When:
Thursday, April 13, 2017
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
Where: Technological Institute, F160, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Gretchen Burnett
(847) 467-3798
Group: Center for Fundamental Physics Colloquia
Category: Lectures & Meetings
Thursday, April 13th at 2 PM
F160
Abstract:
Positive results from either direct searches for particle dark matter or neutrinoless double beta decay would have profound implications on our understanding of particle physics and cosmology. I will review the field of contemporary rare-event searches, focused on the detector design philosophy that has historically led to success. I will argue for new experimental techniques that defy tradition, including small-scale experiments, which may give us access to large unexplored regions of parameter space and increase our chances for discovery.