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SUMMARY:Speaker: Bharath Nagam (Groningen) Title:Finding strong lenses using deep learning with upcoming Euclid data
DESCRIPTION:Date:  Friday\, January 26\, 2024 \nTime: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM \nLocation: Sessler Conference Room–50A-5132 [Hybrid and In-Person] \nSpeaker: Bharath Nagam (Groningen)  \nTitle: Finding strong lenses using deep learning with upcoming Euclid data \nAbstract: “Detecting strong lenses in a large dataset such as Euclid is very challenging due to the unbalanced nature of dataset. Existing CNN models are producing large amount of false positives\, for example one strong\nlens candidate will be accompanied by 100’s of false positives in the final sample. To over come this challenge\, we have developed a novel ML pipeline called DenseLens\, which consists of three components namely Classification ensemble\, Regression ensemble and Segmentation. Classification ensemble is an ensemble of DenseNet-CNNs which provides predictions in range [0\,1] and Regression ensemble rank-orders strong lenses based on Information Content i.e.\, higher the rank\, the more visually convincing features. Finally we use the segmentation model to predict the source pixels of the rank-ordered image. We use this additional information from this predicted source pixels to classify whether the candidate is a strong lens or not. We applied this the novel approach of combing different ML models to the Kilo Degree Survey (KiDS) data and we reduced the false positives by an enormous factor. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://lbnl.zoom.us/j/95016696011?pwd=Tk1XOW1Xd3RYRnlsc2tEYmRWZlVVZz09 \nMeeting ID: 950 1669 6011\n\nPasscode: 247722
URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/speaker-bharath-nagam-groningen-titlefinding-strong-lenses-using-deep-learning-with-upcoming-euclid-data/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240201T120000
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SUMMARY:[Special] Speaker: Mark Anderson(Queen's University) Title: Advancing nuclear and particle physics with deep learning: from event reconstruction to signal denoising
DESCRIPTION:SPECIAL INPA SEMINAR \nDate:  Thursday\, February 1\, 2024 \nTime: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM \nLocation: INPA Conference Room–5026 [Hybrid and In-Person] \nSpeaker: Mark Anderson (Queen’s University) \nTitle: Advancing nuclear and particle physics with deep learning: from event reconstruction to signal denoising \nAbstract: In this talk\, I will present my research on advancing nuclear and particle physics using deep learning. The first portion of the presentation will focus on the SNO+ experiment\, a multi-purpose neutrino experiment with the primary goal of searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay. In particular\, my work involves developing deep learning-based techniques for event reconstruction of particle interactions in the detector. Currently\, SNO+ uses a chain of algorithms involving maximum likelihood estimation. I will demonstrate that my independent\, deep learning approach can be used to improve the reconstruction accuracy\, while also offering substantial gains in speed. This has implications on volume fiducialization and background rejection.\nIn the second part of my talk\, I will present studies on a deep convolutional autoencoder designed to remove electronic noise from a p-type point contact high purity germanium detector. With their intrinsic purity and excellent energy resolutions\, these detectors are suitable for a variety of rare event searches such as neutrinoless double-beta decay\, dark matter candidates\, and other exotic physics. However\, noise from the readout electronics can make identifying events of interest more challenging. I will highlight several studies that show that detector performance can be improved when signals are denoised with the autoencoder\, leading to better physics outcomes.\nWhile both of these projects are applied to data from specific detector technologies\, the methods I have developed are broadly applicable. The groups I work with have begun exploring new applications of my research with promising results. At the end of the talk\, I will discuss some specific extensions and provide an outlook for the future. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://lbnl.zoom.us/j/95016696011?pwd=Tk1XOW1Xd3RYRnlsc2tEYmRWZlVVZz09 \nMeeting ID: 950 1669 6011 \nPasscode: 247722
URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/speaker-mark-anderson-queens-university-title-tba/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240202T120000
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SUMMARY:NO INPA SEMINAR
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URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/no-inpa-seminar-14/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240206T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240206T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T115347
