Neutrino Physics

Reviews, Talks

The origin of neutrino mass (PDF or html)
New experimental data, which show that neutrinos have mass, are forcing theorists to revise the Standard Model of particle physics
Physics World, May 2002. physicsweb.org
Origin of Neutrino Mass
(Lecture at International School of Nuclear Physics, 27th Course, "Neutrinos in Cosmology, in Astro, Particle, and Nuclear Physics," Erice, Sicily, 16-24 September, 2005.)
Big World of Little Neutrinos (PowerPoint)
This is the historic era in neutrino physics. I first review the properties of neutrinos and discuss why neutrino masses are interesting probes to physics beyond the Standard Model. Then I discuss how we have recently learned that they do have tiny mass and will learn in the near future to settle the remaining issues. Finally I argue that neutrino masses may well be relevant to the question "why we exist" in our universe.
(Aspen Center for Physics Colloquium, June 6, 2007)

Oscillation Parameter Plots

(Click on the image to download the EPS file)

PDG 2008

Updated with Mini-BooNE data, MINOS data (2.5 1020 pot), final K2K data, new KamLAND data.
All experiments. References for the data used in the plots. For grayscale printing, get a version with hatches in JPEG or EPS.
For older plots, click here
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0098840. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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