Drexel University Physics Colloquium - 22nd Kaczmarczik Lecture

Ice Fishing for Neutrinos

The IceCube project at the geographic South Pole melted eighty-six holes over 1.5 miles deep in the Antarctic icecap to construct an enormous astronomical observatory. The experiment recently discovered a flux of neutrinos reaching us from the cosmos, with energies more than a thousand times those of neutrinos produced at accelerator laboratories. These cosmic neutrinos are astronomical messengers coming from some of the most violent processes in the universe and from the biggest explosions since the Big Bang. Recently it was discovered that some high-energy neutrinos—and cosmic rays—originate from sources powered by rotating supermassive black holes.

Date & Time

November 14, 2018 | 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Location

Main Building Auditorium, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Speakers

Francis Halzen

Affiliation

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Notes

Online registration is requested at their website.