Physics Colloquia
Radiowave Detection of Ultra-High Energy Neutrinos in Antarctica
David Zeke Besson
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas
Level: IntermediateThe emerging field of "neutrino astronomy" offers a new technique for peering into the Universe, and exceeding some of the obstacles which have historically limited our ability to see the Cosmos with conventional telescopes. The technique basically reduces to using a huge target (the Antarctic icecap) to observe the rare instances when an extragalactic neutrino slams into an ice molecule, producing a detectable spray of radiowave radiation. I'll discuss the status of the field thus far, and milestones for progress in the future.
| Upcoming Colloquia Fall 2008 | ||
| Date | Speaker | Title |
| 8/27/2008 | David Zeke Besson, University of Kansas | Radiowave Detection of Ultra-High Energy Neutrinos in Antarctica |
| 9/24/2008 | Michael Ogilvie, Washington University in St Louis | TBA |
| 10/8/2008 | David W. Riggins, Missouri University of Science and Technology | TBA |
| 11/5/2008 | TBA, University of Missouri - Columbia | TBA |
| 12/3/2008 | TBA, University of Missouri - Columbia | TBA |
| Past Colloquia | (For physics faculty: Manage Colloquia) |
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The Physics Discipline plays host to frequent professional visitors through its colloquium series. Speakers are invited from science and engineering departments of other universities, from government labs and from industry to talk about their scientific endeavors. Through the colloquium series, students not only have an opportunity to learn about topics of current interest in physics and engineering, they also get to talk with people who have built successful careers around their interests in physics.
The talks are usually in Magruder Hall 1096, with snacks provided ten minutes before. We often take speakers to dinner, and we encourage students to join us. Many of our speakers are interested in recruiting for their graduate programs -- students interested in arranging a special meeting with any of our speakers should contact Mohammad Samiullah or Taner Edis.
The talks are rated by level of sophistication: Introductory means no previous knowledge of physics is assumed; Advanced means it is aimed primarily at upper-level physics majors.
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