MINERvA (Main Injector Neutrino ExpeRiment to study v-A interactions) is the first neutrino experiment in the world to use a high-intensity beam to study neutrino reactions with five different nuclei, creating the first self-contained comparison of interactions in different elements. While this type of study has previously been done using beams of electrons, this is a first for neutrinos.
MINERvA is providing the world's best, high-precision measurements of neutrino interactions on various nuclei, in the 1-to 10-GeV energy range. MINERvA's results are being used as inputs to current and future experiments seeking to study neutrino oscillations, or the ability of neutrinos to change their type.
MINERvA uses the OSDF to deliver common data inputs for large-scale simulation jobs distributed across the US.