On Tuesday, Feb. 25, a crew in Ash River, Minn., installed the last of the NOvA far detector’s 28 blocks. View this video to learn more about the installation of the NOvA detector.
William Miller
Work to fill the NOvA far-detector blocks in Ash River, Minn., with scintillator oil began last week. Here, a Wayne Transport truck unloads the scintillator oil that will fill the NOvA far-detector blocks. When a neutrino strikes an atom in the liquid scintillator that fills the 15-kiloton far detector, it releases a burst of charged particles. Scientists can detect these particles and use them to learn about neutrino interactions.