https://journals.aps.org/prd/pdf/10.1103/PhysRevD.104.L091101FASERν at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is designed to directly detect collider neutrinos for the first time and study their cross sections at TeV energies, where no such measurements currently exist. In 2018, a pilot detector employing emulsion films was installed in the far-forward region of ATLAS, 480 m from the interaction point, and collected 12.2 fb−1 of proton-proton collision data at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. We describe the analysis of this pilot run data and the observation of the first neutrino interaction candidates at the LHC. This milestone paves the way for high-energy neutrino measurements at current and future colliders.
Neutrinos are tiny, electrically neutral particles that are produced in nuclear reactions. They are important to study at Cern because they can provide valuable information about the structure of matter and the fundamental forces of the universe.
Neutrinos are detected at Cern using large, specialized detectors that are designed to capture the interactions of neutrinos with other particles. These detectors use various techniques such as scintillation, Cherenkov radiation, and ionization to detect the presence of neutrinos.
The purpose of neutrino detection at Cern is to further our understanding of the universe and its fundamental building blocks. By studying neutrinos, scientists can gain insight into the nature of matter, antimatter, and the forces that govern them.
Cern conducts a variety of experiments to detect neutrinos, including the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS), and the Neutrino Platform. These experiments use different methods and technologies to study neutrinos and their interactions.
Neutrino detection at Cern has the potential to have a wide range of applications, including improving our understanding of the universe and its origins, developing new technologies for medical imaging and environmental monitoring, and even potentially leading to the discovery of new particles and forces in the universe.