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 19104Speakers
Francis Halzen
Affiliation
University of Wisconsin - Madison
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