Bulletin of the American Physical Society
2008 Annual Meeting of the Division of Nuclear Physics
Volume 53, Number 12
Thursday–Sunday, October 23–26, 2008; Oakland, California
Session 1WC: Workshop: Nuclear Physics Underground |
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Chair: Robert Svoboda, University of California, Davis, and Peggy McMahon, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Room: Simmons Ballroom |
Thursday, October 23, 2008 8:30AM - 9:05AM |
1WC.00001: Studying the Universe Underground Invited Speaker: To study the Universe, underground would sound like the last place for the purpose. It turns out that it may well be the best place for it. I will discuss why it is so, using examples of various big questions about the Universe. What is it made of? Why do we exist? How do the stars shine? [Preview Abstract] |
Thursday, October 23, 2008 9:05AM - 9:40AM |
1WC.00002: Recent results and prospects from neutrino oscillation experiments Invited Speaker: I will review the phenomenology and recent data mainly from terrestrial neutrino oscillation experiments. My focus will be experimental issues such as event rates, backgrounds, resolution, and sensitivity. I will conclude with a description of future activities in this field at reactors and deep underground detectors. [Preview Abstract] |
Thursday, October 23, 2008 9:40AM - 10:15AM |
1WC.00003: Review of double beta decay experiments Invited Speaker: Neutrinoless double beta decay is being investigated by experiments in underground laboratories around the world employing different candidate isotopes. I present a summary of the current status and sensitivities of such searches and describe the most promising next generation experiments under way which are designed to reach Majorana neutrino mass sensitivities of a few tens meV. [Preview Abstract] |
Thursday, October 23, 2008 10:15AM - 10:40AM |
1WC.00004: COFFEE BREAK
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Thursday, October 23, 2008 10:40AM - 11:15AM |
1WC.00005: Direct Detection of Dark Matter Invited Speaker: I will review the latest experimental advances in the search for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) dark matter, focusing particularly on the direct detection approach. Following a very brief discussion on the motivations for this search, I will focus on the principle of WIMP direct detection, its advantages and limitations. The current techniques having achieved the most competitive results in terms of sensitivity will then be discussed. I will conclude with a brief overview of the future of direct detection experiments, the techniques considered and their sensitivity goals. [Preview Abstract] |
Thursday, October 23, 2008 11:15AM - 11:50AM |
1WC.00006: Nuclear Astrophysics at the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory Invited Speaker: The origin and build up of elements is one of the key questions for our understanding of the universe. Thermonuclear nucleosynthesis processes occuring in stellar and explosive scenarios are responsible for the production of the elements. The talk will focus on the experimental study of quiescent stellar H and He burning nuclear reactions which cross section measurements are hampered mainly by extremely low counting rate and cosmic background. Some of the main reactions of H-burning phase have been measured at the LUNA facility (Laboratory for Underground Nuclear Astrophysics) taking advantage of the very low background environment of the Underground Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Italy. An overview of the adopted experimental techniques will be given together with the results on the 14N(p,g)15O and 3He(4He,g)7Be reactions and the status of the ongoing experiments. Furthermore a brief summary of possible future studies and experimental methods that could be used in a new underground facility, will be presented. [Preview Abstract] |
Thursday, October 23, 2008 11:50AM - 12:25PM |
1WC.00007: SNOLAB: Status and Scientific Program Invited Speaker: SNOLAB is a new international facility for underground science, currently nearing completion in Sudbury, Canada. With the deepest clean laboratory in the world, SNOLAB is poised to begin operations with a rich scientific program. The status of SNOLAB and the experimental program will be presented. [Preview Abstract] |
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