Searching for New Physics With Low-Energy Techniques - With Danielle Speller
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This lecture examines how low-energy, cryogenic detection experiments search for rare signals indicating physics beyond the Standard Model, including dark matter and matter–antimatter asymmetry. It discusses detector materials, sensors, underground facilities, data collection, and evaluating experimental robustness.
Syllabus
Introduction
Standard model
Concordance model
Theory of Everything
Searching for matter
The standard model
Matter particles
Antiparticles
Nuclear Decay
Double Beta Decay
Motivation
Materials
Sensors
Crystal sensors
Large detectors
Dilution refrigerator
Underground
Data collection
What does that mean
Evaluating robustness
Halflife
Conclusion
Taught by
The Royal Institution