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SUMMARY:Speaker: TBD Title:TBD
DESCRIPTION:INPA SEMINAR TALK \nDate:  Friday\, March 1\, 2024 \nTime: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM \nLocation: Sessler Conference Room–50A-5132 [Hybrid and In-Person] \nSpeaker: TBA \nTitle: TBD \nAbstract: TBD \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://lbnl.zoom.us/j/95016696011?pwd=Tk1XOW1Xd3RYRnlsc2tEYmRWZlVVZz09 \nMeeting ID: 950 1669 6011 \nPasscode: 247722 \n 
URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/speaker-tbd-titletbd/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240209T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240209T130000
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SUMMARY:CANCELED- NO INPA SEMINAR TALK
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URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/speaker-vivek-singh-ucb-lbl-title-muon-electron-conversion-measurement/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T120000
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DTSTAMP:20260403T115347
CREATED:20240116T190421Z
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SUMMARY:[Special] Speaker: Alec Lindman (University of Mainz) Title: Atomic tritium for next-generation neutrino mass measurement with Project 8
DESCRIPTION:SPECIAL INPA SEMINAR \nDate:  Thursday\, February 15\, 2024 \nTime: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM \nLocation: Sessler Conference Room–50A-5132 [Hybrid and In-Person] \nSpeaker: Alec Lindman (University of Mainz) \nTitle: Atomic tritium for next-generation neutrino mass measurement with Project 8 \nAbstract: Neutrinos provide a window to physics beyond the Standard Model through their nonzero mass\, but new technology is required to push below current limits. Project 8 is a next-generation direct neutrino mass experiment with a sensitivity of 40 meV/c^2. We have established a new frequency-based technique\, cyclotron radiation emission spectroscopy (CRES)\, to make precise\, differential measurements of the endpoint region of the tritium beta-decay spectrum. Atomic tritium will improve Project 8’s sensitivity by 10 to 30 times over a similar molecular experiment. This talk will focus on the development of the new technologies to enable the atomic tritium experiment. I will outline Project 8’s atomic architecture\, which includes large magnetic traps (~ 50 m^3) that store atoms at ~ 1 mK to benefit from CRES’s volume scaling\, a chain of atom cooling and transport elements to maintain the intended density in the trap\, and a tritium-compatible atom source that can provide the necessary flux of 10^19 atoms/s. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://lbnl.zoom.us/j/95016696011?pwd=Tk1XOW1Xd3RYRnlsc2tEYmRWZlVVZz09 \nMeeting ID: 950 1669 6011\n\nPasscode: 247722 \n 
URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/speaker-alec-lindman-university-of-mainz-title-project-8/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240216T120000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240215T205334Z
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SUMMARY:Speaker: Juliana Stachurska (MIT) Title: Large-volume CRES detectors for the Project 8 neutrino mass measurement
DESCRIPTION:INPA SEMINAR TALK \nDate:  Friday\, February 16\, 2024 \nTime: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM \nLocation: Sessler Conference Room–50A-5132 [Hybrid and In-Person] \nSpeaker: Juliana Stachurska (MIT) \nTitle: Large-volume CRES detectors for the Project 8 neutrino mass measurement \nAbstract: Project 8 is a next-generation experiment aiming to directly measure the neutrino mass using the tritium endpoint method with a targeted sensitivity of 40 meV. The development of new technology and methods are required to reach this unprecedented sensitivity. Having established a new measuring technique\, Cyclotron Radiation Emission Spectroscopy (CRES)\, we are now focusing on the scaling of CRES to large volumes and the development of an atomic source for a pilot-scale CRES experiment with atomic tritium. In this talk\, I will focus on the CRES development\, highlighting the milestones already achieved\, and will present our next R&D demonstrators. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://lbnl.zoom.us/j/95016696011?pwd=Tk1XOW1Xd3RYRnlsc2tEYmRWZlVVZz09 \nMeeting ID: 950 1669 6011\n\nPasscode: 247722 \n 
URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/speaker-juliana-stachurska-mit-title-project8/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240223T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240223T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T115347
CREATED:20240206T175726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240215T211733Z
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SUMMARY:Speaker: Jan Balewski (LBL/NERSC) Title: Programming Today's Quantum Computers
