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DTSTART:20150217T220000Z
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LOCATION:4274 Chamberlin Hall
SUMMARY:Using kaons to unlock the secrets of the neutrino\, NPAC (Nucl
ear/Particle/Astro/Cosmo) Forum\, Joshua Spitz\, MIT
DESCRIPTION:More than 80 years after its proposed existence\, the neut
rino remains
\nlargely mysterious and elusive. Despite this fact\,
we are closing in
\non answers to some of the big questions surro
unding the "little
\nneutral one". After an introduction to the ne
utrino and neutrino mass\,
\nI will discuss two of the most import
ant open questions in particle
\nphysics and cosmology today: (1)
How many neutrinos are there? and (2)
\nIs there a difference betw
een matter neutrinos and antimatter
\nneutrinos?
\n
\nWhen
a charged-kaon decays at rest\, it usually produces a
\nmonoenerg
etic (236 MeV) muon neutrino. Recently\, this unique neutrino has been
\nidentified as an important tool in helping to eventually answer
these
\nbig questions. I will discuss the "kaon decay-at-rest" co
ncept for
\nneutrino physics and present a set of experiments that
will be able to
\nperform the relevant measurements in the next f
ew years.
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=3631
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