Q. What is the primary objective of the NOvA (NuMI Off-axis νe Appearance) experiment, recently seen in news?
Answer:
To study neutrino oscillations and properties
Notes: New data from the NOvA experiment has deepened the mystery surrounding neutrino masses. NOvA (NuMI Off-axis νe Appearance) studies neutrino oscillations and properties. Managed by the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory near Chicago, Fermilab sends a beam of neutrinos 500 miles to a 14,000-ton detector in Ash River, Minnesota. By measuring neutrinos and their antimatter partners, antineutrinos, physicists study how these particles change type during travel, known as neutrino oscillation. NOvA aims to learn more about the ordering of neutrino masses.