DESCRIPTION:INPA SEMINAR TALK \nDate:  Friday\, February 23\, 2024 \nTime: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM \nLocation: Sessler Conference Room–50A-5132 [Hybrid and In-Person] \nSpeaker: Jan Balewski (LBL/NERSC) \nTitle: Programming Today’s Quantum Computers \nAbstract: As the field of quantum computing continues to advance\, cloud-based access to Quantum Computing Units (QPUs) is expanding research capabilities. This seminar outlines the current state of commercial quantum processors\, including transmon-based systems from IBM\, trapped ion processors by Quantinuum\, and neutral atom platforms from QuEra.\nThe potential applications of quantum computing in addressing certain scientific domains are explored\, including understanding gravitational phenomena and energy levels in chemical molecules. An introductory overview of quantum algorithms will be provided\, with focus on demonstrating their capability for efficient sequenced data storage on a logarithmically small number of qubits. Results obtained from selected real quantum hardware will be presented\, highlighting advancements in image processing and DNA sequence analysis. Additionally\, an innovative approach for identifying low-energy states in large crystalline structures through the adiabatic evolution of a linear 58-spin Ising model will be discussed.\nThis seminar aims to introduce basic ideas behind theoretical quantum computing advancements and their practical scientific applications\, offering insights into how quantum technologies can be utilized in contemporary research. It also sets the stage for enabling NERSC users to engage directly with quantum computation in their scientific endeavors in the future. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://lbnl.zoom.us/j/95016696011?pwd=Tk1XOW1Xd3RYRnlsc2tEYmRWZlVVZz09 \nMeeting ID: 950 1669 6011\n\nPasscode: 247722 \n 
URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/speaker-jan-balewski-lbl-nersc-title-tbd/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240301T120000
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DTSTAMP:20260403T115347
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240215T211828Z
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SUMMARY:Speaker: TBA Title: TBD
DESCRIPTION:INPA SEMINAR TALK \nDate:  Friday\, March 1\, 2024 \nTime: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM \nLocation: Sessler Conference Room–50A-5132 [Hybrid and In-Person] \nSpeaker: TBA \nTitle: TBD \nAbstract: TBD \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://lbnl.zoom.us/j/95016696011?pwd=Tk1XOW1Xd3RYRnlsc2tEYmRWZlVVZz09 \nMeeting ID: 950 1669 6011 \nPasscode: 247722 \n 
URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/speaker-tba-title-tbd/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240308T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240308T130000
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CREATED:20240206T191551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240206T191631Z
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SUMMARY:Speaker: Diya (Diyaselis) Delgado Lopez (Harvard) Title: Neutrinos as a gateway to the dark sector
DESCRIPTION:INPA SEMINAR TALK \nDate:  Friday\, March 8\, 2024 \nTime: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM \nLocation: Sessler Conference Room–50A-5132 [Hybrid and In-Person] \nSpeaker: Diya (Diyaselis) Delgado Lopez (Harvard) \nTitle: Neutrinos as a gateway to the dark sector \nAbstract: Evidence for the existence of dark matter strongly motivates the efforts to study its unknown properties. Additionally\, the origin of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos detected by IceCube remains uncertain. Scotogenic models\, in which neutrino mass generation occurs through interactions with the dark sector\, are some of the leading theories that explain these two mysteries simultaneously. If dark matter and neutrinos couple to each other\, we can search for a non-zero elastic scattering cross section. The interaction between an isotropic extragalactic neutrino flux and dark matter would be concentrated in the Galactic Center\, where the dark matter column density is largest. The flux of high-energy neutrinos would be attenuated by this scattering\, and the resulting signal\, with correlated energy and arrival direction\, can be observed in IceCube. Using the ten years of IceCube data\, we perform an binned likelihood analysis\, searching for several potential DM-neutrino interaction scenarios. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://lbnl.zoom.us/j/95016696011?pwd=Tk1XOW1Xd3RYRnlsc2tEYmRWZlVVZz09 \nMeeting ID: 950 1669 6011 \nPasscode: 247722 \n 
URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/speaker-diya-diyaselis-delgado-lopez-harvard-title-neutrinos-as-a-gateway-to-the-dark-sector/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240315T120000
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DTSTAMP:20260403T115347
CREATED:20240215T210710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240215T212008Z
UID:1710-1710504000-1710507600@inpa.lbl.gov
SUMMARY:Speaker: TBA  Title: TBD
