Nuclear, Astro and Particle Physics Seminars

These lectures feature speakers from around the country and globe. Each seminar lasts about an hour and takes a closer look at more specialized fields in various realms of physics and astronomy.

Many seminars will be held in a hybrid format and a recurring Zoom link is provided to access the virtual format.

The talks will be on Wednesdays at 4PM in the Rogers Room (Jones PSC 409).

Upcoming Seminar (Spring 2025):

LHCb at the frontier of flavor physics: a tale in three chapters

Speaker: Marina Artuso
Affiliation: Syracuse University
Date: Apr 16^th

Abstract:

The LHCb experiment is the first experiment designed to study interes9ng decays of the b and c quarks at a hadron machine. Currently it is taking data in its “Upgrade I” design and has successfully demonstrated the capabili9es of the innova9ve soFware trigger, that allows to enhance the physics reach beyond the prospects offered by an increase in luminosity. The data set from its first data taking cycle is s9ll being exploited, while many physics results from the upgraded detectors are under way. In addi9on, an ambi9ous upgrade is planned for opera9on at the HL-LHC. Highlights from the recent physics results, immediate prospects and upgrade plans will be presented.

Speaker's Profile

Spring 2025 Calendar:

Date	Speaker	Title of Seminar
2/26	Robert C. Group	"Improving the sensitivity to dark matter with accelerator-based experiments"
03/05	Joshua Barrow	"Enforcing Self-Consistent Kinematic Constraints in Neutrino Energy Estimators"
03/19	Hirohiko M. Shimizu	"Experimental Approaches to Understand Reaction Mechanisms Relevant to Discrete Symmetry Violation in Compound Nuclear Process"
03/26	Garrett King	"Electroweak processes in light nuclei with quantum Monte Carlo methods"
04/16	Marina Artuso	"LHCb at the frontier of flavor physics: a tale in three chapters"

Department of Physics and Astronomy