Geneva University
Ecole de physique - Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire
24, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 1211 GENEVE 4 Tél: (022) 379 62 73 Fax: (022) 379 69 92
Wednesday 29 October 2008
PARTICLE PHYSICS SEMINAR
at 17.00 – Stückelberg Auditorium
Precision measurements of low-energy neutrino-nucleus interactions with the SciBooNE experiment at Fermilab
by Dr Michel Sorel, IFIC (CSIC and University of Valencia)
«Do all modern accelerator-based neutrino experiments need to make use of kiloton-scale detectors and decade-long exposure times? In order to study the full pattern of neutrino mixing via neutrino oscillation experiments, the answer is probably yes, together with powerful proton sources. Still, to push the sensitivity of future neutrino oscillation searches into unchartered territory, those are necessary, but not sufficient, ingredients. In addition, accurate knowledge of neutrino interactions and neutrino production is mandatory. This knowledge can be acquired via small-scale and short-term dedicated neutrino experiments, such as SciBooNE. SciBooNE is a new neutrino experiment at Fermilab that has been designed to provide precision neutrino-nucleus cross-section measurements in the few-GeV neutrino energy range, where most future accelerator-based neutrino experiments are expected to operate. In this talk, a taste of ongoing analyses and preliminary results from SciBooNE will be given, together with their relevance for future neutrino oscillation studies.
Information:
http://dpnc.unige.ch/seminaire/annonce.html
Organizer : J.-S. Graulich