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43-792: [REDACTED] Look up surf in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Surf or SURF may refer to: Commercial products [ edit ] Surf (detergent) , a brand of laundry detergent made by Unilever Computers and software [ edit ] "Surfing the Web", slang for exploring the World Wide Web surf (web browser) , a lightweight web browser for Unix-like systems surf (graphics program) , software for Unix-like systems for visualization of real algebraic geometry in dimensions two and three. surf homepage Surf (video game) ,

86-707: A 2015 album by Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment Surf music , a genre of popular music associated with surf culture "Surf" (Mac Miller song) , a 2020 song by Mac Miller Places [ edit ] Surf, California , unincorporated community in Santa Barbara County near Lompoc Surf station , passenger rail station served by Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner Sanford Underground Research Facility , national laboratory for experiments conducted deep underground, in South Dakota Popular culture [ edit ] Surf culture ,

129-413: A 2020 video game included with Microsoft Edge SURF, an acronym for " Speeded up robust features ", a computer vision algorithm Counter-Strike surfing , a custom game-mode for various Source engine video games Education [ edit ] Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship , a common summer immersion experience in higher education which supplement research activities that occur during

172-490: A computer vision algorithm Counter-Strike surfing , a custom game-mode for various Source engine video games Education [ edit ] Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship , a common summer immersion experience in higher education which supplement research activities that occur during the academic year Music [ edit ] Surf (Roddy Frame album) , a 2002 album released by Roddy Frame Surf (Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment album) ,

215-764: A pioneer in neutrino research, built a solar neutrino detector deep underground at Sanford Lab. When he discovered only a third of what had been predicted, he inadvertently created what came to be called the “solar neutrino problem.” Other experiments— Sudbury Neutrino Observatory in Canada and the Super Kamiokande in Japan—vindicated Davis's work, earning him a one-fourth share of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2002. The Education and Outreach program

258-560: A variety of disciplines. The facility is managed by Black Hills State University and houses five operational LBCs. These LBCs use germanium detectors housed in lead brick containers to screen materials, identifying ionizing radiation released by a material over time as its radioactive elements decay. This counting process helps researchers decide which types of materials are best-suited for their experiments. It also provides data to researchers, allowing them to calculate how much radioactivity they can expect to see coming from their materials over

301-791: A water-deionization system, cleanroom and control room for researchers. The researchers outfitted the Davis Cavern with a xenon purification system, servers, electronics and the experiment itself. All these are in service once again for the next-generation dark matter experiment, LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ). On the 4850 Level, the Black Hills State University Underground Campus (BHUC) houses Sanford Lab's low-background counting facility—a class-1,000 cleanroom containing several ultra-sensitive low background counters (LBCs) used to assay materials for ultra-sensitive experiments—and an adjoining workspace can be used for

344-507: Is a 780 square-foot laboratory with a class-1000 clean room. This laboratory provides space for researchers to clean and assemble parts of their experiments, before transporting them underground. To accommodate these processes, the SAL includes aluminum sheeting; air locks; a hoist; a 12-foot-deep pit for large assembly projects; and a radon-reduction system. Since Sanford Lab began operating in 2008, billions of gallons of water have been treated at

387-464: Is a collaborative venture between Sanford Lab and Black Hills State University (BHSU). The program provides resources for regional educators including 9 assembly programs, 13 curriculum modules and 12 field trips in an effort to promote STEM education. Sanford Lab also hosts public outreach events, including Deep Talks Science for Everyone series and a city-wide science festival, Neutrino Day, which draws 1,500 attendees annually. While public tours of

430-686: Is developing a deep seismic observatory for scientific investigations, sensor technology development and safety at the Sanford Lab. LUX: In May 2016, the Large Underground Xenon experiment (LUX) completed its experimental run. Although it didn't detect dark matter, it was declared the most sensitive dark matter detector in the world at the time. kISMET: The kISMET (permeability (k) and Induced Seismicity Management for Energy Technologies) drilled and cored five 50-meter deep boreholes to learn more about rock structure. The experiment

473-433: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages surf [REDACTED] Look up surf in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Surf or SURF may refer to: Commercial products [ edit ] Surf (detergent) , a brand of laundry detergent made by Unilever Computers and software [ edit ] "Surfing

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516-531: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sanford Underground Research Facility Sanford Lab is managed by the South Dakota Science and Technology Authority (SDSTA). SURF operations are funded by the U.S. Department of Energy through Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and through a $ 70M donation from T. Denny Sanford . The State of South Dakota also contributed nearly $ 70 million to

559-619: The foreshore region where approaching ocean surface waves get taller and break to form foamy/bubbly surface known as surf SURF (Stanford US-Russia Forum) Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum , an urban renewal body Sanford Underground Research Facility , the underground laboratory SURFnet , the university computing organisation in the Netherlands See also [ edit ] Surfing (disambiguation) Serfdom Surf and turf Surf City (disambiguation) Surf clam (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

