NA61/SHINE
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NA61/SHINE is a fixed-target experiment at CERN that studies hadron production and properties of strongly interacting matter using high-energy beams from the Super Proton Synchrotron.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NA61/SHINE canonical | 6 |
| NA61 | 2 |
| SHINE stands for SPS Heavy Ion and Neutrino Experiment | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T192231 — 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: NA61/SHINE Context triple: [Super Proton Synchrotron, hostsExperiment, NA61/SHINE]
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A.
NA62
NA62 is a high-energy physics experiment at CERN designed primarily to study rare kaon decays and test the predictions of the Standard Model.
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B.
LHCf
LHCf is a CERN experiment at the Large Hadron Collider that studies forward particles produced in proton–proton collisions to improve our understanding of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays.
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C.
LHCb
LHCb is a particle physics experiment at the Large Hadron Collider focused on studying the differences between matter and antimatter through precise measurements of beauty and charm quark decays.
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D.
FASER
FASER is a forward physics experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider designed to search for light, weakly interacting particles and study high-energy neutrinos produced in proton–proton collisions.
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E.
LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU)
The LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU) is a major CERN project to modernize and enhance the performance of the accelerator chain feeding the Large Hadron Collider, enabling higher beam intensities and luminosities for future physics runs.
- 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: NA61/SHINE Target entity description: NA61/SHINE is a fixed-target experiment at CERN that studies hadron production and properties of strongly interacting matter using high-energy beams from the Super Proton Synchrotron.
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A.
NA62
NA62 is a high-energy physics experiment at CERN designed primarily to study rare kaon decays and test the predictions of the Standard Model.
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B.
LHCf
LHCf is a CERN experiment at the Large Hadron Collider that studies forward particles produced in proton–proton collisions to improve our understanding of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays.
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C.
LHCb
LHCb is a particle physics experiment at the Large Hadron Collider focused on studying the differences between matter and antimatter through precise measurements of beauty and charm quark decays.
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D.
FASER
FASER is a forward physics experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider designed to search for light, weakly interacting particles and study high-energy neutrinos produced in proton–proton collisions.
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E.
LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU)
The LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU) is a major CERN project to modernize and enhance the performance of the accelerator chain feeding the Large Hadron Collider, enabling higher beam intensities and luminosities for future physics runs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CERN experiment
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fixed-target experiment ⓘ high-energy physics experiment ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SHINE ⓘ |
| beamEnergyRange | tens to hundreds of GeV per nucleon ⓘ |
| city | Geneva ⓘ |
| collaborationType | international collaboration ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dataUsedFor |
cosmic-ray air-shower simulations
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neutrino flux predictions ⓘ study of QCD phase diagram ⓘ |
| experimentNumber |
NA61
ⓘ
linked to:
NA61/SHINE
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| fullName | SPS Heavy Ion and Neutrino Experiment ⓘ |
| hasCollaborationInstitutions | universities and laboratories from multiple countries ⓘ |
| hasCollaborationSize | over 100 scientists ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://na61.web.cern.ch ⓘ |
| hostLaboratory |
European Organization for Nuclear Research
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linked to:
CERN
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| locatedAtAccelerator | Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ |
| locatedIn | CERN ⓘ |
| operatedBy | CERN ⓘ |
| primaryGoal | study of hadron production ⓘ |
| researchField |
cosmic-ray physics support
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hadron production ⓘ heavy-ion physics ⓘ neutrino physics support ⓘ strongly interacting matter ⓘ |
| startOfDataTaking | 2007 ⓘ |
| studies |
critical point of strongly interacting matter
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hadron production for cosmic-ray air-shower modeling ⓘ hadron production for neutrino beam flux predictions ⓘ hadron-nucleus collisions ⓘ nucleus-nucleus collisions ⓘ onset of deconfinement ⓘ proton-nucleus collisions ⓘ proton-proton collisions ⓘ |
| successorOf | NA49 ⓘ |
| supportsExperiment |
T2K
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cosmic-ray observatories ⓘ |
| usesBeamFrom | Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ |
| usesDetector |
calorimeters
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time projection chambers ⓘ time-of-flight detectors ⓘ |
| usesProjectile |
ions
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pions ⓘ protons ⓘ |
| usesTargetType | fixed target ⓘ |
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Subject: NA61/SHINE Description of subject: NA61/SHINE is a fixed-target experiment at CERN that studies hadron production and properties of strongly interacting matter using high-energy beams from the Super Proton Synchrotron.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: NA61/SHINE
linked to: NA61/SHINE
SPS Heavy Ion and Neutrino Experiment
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abbreviationMeaning
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SHINE stands for SPS Heavy Ion and Neutrino Experiment
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linked to: NA61/SHINE