Physics Department Colloquia |
Events During the Week of March 7th through March 14th, 2010
Monday, March 8th, 2010
- No events scheduled
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
- No events scheduled
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
- No events scheduled
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
- No events scheduled
Friday, March 12th, 2010
- Richards Lecture
- Probing Early Universe Particle Physics with Neutrons at the Institut Laue-Langevin
- Time: 4:00 pm
- Place: 2241 Chamberlin Hall (coffee at 3:30 pm)
- Speaker: Peter Geltenbort, ILL Grenoble
- Abstract: Low energy experiments at the "precision frontier" provide a powerful probe of early universe. A brief introduction to the Institute Laue-Langevin (ILL) in Grenoble, France, which is a world leader in academic research with neutrons will be given. The scope of fundamental physics studies with neutrons is outlined. The main instruments provided for such studies are described and some past and current flagship experiments with ultra-cold neutrons (UCN) in this field (lifetime, electric dipole moment, quantum states) are highlighted. A brief outlook on future projects is given. About the speaker Peter W.H. Geltenbort received a Ph D from the University of Tuebingen, Germany, in 1983. He joined the Nuclear and Particle Physics (NPP) College at the ILL in 1983 responsible for a fission fragment spectrometer. From 1989 to 1993 he held the position of Head of the Detector Group. In 1993 he reintegrated into the NPP College responsible for the Ultra-Cold Neutron/Very Cold Neutron facilities at the ILL. His current research interests are the fundamental properties of the neutron.
- Host: Ramsey-Musolf