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Neutrino detector moves across Fermilab
A new neutrino detection system built for the Short Baseline Near Detector (SBND) was transported 3 miles across the Fermilab campus on Dec. 1. Moving the system was no easy feat, traveling at a maximum speed of 2.5 miles per hour on its journey lasting over 10 hours. Enjoy this short video of the entire move in under two minutes!
About the detector
As a nearly 20-foot cube, it’s the size of a small house. It weighs 20,000 pounds and contains delicate sensors and wiring that, if rattled too much, could compromise the integrity of the system.
What's next?
In the coming months, the system will be placed inside a large cryostat, a vessel to cool the system to low temperature that will be filled with liquid argon and complete SBND. In fall 2023, scientists expect to begin receiving data that will shed light on the strange behavior of the ghostly neutrinos.
#neutrino #scienceexperiment #fermilab
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By A new neutrino detection system built for the Short Baseline Near Detector (SBND) was transported 3 miles across the Fermilab campus on Dec. 1. Moving the system was no easy feat, traveling at a maximum speed of 2.5 miles per hour on its journey lasting over 10 hours. Enjoy this short video of the entire move in under two minutes!
About the detector
As a nearly 20-foot cube, it’s the size of a small house. It weighs 20,000 pounds and contains delicate sensors and wiring that, if rattled too much, could compromise the integrity of the system.
What's next?
In the coming months, the system will be placed inside a large cryostat, a vessel to cool the system to low temperature that will be filled with liquid argon and complete SBND. In fall 2023, scientists expect to begin receiving data that will shed light on the strange behavior of the ghostly neutrinos.
#neutrino #scienceexperiment #fermilab