Neutrino-nucleus interactions and experimental detection
The weak interaction of the neutrino makes it extremely difficult to detect in an experiment. Modern neutrino detectors cost millions of dollars and take years to design and construct. The scale of the experiments can obscure the physics that takes place deep underground, deep inside these enormous machines. My presentation will delve into the microscopic world of the neutrino, and look at the relationship between the sub-atomic scale fundamental interactions and the detectors that allow us to see the “ghost particle.”