DUNE at LBNF

Milestones

Construction work for LBNF, along with the PIP-II accelerator, is under way. Work is in progress at Fermilab in Illinois and at Sanford Lab in South Dakota to bring this project to life. Prototype detectors for DUNE are operating at CERN, the European particle physics laboratory. Laboratories and institutions around the world are undertaking research and development projects for DUNE and are preparing for building components for the giant DUNE detectors.

October

Successful test delivers DUNE steel beam a mile underground

August

Ribbon-cutting event held in South Dakota to commemorate completion of excavation

August

DUNE scientists observe first neutrinos with prototype detector at Fermilab

January

Excavation of caverns in South Dakota complete

November

International partners sign agreements to provide hardware

September

CERN moves forward with support for DUNE

July

Contract awarded for large cryogenic system

April

Ribbon cutting for PIP-II cryoplant building

March

DUNE collaboration tests new technology for second detector module

January

Whittaker Construction & Excavating Inc. awarded the contract to build the Linac Complex for PIP II

January

Cavern excavation in South Dakota reaches half-way mark

December

First DUNE science components arrive at SURF

December

PIP-II project completes successful transportation test

August

Construction crews begin excavation of the DUNE caverns in South Dakota

April

Lia Merminga appointed director of Fermilab

April

U.S. Department of Energy approves the start of full construction for the PIP-II project

December

Production of components for the DUNE neutrino detector begins

August

CERN agrees to produce a second cryostat for DUNE detectors

July

Testing completed at the PIP-II Injector Test Facility

June

ArgonCube prototype travels from Switzerland to Fermilab for testing with the lab’s neutrino beams

May

Rock transportation system necessary to excavate DUNE caverns completed

March

Contractors complete major mechanical and electrical upgrades to the Ross Hoists at Sanford Underground Research Facility

December

Major upgrade to Fermilab accelerator complex gets green light

July

Partners join Fermilab to break ground on the PIP-II cryoplant building.

June

Crews create a blast to take the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment to the next stage

March

Fermilab, UNICAMP and São Paulo Research Foundation sign agreement

February

DUNE collaboration finalizes the blueprint for the ultimate neutrino detector

January

UK invests £65 million in DUNE and related projects hosted by Fermilab

November

Fermilab, international partners break ground on new beamline for the world's most advanced neutrino experiment

October

DUNE scientists see particle tracks with dual-phase technology

September

LBNF completes upgrade to far site's underground ventilation system

August

First major superconducting component for new high-power particle accelerator arrives at Fermilab

March

International partners break ground on new state-of-the-art particle accelerator

January

ProtoDUNE successfully demonstrates single-phase technology for DUNE

December

United States and France express interest to collaborate on PIP-II and DUNE

December

DOE and Italian agency collaborate on particle accelerator construction at Fermilab

September

ProtoDUNE detector sees first particle tracks

September

DUNE scientists receive NSF grant to tackle mass production of detector components

July

DUNE collaboration publishes Interim Design Report for DUNE far detectors

July

PIP-II receives CD-1 approval from the Department of Energy

April

U.S. and India sign agreement

January

UK ships its first large detector component to CERN for testing

October

Ross shaft renovation at Sanford Lab is complete down to 4850-level

September

Beginning of construction of large DUNE prototype detectors at CERN

September

UK commits $88 million to DUNE and LBNF

August

Contract awarded for LBNF preconstruction services

August

DUNE welcomes 1,000th collaboration member

July

Groundbreaking for construction of LBNF, future home to the DUNE experiment

June

CERN begins operation of small DUNE prototype detector

May

U.S. and CERN sign three new agreements

February

DUNE collaboration expands to 30 countries

January

Fermilab accelerator complex achieves milestone beam power for neutrino experiments

April

Fermilab’s Latin American workshop brings together countries interested in DUNE

March

Release of animation: How DUNE at LBNF works

February

From Symmetry magazine: Start of operation of small DUNE prototype detector at Fermilab

YouTube Video: 35-Ton Prototype Particle Detector for DUNE

From CERN Courier: Start of operation of small DUNE prototype detector at Fermilab

December

CERN and US sign agreement to increase collaboration on LHC, DUNE

October

U.S. Department of Energy completes environmental assessment of DUNE and LBNF

June

U.S. Department of Energy holds public meetings, seeks public input on construction and operation of DUNE at LBNF

January

From Symmetry magazine: The dawn of DUNE

From CERN Courier: 700 scientists join together and form DUNE collaboration