Science Opportunities with the Long-Baseline Neutrino Experiment (LBNE)

Description Abstract:

The Long-Baseline Neutrino Experiment is a broad scientific program being developed in the United States as an international partnership. LBNE consists of an intense neutrino beam produced at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), a highly capable set of neutrino detectors on the Fermilab campus, and a large underground liquid argon time projection chamber (TPC) at Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in the state of South Dakota.
The high-intensity neutrino beam will allow LBNE to make high
precision measurements of neutrino and anti-neutrino mixing separately. LBNE will
make detailed studies of neutrino oscillations including measurements of the mass
hierarchy and CP violation that take advantage of the 1300 km baseline. At the near site, the high-statistics neutrino scattering data will allow for many cross-sections measurements and precision tests of the standard model. At the far site, the large underground detector will open a new window to the search for nucleon decay, supernova neutrinos, and interesting astrophysical phenomena. This talk will describe the beam and detectors, outline the broad physics program of LBNE, and describe the strategy for achieving this ambitious program.
Organised by Dr.ssa Cettina Sutera