World's largest neutrino experiment takes shape one mile underground
The first cryostat will hold 17,000 tons of liquid argon as researchers prepare to probe neutrinos and the universe’s matter-antimatter imbalance.
- On Tuesday, the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory , the European Organization for Nuclear Research , and the Sanford Underground Research Facility began assembling giant cryostats for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment in South Dakota.
- Located 4,850 feet below ground, the facility will receive a neutrino beam fired 1,300 kilometres from Fermilab, enabling scientists to study subatomic particles that pass through Earth almost without a trace.
- Each cryostat will hold about 17,000 tonnes of liquid argon chilled to-184 degrees Celsius, utilizing over 6,200 tonnes of steel contributed by CERN in an in-kind donation.
- Co-Spokesperson Sowjanya Gollapinni called the installation start "an incredible milestone," as construction teams aim to complete the underground space by 2029 and the detectors by 2030.
- When operational, the experiment will deploy about 1,800 researchers to study neutrino interactions, potentially refining the Standard Model of Physics and revealing insights into the aftermath of the Big Bang.
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World's largest neutrino experiment takes shape one mile underground
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CERN, Fermilab and SURF start underground construction of DUNE’s giant neutrino detector cryostats
Teams begin installing 2600 steel beams nearly 1.5 kilometres underground as the international experiment moves towards 2030 detector completion IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs CERN, Fermilab and the Sanford Underground Research Facility have begun assembling two massive cryostats nearly 1.5 kilometres underground … Read the full press release →
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