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Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment

The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) is a neutrino experiment under construction, with a near detector at Fermilab and a far detector at the Sanford Underground Research Facility that will observe neutrinos produced at Fermilab. An intense beam of trillions of neutrinos from the production facility at Fermilab (in Illinois) will be sent over a distance of 1,300 kilometers (810 mi) with the goal of understanding the role of neutrinos in the universe. More than 1,000 collaborators work on the project. The experiment is designed for a 20-year period of data collection. The primary science objectives of DUNE are * Investigation of neutrino oscillations to test CP violation in the lepton sector, which explores why the universe is made of matter * Determination the ordering of the neutrino masses, which asks "which neutrino is lightest?"; * Studies of supernovae and the formation of a neutron star or black hole, even though the detector is 1,490 meters (0.93 mi) deep underground with no direct view of the sky; * Search for proton decay, which has never been observed but is predicted by theories that unify the fundamental forces. * Detection of Neutrinoless double beta decay, which has the potential to help understand the Baryon Asymmetry. The science goals are so compelling that the 2014 Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (P5) ranked this as "the highest priority project in its timeframe" (recommendation 13). The importance of these goals has led to proposals for competing projects in other countries, particularly the Hyper-Kamiokande experiment in Japan, scheduled to begin data-taking in 2027. The DUNE project, overseen by Fermilab, has suffered delays to its schedule and growth of cost from less than $2B to $3B, leading to articles in the journals Science and Scientific American described the project as "troubled." As of 2022, the DUNE experiment has a neutrino-beam start-date in the early-2030's, and the project is now phased. (Wikipedia).

Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment
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Virtual Walk: The Construction of the Long Baseline Neutrino Facility

This 2-minute animation shows a virtual walk through the large caverns of the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility, which will house the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment. To create the caverns for the huge DUNE particle detectors, construction crews will excavate more than 800,000 tons of r

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The Science of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE)

This 4-minute animation shows how the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment will help scientists understand how the universe works. DUNE will use a huge particle detector a mile underground to embark on a mission with three major science goals: 1.) Study an intense, 1,300-kilo

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A mile underground: the large caverns and detectors of DUNE

The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment is an international experiment to unlock the mysteries of neutrinos. DUNE will be installed in the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility, under construction in the United States. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermilab is the host laboratory for DUNE, in

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The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment – A lecture by Dr. Stefan Söldner-Rembold

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Scientists and dignitaries broke ground for an international mega-science project in South Dakota on July 21, 2017. The Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility will host the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, a project involving about 1,000 scientists from more than 160 institutio

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Prototype detectors for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment

The international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, hosted by Fermilab, will investigate the role neutrinos play in the universe. To test the technologies used by DUNE, scientists are building two large prototype detectors at CERN. Filled with 800 tons of liquid argon, the ProtoDUNE de

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Teach Astronomy - Solar Neutrinos

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Hyper-Kamiokande | Lepton | Neutrino oscillation | CP violation | MicroBooNE | Neutrino | Baryon asymmetry | Neutron star | Proton decay | ICARUS experiment