Main Injector at Fermilab

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The Main Injector at Fermilab is a high-intensity proton synchrotron that accelerates particles for use in various high-energy physics experiments, including long-baseline neutrino studies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf circular accelerator
particle accelerator
proton synchrotron
synchrotron
accelerates antiprotons
protons
beamExtractionMode fast extraction
slow extraction
circumference approximately 3.3 kilometers
commissioned 1999
constructionStart 1990s
country United States of America
designedFor high-intensity operation
enables precision neutrino oscillation measurements
searches for new physics beyond the Standard Model
energyRange 8–120 GeV protons
feedsExperiment DUNE (via LBNF)
linked to: DUNE experiment

MINERvA experiment
linked to: MINERvA

MINOS experiment
NOvA experiment
NuMI beamline
hasComponent beam collimation system
extraction systems
radio-frequency cavities
hasMagnetType bending magnets
quadrupole magnets
hasUpgrade Proton Improvement Plan (PIP)
Proton Improvement Plan-II (PIP-II)
injectionEnergy 8 GeV
injectsFrom Booster at Fermilab
linked to: Fermilab Booster
injectsInto Recycler Ring
Tevatron
locatedIn Batavia, Illinois
Fermilab
maximumEnergy 120 GeV
operator Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
ownedBy U.S. Department of Energy
partOf Fermilab accelerator complex
primaryBeamType proton
purpose high-intensity proton acceleration
supply of high-energy beams for particle physics experiments
replaced Main Ring at Fermilab
scientificDiscipline high-energy physics
supportsProgram Tevatron collider program
linked to: Tevatron

neutrino physics program at Fermilab
typicalExtractionEnergy 120 GeV
usedFor collider injector
fixed-target experiments
long-baseline neutrino experiments

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MINOS experiment usesBeamSource Main Injector at Fermilab