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Laboratory for Particle Physics (LTP)


LTP Colloquium

ANITA: Searching for Neutrinos and New Physics in Antarctica

Thursday, November 29, 2018, 16:00
WHGA Auditorium

Ryan Nichol, University College London

Abstract:
Ultra-high energy neutrino astronomy is a rapidly emerging field at the crossroads of particle physics, astronomy and astrophysics. This talk will outline the motivation for ultra-high energy neutrino astronomy and discuss the radio detection mechanism. The ANITA project will be described and the latest results of searches for neutrinos and up-going cosmic ray air showers will be presented. Some of the interesting theoretical speculation that has followed the detection of anomalous events by ANITA will be discussed.