Borexino
E135688
liquid scintillator detector
neutrino detector
particle physics experiment
solar neutrino experiment
Borexino is a large liquid scintillator neutrino detector located at Italy’s Gran Sasso National Laboratory, designed to study low-energy solar and other neutrinos with extremely low background levels.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Borexino canonical | 4 |
| Borexino experiment | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1184050 — 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: Borexino Context triple: [CNGS, usedForExperiment, Borexino]
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A.
DUNE experiment
The DUNE experiment is a major international neutrino physics project designed to study neutrino oscillations, matter–antimatter asymmetry, and proton decay using intense neutrino beams and massive underground detectors.
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B.
DØ detector
The DØ detector is a large particle physics experiment at Fermilab’s Tevatron collider designed to study high-energy proton–antiproton collisions and probe fundamental particles and forces.
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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
BaBar detector
The BaBar detector was a large particle physics experiment at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory designed to study B-meson decays and CP violation in high-energy electron–positron collisions.
- 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: Borexino Target entity description: Borexino is a large liquid scintillator neutrino detector located at Italy’s Gran Sasso National Laboratory, designed to study low-energy solar and other neutrinos with extremely low background levels.
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A.
DUNE experiment
The DUNE experiment is a major international neutrino physics project designed to study neutrino oscillations, matter–antimatter asymmetry, and proton decay using intense neutrino beams and massive underground detectors.
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B.
DØ detector
The DØ detector is a large particle physics experiment at Fermilab’s Tevatron collider designed to study high-energy proton–antiproton collisions and probe fundamental particles and forces.
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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
BaBar detector
The BaBar detector was a large particle physics experiment at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory designed to study B-meson decays and CP violation in high-energy electron–positron collisions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
liquid scintillator detector
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neutrino detector ⓘ particle physics experiment ⓘ solar neutrino experiment ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
measure solar neutrino fluxes with high precision
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test neutrino oscillation parameters ⓘ test solar models ⓘ |
| backgroundSuppression |
multiple shielding layers
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pulse-shape discrimination ⓘ ultra-low radioactivity materials ⓘ |
| collaborationIncludes |
German institutions
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Italian institutions ⓘ Russian institutions ⓘ US institutions ⓘ other international partners ⓘ |
| collaborationSize | international collaboration ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| detectionMedium | liquid scintillator ⓘ |
| detectionMethod | neutrino–electron elastic scattering ⓘ |
| detects |
7Be solar neutrinos
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8B solar neutrinos ⓘ CNO solar neutrinos ⓘ electron neutrinos ⓘ geo-neutrinos from Earth’s interior ⓘ pep solar neutrinos ⓘ reactor antineutrinos ⓘ solar neutrinos from the proton–proton chain ⓘ |
| feature |
extremely low radioactive background
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high radiopurity ⓘ low energy threshold ⓘ real-time neutrino detection ⓘ |
| hostLaboratory |
INFN Gran Sasso National Laboratory
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linked to:
Gran Sasso National Laboratory
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| locatedIn |
Gran Sasso National Laboratory
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Italy ⓘ LNGS underground laboratory ⓘ
linked to:
Gran Sasso National Laboratory
|
| locatedUndergroundDepth |
about 3800 meters water equivalent
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approximately 1400 meters of rock ⓘ |
| notableResult |
evidence for CNO solar neutrinos
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first real-time measurement of 7Be solar neutrinos ⓘ measurement of geo-neutrino flux ⓘ precision measurement of pp solar neutrinos ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Gran Sasso National Laboratory ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | study low-energy solar neutrinos ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
geo-neutrinos
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neutrino magnetic moment ⓘ neutrino oscillations ⓘ rare processes ⓘ reactor neutrinos ⓘ solar neutrinos ⓘ supernova neutrinos ⓘ |
| shielding |
ultra-pure water tank
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underground rock overburden ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | photomultiplier tubes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Borexino Description of subject: Borexino is a large liquid scintillator neutrino detector located at Italy’s Gran Sasso National Laboratory, designed to study low-energy solar and other neutrinos with extremely low background levels.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.