Fermilab is building a new linear accelerator! In this video, take a behind the scenes look inside the tunnel that will house the new 800-million-electronvolt linac. The Proton Improvement Plan-II is an essential enhancement to the Fermilab accelerator complex, powering the world’s most intense high-energy neutrino beam on its journey from Illinois to the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment in South Dakota. DUNE scientists will use neutrinos to answer some of the most profound questions about our universe. In addition, over the next 50 years, PIP-II will drive a broad physics research program, delivering scientific breakthroughs and likely to reveal surprising answers to questions that are not yet contemplated.
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Fermilab is America's premier particle physics and accelerator laboratory. Collaborating with scientists from around the world, we perform pioneering research, operate world-leading particle accelerators and experiments, and develop technologies for science in support of U.S. industry. Fermilab works on the world's most advanced particle accelerators and digs down to the smallest building blocks of matter. We also probe the farthest reaches of the universe, seeking out the nature of dark matter and dark energy. Fermilab's 1,750 employees include scientists and engineers from all around the world, and we collaborate with more than 20 countries on physics experiments based in the U.S. and elsewhere. Located in Batavia, Illinois, Fermilab is managed by Fermi Forward Discovery Group for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science. Nestled on 6,800 acres in the beautiful Fox Valley, Fermilab’s campus setting offers an informal and stimulating environment with a long history and promising future committed to education, the environment and, of course, world-leading research in particle physics. Join the excitement that comes from discovering the mysteries of the universe! For information on joining the Fermilab team please visit - http://wdrs.fnal.gov/employ/index.html
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With survey operations set to begin this fall, the Rubin control room at SLAC will serve as a key hub for training and remote observing support for the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory. https://lnkd.in/gs3s6PhF
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Earlier this month, the Mu2e collaboration moved the experiment's calorimeter into the Mu2e Hall! Physicists will use Mu2e to search for the never-observed direct conversion of a muon into an electron, a process predicted by theories beyond the Standard Model. The calorimeter is a subdetector of the Mu2e experiment that will help scientists to confirm that a candidate signal is indeed an electron if a muon-to-electron conversion happens.
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#ICYMI: The Short-Baseline Near Detector has logged the largest sample of neutrino interactions in liquid argon in the world. Newly elected, Andrzej Szelc will co-lead SBND during the next phase of the experiment. https://lnkd.in/giU_TDUE
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In the near future, astronomers will have a new tool to help them spot a nearby supernova: the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment. Researchers working on DUNE are actively developing algorithms aimed at quickly sorting through millions of recorded particle interactions and saving only the most interesting for physics. These trigger algorithms will enable researchers in DUNE to quickly identify signs of a nearby supernova and send out an alert. The alert will be sent to astronomers worldwide, who could then orient their telescopes in time to capture the light as it catches up to the neutrinos. Read more: https://lnkd.in/d4_vbmNF
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The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment is building on the successes of previous liquid argon experiments, promising measurements of unprecedented precision over a wide range of energies that will bring significant new insights into the nature of the universe. https://lnkd.in/gjYK9Fpt
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#ICYMI: Photographers from the United States and Europe received exclusive, behind-the-scenes tours of areas and experiments that are typically not accessible to the public. The three winning photos were selected by a panel of Fermilab judges from 63 submissions and will move on to the global competition. https://lnkd.in/g9KdRZgU
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In addition to revealing characteristics of mysterious particles called neutrinos, the massive DUNE experiment could help astronomers find a supernova right as it begins. https://lnkd.in/d4_vbmNF
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Throwback to the Short-Baseline Near Detector observing its first neutrinos last year! Despite being so abundant, neutrinos are incredibly difficult to study because they rarely interact. To increase the odds of seeing them, scientists build huge detectors and create intense sources of neutrinos. 🔗 Revisit SBND's first neutrinos: https://lnkd.in/guy8RAwM
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Yesterday, the Mu2e collaboration moved the second disk for the experiment's calorimeter into the Mu2e Hall! Physicists will use Mu2e to search for the never-observed direct conversion of a muon into an electron, a process predicted by theories beyond the Standard Model. The calorimeter is a subdetector of the Mu2e experiment that will help scientists to confirm that a candidate signal is indeed an electron if a muon-to-electron conversion happens.
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