MINOS experiment
E77259
Fermilab experiment
long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment
neutrino experiment
particle physics 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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MINOS experiment canonical | 5 |
| MINOS+ | 2 |
| Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search | 2 |
| MINOS neutrino experiment | 1 |
| MINOS+ experiment | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T613890 — 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: MINOS experiment Context triple: [Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, hasFacility, MINOS experiment]
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A.
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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B.
NuMI beamline
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: MINOS experiment Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
NuMI beamline
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fermilab experiment
ⓘ
long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment ⓘ neutrino experiment ⓘ particle physics experiment ⓘ |
| acronym | MINOS ⓘ |
| beamType | muon neutrino beam from pion and kaon decays ⓘ |
| collaborationSize | over 100 scientists ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dataTakingEnd | 2012 ⓘ |
| dataTakingStart | 2005 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search
ⓘ
linked to:
MINOS experiment
|
| fundedBy |
National Science Foundation
ⓘ
U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ |
| hasBaselineLength | 735 km ⓘ |
| hasFarDetectorDepth | about 700 meters underground ⓘ |
| hasFarDetectorFunction | measure oscillated neutrino spectrum ⓘ |
| hasFarDetectorLocation |
Soudan Underground Mine State Park
ⓘ
Soudan, Minnesota ⓘ |
| hasFarDetectorMass | about 5.4 kilotons ⓘ |
| hasNearDetectorFunction | characterize the neutrino beam before oscillation ⓘ |
| hasNearDetectorLocation |
Fermilab, Illinois
ⓘ
linked to:
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
|
| hasNearDetectorMass | about 1 kiloton ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor |
MINOS+ experiment
ⓘ
linked to:
MINOS experiment
|
| hostLaboratory | Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory ⓘ |
| locatedAt |
Fermilab
ⓘ
linked to:
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
|
| measures |
atmospheric neutrino oscillation parameters
ⓘ
sin²(2θ₂₃) ⓘ |Δm²₃₂| ⓘ |
| operatedBy | international collaboration ⓘ |
| publicationTopic |
comparison of neutrino and antineutrino oscillations
ⓘ
precision measurement of muon neutrino disappearance ⓘ |
| relatedExperiment |
NOvA experiment
ⓘ
Super-Kamiokande ⓘ
linked to:
Kamioka Observatory, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
T2K experiment ⓘ
linked to:
T2K
|
| scientificGoal |
improve precision on atmospheric neutrino parameters
ⓘ
test the three-flavor neutrino oscillation framework ⓘ |
| searchesFor |
CPT violation in the neutrino sector
ⓘ
non-standard neutrino interactions ⓘ sterile neutrinos ⓘ |
| startYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| studies |
antineutrino oscillations
ⓘ
muon neutrino disappearance ⓘ neutrino mass-squared differences ⓘ neutrino mixing angles ⓘ neutrino oscillations ⓘ |
| uses |
NuMI neutrino beam
ⓘ
linked to:
NuMI beamline
|
| usesBeamSource | Main Injector at Fermilab ⓘ |
| usesDetectorType | magnetized iron-scintillator tracking calorimeter ⓘ |
| usesParticle |
muon antineutrinos
ⓘ
muon neutrinos ⓘ |
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Subject: MINOS experiment Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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