List of neutrino experiments
Neutrino experiments are scientific studies investigating the properties of neutrinos, which are subatomic particles that are very difficult to detect due to their weak interactions with matter. Neutrino experiments are essential for understanding the fundamental properties of matter and the universe's behaviour at the subatomic level. Here is a non-exhaustive list of neutrino experiments , neutrino detectors , and neutrino detectors .
Abbreviation
Full name
Sensitivity[a]
Type
Induced reaction
Type of reaction[b]
Detector
Type of detector
Threshold energy
Location
Operation
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ANNIE
Accelerator Neutrino Neutron Interaction Experiment
SciBooNE Hall, Illinois , United States
future
[1]
ANTARES
Astronomy with a Neutrino Telescope and Abyss Environmental RESearch
ATM, CR, AGN, PUL
νe , νμ , ντ
Seawater
Cherenkov
Mediterranean Sea , France
2006–
[2]
ARIANNA
Antarctic Ross Ice-Shelf ANtenna Neutrino Array
S, CR, AGN, ?
νe , νμ , ντ
Ross Ice Shelf , Antarctica
future
[3]
BDUNT (NT-200+) Baikal-GVD
Baikal Deep Underwater Neutrino Telescope / Gigaton Volume Detector
S, ATM, LS, AGN, PUL
νe , νμ , ντ
CC, NC
Water (H2 O)
Cherenkov
≈10 GeV
Lake Baikal , Russia
1993–
[4] [5]
BOREXINO
BORon EXperiment
LS
νe
νx + e− → νx + e−
ES
LOS shielded by water
Scintillation
250–665 keV
Gran Sasso , Italy
May 2007–
[6] [7]
BUST
Baksan Underground Scintillation Telescope
Scintillation
Baksan River valley, Russia
1977–
[8]
CCM
Coherent CAPTAIN-Mills
AC
νe
CC
Liquid Argon
Scintillation
50 keV
Los Alamos Neutron Science Center
2019-
[9]
CHANDLER
Carbon Hydrogen AntiNeutrino Detector with a Lithium Enhanced Raghavan-optical-lattice
R
ν e
ν e + p → e+ + n
CC
WLS Plastic Scintillating Cubes and Lithium-6-loaded Zinc Sulfide Sheets
Scintillation
1.8 MeV
North Anna, Virginia, US
June 2017-
[10]
CLEAN
Cryogenic Low-Energy Astrophysics with Neon
LS, SN, WIMP
νe
νx + e− → νx + e−
νe + 20 Ne → νe + 20 Ne
ES ES
Liquid Ne (10 t )
Scintillation
SNOLAB Ontario , Canada
future
[11]
COBRA
Cadmium zinc telluride 0-neutrino double-Beta Research Apparatus
64 Zn + e− → 64 Ni + e+ 70 Zn → 70 Ge + e− + e− 106 Cd → 106 Pd + e+ + e+ 108 Cd + e− + e− → 108 Pd 114 Cd → 114 Sn + e− + e− 116 Cd → 116 Sn + e− + e− 120 Te + e− → 120 Sn + e+ 128 Te → 128 Xe + e− + e− 130 Te → 130 Xe + e− + e−
BB
Cadmium zinc telluride
Gran Sasso , Italy
2007–
[12]
COHERENT
COHERENT
AC
νμ , ν μ , νe
ν + nucleus → ν + nucleus
ES (NC)
CsI[Na], NaI[Tl], HPGe, LAr
Coherent Elastic Neutrino Nucleus Scattering (CEvNS)
few keV nuclear recoil energy
Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Nov 2016-
[13]
CONUS / CONUS+
COherent Neutrino nUcleus Scattering
R
ν e
ν e + nucleus → ν e + nucleus
ES (NC)
HPGe
Coherent Elastic Neutrino Nucleus Scattering (CEvNS)
4 detectors: 160eV, 170eV, 180eV and 250eV [ 1]
Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant , Germany (CONUS);
Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant , Switzerland (CONUS+)
2018-2022 (CONUS);
2022-Ongoing (CONUS+)
[14]
Daya Bay
Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment
R
ν e
ν e + p → e+ + n
CC
Gd -doped LAB (LOS )
Scintillation
1.8 MeV
Daya Bay , China
2011–2020
[15]
Double Chooz
Double Chooz Reactor Neutrino Experiment
R
ν e
ν e + p → e+ + n
CC
Gd -doped LOS
Scintillation
1.8 MeV
Chooz , France
2011–2017
[16]
DUNE
Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment
AC, ATM, (S), SN
all
NC, CC, (ES)
Liquid argon
Scintillation & Time projection chamber
around 10 MeV
Sanford Underground Research Facility
construction start 2017
[17]
ENUBET
Enhanced NeUtrino BEams from kaon Tagging
AC
νe , νμ ν e , ν μ
νe + n → e− + p (+π, +X) νμ + n → μ− + p (+π, +X)
ν e + p → e+ + n (+π, +X)
ν μ + p → μ+ + n (+π, +X)
CC
(NC)
future
[18]
ESSnuSB
The European Spallation Source neutrino Super Beam
AC
νμ , ν μ (Background: νe ,ν e )
Water
Water Cherenkov MEMPHYS detector
0.36 GeV
Garpenberg, Lund, Sweden
future by 2023
[ 2] [ 3] [19]
FASER
ForwArd Search ExpeRiment
C
νe , νμ , ντ
ν + N → ℓ + X
CC + NC
Tungsten
Emulsion
>10 GeV
Large Hadron Collider
2022-
[20]
EXO-200
Enriched Xenon Observatory
134 Xe → 134 Ba + e− + e− 136 Xe → 136 Ba + e− + e−
BB
Liquid Xenon
WIPP , New Mexico
2009–
[21]
GALLEX
GALLium EXperiment
LS
νe
νe + 71 Ga → 71 Ge + e−
CC
GaCl3 ( 30 t )
Radiochemical
233.2 keV
Gran Sasso , Italy
1991–1997
[22]
GERDA
The GERmanium Detector Array
BB
ν e
76 Ge → 76 As + e− + e−
BB
HPGe
Semiconductor
Gran Sasso , Italy
[23]
GRAND
Giant Radio Array for Neutrino Detection
AGN, CR, ?
ντ
ντ + N → τ− + X
CC
Electromagnetic waves caused by τ− through extensive air showers in the atmosphere.
Radio
1017 eV
China
Proposed
[24]
HALO
Helium And Lead Observatory
SN
νe , νx
νe + 208 Pb → e− + 209 Bi * ν + 208 Pb → ν + 208 Pb *
CC, NC
Lead ( 79 t ) and 3 He
High-Z
≈10 MeV
Creighton Mine , Ontario
2012–
[25]
HERON
Helium Roton Observation of Neutrinos
LS
νe (mainly)
νe + e− → νe + e−
NC
Superfluid He
Rotational excitation
1 MeV
future
[26]
HOMESTAKE–CHLORINE
Homestake chlorine experiment
S
νe
37 Cl + νe → 37 Ar * + e− 37 Ar * → 37 Cl + e+ + νe
CC
C2 Cl4 ( 615 t )
Radiochemical
814 keV
Homestake Mine , South Dakota
1967–1998
[27]
HOMESTAKE–IODINE
Homestake iodine experiment
S
νe
ν + e− → ν + e− νe + 127 I → 127 Xe + e−
ES CC
NaI in water
Radiochemical
789 keV
Homestake Mine , South Dakota
future
[28]
Hyper-Kamiokande
Hyper-Kamiokande
S, ATM, SN, AC
νe , νμ ν e , ν μ
νe + e− → νe + e−
νe + n → e− + p (+π, +X) νμ + n → μ− + p (+π, +X)
ν e + p → e+ + n (+π, +X)
ν μ + p → μ+ + n (+π, +X)
ES, CC, (NC)
water
Cherenkov
200 MeV
Tokai and Kamioka , Japan
2027- (under construction)
[29]
ICARUS
Imaging Cosmic And Rare Underground Signal
S, ATM, GSN
νe , νμ , ντ
ν + e− → ν + e−
ES
Liquid Ar
Cherenkov
5.9 MeV
Gran Sasso , Italy
2010–
[30]
IceCube
IceCube Neutrino Detector
ATM, CR, AGN, ?