DESCRIPTION:INPA SEMINAR TALK \nDate:  Friday\, March 15\, 2024 \nTime: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM \nLocation: Sessler Conference Room–50A-5132 [Hybrid and In-Person] \nSpeaker: TBA \nTitle: TBD \nAbstract: TBD \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://lbnl.zoom.us/j/95016696011?pwd=Tk1XOW1Xd3RYRnlsc2tEYmRWZlVVZz09 \nMeeting ID: 950 1669 6011 \nPasscode: 247722 \n 
URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/speaker-tba-title-tbd-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240322T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240322T130000
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CREATED:20240215T210855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240215T212125Z
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SUMMARY:Speaker: TBA Title: TBD
DESCRIPTION:INPA SEMINAR TALK \nDate:  Friday\, March 22\, 2024 \nTime: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM \nLocation: Sessler Conference Room–50A-5132 [Hybrid and In-Person] \nSpeaker: TBA \nTitle: TBA \nAbstract: TBD \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://lbnl.zoom.us/j/95016696011?pwd=Tk1XOW1Xd3RYRnlsc2tEYmRWZlVVZz09 \nMeeting ID: 950 1669 6011 \nPasscode: 247722 \n 
URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/speaker-tba-title-tbd-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240329T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240329T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T115347
CREATED:20240215T211413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240325T151809Z
UID:1714-1711713600-1711717200@inpa.lbl.gov
SUMMARY:NO INPA SEMINAR
DESCRIPTION:NO INPA SEMINAR TALK SCHEDULE FOR 3/29/2024 \n 
URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/speaker-yashwanth-bezawada-uc-davis-title-pulsed-neutron-detection/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240405T120000
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DTSTAMP:20260403T115347
CREATED:20240215T212737Z
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SUMMARY:Speaker: Eric Gawiser (Rutgers) Title: Improving Photometric Redshifts for 3x2pt Cosmology: Training Sample Augmentation\, Optimal Binning\, and Neural Network Classifiers
DESCRIPTION:INPA SEMINAR TALK \nDate:  Friday\, April 5\, 2024 \nTime: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM \nLocation: Sessler Conference Room–50A-5132 [Hybrid and In-Person] \nSpeaker: Eric Gawiser (Rutgers) \nTitle: Improving Photometric Redshifts for 3x2pt Cosmology: Training Sample Augmentation\, Optimal Binning\, and Neural Network Classifiers \nAbstract: Large imaging surveys of galaxies rely on photometric redshifts (photo-z’s) and tomographic binning for 3 × 2 pt analyses that combine galaxy clustering and weak lensing. We divide simulated galaxy catalogs into training and application sets\, where the spectroscopic training set is non-representative in a realistic way\, and then estimate photometric redshifts for the application set. Spectroscopic training samples for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) will be biased towards redder\, brighter\, lower-redshift galaxies\, leading to photo-z estimates with outlier fractions nearly 4 times larger than for a representative training sample. Training sample augmentation allows us to add simulated galaxies possessing otherwise unrepresented features to our mock spectroscopic training sample\, reducing the outlier fraction of the photo-z estimates by 50% and the scatter by 56%. We sort the galaxies into redshift bins chosen to maximize the 3x2pt signal using a novel generalized binning parameterization introduced by Moskowitz et al. (2023\, ApJ 950\, 49). Applying a neural network classifier trained to identify galaxies that are highly likely to be sorted into the correct redshift bin improves the figure of merit by ∼13%\, equivalent to a 28% increase in data volume. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://lbnl.zoom.us/j/95016696011?pwd=Tk1XOW1Xd3RYRnlsc2tEYmRWZlVVZz09 \nMeeting ID: 950 1669 6011 \nPasscode: 247722
URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/speaker-eric-gawiser-rutgers-title-improving-photometric-redshifts-for-3x2pt-cosmology-training-sample-augmentation-optimal-binning-and-neural-network-classifiers/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240412T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240412T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T115347
CREATED:20240215T213249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240408T171157Z
UID:1722-1712923200-1712926800@inpa.lbl.gov
SUMMARY:Speaker: Elisabeth Krause (U of Arizona) Title: A Parameter-Masked Mock Data Challenge for Beyond-Two-Point Galaxy Clustering Statistics
