3:30–4:30 pm
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Majorana or Dirac, That is the Question
Andre de Gouvea, Northwestern
Host: Carlos Wagner
Among the most pressing questions in fundamental particle physics today is revealing the nature of neutrinos: are they Dirac fermions or Majorana fermions? I attempt to justify why this is the case and expand on what the question means. Then, I discuss different ways to answer the question, exploring both well known, realistic solutions — searches for lepton-number violation — and less well known, idealistic probes that are, nonetheless, interesting from a more pedagogical point of view.
Event Type
Jun
3