Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment

In addition to revealing characteristics of mysterious particles called neutrinos, the massive DUNE experiment could help astronomers find a supernova right as it begins.

Scientists reveal that strange neutrino behavior could change how stars collapse, possibly leading to black holes instead of neutron stars.

South Dakota Public Broadcasting recently went underground in Lead, SD to learn about major projects at SURF. This includes Lux Zeppelin, CASPAR and DUNE.

In South Dakota, at SURF, scientists have built three huge tunnels about 1,500 meters below the ground. Here, a massive experiment called DUNE is taking place with more than 1,400 scientists from 35 countries.

The BBC covers how the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment will study the change in neutrinos and anti-neutrinos as they travel 800-miles from Fermilab in Illinois to SURF in South Dakota.

SDPB speaks with the science director at SURF about the outfitting massive underground caverns at SURF.
The caverns are currently having utilities, like fire suppression and duct work installed and will host cryostats for DUNE’s far detectors.

Crews with the Sanford Underground Research Facility will undergo the careful process of lowering about 380 steel beams a mile underground soon. Each beam weighs about 12,800 pounds.

At the Sanford Underground Research Facility, hovercraft technology is being used to efficiently move massive steel beams for the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility/Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment. Named after a beloved workhorse at the former gold mine that now contains the science facility, “Maggie II” is an innovative solution for the challenges of transporting heavy, awkwardly shaped beams underground to construct one of the largest physics experiments in the world.

Discover magazine interviews Dr. Robert Wilson, one of the founding members of DUNE, about the goals of DUNE in studying the behavior of neutrinos.

Representatives from science funding agencies from around the world will convene in Lead, South Dakota, the future home of the large particle detector for the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment.