XVIII International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics (TAUP 2023)

Aug 28, 2023, 8:00 AM → Sep 1, 2023, 7:00 PM Europe/Vienna

University of Vienna

The XVIII International Conference on Topics in Astoparticle and Underground Physics (TAUP2023) is organized by the Institute of High Energy Physics (HEPHY) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the University of Vienna, the Technische Universität Wien, the University of Innsbruck and the Comenius University Bratislava.

The biennial TAUP series covers recent experimental and theoretical developments in astroparticle physics by invited plenary review talks, parallel workshop sessions of invited and contributed presentations, and poster sessions.

Note: As of now, the Timetable is provisional and not yet complete. Please inform the Local organizing committee of any constraints you may have, rescheduling talks is really difficult and may not be possible in some cases.

Important announcement: the deadline for abstract submission was extended to 12 May 2023 at 23:59 (Europe/Vienna).

Monday, August 28

Welcome session

1 Welcome

2 Introduction

3 Observational cosmology – overview

Speaker: Massimiliano Lattanzi

4 Cosmic inflation and the primordial universe

Speaker: Gonzalo A. Palma (Univ. Chile)

10:30 AM Coffee break

5 Large-scale structure of the universe

Speaker: Oliver Hahn (University of Vienna)

6 Dark Energy - new experiments

Speaker: Marcelle Soares-Santos (Brandeis University)

7 Theory of neutrino masses, mixing, and interactions

Speaker: Andre de Gouvea (Northwestern University)

8 Detection of supernovae, solar and geo-neutrinos – review

Detecting low-energy neutrinos from astronomical objects and the Earth is an essential means of accessing information about the interiors of stars and planets.
Detecting neutrinos in the Si-burning phase of a galactic supernova will allow us to predict the explosion. Disseminating the direction of the arrival of neutrinos from galactic supernova explosions to observatories will be crucial for multi-messenger astronomy. Detection of neutrinos from past supernova explosions (Diffuse Supernova Neutrino Background) will provide a picture of the average supernova explosion and the history of black holes and neutron star formations.
Observations of solar neutrinos remain essential for understanding the Sun itself, including determining the metallicity of the Standard Solar Model. It is also crucial to determine the parameters of θ12 and Δm12 through solar neutrino oscillations, and the "up-turn" of the solar neutrino survival probability can be used to verify the MSW effect and the Non-standard Neutrino Interaction.
Decays of radioactive elements in the Earth's interior generate geo-neutrinos and heat. By measuring the geo-neutrinos on the Earth's surface, the amount of heat radiated from the Earth's interior can be directly determined, and it is expected that the mantle convection structure and chemical composition of the Earth's interior can be elucidated.
The status and prospects of the experiments observing those neutrinos are reviewed.

Speaker: Hiroyuki Sekiya

1:00 PM Lunch break

Cosmology and Particle Physics: parallel session 1A

Cosmology and Particle Physics: parallel session 1B

Dark matter and its detection: parallel session 1A

Dark matter and its detection: parallel session 1B

High-energy astrophysics and cosmic rays: parallel session 1

Neutrino and Cosmology: inter-track parallel session 1

Neutrino physics and astrophysics: parallel session 1A

Neutrino physics and astrophysics: parallel session 1B

Underground laboratories: parallel session 1

4:00 PM Coffee break

Cosmology and Particle Physics: parallel session 2A

Cosmology and Particle Physics: parallel session 2B

Dark matter and its detection: parallel session 2A

Dark matter and its detection: parallel session 2B

High-energy astrophysics and cosmic rays: parallel session 2

Neutrino and Cosmology: inter-track parallel session 2

Neutrino physics and astrophysics: parallel session 2A

Neutrino physics and astrophysics: parallel session 2B

Underground laboratories: parallel session 2

Poster session: 1

Social Events: Welcome Reception

9 Welcome Reception

The welcome reception is scheduled directly at the venue in the arcade courtyard with canapés and drinks.

Tuesday, August 29

10 Short-baseline oscillations and sterile neutrinos (reactor/accelerators)

Speaker: Liangjian Wen

11 Long-baseline and atmospheric neutrino experiments – review

Speaker: Mayly Sanchez (Iowa State University/Argonne National Laboratory)

12 Coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering

Speaker: Marco Vignati (Sapienza University and INFN Roma)

10:30 AM Coffee break

13 Direct neutrino mass measurements – review

Speaker: Prof. Susanne Mertens (Technical University Munich)

14 Double Beta Decay review (theory & experiment)

Speaker: David Moore (Yale University)

15 TBA Flash talk

12:30 PM Lunch break

Cosmology and Particle Physics: parallel session 3

Dark matter and Cosmology: inter-track parallel session 1

Dark matter and Neutrino: inter-track parallel session 1

Dark matter and its detection: parallel session 3A

Dark matter and its detection: parallel session 3B

High-energy astrophysics and cosmic rays: parallel session 3A

High-energy astrophysics and cosmic rays: parallel session 3B

Neutrino physics and astrophysics: parallel session 3A

Neutrino physics and astrophysics: parallel session 3B

Underground laboratories: parallel session 3

3:30 PM Coffee break

Cosmology and Particle Physics: parallel session 4

Dark matter and Cosmology: inter-track parallel session 2

Dark matter and Neutrino: inter-track parallel session 2

Dark matter and its detection: parallel session 4A

Dark matter and its detection: parallel session 4B

High-energy astrophysics and cosmic rays: parallel session 4A

High-energy astrophysics and cosmic rays: parallel session 4B

Neutrino physics and astrophysics: parallel session 4A

Neutrino physics and astrophysics: parallel session 4B

Underground laboratories: parallel session 4

Social Events: Bowling

16 Bowling

Further details at
https://taup2023.hephy.at/social-events/

Social Events: Classical Concert

17 Classical Concert

Further details at
https://taup2023.hephy.at/social-events/

Wednesday, August 30

18 Review on dark matter models (heavy & light)

Speaker: Marco Cirelli (CNRS LPTHE Jussieu)

