Invited talk by Dr. Bhavesh Chauhan on 28th Jul 2022 in 6151 at 4 pm, organized by Physics Department
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2022 9:50 am
Dear all,
You are cordially invited to the Invited talk, organized by the Physics Department, as per given details below:
Title: Opportunities in detecting neutral current interactions of neutrinos
Date and Venue: 4 PM on 28th July 2022 in Room No. 6151
Speaker: Dr. Bhavesh Chauhan, BITS alumnus and Visiting Fellow, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India.
Abstract: I will discuss avenues for detecting neutral current (NC) interactions of low-energy neutrinos. First, I will discuss our recent proposal for a deuterated liquid scintillator detector and its potential for detecting neutrinos from a galactic supernova. I will emphasize on the quenched proton spectrum from NC interaction and the secondary interactions of recoil neutrons. Moving on, I will present our forecast for NC mediated neutrino-proton elastic scattering at JUNO from atmospheric neutrinos. I will discuss the signal spectrum, dominant backgrounds, and our preliminary threshold & veto analysis. I hope to demonstrate that, with nothing but Standard Model physics, there is exciting data waiting to be discovered at upcoming neutrino detectors. I will also show the projected sensitivity of this channel to new physics scenarios.
Thanking you,
Prof. Rakesh Choubisa Prof. Amol Holkundkar
(HoD) (Seminar Coordinator)
You are cordially invited to the Invited talk, organized by the Physics Department, as per given details below:
Title: Opportunities in detecting neutral current interactions of neutrinos
Date and Venue: 4 PM on 28th July 2022 in Room No. 6151
Speaker: Dr. Bhavesh Chauhan, BITS alumnus and Visiting Fellow, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India.
Abstract: I will discuss avenues for detecting neutral current (NC) interactions of low-energy neutrinos. First, I will discuss our recent proposal for a deuterated liquid scintillator detector and its potential for detecting neutrinos from a galactic supernova. I will emphasize on the quenched proton spectrum from NC interaction and the secondary interactions of recoil neutrons. Moving on, I will present our forecast for NC mediated neutrino-proton elastic scattering at JUNO from atmospheric neutrinos. I will discuss the signal spectrum, dominant backgrounds, and our preliminary threshold & veto analysis. I hope to demonstrate that, with nothing but Standard Model physics, there is exciting data waiting to be discovered at upcoming neutrino detectors. I will also show the projected sensitivity of this channel to new physics scenarios.
Thanking you,
Prof. Rakesh Choubisa Prof. Amol Holkundkar
(HoD) (Seminar Coordinator)