Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics (INPA) at LBNL
The INPA Seminar weekly talks are on Fridays, starting at 12:00 pm, unless informed otherwise. The seminar talk starts with a brief presentation of the weekly scientific news. Typically, the talks conclude by 1:00 pm. The seminars are held in the Sessler Conference Room, located in Bldg. 50A- 5132.
The committee members are:
The seminar schedule for the Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics (INPA) is tentative and becomes final a few days before the Friday talk.
Please send all suggestions for future INPA talks and speakers to the INPA Committee.
To be added to the INPA News Mailing List, please contact Erica Hall.
Karl van Bibber (UCB) – A Primer on the Axion
50A-5132- Sessler 50A-5132 Sessler Conference Room, CAThis is the first of a two-part series on the axion and the current experimental campaign to find it. This first seminar will focus on the history and motivation of […]
Maria Simanovskaia (UCB) – Searching for Dark Matter Axions with HAYSTAC
50A-5132- Sessler 50A-5132 Sessler Conference Room, CAContinuing on the topic of axion searches from last week, this seminar will highlight one experiment, HAYSTAC, which looks for an axion-induced power excess spectrally coincident with the resonance of […]
NO INPA SEMINAR MTG
INPA Common Room 50-5026Ben Land (UCB) – Solar neutrinos with SNO, SNO+, and Beyond
50A-5132- Sessler 50A-5132 Sessler Conference Room, CAThis seminar gives a brief historical introduction to solar neutrino detection, and motivates the use of solar neutrinos as a tool to probe physics beyond the standard model. An analysis […]
Vid Irsic (UW) – Lyman-alpha forest
50A-5132- Sessler 50A-5132 Sessler Conference Room, CATBA
Adam Bernstein (LLNL) – The Watchman Experiment
50A-5132- Sessler 50A-5132 Sessler Conference Room, CATBA
Speaker: Daniel Whiteson – What has the Machine Learned?
INPA Common Room 50-5026Speaker: Katherine Rawlins – University of Alaska at Anchorage
The title and abstract are forthcoming.
Speaker: Solène Chabanier – IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay
The title and abstract are forthcoming.
Speaker: Chirag Modi – University of California, Berkeley
Title: Reconstruction of Cosmological Fields in Forward Model Framework - Galaxy Clustering and Intensity Mapping Abstract: In this talk, I will outline the forward model approach to reconstruct cosmological fields […]
Speaker: Suk Sien Tie – Ohio State University
Title: Cosmology with the Lya forest: beyond two-point statistics, DESI instrumentation Abstract: The Lyman-alpha forest is currently the only probe of cosmology and the state of the intergalactic medium (IGM) […]
Speaker: Samuel Hinton – University of Queensland
Title: Challenges and pathways forward in supernova cosmology Abstract: Using the DES photometric supernova cosmology analysis as groundwork, I will summarise our current analysis methodologies, from simulations, to transient classification, […]
Speaker: Arnaud De Mattia – IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay
Title: The extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: clustering measurements, lessons, and prospects Abstract: In this talk, I will present the clustering analysis of the ELG (Emission Line Galaxy) sample from […]
Speaker: Jiamin Hou – Max-Planck – Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Title: Clustering measurements in the final eBOSS quasar sample and their cosmological implications Abstract:In this talk I present the clustering analysis of the final extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (eBOSS) […]
Speaker: Ann-Kathrin Schutz – Eberhard Karls University of Tubingen
Title: Full analysis of the background for the search of neutrinoless double beta decay in Gerda Abstract: The GERmanium Detector Array (Gerda) experiment aims for the discovery of neutrinoless double […]
Special INPA SEMINAR – Karthik Ramanathan (University of Chicago)
50A-5132- Sessler 50A-5132 Sessler Conference Room, CASpeaker: Karthik Ramanathan (University of Chicago) Title: Dark Matter Taking Selfies: The DAMIC Experiment Abstract: The DAMIC (Dark Matter in CCDs) experiment uses silicon charge-coupled devices (CCDs), traditionally employed for imaging […]
INPA Seminar – Harikrishnan Ramani (LBNL)
50A-5132- Sessler 50A-5132 Sessler Conference Room, CASpeaker: Harikrishnan Ramani (LBNL) Title: Nuclear Isomers as Dark Matter accelerators Abstract: Weak-scale dark matter particles, in collisions with nuclei, can mediate transitions between different nuclear energy levels. In particular, […]
Speaker: Vishal Gajjar (UC Berkeley)
50A-5132- Sessler 50A-5132 Sessler Conference Room, CATitle: Breakthrough Listen's search for intelligent life in the Universe Abstract: The discovery of the ubiquity of habitable extrasolar planets, combined with revolutionary advances in instrumentation and observational capabilities, have ushered […]
INPA guests from campus can now come to the lab early on Fridays. The INPA Common Room (50-5026) is reserved for our guests from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Note that the seminars are now held in 50A-5132 to accommodate a more significant number of attendees.
CPTea Series (also known as INPA Tea Series)
The Physics Division CPTea Series invites you to an In-Person Tea Series 1st Friday of every month at 3:30 pm INPA Conference Room 50-5026.
Everyone is welcome to attend the open forum. Tea and light refreshments will be served.
INPA Common Room (50-5026)
Fridays
3:30 pm
Access to the Lab
For a shuttle pass, please email Erica Hall. The pass is only valid for the day of the seminar.