Exploring the neutrino physics with the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment

by Dr Jingbo Wang (University of California, Davis)

Tuesday 24 Mar 2020, 15:00 → 16:00 US/Eastern

https://fnal.zoom.us/j/9205979189

One of the biggest surprises in particle physics is that the neutrinos have mass, which was discovered by the neutrino oscillation experiments. This fundamental property of neutrinos leads to some new questions. What is the ordering of the neutrino mass states? Do the neutrinos violate the matter/antimatter symmetry? What characteristics does the neutrino mixing matrix have? The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) will address these questions with the high-precision Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber (LArTPC) technology. In this talk, I will give a brief overview of neutrino oscillations, then describe DUNE and its physics programs. I will also talk about the Pulsed Neutron Source as an innovative calibration technique for liquid argon TPCs. The precision measurements of the neutrinos will open a window to new physics beyond the standard model. We will discuss the future and prospects of neutrino physics.

BNL_seminar_20200324_JWang.pdf