Going Deep to Unveil the Nature of Neutrinos and Dark Matter

Going Deep to Unveil the Nature of Neutrinos and Dark Matter
Kyungeun Lim, Yale University
Date and time: Tue, Feb 23, 2016 - 2:30pm
Location: LGRT 419B
Category: ACFI Seminar
Abstract:
Experimental investigations of neutrinos and dark matter are powerful tools to answer the questions of what the constituents of the Universe are and what their nature is. Searches for neutrinoless double-beta decay (0νββ) and direct detection of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) have made impressive improvements over the past decade to address these critical questions. 0νββ searches provide an exclusive probe into the Majorana nature of neutrinos, offer insights on their hierarchy and mass, and test lepton number conservation. Direct detection of WIMPs would confirm the existence and particle nature of dark matter. In this talk, I will present the results and ongoing efforts in the CUORE and DM-Ice experiments to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay and WIMP direct detection. I will also discuss the prospects of CUPID, the next generation experiment of CUORE, and new joint physics run of DM-Ice and KIMS with upgraded detectors.