602-554: The foreshore region where approaching ocean surface waves get taller and break to form foamy/bubbly surface known as surf SURF (Stanford US-Russia Forum) Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum , an urban renewal body Sanford Underground Research Facility , the underground laboratory SURFnet , the university computing organisation in the Netherlands See also [ edit ] Surfing (disambiguation) Serfdom Surf and turf Surf City (disambiguation) Surf clam (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

645-581: The 4850 Level, the average rock overburden is approximately 4,300 meters water equivalent (m.w.e.). This depth provides significant protection from cosmic radiation from the sun for sensitive particle physics experiments. Two main underground campuses, the Davis Campus and the Ross Campus, host experiments on the 4850 Level. Within the Davis Campus is the Davis Cavern, which originally housed Dr. Raymond Davis Jr.'s Solar Neutrino Experiment and

688-684: The Davis experiment, allowed Raymond Davis, Jr. to measure the flux of solar neutrinos directly. The measurements' discrepancy with the flux predicted from the Sun 's luminosity led to Davis's development of the solar neutrino problem . The Homestake experiment publicized the mine as a resource among scientific communities. When the Homestake Mine closed in 2002, the National Science Foundation (NSF) had already considered

731-662: The Deep Underground Gravity Laboratory used 20 seismometers strategically placed on the surface and on several levels of Sanford Lab from the 300 to the 485 Levels. Placed in a grid, the seismometers monitored ground motion , giving researchers a 3-Dimensional seismic picture that was used to inform the design of future gravitational wave detectors. DUGL, which was decommissioned in 2017, was a Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory ( LIGO ) related project. Solar Neutrino Experiment (Davis Experiment/Homestake Experiment): Raymond Davis Jr .,

774-582: The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, agreed to support science operations at the lab. Today, Sanford Lab operations are funded by the U.S. Department of Energy through Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory . The first two major physics experiments located on the 4850 Level were the Large Underground Xenon (LUX) experiment and the Majorana Demonstrator experiment. LUX is housed in the same cavern that

817-517: The SDSTA for use as a dedicated research facility in 2006. Homestake carved out more than 370 miles of underground shafts, drifts and ramps, and Sanford Lab currently maintains about 12 miles for science activities. The main level for science is the 4850 Level, which can be accessed through the Yates and Ross shafts. At 1,490 meters, SURF is the deepest underground laboratory in the U.S. For experiments on

860-559: The Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center. SURF is located in the former Homestake Gold Mine and encompasses 223 acres on the surface and 7,700 acres underground. The surface property includes both the Yates Campus and the Ross Campus, named respectively for the Yates and Ross Shafts, which provide access to underground areas. The property was donated by Homestake's parent company, Barrick Gold, to

903-496: The Sanford Underground Research Facility, Black Hills State University and the Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center. The SSEC is committed to developing and facilitating rich, innovative learning experiences and preparing the next generation of scientists, engineers, mathematicians and educators. The SSEC lends support to Sanford Lab's Education and Outreach programs, BHSU's Underground Campus and

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946-649: The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for their “outstanding operation of the wastewater system and environmental compliance” with DENR's Surface Water Discharge Permit Award. The facility is housed at the previous Homestake Gold Mine, a deep underground gold mine founded during the Black Hills Gold Rush in 1876. In the late 1960s, the mine hosted the Homestake experiment . The operation, also known as

989-514: The Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP). To keep naturally-infiltrating water from accumulating underground, approximately 700 gallons of water per minute are pumped from underground to a surface reservoir where it awaits the treatment process. The water, pumped from the deepest drifts of the Sanford Lab and the tailing-laden reservoir of Grizzly Gulch, is filtered through multiple systems that clean dirt, minerals and toxins from

1032-407: The Web", slang for exploring the World Wide Web surf (web browser) , a lightweight web browser for Unix-like systems surf (graphics program) , software for Unix-like systems for visualization of real algebraic geometry in dimensions two and three. surf homepage Surf (video game) , a 2020 video game included with Microsoft Edge SURF, an acronym for " Speeded up robust features ",

1075-745: The academic year Music [ edit ] Surf (Roddy Frame album) , a 2002 album released by Roddy Frame Surf (Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment album) , a 2015 album by Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment Surf music , a genre of popular music associated with surf culture "Surf" (Mac Miller song) , a 2020 song by Mac Miller Places [ edit ] Surf, California , unincorporated community in Santa Barbara County near Lompoc Surf station , passenger rail station served by Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner Sanford Underground Research Facility , national laboratory for experiments conducted deep underground, in South Dakota Popular culture [ edit ] Surf culture ,

1118-554: The creation of Sanford Lab in 2007. After an extensive dewatering process, the 4850 Level of Sanford Lab was dedicated by South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds and T. Denny Sanford in 2009. The underground dedication took place in a space now designated as Governor's Corner. In December 2010, the National Science Board decided not to fund further design of DUSEL. However, in 2011 the Department of Energy, through

1161-537: The culture surrounding the sport of surfing Ships [ edit ] USS  Surf , the name of more than one United States Navy ship Sports [ edit ] Surfing , a surface water sport The Atlantic City Surf , a defunct professional baseball team that played in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in the United States from 1998 to 2008 Other uses [ edit ] Surf zone ,

