Neutrino Experiments at the Large Hadron Collider
The proton–proton collisions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) produce an intense, high-energy beam of neutrinos of all flavors collimated in the forward direction. Recently, two dedicated neutrino experiments, FASER (Forward Search Experiment) and SND@LHC (Scattering and Neutrino Detector at the LHC), have started operating to take advantage of the TeV-energy LHC neutrino beam. First results were released in 2023, and further results were released in 2024. The first detection of neutrinos produced at a particle collider opens up a new avenue of research, enabling the study of the highest-energy neutrinos produced in a controlled laboratory environment, with an associated broad and rich physics program. Neutrino measurements at the LHC will provide important contributions to QCD, neutrino, and BSM (beyond the Standard Model) physics and have significant implications for astroparticle physics. This review summarizes the physics motivation, status, and plans regarding present and future neutrino experiments at the LHC.
Authors
- Felix Kling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3100-6144)
- A. Ariga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6832-2466)
- Albert De Roeck
- Jamie Boyd
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- Chiba University (JP)
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY (DE)
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science
- Published
- 2025-06-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-nucl-121423-101000
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.35
Funders
- European Commission
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science