Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: The preponderance of matter over antimatter in the early Universe, the dynamics of the supernova bursts that produced the heavy elements necessary for life and whether protons eventually decay --- these mysteries at the forefront of particle physics and astrophysics are key to understanding the early evolution of our Universe, its current state and its eventual fate. The Long-Baseline Neutrino Experiment (LBNE) represents an extensively developed plan for a world-class experiment dedicated to addressing these questions. LBNE is conceived around three central components: (1) a new, high-intensity neutrino source generated from a megawatt-class proton accelerator at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, (2) a near neutrino detector just downstream of the source, and (3) a massive liquid argon time-projection chamber deployed as a far detector deep underground at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. This facility, located at the site of the former Homestake Mine in Lead, South Dakota, is approximately 1,300 km from the neutrino source at Fermilab -- a distance (baseline) that delivers optimal sensitivity to neutrino charge-parity symmetry violation and mass ordering effects. This ambitious yet cost-effective design incorporates scalability and flexibility and can accommodate a variety of upgrades and contributions. With its exceptional combination of experimental configuration, technical capabilities, and potential for transformative discoveries, LBNE promises to be a vital facility for the field of particle physics worldwide, providing physicists from around the globe with opportunities to collaborate in a twenty to thirty year program of exciting science. In this document we provide a comprehensive overview of LBNE's scientific objectives, its place in the landscape of neutrino physics worldwide, the technologies it will incorporate and the capabilities it will possess.
Source: OpenBU (Boston University)
Authors: LBNE Collaboration, Adams, Corey, Adams, David, Akiri, Tarek, Alion, Tyler, Anderson, Kris, Andreopoulos, Costas, Andrews, Mike, Anghel, Ioana, Anjos, João Carlos Costa Dos, Antonello, Maddalena, Arrieta-Diaz, Enrique, Artuso, Marina, Asaadi, Jonathan, Xinhua Bai, Baibussinov, Bagdat, Baird, Michael, Balantekin, Baha, Baller, Bruce, Baptista, Brian, D'Ann Barker, Barker, Gary, Barletta, William A., Barr, Giles, Bartoszek, Larry, Bashyal, Amit, Bass, Matt, Bellini, Vincenzo, Benetti, Pietro Angelo, Berger, Bruce E., Bergevin, Marc, Berman, Eileen, Hans-Gerd Berns, Bernstein, Adam, Bernstein, Robert, Bhandari, Babu, Vipin Bhatnagar, Bipul Bhuyan, Jianming Bian, Bishai, Mary, Blake, Andrew, Blaszczyk, Flor, Blaufuss, Erik, Bleakley, Bruce, Blucher, Edward, Blusk, Steve, Bocean, Virgil, F. Boffelli, Boissevain, Jan, Bolton, Timothy, Bonesini, Maurizio, Boyd, Steve, Brandt, Andrew, Breedon, Richard, Bromberg, Carl, Brown, Ralph, Giullia Brunetti, Buchanan, Norman, Bugg, Bill, Busenitz, Jerome, E. Calligarich, Camilleri, Leslie, Carminati, Giada, Carr, Rachel, Castromonte, Cesar, Cavanna, Flavio, Centro, Sandro, Chen, Alex, Hucheng Chen, Chen, Kai, Cherdack, Daniel, Chi, Cheng-Yi, Childress, Sam, Brajesh Chandra Choudhary, Christodoulou, Georgios, Cabot-Ann Christofferson, Church, Eric, Cline, David, Coan, Thomas, Cocco, Alfredo, Joao Coelho, Coleman, Stephen, Conrad, Janet M., Convery, Mark, Corey, Robert, Corwin, Luke, Cranshaw, Jack, Cronin-Hennessy, Daniel, A. Curioni, Motta, Helio Da, Davenne, Tristan, Davies, Gavin S., Dazeley, Steven, De, Kaushik, Gouvea, Andre De, Jong, Jeffrey K. De, Demuth, David, Densham, Chris, Milind Diwan, Zelimir Djurcic, R. 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Institutions: Yale University, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Duke University, University of South Carolina, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, University of Liverpool, Iowa State University, Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Michigan State University, Syracuse University, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, University of Padua, Indiana University, University of Wisconsin System, University of South Dakota, University of Warwick, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Oxford, Los Alamos National Laboratory, The University of Texas System, Colorado State University, University of Catania, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pavia, University of California System, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of Houston, Panjab University, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, University of Minnesota, University of Cambridge, Louisiana State University, University of Maryland, College Park, South Dakota State University, University of Chicago, Kansas State University, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Milano Bicocca, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, University of Alabama, Columbia University, Universidade Federal de Goiás, University of Delhi, Southern Methodist University, Tufts University, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Northwestern University, University of Hawaii System, University of Washington, University of Manchester, University of Sussex, Lancaster University, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Harish-Chandra Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh, University of Pennsylvania, Virginia Tech, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Boston University, South Dakota Science and Technology Authority, University College London, University of Cincinnati, University of Sheffield, Drexel University, University of Notre Dame, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Princeton University, University of Rochester, William & Mary, Universidade Federal do ABC, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, University of Milan, Banaras Hindu University, Dakota State University, Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, The University of Tokyo, Universidade Federal de Alfenas
Language: English
Topic: Neutrino Physics Research
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funders: National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Division of Graduate Education
OpenAlex ID: W4293865522