01/09/2026
ICARUS is an experiment dedicated to neutrino physics, conceived by Nobel Prize winner Carlo Rubbia, which was operational at the INFN Gran Sasso National Laboratories from 2010 to 2014. Subsequently, in 2018, the experiment was installed at Fermilab, in the United States, where it is currently taking data for the search for the oscillation of muon neutrinos in sterile neutrinos as part of the SBN (Short Baseline Neutrino) Program.
Sterile neutrinos are theoretically predicted particles that, if observed, could pave the way for new physics beyond the Standard Model of elementary particles.
Today, the researchers involved in the experiment will present the results obtained from the first analysis of the data collected. The complete analysis will be published in the coming months in a detailed scientific article.
📸 In the photo, the internal structure of the ICARUS time projection camera.
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ICARUS è un esperimento dedicato alla fisica dei neutrini, ideato dal premio Nobel Carlo Rubbia, che è stato operativo ai Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell’INFN dal 2010 al 2014. Successivamente, nel 2018, l’esperimento è stato installato al Fermilab, negli Stati Uniti, dove è attualm...
