
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emulsion films ⓘ lead plates ⓘ |
| detectorTechnology |
emulsion cloud chamber
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nuclear emulsion ⓘ |
| endOfDataTaking | 2012 ⓘ |
| field | particle physics ⓘ |
| firstTauNeutrinoCandidateReported | 2010 ⓘ |
| fullName | Oscillation Project with Emulsion-tRacking Apparatus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
CERN
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
INFN NERFINISHED ⓘ various national funding agencies ⓘ |
| hostInstitution | INFN Gran Sasso National Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laboratoryType | underground laboratory ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gran Sasso National Laboratory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
LNGS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedUnder | Gran Sasso massif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| measures | neutrino flavor change over long baseline ⓘ |
| neutrinoSource | CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso beam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neutrinoSourceAbbreviation | CNGS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryGoal | direct observation of tau neutrino appearance in a muon neutrino beam ⓘ |
| relatedExperiment |
MINOS
NERFINISHED
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Super-Kamiokande NERFINISHED ⓘ T2K NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchArea |
neutrino oscillations
ⓘ
tau neutrino appearance ⓘ |
| scientificOutcome | observation of tau neutrino appearance in a muon neutrino beam ⓘ |
| startOfDataTaking | 2008 ⓘ |
| status | completed experiment ⓘ |
| studies |
muon neutrino to tau neutrino oscillations
ⓘ
νμ→ντ oscillations ⓘ |
| supports | three-flavor neutrino oscillation model ⓘ |
| tests |
massive neutrino hypothesis
ⓘ
neutrino oscillation framework ⓘ |
| usesBeamFrom | CERN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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