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.
Calendar of Events
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Speaker: Ann-Kathrin Schutz – Eberhard Karls University of Tubingen
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 beta decay (0νββ) decay in 76Ge. It uses HPGe detectors enriched in the isotope 76Ge, which are directly immersed into liquid argon (LAr). In second […]
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Special INPA SEMINAR – Karthik Ramanathan (University of Chicago)
Special INPA SEMINAR – Karthik Ramanathan (University of Chicago)
Speaker: 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 purposes, to detect potential ionization signals from dark matter interactions. These approx. mm thick devices feature an impressively low leakage current (< 10-21 A/cm2) and […]
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INPA Seminar – Harikrishnan Ramani (LBNL)
INPA Seminar – Harikrishnan Ramani (LBNL)
Speaker: 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, owing to sizeable momentum exchange, dark matter particles can enable de-excitation of nuclear isomers that are extremely long lived with respect to regular radioactive decays. […]
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Speaker: Vishal Gajjar (UC Berkeley)
Speaker: Vishal Gajjar (UC Berkeley)
Title: 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 in a renaissance in the millennia-old quest to answer our most profound question about the Universe and our place within it - Are we alone? […]
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Special INPA SEMINAR – Wouter Van De Pontseele (Harvard/Oxford)
Special INPA SEMINAR – Wouter Van De Pontseele (Harvard/Oxford)
Speaker: Wouter Van De Pontseele (Harvard/Oxford) Title: The MicroBooNE Neutrino Experiment at Fermilab Abstract: MicroBooNE is a liquid argon time projection chamber in the Booster Neutrino Beam at Fermilab. The technology provides high-resolution imaging of neutrino interactions leading to low-threshold event reconstruction with full angular coverage. As such, this is an ideal place to probe […]
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INPA Seminar – Chiara Capelli (University of Zurich)
INPA Seminar – Chiara Capelli (University of Zurich)
Speaker: Chiara Capelli (University of Zurich) Title: Data analysis at high-energies for the XENON1T experiment and light calibration system of XENONn Abstract: The XENON1T experiment searches for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) with a dual-phase xenon Time Projection Chamber (TPC). To extend its physics reach, the efforts of the XENON collaboration are directed toward exploring other […]
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Special INPA Seminar – Gulden Othman (University of North Carolina)
Special INPA Seminar – Gulden Othman (University of North Carolina)
Speaker: Gulden Othman (University of North Carolina) Title: CAGE Scanner: Investigating Surface Backgrounds in HPGe Detectors for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Searches Abstract: A potential source of problematic backgrounds in a ton-scale 76Ge-based neutrinoless double-beta decay (0nuBB) program may arise from particle interactions occurring near the surfaces of high purity germanium (HPGe) detectors. The Collimated Alphas, Gammas, […]
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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.