PIP-III and future opportunities in the US Neutrino Programs

COFFEE_KLATCH · Invited

Abstract

The focus of Fermilab's long term research program is the physics of neutrino oscillations. The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), located at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota, will study neutrino oscillations with a baseline of 1300 km. The neutrinos will be produced in the Long Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF), a proposed new beam line from Fermilab's Main Injector. The physics goals of DUNE require a proton beam with a power of roughly 2.5 MW at 120 GeV, which is about four times the current maximum power. In addition to the long baseline program, Fermilab is pursuing a comprehensive program to investigate short baseline neutrino physics. I will present a view on how the Fermilab accelerator complex will evolve to meet these goals.

Authors

  • Paul Derwent

    Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory