Neutrino physics at the SNO+ experiment

When?

Tuesday 27 November 2012, 14:00

Where?

30BB03 Physics Seminar Room

Open to:

Staff, Students

Speaker:

Simon Peeters, University of Sussex

In this seminar, I will give an overview of the status of this exciting experiment which is currently nearing the end of its construction phase and discuss its wide range physics goals.
The SNO+ experiment is a multifaceted experiment, that besides its main goals of searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay can do many other interesting, low-energy neutrino physics. It has the potential of following the strong tradition of the SNO experiment and perform various solar neutrino measurements, in particular on the pep and CNO neutrinos. It is sensitive to reactor neutrinos and can do a complimentary measurement to KamLAND. It also has a unique sensitivity to geo-neutrinos and neutrinos from potential supernovae within our galaxy.

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