19 Direct detection of light dark matter particles (< ~ 1 GeV)

Speaker: Dr Karoline Schaeffner (Max-Planck Institute for Physics)

20 Direct detection of heavy dark matter particles (> ~1 GeV)

Speaker: Marcin Kuzniak (AstroCeNT / NCAC Polish Academy of Sciences)

10:30 AM Coffee break

21 Axion dark matter (theory & experiment)

Speaker: Andreas Ringwald (DESY)

22 Dark matter searches at colliders

Speaker to be announced later.

Speaker: Deborah Pinna (University of Wisconsin Madison (US))

23 Dark Matter searches from astrophysical and cosmological observations

Speaker: Nicole Bell (The University of Melbourne)

12:30 PM Lunch break

Cosmology and Particle Physics: parallel session 5

Dark matter and Cosmology: inter-track parallel session 3

Dark matter and its detection: parallel session 5A

Dark matter and its detection: parallel session 5B

Gravitational waves: parallel session 1

High-energy astrophysics and cosmic rays: parallel session 5

Neutrino and Cosmology: inter-track parallel session 3

Neutrino physics and astrophysics: parallel session 5A

Neutrino physics and astrophysics: parallel session 5B

Outreach and Education: parallel talks 1

Underground laboratories: parallel talks 5

3:30 PM Coffee break

Poster session: 2

Cosmology and Particle Physics: parallel session 6

Dark matter and Cosmology: inter-track parallel session 4

Dark matter and its detection: parallel session 6A

Dark matter and its detection: parallel session 6B

Gravitational waves: parallel session 2

High-energy astrophysics and cosmic rays: parallel session 6

Neutrino and Cosmology: inter-track parallel session 4

Neutrino physics and astrophysics: parallel session 6A

Neutrino physics and astrophysics: parallel session 6B

Outreach and Education: parallel talks 2

Underground laboratories: parallel talks 6

Social Events: Gala Diner

24 Gala Diner

Further details at
https://taup2023.hephy.at/social-events/

Thursday, August 31

25 Status of the ground interferometers for gravitational wave detection

Speaker: Prof. Nergis Mavalvala (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

26 Gravitational wave observational results and prospects

Speaker to be announced later.

Speaker: Patrick Brady (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)

27 Next generation instruments for gravitational-wave observation

Speaker: Dr Michele Punturo

10:30 AM Coffee break

28 Gravitational-wave detection in space

Speaker: Karsten Danzmann (M)

29 Towards revolutionary observations in MeV Gamma-ray astronomy [MeV and below]

Speaker: Dr Marco Ajello (Clemson University)

30 Diversity and inclusion in physics

Speaker: Patricia Conde Muino (LIP - Laboratorio de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas (PT))

12:30 PM Lunch break

Cosmology and Particle Physics: parallel session 7A

Cosmology and Particle Physics: parallel session 7B

Dark matter and Neutrino: inter-track parallel session 3

Dark matter and its detection: parallel session 7A

Dark matter and its detection: parallel session 7B

Gravitational waves: parallel session 3

High-energy astrophysics and cosmic rays: parallel session 7

Neutrino physics and astrophysics: parallel session 7A

Neutrino physics and astrophysics: parallel session 7B

Outreach and Education: parallel talks 3

Underground laboratories: parallel talks 5

3:30 PM Coffee break

Cosmology and Particle Physics: parallel session 8A

Cosmology and Particle Physics: parallel session 8B

Dark matter and Neutrino: inter-track parallel session 4

Dark matter and its detection: parallel session 8A

Dark matter and its detection: parallel session 8B

Gravitational waves: parallel session 4

High-energy astrophysics and cosmic rays: parallel session 8

Neutrino physics and astrophysics: parallel session 8A

Neutrino physics and astrophysics: parallel session 8B

Outreach and Education: parallel talks 4

Underground laboratories: parallel talks 6

31 Public Event: Using messengers from outer space to understand our Universe and its evolution

Public event

Further details at
https://taup2023.hephy.at/public-events/

Speaker: Art McDonald

Friday, September 1

32 Gamma-ray astronomy from ground and space [GeV and above]

Speaker: Zhen Cao (Institute of High Energy Physics, CAS, China)

33 Interpretation of direct measurement of galactic cosmic rays

Speaker: Fiorenza Donato (INFN - National Institute for Nuclear Physics)

34 Observations of ultra-high energy cosmic rays

Speaker: Prof. Eric Mayotte (Colorado School of Mines)

10:30 AM Coffee break

35 The Neutrino Windows to the Extreme Universe and Multimessenger Astronomy

Speaker: Irene Tamborra (Niels Bohr Institute)

36 Outreach activities in astro and underground physics

Speaker: Constance Walter (Sanford Underground Research Facility)

37 Deep underground laboratories - multidisciplinary research

Speaker: Prof. Yeongduk Kim (Institute for Basic Science (IBS), South Korea)

Closing session

38 Award ceremony

39 Closing remarks

Speaker: Jochen Schieck (Austrian Academy of Sciences (AT))