MINOS
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MINOS is a long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment that studied muon neutrino disappearance using a beam from Fermilab to a far detector in Minnesota.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MINOS canonical | 5 |
| MINOS near detector | 2 |
| MINOS Far Detector | 1 |
| MINOS Near Detector | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3616105 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MINOS Context triple: [NuMI beamline, servesExperiment, MINOS]
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A.
Mino
Mino were an elite all-female military regiment of the Kingdom of Dahomey, renowned for their discipline, bravery, and significant role in the kingdom’s warfare.
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B.
Muanisolo
Muanisolo is a village located on Kadavu Island in Fiji, known for its traditional Fijian rural lifestyle and coastal setting.
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C.
Nuska
Nuska is a Mesopotamian god of fire and light, often serving as a divine vizier and attendant to major deities in the Sumerian and Akkadian pantheons.
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D.
Ohimini
Ohimini is a local government area in Benue State, Nigeria, traditionally inhabited by the Idoma people.
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E.
Maino
Maino is an Italian surname most notably associated with Sonia Gandhi, the former president of the Indian National Congress.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MINOS Target entity description: MINOS is a long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment that studied muon neutrino disappearance using a beam from Fermilab to a far detector in Minnesota.
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A.
Mino
Mino were an elite all-female military regiment of the Kingdom of Dahomey, renowned for their discipline, bravery, and significant role in the kingdom’s warfare.
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B.
Muanisolo
Muanisolo is a village located on Kadavu Island in Fiji, known for its traditional Fijian rural lifestyle and coastal setting.
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C.
Nuska
Nuska is a Mesopotamian god of fire and light, often serving as a divine vizier and attendant to major deities in the Sumerian and Akkadian pantheons.
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D.
Ohimini
Ohimini is a local government area in Benue State, Nigeria, traditionally inhabited by the Idoma people.
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E.
Maino
Maino is an Italian surname most notably associated with Sonia Gandhi, the former president of the Indian National Congress.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
long-baseline neutrino experiment
ⓘ
neutrino oscillation experiment ⓘ particle physics experiment ⓘ |
| acronym | MINOS self-link ⓘ |
| baselineLength | 735 km ⓘ |
| beamSource |
NuMI beamline
ⓘ
surface form:
NuMI (Neutrinos at the Main Injector)
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| beamType | accelerator-produced muon neutrinos ⓘ |
| canDistinguish | neutrinos and antineutrinos ⓘ |
| collaborationSize | over 100 scientists ⓘ |
| collaborationType | international collaboration ⓘ |
| confirms | atmospheric neutrino oscillations observed by Super-Kamiokande ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataTakingEnd | 2012 ⓘ |
| dataTakingStart | 2005 ⓘ |
| detects |
charged-current muon neutrino interactions
ⓘ
neutral-current neutrino interactions ⓘ |
| farDetectorLocation | Soudan Mine, Minnesota ⓘ |
| farDetectorMass | about 5.4 kilotons ⓘ |
| fullName |
MINOS experiment
ⓘ
surface form:
Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search
|
| fundingAgency |
National Science Foundation
ⓘ
U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
far detector
ⓘ
near detector ⓘ |
| hostLaboratory | Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory ⓘ |
| locatedAt |
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
ⓘ
surface form:
Fermilab near detector hall
Soudan Underground Laboratory ⓘ |
| measures |
mass-squared difference Δm²_32
ⓘ
mixing angle θ_23 ⓘ neutrino energy spectrum distortion ⓘ neutrino interaction rates ⓘ |
| nearDetectorLocation |
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
ⓘ
surface form:
Fermilab, Illinois
|
| nearDetectorMass | about 1 kiloton ⓘ |
| primaryGoal | measure atmospheric neutrino oscillation parameters ⓘ |
| publishesIn |
Physical Review D
ⓘ
Physical Review Letters ⓘ |
| relatedExperiment |
NOvA experiment
ⓘ
surface form:
NOvA
T2K ⓘ |
| searchesFor |
CPT violation in neutrino sector
ⓘ
non-standard neutrino interactions ⓘ sterile neutrinos ⓘ |
| studies |
muon neutrino disappearance
ⓘ
neutrino oscillations ⓘ |
| successorExperiment |
MINOS experiment
ⓘ
surface form:
MINOS+
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| technology | magnetized iron-scintillator tracking calorimeter ⓘ |
| tests | three-flavor neutrino oscillation framework ⓘ |
| uses |
NuMI beamline
ⓘ
magnetic field for charge identification ⓘ muon neutrino beam ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: MINOS Description of subject: MINOS is a long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment that studied muon neutrino disappearance using a beam from Fermilab to a far detector in Minnesota.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
MINOS Near Detector
this entity surface form:
MINOS Far Detector
this entity surface form:
MINOS near detector
this entity surface form:
MINOS near detector