Physics/BK21 Colloquium(09/4/10)

"“A Korean Project on Neutrino Oscillations”

  
Ø*.Speaker : Prof. Soo-Bong Kim [Seoul National University]    
Ø*.Place : Physics Seminar Room (Science Bldg, 3-201)
Ø*.Date & Time : Apr. 10(Fri)  4:00 ~ 5:00 pm

  
Abstract
  
An experiment, RENO (Reactor Experiment for Neutrino Oscillation) is under construction
to measure one of three neutrino  mixing angle (theta_13)  which has not yet  measured,
using  anti-neutrinos emitted from the YongGwang nuclear  reactors in Korea.  It is in  a
strong competition with Double CHOOZ in France, and Daya Bay in China to obtain  the
result on the mixing angle. A measurement or stringent limit on theta_13 would be crucial
as part of a long term program to measure the CP violation parameter using accelerators.
A sufficient value of theta_13 measured in this reactor neutrino experiment would strongly
motivate the investment  required  for a new  round of accelerator  neutrino experiments.
In this talk, the current status of RENO construction and experimental methods will be
described.
                
                  Contact Person : Prof. Ki Bong Lee (054-279-2068, kibong@postech.ac.kr)"