Oscillations: A fascinating quest for neutrino masses and mixings
Prof. Dr. Antonio Bueno Villar
(Universidad de Granada)
Sala Seminarios IFIC (Edf. Institutos de Investigación) Jueves, 24 de Junio de 2004 a las 12:00 PM
Resumen
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.
