The logistical marathon of building a neutrino detector
In short: How do you actually build a massive physics experiment? Dr. Deborah Harris shares the behind-the-scenes reality of constructing MINERvA, moving from theoretical inspiration to physical assembly.
In this lecture from Fermilab's 'How to do big science' series, project manager and scientific co-spokesperson Dr. Deborah Harris details the construction of the MINERvA experiment. The project involved creating a sophisticated detector capable of capturing data on neutrino interactions across diverse materials, including water, helium, carbon, iron, lead, and plastic.
The talk provides a rare look at the industrial and organizational scale required for high-energy physics. It explores the transition from conceptual approval to the physical construction of hardware used to study one of the universe's most elusive particles.
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