Neutrino physics
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Neutrino physics
（Studies in high energy physics, cosmology and gravitation）
Institute of Physics, c2004
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Hokkaido University, Library, Graduate School of Science, Faculty of Science and School of Science図書
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 406-431) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Neutrino physics remains one of the most exciting fields of fundamental physics today. The neutrino's position at the intersection of particle physics, astrophysics, and nuclear physics ensures continuing interest in the subject. Major activities at accelerators like Fermilab, KEK and CERN, in addition to underground facilities like Gran Sasso, Kamioka and Sudbury, continue to enhance our understanding of the origins and properties of neutrinos, and their implications for the Standard Model and cosmology.
Neutrino Physics provides an up to date and comprehensive introduction to the subject as well as an invaluable resource for researchers in physics and astrophysics. Starting with a brief historical overview the author proceeds to review fundamental neutrino properties, the neutrino mass question, and their place within and beyond the Standard Model. The final chapters examine the role of neutrinos in modern astroparticle physics, cosmology and the dark matter problem. The book concludes with a summary of the current status of neutrino physics and the implications of recent results.
Written to be accessible to readers from different backgrounds in nuclear, particle or astrophysics and with a detailed reference list, this title will be essential for any researcher or advanced student who needs to understand modern neutrino physics.
Table of Contents
HISTORY OF THE NEUTRINO.
Discovery of the neutrino.
Important experiments with respect to neutrino properties and the general structure of weak interactions.
FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES OF NEUTRINOS.
General theoretical description of neutrinos.
''Character'' of the neutrinos (Dirac Majorana particle?).
Electromagnetic properties of neutrinos.
Magnetic moments.
THE STANDARD MODEL OF PARTICLE PHYSICS AND BEYOND
Foundations of the standard model of particle physics.
Experimental tests and open questions of the standard model.
NEUTRINOS AS A PROBE OF NUCLEAR STRUCTURE.
Artificial neutrino beams.
Neutrino Detectors.
Neutrino-Nucleon cross sections.
Quasielastic scattering.
Deep inelastic scattering.
Structure functions.
Charm physics.
Neutrino-Nucleus scattering.
PHYSICS BEYOND THE STANDARD MODEL AND NEUTRINO MASSES.
Basics of Grand Unified Theories (GUT).
Experimental tests of GUT.
Supersymmetry and experimental searches.
Models of neutrino masses in different theories.
KINEMATICAL TESTS OF NEUTRINO MASSES.
Measurement of electron-neutrino mass (beta decay).
Measurement of muon-neutrino mass (pion decay).
Measurement of muon-neutrino mass (tau-decay).
Search for additional neutrinos.
Magnetic moment searches.
DOUBLE BETA DECAY.
General description.
Experimental considerations.
Experimental results.
Future.
NEUTRINO OSCILLATIONS.
General formalism.
Searches at reactors.
Searches at accelerators.
Neutrino decay.
ATMOSPHERIC NEUTRINOS.
Basics of cosmic rays.
Atmospheric interactions.
Neutrino detection.
Results and implication.
SOLAR NEUTRINOS.
Foundations of stellar structure.
Solar models and neutrino flux predictions.
Experiments.
Results and Implications.
SUPERNOVA NEUTRINOS.
Basic description of supernovae.
General prediction of neutrino emission.
SN 1987A and its implication.
Future experiments.
Additional aspects on neutrinos from supernovae.
HIGH ENERGY NEUTRINOS IN ASTROPHYSICS.
Astrophysical sources for high energy neutrinos.
Predictions.
Experiments.
NEUTRINOS AND COSMOLOGY.
Foundations of big bang cosmology.
Primordial nucleosynthesis and number of neutrinos.
Astrophysical observations and constraints on neutrino masses.
Relic neutrinos.
Neutrinos and dark matter.
SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK.
Short summary of current status in neutrino physics.
Implications of recent results.
Future goals and plans.
Index.
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