Particle physics is
one of the most advanced fields in modern science. Many products that we use in
our daily lives were developed thanks to the discoveries of particle physics,
from the microwave in your kitchen to the computers in your school.
But even at the
forefront of technological progress and new scientific methodologies there are
still many unsolved questions about the Universe. Why is the Universe the way
it is? How did its beginning, the Big Bang, occur?
The neutrinos, a
special kind of subatomic particles, are promising candidates to find the
answer to these puzzles. Due to their special properties, even within the
mysterious world of quantum physics, experiments with neutrinos are getting
more and more relevant, in particular nowadays since more sophisticated
technologies are available.
My research project
consists of an introduction (beginning from the basics) into particle physics,
a concrete study of neutrinos underlining their unique
traits and the history of neutrino science and a report of three practical
tasks: a visit to the Laboratori Subterrani de Canfranc, an oral interview with
a scientist working at the South Pole at the project IceCube and a
collaboration with the Spanish physicist Federico Sanchez in relation to the T2K
experiment located in Japan including calculations using real data from the
experiment.
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