About the Conference
The biennial international Neutrino conference is the central event in the domain of neutrinos.
It brings together active scientists from the fields of neutrino physics and neutrino astrophysics from all over the world for a week of exchanging and discussing the latest research results.
The conference is jointly organised by the Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik in Heidelberg (MPIK) and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).
Within the framework of the Neutrino conference, a public lecture is held, explaining the latest developments in the domain.
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Public Events
On Tuesday, 5th June 2018, the Neutrino conference opens the gates of the Stadthalle Heidelberg to the general public.
After a physics show, a public lecture gives insights into the physics of neutrinos.
The address of the venue is Neckarstaden 24.
The venue opens at 17h45, admission is free.
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Physics Show
© Stella Nova Entertainment
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Starting at 18h00, the duo Stella Nova presents stunning and spectacular physics experiments, fascinating the young and the old.
Combining science and entertainment in a unique way, one can see rockets rise, vortices form, lightning strike and ballons freeze.
No prior knowledge of physics is required to follow the interactive science show.
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Public Lecture
At 19h00, a public lecture, jointly organised with the DAI Heidelberg, takes place.
Nobel laureate
Arthur B. McDonald
Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada
speaks about
Neutrinos and You: What are they and why should you care?
The language of the lecture is English.
After the end of the lecture at 20h00, there is the possibility to ask questions to the speaker.
Abstract of the lecture:
Neutrinos are the least known of the fundamental sub-atomic particles because they barely ever interact with matter.
Although there are billions of neutrinos from the Sun passing through you every second, roughly once in your lifetime one will interact with an atom in your body, changing it into a different atom and you will not even notice.
However, with enormous detectors deep underground or under the Antarctic ice, researchers have begun to understand their properties and place them within the Laws of Physics at the most basic level.
We are discovering that neutrinos have many properties that are significant for humans:
Solar neutrinos tell us in detail how the Sun burns, explaining the nuclear reactions that produce the carbon, nitrogen and oxygen from which we are made and helping scientists in the development of fusion power here on Earth;
Neutrinos influence how our Universe has evolved since the Big Bang;
High Energy Neutrinos are astronomical messengers from the farthest reaches of space;
New measurements with accelerators can help us to understand why we live in a Universe dominated by the matter from which we are made.
Come along for a layperson’s ramble with these fascinating particles, their importance for our very existence and their value for measurements here on Earth.
You can find further information here.
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