The MINERvA Neutrino Scattering Experiment

MINERvA part 1. MINERvA is a neutrino scattering experiment in the NuMI beamline at Fermilab. MINERvA began taking data in November, 2009. The detector is fully active and includes targets of helium, carbon, iron, and water upstream of the active region. We will describe the detector and its capabilities, including tracking resolution, energy resolution, and particle identification, and brief overview of physics objectives.