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.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NuMI beamline canonical | 7 |
| NuMI | 2 |
| Fermilab neutrino beamlines | 1 |
| Fermilab neutrino program | 1 |
| MINERvA experiment | 1 |
| Neutrinos at the Main Injector | 1 |
| NuMI (Neutrinos at the Main Injector) | 1 |
| NuMI beam path | 1 |
| NuMI neutrino beam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T613886 — 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.
Target entity: NuMI beamline Context triple: [Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, hasFacility, NuMI beamline]
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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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B.
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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C.
ASACUSA experiment
The ASACUSA experiment is a CERN-based research project that studies the properties of antiprotons and antihydrogen to test fundamental symmetries in physics.
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D.
M2 beam line
M2 beam line is a high-energy particle beam facility at CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron used to deliver intense hadron and muon beams for fixed-target experiments such as COMPASS.
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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.
Target entity: NuMI beamline Target entity description: 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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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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B.
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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C.
ASACUSA experiment
The ASACUSA experiment is a CERN-based research project that studies the properties of antiprotons and antihydrogen to test fundamental symmetries in physics.
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D.
M2 beam line
M2 beam line is a high-energy particle beam facility at CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron used to deliver intense hadron and muon beams for fixed-target experiments such as COMPASS.
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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 (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fermilab accelerator facility
ⓘ
neutrino beamline ⓘ particle physics facility ⓘ |
| acronym |
NuMI
ⓘ
linked to:
NuMI beamline
|
| 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
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designedFor | long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiments ⓘ |
| fullName |
Neutrinos at the Main Injector
ⓘ
linked to:
NuMI beamline
|
| fundedBy |
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science
ⓘ
linked to:
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 Far Detector
ⓘ
linked to:
MINOS
NOvA Far Detector ⓘ
linked to:
NOvA experiment
|
| hasNearDetector |
MINERvA detector
ⓘ
linked to:
MINERvA
MINOS Near Detector ⓘ
linked to:
MINOS
|
| locatedIn |
Batavia, Illinois
ⓘ
Fermilab ⓘ
linked to:
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
|
| locatedInCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| neutrinoFlavor | muon neutrino–dominated beam ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
ⓘ
Fermilab Accelerator Division ⓘ
linked to:
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
|
| ownedBy | U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ |
| primaryBeamEnergy | 120 GeV ⓘ |
| primaryBeamParticle | proton ⓘ |
| producesParticle |
electron antineutrino (intrinsic component)
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electron neutrino (intrinsic component) ⓘ muon antineutrino ⓘ muon neutrino ⓘ |
| researchField |
neutrino cross-section measurements
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neutrino oscillations ⓘ neutrino physics ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
radiation shielding
ⓘ
remote handling systems ⓘ |
| servesExperiment |
ArgoNeuT
ⓘ
MINERvA ⓘ MINOS ⓘ MINOS+ ⓘ
linked to:
MINOS experiment
MicroBooNE (off-axis studies) ⓘ NOvA ⓘ
linked to:
NOvA experiment
other off-axis neutrino detectors at Fermilab ⓘ |
| targetMaterial | graphite ⓘ |
| upgradedFor | NOvA experiment ⓘ |
| usesAccelerator |
Booster Neutrino Beam (for protons via Booster to Main Injector)
ⓘ
linked to:
Booster Neutrino Beam
Main Injector ⓘ |
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Subject: NuMI beamline Description of subject: 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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