SBU HEP Seminar - Leonidas Aliaga-Soplin - The Route to Discovery with Neutrino Oscillation

Monday 5 Feb 2024, 12:00 → 13:00 America/New_York

Graduate Building D-122 (Stony Brook University)

Title: The Route to Discovery with Neutrino Oscillation
Speaker: Leonidas Aliaga-Soplin
Abstract: Neutrinos, elusive and ghostly particles, possess intriguing properties, such as their weak interactions and tiny masses. These characteristics make neutrinos fascinating subjects of study, with profound implications for our understanding of the fundamental laws of nature. Neutrino masses are demonstrated because they oscillate between flavors as they propagate through space, and this phenomenon provides unequivocal evidence for physics beyond the Standard Model.

The focus of this presentation is on accelerator-based neutrino experiments. These experiments generate intense and well-characterized neutrino beams using powerful particle accelerators, enabling investigations into neutrino interactions, oscillations, and their potential implications beyond the Standard Model. Moreover, they offer a unique opportunity to probe the universe's asymmetry between matter and antimatter. As these experiments progress and experimental data becomes increasingly precise, the need to mitigate systematic uncertainties becomes more pronounced.

Ongoing efforts are presented to address two critical sources of uncertainty: achieving an accurate characterization of neutrino flux and improving the neutrino interaction model through new measurements. A comprehensive understanding and quantification of these uncertainties are essential for robust data analysis, ensuring the extraction of meaningful physics results in both current and upcoming neutrino experiments.

 

Link to video recording on Google Drive (SBU internal)

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