DESCRIPTION:INPA SEMINAR TALK \nDate: Friday\, April 12\, 2024 \nTime: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM \nLocation: Sessler Conference Room–50A-5132 [Hybrid and In-Person] \nSpeaker: Elisabeth Krause (U of Arizona) \nTitle: A Parameter-Masked Mock Data Challenge for Beyond-Two-Point Galaxy Clustering Statistics \nAbstract: The last few years has seen the emergence of a vast array of novel techniques for the analysis of high precision data from upcoming galaxy surveys\, which are primarily motivated by the notion that any optimal analysis of galaxy clustering data should extend beyond the canonical two-point (2pt) statistics. We test and benchmark some of these new techniques\nin a community data challenge “Beyond-2pt’’. The challenge dataset consists of high-precision mock galaxy catalogs for clustering in real-space\, redshift-space\, and on a light cone. Participants in the challenge have developed end-to-end pipelines to analyze mock catalogs and extract unknown (“masked”) cosmological parameters of the underlying LCDM models with their methods. The methods represented are density-split clustering\, nearest neighbor statistics\, BACCO power spectrum emulator\, void statistics\, field-level effective field theory (EFT)\, and joint power spectrum and bispectrum analyses using both EFT and simulation-based inference.\nI will review the results of the challenge\, focusing on problems solved\, lessons learned\, and future research needed to perfect the emerging beyond-2pt approaches.  \nJoin Zoom \nhttps://lbnl.zoom.us/j/95016696011?pwd=Tk1XOW1Xd3RYRnlsc2tEYmRWZlVVZz09 \nMeeting ID: 950 1669 6011 \nPasscode: 247722
URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/speaker-elisabeth-krause-u-of-arizona-title-tbd/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240419T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240419T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T115347
CREATED:20240215T214009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240313T222639Z
UID:1726-1713528000-1713531600@inpa.lbl.gov
SUMMARY:Speaker: TBA Title: TBD
DESCRIPTION:INPA SEMINAR TALK \nDate: Friday\, April 19\, 2024 \nTime: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM \nLocation: Sessler Conference Room–50A-5132 [Hybrid and In-Person] \nSpeaker: TBA \nTitle:TBD \nAbstract: TBD \nJoin Zoom \nhttps://lbnl.zoom.us/j/95016696011?pwd=Tk1XOW1Xd3RYRnlsc2tEYmRWZlVVZz09 \nMeeting ID: 950 1669 6011
URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/speaker-chiara-salemi-slactitle-quantum-sensors-with-application-to-axion-searches/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240426T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240426T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T115347
CREATED:20240215T215022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240415T151837Z
UID:1730-1714132800-1714136400@inpa.lbl.gov
SUMMARY:Speaker: Johann Martyn (Mainz University) Title: "Using Cherenkov light to measure solar neutrinos in liquid scintillator detectors "
DESCRIPTION:INPA SEMINAR TALK \nDate: Friday\, April 26\, 2024 \nTime: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM \nLocation: Sessler Conference Room–50A-5132 [Hybrid and In-Person] \nSpeaker: Johann Martyn (Mainz University) [Remote talk] \nTitle: Using Cherenkov light to measure solar neutrinos in liquid scintillator detectors\n \nAbstract: At present\, solar neutrinos are observed either with liquid scintillator detectors or with water Cherenkov detectors. Liquid scintillator detection in particular is the only technique that allows precision spectroscopy of sub-MeV solar neutrinos\, which is made possible by the high light-yield of the scintillation\, allowing for a low energy threshold of ∼0.2 MeV. In contrast\, water Cherenkov detectors are only able to measure solar neutrinos above a few MeV with high precision. They reconstruct the event direction via the corresponding Cherenkov photon hits\, to differentiate between the solar neutrino signal and the background events. A hybrid event detection approach\, combining both the directional Cherenkov information and the high light-yield and low energy threshold of the scintillation spectroscopy enables an unprecedented precision for the measurement of solar neutrinos and potentially other physics goals. This talk describes the first measurement of solar neutrinos in a liquid scintillator detector through their directional Cherenkov photons\, using Borexino\, a 280 ton\, high light-yield liquid scintillator detector at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Italy. \nJoin Zoom \nhttps://lbnl.zoom.us/j/95016696011?pwd=Tk1XOW1Xd3RYRnlsc2tEYmRWZlVVZz09 \nMeeting ID: 950 1669 6011
URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/speaker-johann-martyn-mainz-university-title-recent-directionality-results-for-solar-neutrinos-detected-in-pure-ls-detectors-borexino/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240503T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240503T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T115347
CREATED:20240215T215152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240502T191732Z
UID:1734-1714737600-1714741200@inpa.lbl.gov
SUMMARY:Speaker: Carolina Cuesta-Lazaro (Harvard) Title: Big Data Cosmology Meets AI
