PTOLEMY: Experimental Quest to Detect Relic Neutrinos from the Big Bang
Event details
| Date | 06.12.2021 |
| Hour | 16:15 › 17:15 |
| Speaker | Prof. Chris Tully, Princeton University - video and powerpoint of the colloquium : https://indico.cern.ch/event/1090250/ |
| Location | Online |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
| Event Language | English |
Neutrinos produced in the early moments of the Big Bang are believed to be the second most abundant particle in the Universe. A method of experimental detection, called PTOLEMY, has been developed to map the flux of neutrinos on the sky and provide independent confirmation of the power spectrum from the inflationary pre-Big Bang period. The challenges of ultracold relic neutrino detection have led to new advances in material technologies, RF detection and an electromagnetic spectrometer which doubles as a new type of particle accelerator with potential use for plasma heating. The current status and outlook of PTOLEMY are presented.
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- Institut de Physique