The long-awaited dawn of neutrino astronomy

The long-awaited dawn of neutrino astronomy

Time:
Sunday, October 19th, 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Location:
Emerson Burkhart AB, Hilton Columbus Downtown
Speaker(s):
John Beacom
  Professor of physics and astronomy; director, Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics, The Ohio State University

Last year, while the physics community was still talking about the 2012 discovery of the Higgs boson, a quiet discovery was made deep under the ice of Antarctica. IceCube, a vast telescope made of photomultipliers embedded in ice, had detected the first neutrinos from deep space. It was the dawn of a new era in astronomy, in which electromagnetic radiation is no longer the only means of probing the distant universe. John Beacom, a theorist helping design the new detectors, says these famously ephemeral particles can allow direct observations that can't be made by detecting light, which is emitted from the exteriors of astrophysical objects. Neutrinos uniquely probe these objects' central power sources and bring us information nearly unaffected by their travel through huge densities to the surface. Already neutrinos have mapped the core temperature of the sun, announced the birth of a nearby supernova and provided a skymap of the high-energy universe. Soon to come are first discoveries about distant supernovae and ultra-high-energy cosmic rays.

For supplemental information about this New Horizons in Science briefing, see the CASW website

Meeting schedule

Friday, Oct. 17

11:00 am to 5:00 pm

Friday, Oct. 17
11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Hayden Room, Hilton Columbus Downtown

12:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Friday, Oct. 17
12:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Main Lobby, Hilton Columbus Downtown

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

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1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
King Room, Hilton Columbus Downtown
Friday, Oct. 17
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Hopkins Room, Hilton Columbus Downtown

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Friday, Oct. 17
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Buses depart from Hilton, High St Entrance, Main Level

8:30 pm to 11:00 pm

Friday, Oct. 17
8:30 pm to 11:00 pm
Barley's Brewing Company
Saturday, Oct. 18

7:30 am to 8:00 am

Saturday, Oct. 18
7:30 am to 8:00 am
Bellows ABCD

7:30 am to 9:00 am

Saturday, Oct. 18
7:30 am to 9:00 am
Bellows ABCD, Hilton Columbus Downtown

7:30 am to 5:30 pm

Saturday, Oct. 18
7:30 am to 5:30 pm
Lower Level, Prefunction Hallway, Hilton Columbus Downtown

8:00 am to 9:00 am

Saturday, Oct. 18
8:00 am to 9:00 am
Bellows ABCD, Hilton Columbus Downtown

9:15 am to 10:45 am

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9:15 am to 10:45 am
Burkhart A, Hilton Columbus Downtown
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9:15 am to 10:45 am
Bellows EF, Hilton Columbus Downtown
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9:15 am to 10:45 am
Burkhart B, Hilton Columbus Downtown

10:45 am to 11:15 am

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10:45 am to 11:15 am
Prefunction Hallway, Hilton Columbus Downtown

11:15 am to 12:45 pm

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11:15 am to 12:45 pm
Burkhart A, Hilton Columbus Downtown
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Burkhart B, Hilton Columbus Downtown

12:45 pm to 2:00 pm

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12:45 pm to 2:00 pm
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1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

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Pierce Room, Hilton Columbus Downtown

2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

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Burkhart A, Hilton Columbus Downtown
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2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Bellows EF, Hilton Columbus Downtown
Saturday, Oct. 18
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Burkhart B, Hilton Columbus Downtown

3:30 pm to 3:45 pm

Saturday, Oct. 18
3:30 pm to 3:45 pm
Prefunction Hallway, Hilton Columbus Downtown

3:45 pm to 5:15 pm

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3:45 pm to 5:15 pm
Burkhart A, Hilton Columbus Downtown
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Burkhart B, Hilton Columbus Downtown
Saturday, Oct. 18
3:45 pm to 5:15 pm
Bellows EF, Hilton Columbus Downtown
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Bellows ABCD, Hilton Columbus Downtown

5:45 pm to 9:30 pm

Saturday, Oct. 18
5:45 pm to 9:30 pm
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Sunday, Oct. 19

7:00 am to 8:15 am

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7:00 am to 8:15 am
Bellows Ballroom Prefunction Area, Hilton Columbus Downtown

8:15 am to 9:30 am

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10:30 am to 11:00 am
Bellows Ballroom Prefunction Area, Hilton Columbus Downtown

10:30 am to 12:30 pm

Sunday, Oct. 19
10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Bus departs from Hilton and drops off at the Ohio Union for Lunch with a Scientist

11:00 am to 12:15 pm

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11:00 am to 12:15 pm
Emerson Burkhart AB, Hilton Columbus Downtown
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3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
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4:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Sunday, Oct. 19
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Emerson Burkhart AB, Hilton Columbus Downtown
Sunday, Oct. 19
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Bellows ABCD, Hilton Columbus Downtown

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Sunday, Oct. 19
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Barley’s Brewing Company
Monday, Oct. 20

7:00 am to 8:30 am

Monday, Oct. 20
7:00 am to 8:30 am
Bellows Ballroom Prefunction Area

8:30 am to 9:30 am

Monday, Oct. 20
8:30 am to 9:30 am
Bellows ABCD, Hilton Columbus Downtown

9:30 am to 10:30 am

Monday, Oct. 20
9:30 am to 10:30 am
Emerson Burkhart AB, Hilton Columbus Downtown
Monday, Oct. 20
9:30 am to 10:30 am
Bellows ABCD, Hilton Columbus Downtown

10:30 am to 11:00 am

Monday, Oct. 20
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Bellows Ballroom Prefunction Area, Hilton Columbus Downtown

11:00 am to 12:00 pm

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Bellows ABCD, Hilton Columbus Downtown
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11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Emerson Burkhart AB, Hilton Columbus Downtown

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