Fermi National Accelerator Lab located near Chicago announced today (Tuesday, Feb. 11) that its newest and largest neutrino project has seen its first neutrinos traveling from Fermilab’s facility to the NOvA far detector at Ash River in northern Minnesota.
Two Wichita State University scientists, assistant professor Holger Meyer and professor Nick Solomey, are part of the experiment. They have participated on the detector construction preparations, accumulating data and are preparing data analysis when the full experiment is operating. See photos and video.
Solomey is author of the public outreach and acclaimed book "The Elusive Neutrino," which is a good starting place to learn more about the history and importance of observing and measuring properties of the neutrino.
The WSU Physics Colloquium from 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, in 128 Jabara Hall will feature Meyer presenting details about this neutrino experiment, its first major observation and future physics expected to be studied.