23. května 2005 (E. Norman)

Ústav částicové a jaderné fyziky MFF UK
Sekce fyziky elementárních částic FZÚ AV ČR
Ústav jaderné fyziky AV ČR
Centrum částicové fyziky
Mimořádný seminář
23. května 2005
Eric Norman
(Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
Recent Developments in Neutrino Science:
A Whole Lot About Almost Nothing
In the past few years, there have been several major discoveries in the area of neutrino science.
The SuperKamiokande detector in Japan provided compelling evidence for the transformation of
muon-type atmospheric neutrinos into tau-type neutrinos. The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory in
Canada solved the long-standing solar neutrino problem by demonstrating that electron-type
neutrinos are transformed into muon and/or tau-type neutrinos on their way to us from the core of
the Sun. More recently, the Kamland experiment in Japan showed that man-made neutrinos from
nuclear reactors show this same sort of transformation of one neutrino type into another. The
implications of these experiments are that: (1) neutrinos can and do transform from one type to
another, (2) neutrinos have finite mass, and (3) neutrino mass may have played an important role
in the evolution of our universe. While much has been learned about neutrinos, there are still a
number of open questions. In this talk, I will discuss these recent experimental results and
prospects for future experiments in the field of neutrino science.
Seminář se koná mimořádně v pondělí 23. 5. v 15:30 v posluchárně č. 1015, 10.
podlaží, ÚČJF MFF UK, V Holešovičkách 2, Praha 8.
20 minut před začátkem semináře se podává káva a čaj.
Další informace o seminářích na http://www-ucjf.troja.mff.cuni.cz/
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