CNGS (historical neutrino facility)

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CNGS (CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso) was a CERN facility that produced a high-intensity neutrino beam sent from Switzerland to the Gran Sasso Laboratory in Italy for long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiments.

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Generate an image of a cNGS (historical neutrino facility) (CNGS (CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso) was a CERN facility that produced a high-intensity neutrino beam sent from Switzerland to the Gran Sasso Laboratory in Italy for long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiments.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf long-baseline neutrino experiment facility ⓘ
neutrino beam facility ⓘ
abbreviation CNGS ⓘ
baselineLength about 730 km ⓘ
baselineType long-baseline ⓘ
beamIntensity high-intensity ⓘ
beamlineDirection from CERN to Gran Sasso ⓘ
beamlineMedium rock ⓘ
beamType muon neutrino beam ⓘ
constructionOrganization CERN ⓘ
country Switzerland ⓘ
dataTakingPeriod 2006–2012 ⓘ
designedFor observation of νμ→ντ oscillations ⓘ
destinationCountry Italy ⓘ
distanceToGranSasso about 730 km ⓘ
endOfOperation 2012 ⓘ
fullName CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso ⓘ
fundingBody CERN member states ⓘ
hostLaboratory CERN ⓘ
infrastructureType underground beamline ⓘ
location CERN ⓘ
neutrinoBeamDestination Gran Sasso National Laboratory ⓘ
neutrinoEnergyRange tens of GeV ⓘ
neutrinoFlavorAtSource muon neutrino ⓘ
neutrinoTravelPath through Earth’s crust between Switzerland and Italy ⓘ
notableResult observation of tau neutrino appearance by OPERA ⓘ
operator CERN ⓘ
parentAccelerator Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
primaryPurpose neutrino oscillation studies ⓘ
precision measurement of neutrino oscillation parameters ⓘ
search for tau neutrino appearance ⓘ
protonSource Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
relatedFacility Gran Sasso National Laboratory ⓘ
Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ
scientificDiscipline neutrino physics ⓘ
particle physics ⓘ
scientificGoal measure atmospheric neutrino oscillation parameters ⓘ
test neutrino oscillation framework ⓘ
startOfOperation 2006 ⓘ
status decommissioned ⓘ
shut down ⓘ
usedForExperiment Borexino ⓘ
ICARUS ⓘ
LVD ⓘ
OPERA ⓘ

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Super Proton Synchrotron → hostsExperiment → CNGS (historical neutrino facility) ⓘ
CERN accelerator complex → hasPart → CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso (CNGS) beamline (historical) ⓘ
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CNGS → fullName → CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso ⓘ
linked to: CNGS (historical neutrino facility)
CNGS → abbreviation → CNGS ⓘ
linked to: CNGS (historical neutrino facility)
OPERA → usesBeam → CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso beam ⓘ
linked to: CNGS (historical neutrino facility)
OPERA → partOf → CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso program ⓘ
linked to: CNGS (historical neutrino facility)
OPERA → neutrinoSource → CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso beam ⓘ
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OPERA → neutrinoSourceAbbreviation → CNGS ⓘ
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CERN experimental programme → usesFacility → CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso (CNGS) (historical) ⓘ
linked to: CNGS (historical neutrino facility)