LNGS
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LNGS is the Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Italy, one of the world’s largest underground research centers for particle and astroparticle physics.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astroparticle physics laboratory
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research institute ⓘ underground physics laboratory ⓘ |
| abbreviation | LNGS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
CERN
NERFINISHED
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international universities and research institutes ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| distanceFromRome | about 120 km ⓘ |
| environment | deep underground laboratory ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullNameEnglish | Gran Sasso National Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExperiment |
Borexino
NERFINISHED
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CRESST NERFINISHED ⓘ CUORE NERFINISHED ⓘ DAMA/LIBRA NERFINISHED ⓘ GERDA NERFINISHED ⓘ ICARUS NERFINISHED ⓘ LVD ⓘ OPERA NERFINISHED ⓘ XENON NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType |
clean rooms
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cryogenic facility ⓘ low-background counting facility ⓘ |
| knownFor |
long-baseline neutrino experiments
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low-background environment for rare event searches ⓘ solar neutrino measurements ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gran Sasso massif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Assergi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
L'Aquila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | OPERA faster-than-light neutrino anomaly (later refuted) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownership | INFN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryDiscipline |
astroparticle physics
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nuclear physics ⓘ particle physics ⓘ |
| purpose |
protection from cosmic rays for sensitive detectors
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study of rare physical processes ⓘ |
| region | Abruzzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
dark matter searches
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double beta decay ⓘ gravitational waves ⓘ neutrino physics ⓘ nuclear astrophysics ⓘ |
| shieldingDepth | about 1400 meters of rock ⓘ |
| shieldingDepthWaterEquivalent | about 3800 meters water equivalent ⓘ |
| tunnelAssociation | Gran Sasso highway tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| undergroundHalls | three main experimental halls ⓘ |
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