DESCRIPTION:INPA SEMINAR TALK \nDate: Friday\, May 3\, 2024 \nTime: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM \nLocation: Sessler Conference Room–50A-5132 [Hybrid and In-Person] \nSpeaker: Carolina Cuesta-Lazaro (Harvard) \nTitle:  Big Data cosmology meets AI \nAbstract: The upcoming era of cosmological surveys promises an unprecedented wealth of observational data that will transform our understanding of the universe. Surveys such as DESI\, Euclid\, and the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will provide extremely detailed maps of billions of galaxies out to high redshifts. Analyzing these massive datasets poses exciting challenges that machine learning is uniquely poised to help overcome. In this talk\, I will highlight recent examples from my work on probabilistic machine learning for cosmology. First\, I will explain how a point cloud diffusion model can be used both as a generative model for 3D maps of galaxy clustering and as a likelihood model for such datasets. Moreover\, I will present a generative model developed to reconstruct the dark matter cosmic web from biased galaxy clustering observations\, in a probabilistic manner. And finally\, I will introduce ongoing work on developing fast\, differentiable\, and accurate hybrid physics-ML simulators for N-body and hydrodynamical simulations. When combined with the wealth of data from upcoming surveys\, these machine learning techniques have the potential to provide new insights into fundamental questions about the nature of the universe. \nJoin Zoom \nhttps://lbnl.zoom.us/j/95016696011?pwd=Tk1XOW1Xd3RYRnlsc2tEYmRWZlVVZz09 \nMeeting ID: 950 1669 6011 \nPasscode: 247722
URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/speaker-tba-title-tbd-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240510T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240510T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T115347
CREATED:20240312T172302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240508T003441Z
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SUMMARY:Speaker: Yashwanth Bezawada(UC Davis)Title: Pulsed neutron detection
DESCRIPTION:INPA SEMINAR TALK \nDate: May 10\, 2024 \nTime: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm \nLocation: Sessler Conference Room – 50A-5132 [Hybrid and In-Person] \nSpeaker: Yashwanth Bezawada (UC Davis) \nTitle:  Quest to understand neutron propagation in liquid Argon \nAbstract: Liquid Argon (LAr) has become the primary detector material in many neutrino and dark matter experiments like DUNE\, SBND\, ICARUS\, MicroBooNE\, and DarkSide. In particular\, multi-kiloton experiments like the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) have stringent requirements for systematic uncertainties on the energy scale and resolution. Neutron production from neutrino interaction brings a large uncertainty on neutrino energy reconstruction in the form of missing energy. One of the proposed calibration systems is the Pulsed Neutron Source (PNS) system\, which utilizes neutrons traveling long distances in liquid argon to calibrate the enormous DUNE far detector volume. \nThus\, it is of utmost importance to understand neutron propagation and capture in liquid argon. The group at Davis is involved in an effort to measure the total neutron cross-section on Argon for a wide range of neutron energies. In this talk\, I will talk about the ARTIE experiment that made the first effort to measure the cross-section dip at 57 keV\, the Multiple Argon Experiments (MArEX) initiative\, which was established to perform accurate transmission and capture measurements at the n_TOF facility in CERN\, and the neutron generator test performed at CERN to test the feasibility of the PNS calibration system. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://lbnl.zoom.us/j/95016696011?pwd=Tk1XOW1Xd3RYRnlsc2tEYmRWZlVVZz09 \nMeeting ID: 950 1669 6011\n\nPasscode: 247722 \n  \n 
URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/speaker-yashwanth-bezawadauc-davistitle-pulsed-neutron-detection/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240517T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240517T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T115347
CREATED:20240514T073701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240514T074018Z
UID:1772-1715947200-1715950800@inpa.lbl.gov
SUMMARY:NO INPA SEMINAR
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/no-inpa-seminar-15/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240524T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240524T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T115347
CREATED:20240520T165202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T165202Z
UID:1775-1716552000-1716555600@inpa.lbl.gov
SUMMARY:NO INPA SEMINAR
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URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/no-inpa-seminar-16/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240531T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240531T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T115347
CREATED:20240520T170516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240528T212623Z
UID:1778-1717156800-1717160400@inpa.lbl.gov
SUMMARY:Speaker: Elena Hernandez Martinez (CCA/LMU)Title: Simulating our Universe. How and Why? 
