# 800,000 Tons of Rock Excavated for Groundbreaking Underground Neutrino Detector! 🪨

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**Created:** [October 7, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/800-000-tons-of-rock-excavated-for-groundbreaking-underground-neutrino-detector/292988 "2024-10-07T15:38:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 7, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/800-000-tons-of-rock-excavated-for-groundbreaking-underground-neutrino-detector/292988/1 "2024-10-07T15:38:21Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **Massive Excavation Completed**  
Researchers have excavated **800,000 tons** of rock at a South Dakota facility as part of the **Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (LBNF-DUNE)**, aimed at addressing significant questions in physics.

2. **Purpose of the Excavation**  
The caverns will house a large particle detector designed to study how neutrinos change types during their travel, with a stream of neutrinos sent from **Fermilab** in Illinois, nearly **600 miles away**.

3. **Detection Goals**  
The experiment aims to measure the rates at which neutrinos and antineutrinos change types, potentially uncovering differences that could explain ancient cosmic misalignments. It may also detect neutrinos from supernovae and decaying protons.

4. **Detector Specifications**  
LBNF-DUNE will utilize **seven-story tall detectors** filled with **17,000 tons of liquid argon** to maximize the chances of detecting neutrinos. The far detector will be situated about **a mile underground** , shielding it from other cosmic particles.

5. **Completion Timeline**  
Excavation took three years, involving the disassembly, transportation, and reassembly of equipment underground. The installation of the far detector is currently underway, with operations expected to begin in **2028**.

6. **Future Prospects**  
The launch of LBNF-DUNE is anticipated to usher in a new era of understanding neutrinos and providing deeper insights into the universe.

**Read more at:** [Fermilab News](https://news.fnal.gov/2024/08/underground-event-marks-excavation-completion-on-colossal-caverns-for-underground-neutrino-laboratory-dune/) | [Department of Energy](https://www.energy.gov/science/articles/digging-neutrino-research) | [LBNF-DUNE](https://lbnf-dune.fnal.gov/)

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**Post date:** [October 7, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/800-000-tons-of-rock-excavated-for-groundbreaking-underground-neutrino-detector/292988/2 "2024-10-07T19:39:21Z")

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wow just wow…

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**Post date:** [October 7, 2024, 8:48pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/800-000-tons-of-rock-excavated-for-groundbreaking-underground-neutrino-detector/292988/3 "2024-10-07T20:48:42Z")

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Neutrinos are important because they are a key part of the universe and can help us understand fundamental aspects of physics:

- Formation of the universe

Neutrinos helped create some of the basic elements in the Big Bang, and played a role in the formation of stars and galaxies.