Neutrino Oscillations: The Solar Neutrino Problem Benjamin P. Ziemer Astrophysics REU UW-Madison
Introduction Basic Neutrino Introduction Particle Physics and The Standard Model Survival Probability and “Experimental” Work
The Elusive Neutrino Pauli Discovery in 1930’s Neutrinos Sources Cross Section
Neutrino Detection Pauli Returns! Modern Detectors Solar Problem??
Particle Physics Particle Families Equations, equations, equations . . . Particle Families spinors, helicity and other joys of field theory . . .
Standard Model Gauge Theories Higgs Mechanism Massive Neutrino Closed Universe?
Vacuum Oscillations Massive Neutrino Oscillations Evolution equations Neutrino Probability
MSW Effect and the Sun Neutral vs. Charged Current Matter Equations: Much ugly algebra later . .
Plots and Evidence Variables Density Profile Behind the Scenes
Future Work Survival Code Decoupling of matter basis Neglecting higher order?
Acknowledgements Andy Plumb and Bob Benjamin Prof. Balantekin REU Program and the NSF