Fermilab's DUNE Experiment Prototype Undergoes Ultimate Stress Test at CERN

A prototype for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), hosted by Fermilab, is undergoing extreme stress testing at CERN's neutrino platform. The ProtoDUNE detectors are crucial for demonstrating technologies planned for DUNE, which will study ghostly neutrinos to understand why matter prevailed over antimatter in the early universe. The rigorous testing ensures the technology's long-term performance, as the massive detector modules will be inaccessible for decades once filled with liquid argon.