Alvaro Chavarria (U. Chicago) “Solid-State Imaging Detectors for Low-Energy Particle Physics”

Zoom Talk 50A-5132, Berkeley, ca

Abstract: The low noise, high spatial resolution and reliable performance of charge-coupled devices (CCDs) and complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) active-pixel sensors have made them detectors of choice for digital imaging. Although the slow time response of these devices has limited their …

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Yun-Tse Tsai (SLAC/Stanford) "Exploring ν Territory: Using LArTPC Technology ("ν“ here is a Greek alphabet accounting for neutrinos)"

Zoom Talk 50A-5132, Berkeley, ca

Abstract: The discovery of neutrino oscillation, which implies neutrinos have non-zero masses, is the first instance of a conflict with the Standard Model of particle physics.  The fruitful results from neutrino experiments in the past two decades have opened a …

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Javier Tiffenberg (Fermilab) "Things to do with less than one electron: the dawn of the ultimate ionization detector"

Zoom Talk 50A-5132, Berkeley, ca

Abstract:  Silicon charged coupled devices (CCDs) have proven to be exceptional for the detection and measurement of photons and other ionizing radiation. Their low energy threshold of 50eV (~14 e-) have made them ideal for astronomical aplications and for detectors …

Javier Tiffenberg (Fermilab) "Things to do with less than one electron: the dawn of the ultimate ionization detector" Read More »

Elisabetta Pianori (CERN) "Unveiliing the Origin of Particles' Mass: Higgs Boson Coupling Measurements at the LHC"

Zoom Talk 50A-5132, Berkeley, ca

Abstract: Although the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics is a very successful theory, it fails to explain the origin of particles' mass. If the Higgs mechanism, developed in the 60s as a solution to this puzzle, is the correct …

Elisabetta Pianori (CERN) "Unveiliing the Origin of Particles' Mass: Higgs Boson Coupling Measurements at the LHC" Read More »

Prof. Stacy McGaugh (Case Western) "The Radial Acceleration Relation in Rotationally Supported Galaxies"

Zoom Talk 50A-5132, Berkeley, ca

ABSTRACT: We report a correlation between the radial acceleration traced by rotation curves and that predicted by the observed distribution of baryons. The same relation is followed by 2693 points in 153 galaxies with very different morphologies, masses, sizes, and …

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Roger O’Brient (JPL) “The Search for Inflationary Gravitational Waves: Current Status of the BICEP Program and Next Generation Instrumentation.”

Zoom Talk 50A-5132, Berkeley, ca

Abstract: For over a decade, the BICEP collaboration has been deploying small aperture telescopes to the South Pole Station to map B-mode polarization in the Cosmic Microwave Background and search for evidence of primordial gravitational waves. If detected, they would …

Roger O’Brient (JPL) “The Search for Inflationary Gravitational Waves: Current Status of the BICEP Program and Next Generation Instrumentation.” Read More »

Megan Eckart (NASA) "X-ray Astrophysics Enabled by Microcalorimeters: from Recent Observations to Next-Generation Technologies"

Zoom Talk 50A-5132, Berkeley, ca

Abstract: High-resolution imaging spectroscopy in the soft x-ray waveband (0.1-10 keV) is an essential tool for probing the physics of the x-ray universe. Unique line diagnostics available in this waveband allow transformative scientific observations of a wide array of sources. …

Megan Eckart (NASA) "X-ray Astrophysics Enabled by Microcalorimeters: from Recent Observations to Next-Generation Technologies" Read More »

Haichen Wang (LBNL) Title: Search for physics beyond the Standard Model using multijet events with the ATLAS detector at the LHC

HYBRID 50A-5132 (Sessler Conference Room), https://lbnl.zoom.us/j/91782268585 50A-5132

Abstract: Search for physics beyond the Standard Model (SM) has been one of the most important goals of the physics program at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Among all the final states, the multijet final state has long been considered …

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