νe , νμ , ντ
ν + N → ν + Cascade , ν + N → Charged lepton + Cascade
CC, NC
Water ice (1 km3 )
Cherenkov
≈10 GeV
South Pole , Antarctica
2006–
[31]
India-based Neutrino Observatory
Iron Calorimeter Detector @ India-based Neutrino Observatory
ATM
νμ
νμ +Fe→ μ− +X
CC (dominant), NC
Magnetised iron (50 kton)
RPC active detector elements
≈0.6 GeV
Theni , Tamil Nadu , India
2012– (lab construction); 2018– (detector operation)
[32]
JUNO
Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory
R
ν e
ν e + p → e+ + n
CC
LAB (LOS ) + PPO + Bis-MSB
Scintillation
Kaiping , China
2014– (construction)
[33]
Kamiokande
Kamioka Nucleon Decay Experiment
S, ATM
νe
ν + e− → ν + e−
ES
Water (H2 O)
Cherenkov
7.5 MeV
Kamioka , Japan
1986–1995
[34]
KamLAND
Kamioka Liquid Scintillator Antineutrino Detector
R
ν e
ν e + p → e+ + n
CC
LOS
Scintillation
1.8 MeV
Kamioka , Japan
2002–
[35]
KM3NeT
KM3 Neutrino Telescope
S, ATM, CR, SN, AGN, PUL
νμ , νe , ντ
Sea water (≈5 km3 )
Cherenkov
Mediterranean Sea
2014–
[36]
LAGUNA
Large Apparatus studying Grand Unification and Neutrino Astrophysics
future
[37]
LENS
Low Energy Neutrino Spectroscopy
LS
νe
νe + 115 In → 115 Sn + νe + 2 γ
CC
In -doped LOS
Scintillation
120 keV
proposed
[38] [39]
Majorana Demonstrator
The Majorana Demonstrator
BB
ν e
76 Ge → 76 As + e− + e−
BB
HPGe
Semiconductor
2039 keV
Homestake Mine , South Dakota
construction start 2012
[40]
MicroBooNE
AC, SN
νe , νμ
ES, NC, CC
Liquid Argon
TPC
few MeV
Illinois , United States
2014-
[41]
MINERvA
Main Injector ExpeRiment for v-A
AC
νμ
many
CC, NC
Solid scintillator, targets of Liquid helium , Carbon , Water , Iron , Lead
Scintillation
≈0.5 GeV
Illinois , United States
2009–2019
[42]
MiniBooNE
Mini Booster Neutrino Experiment
AC
νe , νμ
νe + 12 C → e− + X
CC
Mineral oil ( 1000 t )
Cherenkov
≈100 keV
Illinois , United States
2002–
[43]
MINOS
Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search
AC, ATM
νe , νμ
νμ +nucleus → μ− +X
CC, NC
Solid scintillator
Scintillation
≈0.5 GeV
Illinois and Minnesota , United States
2005–2012
[44]
MINOS+
Upgraded electronics for MINOS
AC, ATM
νe , νμ ,
νμ +nucleus → μ− +X
CC, NC
Solid scintillator
Scintillation
≈0.5 GeV
Illinois and Minnesota , United States
2013–
[45]
MOON
Molybdenum Observatory Of Neutrinos
LS, LSN
νe
νe + 100 Mo → 100 Tc + e−
CC
100 Mo ( 1 kt ) + MoF6 (gas)
Scintillation
168 keV
Washington , United States
[46]
NEMO-3
Neutrino Ettore Majorana Observatory
BB
νe
100 Mo → 100 Ru + 2 e−
100 Se → 100 Kr + 2 e−
BB
Tracker + calorimeter
He+Ar wire chamber, plastic scintillators
150 keV
Modane Underground Laboratory , Fréjus Road Tunnel , France
2003–2011
[47]
NEMO Telescope
NEutrino Mediterranean Observatory
Mediterranean Sea , Italy
2007–
[48]
NEVOD
Cherenkov water detector NEVOD
ATM, CR
νμ
νμ + n → μ− + p νμ + p → μ+ + n
CC
Water (H2 O)
Cherenkov
≈2 GeV
Moscow , Russia
1993–
[49]
NEXT
Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon Time Projection Chamber
BB
136 Xe → 136 Ba + 2 e−
BB
Gaseous Xenon
Time projection chamber
≈10 keV
Canfranc , Spain
2016–
[50]
NOνA
NuMI Off-Axis νe Appearance
AC
νe , νμ
νe +nucleus → e− +X
CC
Liquid scintillator
Scintillation
≈0.1 GeV
Illinois and Minnesota , United States
2011–
[51]
NuCLEUS
NuCLEUS
R
ν e
ν e + nucleus → ν e + nucleus
ES (NC)
CaWO4 / Al2O3
Phonon -mediated Transition-edge sensor Bolometer
20 eV[ 4]
Technical University of Munich , Germany (Development);
Chooz Nuclear Power Plant , France
2017 (R&D);
Future (Experiment)
[52]
OPERA
Oscillation Project with Emulsion-tRacking Apparatus
AC
ντ
ντ +nucleus → τ− +X
CC
Lead/Emulsion
Nuclear Emulsion
≈1.0 GeV
LNGS (Italy) and CERN
2008–
[53]
Auger
Pierre Auger Observatory
CR
Cherenkov
Argentina
[54]
RENO
Reactor Experiment for Neutrino Oscillation
R
ν e
ν e + p → e+ + n
CC
Gd -doped LOS
Scintillation
1.8 MeV
South Korea
2011–
RNO-G
Radio Neutrino Observatory Greenland
CR, AGN, ?
