Oscillations: A fascinating quest for neutrino masses and mixings

por Dr. Antonio Bueno Villar (Universidad de Granada)

jueves 24 jun. 2004 12:00 → 13:00 Europe/Madrid

Sala Seminarios IFIC (Edf. Institutos de Investigación)

Since they were proposed in the thirties by Pauli as a \"desperate remedy\" to explain the beta decay spectrum, neutrinos have played a central role in Particle Physics. Nowadays Neutrino Physics is a very active field, since it provides solid clues for the existence of new phenomena that cannot be explained within the theoretical framework provided by the Standard Model. We will discuss the quantum mechanical effect of oscillations and review the overwhelming evidence provided by experiments, indicating that neutrinos do indeed have a mass. Notwithstanding the impressive progress made in our knowledge of such elusive particles, many fundamental questions still remain unanswered. To answer them, our community is embarked in a huge and innovative experimental effort that certainly guarantees a wealthy and bright future to Neutrino Physics.

Slides coloquio_0008_1.pdf