Oscillations, no-oscillations and neutrino mass
Event details
| Date | 06.06.2016 |
| Hour | 16:15 › 17:15 |
| Speaker |
Prof. Alexei Smirnov, Max-Planck-Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg, Germany. Prof. Smirnov was awarded Einstein Medal 2016 for his studies influencing the Nobel Prize-winning neutrino-detection experiments |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
The Nobel Prize in physics 2015 has been awarded "…for the discovery of neutrino oscillations". In this connection, I will describe the SuperKamiokande (SK) and SNO experiments. While SK has discovered vacuum oscillations of the atmospheric neutrinos, SNO observed effect of the adiabatic (almost non-oscillatory) flavor conversion of neutrinos in the Sun. In general, oscillations imply mixing but not masses. Further studies required to show that the neutrino masses are behind the SK and SNO results. I will discuss the present and future studies of the solar and atmospheric neutrinos
which have fundamental importance.
which have fundamental importance.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- Section de Physique
Contact
- Prof. M. Shaposhnikov
Valérie Schaerer