DESCRIPTION:INPA SEMINAR TALK \nDate: May 31\, 2024 \nTime: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm \nLocation: Sessler Conference Room – 50A-5132 [Hybrid and In-Person] \nSpeaker:  Elena Hernandez Martinez (CCA/LMU) \nTitle: Simulating our Universe. How and Why?  \nAbstract: We will present SLOW\, the simulated cosmic volume (500 Mpc/h) that features the most extensive collection of Local Universe Galaxy Clusters ever replicated\, accurately set within the appropriate large-scale framework. We will show current predictions about these structures based on our simulated results and compare them with observational data. Additionally\, the discussion will cover how these simulations open new avenues for research in galaxy cluster and cosmology studies. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://lbnl.zoom.us/j/95016696011?pwd=Tk1XOW1Xd3RYRnlsc2tEYmRWZlVVZz09 \nMeeting ID: 950 1669 6011\n\nPasscode: 247722 \n 
URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/speaker-elena-hernandez-martinez-cca-lmutitle-simulating-our-universe-how-and-why/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240621T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240621T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T115347
CREATED:20240605T184418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240618T184210Z
UID:1783-1718971200-1718974800@inpa.lbl.gov
SUMMARY:NO INPA SEMINARS SCHEDULED  FOR JUNE  7\, 14\, 21\, and 28\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:NO INPA SEMINAR ON JUNE 21\, 2024 \n***Please note that Sessler CR 50A-5132 will not be available on June 7th and has been reserved for the DESI Review.*** \nINPA Seminars will reconvene on July 12
URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/no-inpa-seminars-scheduled-for-june-7-14-21-and-28-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240719T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240719T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T115347
CREATED:20240717T005352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240717T011538Z
UID:1795-1721390400-1721394000@inpa.lbl.gov
SUMMARY:Speaker: Kenny Vetter (UC Berkeley)-Title: Quieting the Chaos in the Cold: Noise Cancellation Algorithms in CUORE's Search for 0νββ Decay
DESCRIPTION:INPA SEMINAR TALK \nDate: July 19th \nTime: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm \nLocation: Sessler Conference Room – 50A-5132 [Hybrid and In-Person] \nSpeaker:  Kenny Vetter (UC Berkeley) \nTitle: Quieting the Chaos in the Cold: Noise Cancellation Algorithms in CUORE’s Search for 0νββ Decay \nAbstract: Neutrinos have puzzled physicists for decades despite significant strides in understanding them over the past thirty years\, with many questions about their masses still remaining. The fact that neutrinos are indeed massive has shown that the Standard Model of particle physics\, while wildly successful\, is incomplete. This has motivated searches for Beyond Standard Model processes that may fundamentally change our understanding of nature. Among these potential processes is neutrinoless double beta decay $(0\nu\beta\beta)$\, a theorized lepton number violating process. Experimental evidence of $0\nu\beta\beta$ decay would conclusively show that neutrinos are Majorana fermions. The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) experiment is an ongoing search for $0\nu\beta\beta$ decay in $^{130}$Te. This talk will showcase the improvement in the CUORE data quality with a novel noise cancellation algorithm and detail the application of this algorithm to CUORE’s latest dataset with 2039 kg·yr of TeO$_2$ exposure. I will also report the results from CUORE’s search for $0\nu\beta\beta$ decay using this dataset. We find no evidence for $0\nu\beta\beta$ decay\, and we place a lower limit on the half-life of $T_{1/2}^{0\nu} > 3.8 \times 10^{25}$ yr. Finally\, I will discuss future searches for $0\nu\beta\beta$ decay beyond CUORE and how they will profit from future noise decorrelation algorithms. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://lbnl.zoom.us/j/95016696011?pwd=Tk1XOW1Xd3RYRnlsc2tEYmRWZlVVZz09 \nMeeting ID: 950 1669 6011\n\nPasscode: 247722
URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/speaker-kenny-vetter-uc-berkeley-title-quieting-the-chaos-in-the-cold-noise-cancellation-algorithms-in-cuores-search-for-0%ce%bd%ce%b2%ce%b2-decay/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240816T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240816T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T115347
CREATED:20240806T222301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240806T222620Z
UID:1799-1723809600-1723813200@inpa.lbl.gov
SUMMARY:Speaker: César Jesus-Valls (IPMU Tokyo)-Title:Neutrino physics in Japan in the era of precision measurements