νe , νμ , ντ
CC, NC
In-Ice
Radio
>10 PeV
Summit Camp , Greenland
2021–
[55]
SAGE
Soviet–American Gallium Experiment
LS
νe
νe + 71 Ga → 71 Ge + e−
CC
Ga (metallic)
Radiochemical
233.2 keV
Baksan River valley, Russia
1989–
[56]
SciBooNE
SciBar (Scintillator Bar) Booster Neutrino Experiment
AC
νμ
νμ + 12 C → μ− + X
CC, NC
Plastic (CH,10 ton)
Scintillation
≈100 keV
Illinois , United States
2007–2008
[57]
SNO
Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
S, ATM, GSN
νe , νμ , ντ
νe + 2 D → 2 p + e− νx + 2 D → νx + n + p νe + e− → νe + e−
CC NC ES
Heavy water ( 1 kt D2 O)
Cherenkov
3.5 MeV
Creighton Mine , Ontario
1999–2006
[58]
SNO+
SNO with liquid scintillator
S,LS,R,T,
SN,LSN
νe
νx + e− → νx + e−
ν e + p → e+ + n
ES, BB
linear alkylbenzene (LAB) + PPO
Scintillation
≈≤1MeV
Creighton Mine , Ontario
2014–
[59]
SoLid
Short baseline Oscillation Search with Lithium-6 Detector
R
ν e
ν e + p → e+ + n
CC
plastic and anorganic scintillator
Scintillation
≈2 MeV
Mol, Belgium
2015-
[60]
STEREO
STErile neutrino REactor Oscillation experiment
R
ν e
ν e + p → e+ + n
CC
liquid organic scintillator loaded with Gd
Scintillation
≈2 MeV
Grenoble, France
2013–
[61]
Super-K
Super-Kamiokande
S, ATM, GSN
νe , νμ , ντ
νe + e− → νe + e− νe + n → e− + p νe + p → e+ + n
ES CC CC
Water (H2 O)
Cherenkov
200 MeV
Kamioka , Japan
1996–
[62] [63]
SuperNEMO
SuperNEMO
BB
νe
100 Se → 100 Kr + 2 e− 150 Nd → 150 Sm + 2 e−
BB
Tracker + calorimeter
He+Ar wire chamber, plastic scintillators
150 keV
Modane Underground Laboratory , Fréjus Road Tunnel , France
2017–
[64]
TRIDENT
TRopIcal DEep-sea Neutrino Telescope
S, ATM, CR, SN, AGN, PUL
νe , νμ , ντ
CC, NC
Seawater (7.5 cubic km)
Cherenkov
Western Pacific Ocean
Proposed
Pilot: 2026
Full operation: 2030
[65]
T2K
Tokai to Kamioka
AC
νe , νμ ν e , ν μ
νe + n → e− + p (+π, +X) νμ + n → μ− + p (+π, +X)
ν e + p → e+ + n (+π, +X)
ν μ + p → μ+ + n (+π, +X)
CC
(NC)
Water (H2 O)
Cherenkov
Tokai, Japan Kamioka, Japan
2011–
[66]
UNO
Underground Nucleon decay and neutrino Observatory
S, ATM, GSN, RSN
νe , νμ , ντ
νe + e− → νe + e−
ES
Water ( 440 kt H2 O)
Cherenkov
Henderson Mine , Colorado
abandoned
[67]
^[a] Accelerator neutrino (AC), Active galactic nuclei neutrino (AGN), Atmospheric neutrino (ATM), Collider neutrino (C), Cosmic ray neutrino (CR), Low-energy solar neutrino (LS), Low-energy supernova neutrino (LSN), Pulsar neutrino (PUL), Reactor neutrino (R), Solar neutrino (S), Supernova neutrino (SN), Terrestrial neutrino (T).
^[b] Double beta decay (BB), Charged current (CC), Elastic scattering (ES), Neutral current (NC).
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