Tag: neutrinos
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The weird new physics of neutrinos
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] Already beyond the Standard Model We already know neutrinos break the mold of the Standard Model. The question is: By how much? For Symmetry Magazine: Tested and verified with…
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Blowing up high-mass stars with low-mass neutrinos
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] Low-mass particles that make high-mass stars go boom Simulations are key to showing how neutrinos help stars go supernova. For Symmetry Magazine: When some stars much more massive than…
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Are neutrinos their own worst enemies?
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] EXO-200 resumes its underground quest The upgraded experiment aims to discover if neutrinos are their own antiparticles For Symmetry Magazine: Science is often about serendipity: being open to new…
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A net for neutrinos at the bottom of the sea
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] Casting a net for neutrinos The KM3NeT experiment will catch the elusive particles using the Mediterranean Sea For Symmetry Magazine: Like ordinary telescopes, KM3NeT operates in darkness—but there the…
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Why are neutrino masses so tiny?
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] Neutrinos on a seesaw A possible explanation for the lightness of neutrinos could help answer some big questions about the universe. For Symmetry Magazine: Mass is a fundamental property…
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Traces of particles from the first second after the Big Bang
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] Signs of neutrinos from the dawn of time, less than a second after the Big Bang First unambiguous observation of the cosmic neutrino background From Ars Technica: The first…
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Why are there three copies of each type of particle?
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] The mystery of particle generations Why are there three almost identical copies of each particle of matter? For Symmetry Magazine: The Standard Model of particles and interactions is remarkably…
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Looking to the heavens for neutrino masses
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] Looking to the heavens for neutrino masses From Symmetry Magazine: Neutrinos may be the lightest of all the particles with mass, weighing in at a tiny fraction of the…
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