Theory Working Group

Of neutrinos and cosmology

Name: Of neutrinos and cosmology
Start: 2016-05-26T13:15:00+02:00
End: 2016-05-26T14:15:00+02:00
Location: No location set

by Ms Martina Gerbino (OKC and Nordita, Stockholm University)

Thursday 26 May 2016, 13:15 → 14:15 Europe/Stockholm

Nordita East seminar room (132:028)

Description

Neutrino physics is one of the most exciting arena for a combined research in cosmology and particle physics. The evolution of the Cosmic Neutrino Background has a non-negligible impact on cosmological observables, allowing cosmology to provide information about neutrino properties. In this talk, I will review the main physical effects of relic neutrinos and summarise current constraints on and future sensitivities to their properties within the standard model framework. I will finally focus on massive neutrinos, highlighting complementarity between cosmological and laboratory searches, such as beta and neutrino less double-beta decay experiments.