1204-411: The culture surrounding the sport of surfing Ships [ edit ] USS  Surf , the name of more than one United States Navy ship Sports [ edit ] Surfing , a surface water sport The Atlantic City Surf , a defunct professional baseball team that played in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in the United States from 1998 to 2008 Other uses [ edit ] Surf zone ,

1247-583: The facility are not available, in 2015, Sanford Lab built the Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center . Overlooking the ridge of the 1,000-foot-deep Open Cut, the visitor center promotes public appreciation of Lead's rich mining history and an understanding of the science advancing at Sanford Lab. Formalized in the spring of 2014, the Sanford Science Education Center (SSEC) is a partnership between

1290-488: The facility as a possible future site for the United States’ Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL). In 2006, the facility's namesake T. Denny Sanford donated $ 70 million to the facility, Barrick Gold Corporation made a land donation and state legislation formed the South Dakota Science and Technology Authority (SDSTA), a quasi-government entity. These developments culminated with

1333-409: The flow of heated water. Boreholes at the 4100 level monitor water injection and recovery using electrical impedance tomography and seismic signal analysis. GEOXTM: GEOXTM hopes to create the world's largest, deepest network of underground fiber-optic strain and temperature sensors and tiltmeters to measure the movement of rock systems in the underground laboratory. Transparent Earth: The project

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1376-434: The life of an experiment. A consortium agreement between LBC owners allows the counters to be available to other universities and partners, creating opportunities for collaborative research. While the counters are dedicated to supporting high-priority experiments, the consortium allows those counters to also be used for all collaborations and academic users when there is space to spare. The Surface Assembly Laboratory (SAL)

1419-514: The most challenging and important questions in physics: are neutrinos their own antiparticles? If the answer is yes, it will require rewriting the Standard Model of Particles and Interactions, our basic understanding of the physical world. CUSSP: Center for Understanding Subsurface Signals and Permeability seeks to improve energy recovery from geothermal sites by better understanding how to induce fractures in geothermal reservoirs and direct

1462-515: The process. The construction of the accelerator begun around 2015 and achieved first beam in 2017. In spring of 2021, the CASPAR experiment was mothballed due to excavations starting nearby. The accelerator was disassembled and put into storage. The research group plans to return to SURF in the future. Majorana Demonstrator : The Majorana Demonstrator uses 40 kilograms of pure germanium crystals enclosed in deep-freeze cryostat modules to answer one of

1505-504: The project. Sanford Lab's depth, rock stability and history make it ideal for sensitive physics experiments that need to escape high energy cosmic radiation from the sun. Additionally, the facility is used for researchers studying geology, biology and engineering. DUNE , LBNF/hosted by Fermilab: Scientists with the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) hope to revolutionize our understanding of

1548-583: The role neutrinos play in the creation of the universe. The Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF) will shoot a beam of neutrinos from Fermilab in Batavia, Illinois, 800 miles through the earth to detectors deep underground at Sanford Lab in Lead, South Dakota. LUX-Zeplin : LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) is a next-generation dark matter detector that replaced the LUX experiment deep underground at Sanford Lab. The experiment continues

1591-444: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Surf . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Surf&oldid=1257524641 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

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1677-473: The search for WIMPs (Weakly Interacting Massive Particles) using a detector that is 30 times larger and 100 times more sensitive than LUX. CASPAR: The Compact Accelerator System for Performing Astrophysical Research (CASPAR) collaboration uses a low-energy accelerator (50 foot long) to better understand how chemical elements are produced in the Universe and at what rate and how much energy is produced during

1720-473: The water, making it safe to return to natural stream systems. Once treated, the water is released into Gold Run Creek , which joins Whitewood Creek within a few hundred yards of the discharge pipe. Sanford Lab monitors the health of these streams, counting fish and macro invertebrate populations and tests for contaminants. For this regulation, in 2019, the WWTP was recognized for the eleventh consecutive year by

1763-412: Was a precursor to EGS Collab. EGS Collab : The Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) Collab Project is a collaboration of eight national laboratories and six universities who are working to improve geothermal technologies. EGS conducts field experiments to better understand and model rock fracturing and other elements of geothermal energy. The experiment was a precursor to CUSSP. DUGL: For several years,

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1806-467: Was excavated for Ray Davis's experiment in the 1960s. In October 2013, after an initial run of 80 days, LUX was determined to be the most sensitive dark matter detector in the world. The Majorana experiment is searching for a rare type of radioactive decay called “neutrinoless double-beta decay.” If this phenomenon were detected, it could confirm that neutrinos are their own antiparticles and provide clues as to why matter prevailed over antimatter. In 2017,

1849-567: Was redesigned and enlarged for dark matter experiments. The first, the Large Underground Xenon experiment (LUX), operated from 2013 to 2016. The Davis Cavern gave the experiment the environment it needed to become the most sensitive dark matter detector in the world, a spot it held for more than one year after it was decommissioned. This state-of-the-art laboratory features a 72,000-gallon (272,549 liters) water tank, which serves as additional shielding from cosmic radiation; and

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