DESCRIPTION:INPA SEMINAR TALK \nDate: August 16th \nTime: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm \nLocation: Sessler Conference Room – 50A-5132 [Hybrid and In-Person] \nSpeaker:  Speaker: César Jesus-Valls (IPMU Tokyo) \nTitle:  Neutrino physics in Japan in the era of precision measurements \nAbstract: Abstract: Japan has a uniquely rich neutrino research history\, with the saga of Kamiokande detectors at its core. These experiments have shaped our current understanding of neutrino physics\, particularly concerning the phenomenon of neutrino oscillations and igniting the blooming field of neutrino astrophysics. After refreshing the current knowledge and unknowns in neutrino physics\, in the talk\, I will review the Super-Kamiokande and T2K experiments\, their working principles\, physics programs\, and recent results. In 2027\, the next-generation experiment Hyper-Kamiokande\, currently under construction\, will commence\, marking the start of a new era of neutrino physics searches focused on precision measurements. In the talk\, I will review the physics prospects of Hyper-Kamiokande and provide an overview of the new era of neutrino physics that is upon us. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://lbnl.zoom.us/j/95016696011?pwd=Tk1XOW1Xd3RYRnlsc2tEYmRWZlVVZz09 \nMeeting ID: 950 1669 6011\n\nPasscode: 247722
URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/speaker-cesar-jesus-valls-ipmu-tokyo-titleneutrino-physics-in-japan-in-the-era-of-precision-measurements/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240823T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240823T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T115347
CREATED:20240820T173917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240820T173917Z
UID:1802-1724414400-1724418000@inpa.lbl.gov
SUMMARY:Speaker: Sindhu Kumaran (UC Irvine)- Title: The JUNO Experiment: Status and Prospects
DESCRIPTION:INPA SEMINAR TALK \nDate: August 23rd \nTime: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm \nLocation: Sessler Conference Room – 50A-5132 [Hybrid and In-Person] \nSpeaker:  Sindhu Kumaran (UC Irvine) \nTitle: The JUNO Experiment: Status and Prospects \nAbstract:  The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) is a 20 kton liquid scintillator detector currently under construction 700 m underground in southern China. It will simultaneously probe solar and atmospheric oscillations using reactor antineutrinos\, featuring an energy resolution of ~3% at 1 MeV.  By studying the disappearance of electron antineutrinos emitted from 8 nuclear reactors at a baseline of about 52.5 km\, JUNO will determine the neutrino mass ordering to 3σ significance within about 6 years of data taking and will measure 3-neutrino oscillation parameters to sub-percent precision. In addition\, JUNO has a broad physics program with solar neutrinos\, geoneutrinos\, supernova neutrinos\, atmospheric neutrinos\, diffuse supernova neutrino background\, and searches for physics beyond the Standard Model.  The experiment will also deploy a satellite detector called JUNO-TAO that will measure the energy spectrum of reactor antineutrinos with unprecedented energy resolution. This talk will discuss the design\, current status\, and physics prospects of the JUNO experiment. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://lbnl.zoom.us/j/95016696011?pwd=Tk1XOW1Xd3RYRnlsc2tEYmRWZlVVZz09 \nMeeting ID: 950 1669 6011\n\nPasscode: 247722
URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/speaker-sindhu-kumaran-uc-irvine-title-the-juno-experiment-status-and-prospects/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240830T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240830T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T115347
CREATED:20240828T172957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240828T172957Z
UID:1811-1725019200-1725022800@inpa.lbl.gov
SUMMARY:NO INPA SPEAKER
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URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/no-inpa-speaker/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240906T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240906T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T115347
CREATED:20240904T222524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240904T222524Z
UID:1815-1725624000-1725627600@inpa.lbl.gov
SUMMARY:NO INPA SEMINAR
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URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/no-inpa-seminar-17/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240920T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240920T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T115347
CREATED:20240917T212236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240919T180711Z
UID:1818-1726833600-1726837200@inpa.lbl.gov
SUMMARY:NO INPA SEMINAR
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URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/no-inpa-seminar-18/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240927T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240927T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T115347
CREATED:20240924T185912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924T185912Z
UID:1833-1727438400-1727442000@inpa.lbl.gov
SUMMARY:NO INPA SEMINAR
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URL:https://inpa.lbl.gov/event/no-inpa-seminar-19/
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