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The Ghost Particle: Searching for the Mysterious Neutrino

The Royal Institution via YouTube

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This lecture traces the science and history of neutrinos, from the beta decay puzzle and challenges of detecting them to neutrino oscillations. It also explores how neutrinos can be used in astronomy and to investigate questions about the Universe.

Syllabus

A revolution in astronomy
What exactly is a neutrino?
Where do neutrinos come from?
Nils Bohr and the Beta decay conundrum
Hans Bethe and the invisible particle solution
How NOT to find a neutrino
On the hunt for solar neutrinos
Three flavours of neutrinos
Neutrino oscillation and how it works
Probing the inside of the earth
Using neutrinos for astronomy
Matter over Antimatter
Could aliens communicate using neutrinos?
Looking at the birth of the universe

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