TL;DR
The paper reviews the Sanford Underground Research Facility's history, features, scientific programs, and future plans, emphasizing its role in multidisciplinary research and neutrino physics.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive overview of SURF's development, capabilities, and scientific initiatives, highlighting its significance in underground physics research.
Findings
SURF is a leading deep underground research facility with diverse scientific programs.
It hosts major experiments like LUX-ZEPLIN, MAJORANA, and CASPAR.
Future plans include expanding neutrino research and facility capabilities.
Abstract
The Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) began operation in 2007 as a facility dedicated to advancing compelling multidisciplinary scientific research. SURF is one of the deepest laboratory sites and offers the largest footprint in the world for scientific pursuits, including physics campuses on the 4850-foot level where the LUX-ZEPLIN, MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, and CASPAR experiments are located. SURF is also home to the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF) that will host the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE). SURF provides ultra-low background environments, low-background assay capabilities, and electroformed copper is produced at the facility. In this review, we discuss the history, features and status of the facility, as well as the current scientific program and future evolution and plans.
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Taxonomy
TopicsNeutrino Physics Research · Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena · Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena