Neutrino physics

Author(s)

• Zuber, Kai

Bibliographic Information

Neutrino physics

Kai Zuber

（Studies in high energy physics, cosmology and gravitation）

CRC Press, c2012

2nd ed

• : hard

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 411-441) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

When Kai Zuber's pioneering text on neutrinos was published in 2003, the author correctly predicted that the field would see tremendous growth in the immediate future. In that book, Professor Zuber provided a comprehensive self-contained examination of neutrinos, covering their research history and theory, as well as their application to particle physics, astrophysics, nuclear physics, and the broad reach of cosmology; but now to be truly comprehensive and accurate, the field's seminal reference needs to be revised and expanded to include the latest research, conclusions, and implications. Revised as needed to be equal to the research of today, Neutrino Physics, Second Edition delves into neutrino cross sections, mass measurements, double beta decay, solar neutrinos, neutrinos from supernovae, and high energy neutrinos, as well as new experimental results in the context of theoretical models. It also provides entirely new discussion on: Resolution of the solar neutrino problem The first real-time measurement of solar neutrinos below 1 MeV Geoneutrinos Long baseline accelerator experiments Written to be accessible to graduate students and readers from diverse backgrounds, this edition, like the first, provides both an introduction to the field as well as the information needed by those looking to make their own contribution to it. And like the first edition, it whets the researcher's appetite, going beyond certainty to pose those questions that still need answers.

Table of Contents

IMPORTANT HISTORICAL EXPERIMENTS 'The birth of the neutrino' Nuclear recoil experiment by Rodeback and Allen Discovery of the neutrino by Cowan and Reines Difference between e and . e and solar neutrino detection Discovery of parity violation in weak interactions Direct measurement of the helicity of the neutrino Experimental proof that is different from e Discovery of weak neutral currents Discovery of the weak gauge bosonsW and Z Observation of neutrinos from SN 1987A Number of neutrino flavours from the width of the Z PROPERTIES OF NEUTRINOS Helicity and chirality Charge conjugation Parity transformation Dirac and Majorana mass terms Lepton number THE STANDARD MODEL OF PARTICLE PHYSICS The V-A theory of the weak interaction Gauge theories The Glashow-Weinberg-Salam model Experimental determination of fundamental parameters NEUTRINOS AS A PROBE OF NUCLEAR STRUCTURE Neutrino beams Neutrino detectors Total cross section for neutrino-nucleon scattering Kinematics of deep inelastic scattering Quasi-elastic neutrino-nucleon scattering Coherent, resonant and diffractive production Structure function of nucleons The quark-parton model, parton distribution functions y distributions and quark content from total cross sections Charm physics Neutral current reactions Neutrino cross section on nuclei NEUTRINO MASSES AND PHYSICS BEYOND THE STANDARD MODEL Running coupling constants The minimal SU(5) model The SO(10) model Supersymmetry Neutrino masses Neutrino mixing DIRECT NEUTRINO MASS SEARCHES Fundamentals of -decay Searches for m e Searches for m e m determination from pion-decay Mass of the from tau-decay Electromagnetic properties of neutrinos Neutrino decay DOUBLE -DECAY Introduction Decay rates Nuclear structure effects on matrix elements Experiments Interpretation of the obtained results Future plans and activities + +-decay CP phases and double -decay Generalization to three flavours NEUTRINO OSCILLATIONS General formalism CP and T violation in neutrino oscillations Oscillations with two neutrino flavours The case for three flavours Experimental considerations Nuclear reactor experiments Accelerator-based oscillation experiments Searches at higher neutrino energy Neutrino oscillations in matter Future activities - Determination of the PMNS matrix elements Possible future beams ATMOSPHERIC NEUTRINOS Cosmic rays Interactions within the atmosphere Experimental status Accelerator based searches-long-baseline experiments SOLAR NEUTRINOS The standard solar model Solar neutrino experiments Theoretical solutions - matter effects Future potential experiments NEUTRINOS FROM SUPERNOVAE Supernovae Neutrino emission in supernova explosions Detection methods for supernova neutrinos Supernova 1987A Supernova rates and future experiments Neutrino oscillations and supernova signals ULTRA-HIGH ENERGETIC COSMIC NEUTRINOS Sources of high-energy cosmic neutrinos Detection NEUTRINOS IN COSMOLOGY Cosmological models The cosmic microwave background (CMB) Neutrinos as dark matter Candidates for dark matter Neutrinos and large-scale structure The cosmic neutrino background Primordial nucleosynthesis Baryogenesis via leptogenesis SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK

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Details

• NCID: BB06458341
• ISBN:
  • 9781420064711
• LCCN: 2010024641
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Boca Raton
• Pages/Volumes: xviii, 448 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • DC22 : 539.7/215
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Neutrinos
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA38374051