Speaker
Description
NOvA is a long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment with the
primary goals of discovering CP violation in the neutrino sector,
determining the neutrino mass hierarchy and constraining the mixing
angle $\theta_{23}$. NOvA also has a rich program of cosmic ray and
astrophysical measurements. We will set competitive limits on the
flux of magnetic monopoles as well as for neutrinos resulting from
dark matter annihilation in the Sun. Both the NOvA near and far
detectors are capable supernova observatories. The NOvA near detector
has confirmed a puzzling reversal, first seen by MINOS, of the usual
seasonal trend of cosmic rays underground in the case of multiple
muons. Several other astrophysical topics will also be discussed.
