Understanding (and Establishing) Solar Neutrino Oscillations

por Dr. A. Gouvea (CERN)

jueves 1 jun. 2000 12:30 → 13:30 Europe/Madrid

Sala Seminarios IFIC (Edf. Institutos de Investigación)

The oscillation of electron-type neutrinos is the most likely, yet not unambiguously established, solution to the 30 year old solar neutrino puzzle. I will describe solar neutrino oscillations, including matter effect, in very simple terms, and discuss how they solve the solar neutrino puzzle. I will present a conservative view of the current experimental situation, and in particular discuss what is and is not known about the solar neutrino parameter space. Finally, I will describe how the results of future low energy solar neutrino experiments will play a crucial role in establishing unambiguously the oscillation of solar neutrinos.