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SUMMARY:Einstein´s Dream\, Neutrino Revolution and UNO
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DESCRIPTION:In his later years\, Einstein spent most of his time searching
  for a theory that unifies all known particle interactions. Einstein never
  realized his dream but the pursuit of his dream continues today. The obse
 rvation of proton decay would be one of the most compelling experimental e
 vidences for the unification. In 1980's\, large water Cherenkov detectors 
 (IMB and Kamiokande) were constructed primarily to search for proton decay
 s that were predicted by the Grand Unification Theories. Since then larger
  and more sensitive water Cherenkov detectors (Super-Kamiokande and SNO) w
 ere built and these detectors together with the earlier detectors have pla
 yed the central role in the remarkable advancement made in neutrino physic
 s during the last two decades. Their accomplishments include: observation 
 of neutrino oscillations (mass)\, observation of neutrinos from a supernov
 a (SN1987A) explosion\, first real time and directional observation of sol
 ar neutrinos\, resolution of the solar neutrino problem\, and setting the 
 world best limits on proton decays. In order to continue to explore the ph
 ysics at the Grand Unification Scale and even at the Plank Scale\, as well
  as the rich neutrino physics we have just unveiled\, we propose to build 
 an even larger next generation water Cherenkov detector\, UNO (Underground
  Nucleon decay and Neutrino Observatory). I will discuss the physics poten
 tial and feasibility of the UNO detector along with a brief historical rev
 iew of the proton decay searches and its connection to neutrino oscillatio
 ns. I will also introduce a newly discovered\, excellent candidate site fo
 r UNO\, the Henderson mine at Empire\, Colorado.\n\nhttps://indico.ific.uv
 .es/event/1435/
LOCATION:Edf. Institutos de Investigación Sala Seminarios IFIC
URL:https://indico.ific.uv.es/event/1435/
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