NuMI beamline

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Fermilab accelerator facility
neutrino beamline
particle physics facility
acronym NuMI beamline self-linksurface differs
surface form: NuMI
baselineLength 735 km to Soudan Underground Laboratory (MINOS)
810 km to Ash River, Minnesota (NOvA)
beamMode antineutrino mode
neutrino mode
beamPower up to ~700 kW class
beamType high-intensity neutrino beam
long-baseline neutrino beam
commissioned mid-2000s
commissionedFor MINOS experiment
constructionStartDate late 1990s
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designedFor long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiments
fullName NuMI beamline self-linksurface differs
surface form: Neutrinos at the Main Injector
fundedBy Office of Science
surface form: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science
hasComponent decay pipe
far detector sites
graphite target station
hadron absorber
magnetic focusing horns
near detector hall
primary proton beamline
hasFarDetector MINOS
surface form: MINOS Far Detector

NOvA experiment
surface form: NOvA Far Detector
hasNearDetector MINERvA
surface form: MINERvA detector

MINOS
surface form: MINOS Near Detector
locatedIn Batavia, Illinois
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
surface form: Fermilab
locatedInCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
neutrinoFlavor muon neutrino–dominated beam
operatedBy Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
surface form: Fermilab Accelerator Division
ownedBy U.S. Department of Energy
primaryBeamEnergy 120 GeV
primaryBeamParticle proton
producesParticle electron antineutrino (intrinsic component)
electron neutrino (intrinsic component)
muon antineutrino
muon neutrino
researchField neutrino cross-section measurements
neutrino oscillations
neutrino physics
safetyFeature radiation shielding
remote handling systems
servesExperiment ArgoNeuT
MINERvA
MINOS
MINOS experiment
surface form: MINOS+

MicroBooNE (off-axis studies)
NOvA experiment
surface form: NOvA

other off-axis neutrino detectors at Fermilab
targetMaterial graphite
upgradedFor NOvA experiment
usesAccelerator Booster Neutrino Beam
surface form: Booster Neutrino Beam (for protons via Booster to Main Injector)

Main Injector

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Main Injector suppliedBeamsTo NuMI beamline
Main Injector suppliedBeamsTo NuMI beamline
this entity surface form: MINERvA experiment
Main Injector usedInProgram NuMI beamline
this entity surface form: Fermilab neutrino program
Booster synchrotron precedesInBeamline NuMI beamline
this entity surface form: Fermilab neutrino beamlines
NuMI beamline fullName NuMI beamline self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Neutrinos at the Main Injector
NuMI beamline acronym NuMI beamline self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: NuMI
NOvA experiment usesBeamline NuMI beamline
NOvA experiment locatedAlong NuMI beamline
this entity surface form: NuMI beam path
MINOS experiment uses NuMI beamline
this entity surface form: NuMI neutrino beam
MINOS uses NuMI beamline
MINOS beamSource NuMI beamline
this entity surface form: NuMI (Neutrinos at the Main Injector)
ArgoNeuT locatedInBeamline NuMI beamline
MINERvA usesBeamFrom NuMI beamline
MINERvA isOnBeamline NuMI beamline
this entity surface form: NuMI