Erice: INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS, 47th COURSE

Neutrino mixing, arising from the misalignment between flavor and mass eigenstates, leads to oscillations that firmly establish nonzero neutrino masses and physics beyond the minimal Standard Model. This talk provides an overview of the three-flavor mixing framework, parameterized by three mixing angles, two mass-squared differences, and a CP-violating phase. I will summarize the current...

In this talk I will review the most prominent anomalous results in neutrino oscillation experiments, which may be interpreted as hints towards the existence of extra sterile neutrino states beyond the three known active ones. After discussing the individual findings, we will put emphasis on the synergies between different classes of experiments, showing how the interplay among solar,...

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The neutrino mass is one of the outstanding problems in particle physics and cosmology. Lower limits obtained from neutrino oscillations are in tension with upper limits derived from cosmological measurements. Direct kinematic measurements provide the most promising avenue to determine the absolute neutrino mass scale. KATRIN has finished data taking, and the new technologies necessary for the...

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Although heavy elements like gold and platinum are known to form through the rapid neutron capture process (r-process), their exact cosmic origins remain uncertain. Neutron star mergers account for some r-process production, but a substantial second component may come from other environments, such as magnetorotational supernovae. I will discuss a few key open questions surrounding the...

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Neutrino oscillations are a fundamental quantum phenomenon demonstrating that neutrinos have non-zero mass and that the Standard Model in its minimal form must be extended. Their precise measurement plays a central role in particle physics and astroparticle physics, providing unique insight into the properties of neutrinos and their role in the Universe.

The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino...

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This talk will summarise the current state of the experimental pursuit for neutrinoless double beta decay.

Atomic nuclei are ideal probes to test fundamental symmetries. For instance, nuclei are used as targets to detect dark matter particles, and electric dipole moments of nuclei can help to unveil why there is more matter than antimatter in the universe.

Nuclear $\beta\beta$ decays also play a paramount role in understanding the nature of neutrinos. If no neutrinos happen to be emitted in the...

In this talk I'll discuss the challenges of building the world's largest water Cherenkov detector and present details of the current status of the Hyper-Kamiokande Experiment, before taking a walk through the project's physics goals.

The unitary Fermi gas is a scale invariant, strongly correlated
non-relativistic fluid. This system can be created in the Lab using
ultra-cold atoms, and it is an important model system for dilute
neutron matter and other strongly correlated fluids. We will
discuss what we can learn about properties of neutron matter
that are of interest to neutrino astrophysics. This includes
the...