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TU6PFP079 First Year of Physics at CNGS 1475
 
  • I. Efthymiopoulos, K. Cornelis, A. Ferrari, E. Gschwendtner, Y. Kadi, A. Masi, A. Pardons, H. Vincke, J. Wenninger
    CERN, Geneva
  • D. Autiero
    IN2P3 IPNL, Villeurbanne
  • A. Guglielmi
    INFN/LNL, Legnaro (PD)
  • P.R. Sala
    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Milano
  
 

The CNGS facility (CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso) aims at directly detecting muon-neutrino to tau-neutrino oscillations. An intense muon-neutrino beam (1017 muon-neutrino per day) is generated at CERN and directed over 732 km towards the Gran Sasso National Laboratory, LNGS, in Italy, where two large and complex detectors, OPERA and ICARUS, are located. After a brief overview of the facility, the major events since its commissioning in 2006 will be discussed. Emphasis will be given on the design challenges and operation constraints coupled to such a high-intensity facility summarizing the acquired experience. Highlights of the 2008 operations, which was the first complete year of physics in CNGS with 1.78·1019 protons delivered on target, will be presented.