Colloquium - Stephanie Wissel (Cal Poly) - Radio Searches for Neutrinos at the Cosmic and Energy Frontiers

Stephanie Wissel (CalPoly) 4/30/19 colloquium speaker
April 30, 2019
3:45PM - 4:45PM
1080 Physics Research Building - Smith Seminar Room - reception at 3:30p in front of the SSR

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2019-04-30 15:45:00 2019-04-30 16:45:00 Colloquium - Stephanie Wissel (Cal Poly) - Radio Searches for Neutrinos at the Cosmic and Energy Frontiers Cosmic neutrinos probe fundamental physics at scales far beyond the reach of terrestrial accelerators or other cosmic messenger particles. The low expected flux of cosmic neutrinos drives the need for neutrino experiments to achieve larger exposures and lower thresholds. Radio experiments can achieve such large exposures by taking advantage of the coherent broadband radio emission resulting from ultra-high-energy (E>10^17 eV) neutrino interactions. In this talk, I will review results from current radio experiments, like ANITA, and discuss future concepts, like BEACON and RNO, aimed at understanding cosmic engines and exploring particle interactions at the highest energies. 1080 Physics Research Building - Smith Seminar Room - reception at 3:30p in front of the SSR America/New_York public

Cosmic neutrinos probe fundamental physics at scales far beyond the reach of terrestrial accelerators or other cosmic messenger particles. The low expected flux of cosmic neutrinos drives the need for neutrino experiments to achieve larger exposures and lower thresholds. Radio experiments can achieve such large exposures by taking advantage of the coherent broadband radio emission resulting from ultra-high-energy (E>10^17 eV) neutrino interactions. In this talk, I will review results from current radio experiments, like ANITA, and discuss future concepts, like BEACON and RNO, aimed at understanding cosmic engines and exploring particle interactions at the highest energies.