Physics Colloquium
Start Date
29/10/2026 14:00
Place
Dipartimento di Fisica - Aula Magna
Speaker
Art McDonald
Gray Chair, Emeritus, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
2015 Physics Nobel Prize
Gray Chair, Emeritus, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
2015 Physics Nobel Prize
Abstract
By going deep underground to avoid cosmic rays and creating ultra-clean conditions, it is possible to address some very fundamental questions about our Universe: How does the Sun burn? What are the dark matter particles making up 26% of our Universe? What are the properties of neutrinos, elusive particles that are one of the fundamental building blocks of nature? How do these particles influence how our Universe evolves?
Experiments using frontier techniques will be described that are taking place at underground labs internationally, including the laboratories at Gran Sasso, Italy and SNOLAB in Canada.
Experiments using frontier techniques will be described that are taking place at underground labs internationally, including the laboratories at Gran Sasso, Italy and SNOLAB in Canada.