When:
Thursday, April 13, 2017
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT
Where: Technological Institute, F160, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Tina Hoff
(847) 491-3645
Group: AMO: The Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Seminar
Category: Lectures & Meetings
Special AMO/Small Scale Fundamental Physics Seminar
April 13th, 2017, 2:00 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.