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Introduction to Neutrino Physics

The weak interaction, neutrino spin and mass, direct mass measurements, oscillations in vacuum and matter.

26 lectures

Contents

No. Topic Slides
01 Neutrino 101 slides
02 Parity slides
03 Spin and Neutrino Polarization slides
04 Direct Determination of the Neutrino Mass slides
05 Neutrino Oscillations in Vacuum slides
06 Neutrino Oscillations in Matter slides
07 Paradoxes in Neutrino Oscillation Theory slides
08 Neutrinos in the Standard Model slides
09 Electromagnetic Properties of Neutrinos slides
10 Sterile Neutrinos slides
11 Neutrino Interactions with Matter slides
12 Experimental Methods of Neutrino Detection slides
13 Solar Neutrinos slides
14 Atmospheric Neutrinos slides
15 Accelerator Neutrinos slides
16 Reactor Neutrinos slides
17 Geophysical Neutrinos slides
18 Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay slides
19 Relic Neutrinos slides
20 Ultra-High-Energy Astrophysical Neutrinos slides
21 Supernova Neutrinos slides
22 Global Analysis slides
23 Mixing and CP Violation slides
24 Neutrinos as a Window to New Physics slides
25 Neutrino Tomography slides
26 Reactors as Monitoring Tools slides

A book for the course is in preparation.

Recommended reading

The list was compiled by V. A. Naumov for the course Neutrinos in Physics & Astrophysics.

V. A. Naumov course materials

V. A. Naumov. Simple warm-up questions. In Russian.

V. A. Naumov. Cosmic Rays. Supplement to atmospheric and astrophysical neutrinos.

V. A. Naumov. Relevant and Irrelevant. Slides on topics covered in the lectures.

V. A. Naumov. List of exam questions. In Russian.

V. A. Naumov. Introduction to Cosmic Rays. Lectures for postgraduates of Florence University.

JINR. Neutrino Oscillations webpage.

Recommended books

A. De Angelis and M. J. M. Pimenta. Introduction to Particle and Astroparticle Physics. Questions to the Universe. Springer, 2015.

C. Giunti and C. W. Kim. Fundamentals of Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics. Oxford University Press, 2007.

F. Boehm and P. Vogel. Physics of Massive Neutrinos. 2nd ed., Cambridge University Press, 1992.

M. Fukugita and T. Yanagida. Physics of Neutrinos & Applications to Astrophysics. Springer-Verlag, 2003.

R. N. Mohapatra and P. B. Pal. Massive Neutrinos in Physics and Astrophysics. 3rd ed., WSLNP72, 2004.

S. Bilenky. Introduction to the Physics of Massive and Mixed Neutrinos. Lect. Not. Phys. 817, 2010.

V. Barger, D. Marfatia and K. Whisnant. The Physics of Neutrinos. Princeton University Press, 2012.

Z.-z. Xing and S. Zhou. Neutrinos in Particle Physics, Astronomy and Cosmology. Zhejiang University Press & Springer-Verlag, 2011.

N. Schmitz. Neutrinophysik. B. G. Teubner, Stuttgart, 1997.

Дж. Бакал. Нейтринная астрофизика. М.: Мир, 1993.

C. Grupen. Astroparticle Physics. Springer, 2005.

U. Sarkar. Particle and Astroparticle Physics. Taylor & Francis Group, 2008.

B. Falkenburg and W. Rhode, eds. From Ultra Rays to Astroparticles. A Historical Introduction to Astroparticle Physics. Springer, 2012.

C. Grupen and I. Buvat, eds. Handbook of Particle Detection and Imaging. Springer-Verlag, 2012.

H. V. Klapdor-Kleingrothaus and A. Staudt. Non-accelerator Particle Physics. Institute of Physics, 1995.

М. С. Лонгейр. Астрофизика высоких энергий. М.: Мир, 1984.

P. K. F. Grieder. Cosmic Rays at Earth. Research Reference Manual and Data Book. Elsevier, 2001.

P. K. F. Grieder. Extensive Air Showers. High Energy Phenomena and Astrophysical Aspects. Springer, 2010.

W. Greiner and B. Muller. Gauge Theory of Weak Interactions. 4th ed., Springer, 2009.

С. М. Биленький. Лекции по физике нейтринных и лептон-нуклонных процессов. М.: Энергоиздат, 1981.

Ю. Комминс и Ф. Буксбаум. Слабые взаимодействия лептонов и кварков. М.: Энергоиздат, 1987.

Л. Б. Окунь. Лептоны и кварки. 2-е изд., М.: Наука, 1990.

Д. С. Горбунов и В. А. Рубаков. Введение в теорию ранней Вселенной: теория горячего Большого взрыва. 3-е изд., М.: ЛЕНАНД, 2016.

Reviews and special items

J. Steinberger. The history of neutrinos, 1930-1985. What have we learned about neutrinos? What have we learned using neutrinos? Ann. Phys. 327 (2012) 3182-3205.

С. С. Герштейн, Е. П. Кузнецов, В. А. Рябов. Природа массы нейтрино и нейтринные осцилляции. УФН 167 (1997) 811-848.

S. S. Gershtein, E. P. Kuznetsov and V. A. Ryabov. The nature of neutrino mass and the phenomenon of neutrino oscillations. Phys. Usp. 40 (1997) 773-806.

F. F. Deppisch, P. S. Bhupal Dev and A. Pilaftsis. Neutrinos and Collider Physics. New J. Phys. 17 (2015) 075019.

V. A. Naumov. Solar neutrinos. Astrophysical aspects. Phys. Part. Nucl. Lett. 8 (2011) 683-703.

R. Wendell and K. Okumura. Recent progress and future prospects with atmospheric neutrinos. New J. Phys. 17 (2015) 025006.

E. Kh. Akhmedov. Majorana neutrinos and other Majorana particles: theory and experiment. arXiv:1412.3320.

S. F. King. Models of neutrino mass, mixing and CP violation. J. Phys. G 42 (2015) 123001.

Д. В. Наумов, В. А. Наумов. Квантово-полевая теория нейтринных осцилляций. ЭЧАЯ 51 (2020) 5-209.

D. V. Naumov and V. A. Naumov. Quantum Field Theory of Neutrino Oscillations. Phys. Part. Nucl. 51 (2020) 1-106.

А. Б. Александров и др. Поиск слабовзаимодействующих массивных частиц темной материи: состояние и перспективы. УФН 191 (2021) 905-936.

Popular books and articles

Рэй Джаявардхана. Охотники за нейтрино. Захватывающая погоня за призрачной элементарной частицей. Альпина нон-фикшн, 2015.

Frank Close. Neutrino. Oxford University Press, 2010.

Chris Waltham. Teaching neutrino oscillations. Am. J. Phys. 72 (2004) 742-752.

Александр А. Боровой. Как регистрируют частицы. По следам нейтрино. Библиотечка Квант, вып. 15. М.: Наука, 1981.

Александр А. Боровой. 12 шагов нейтринной физики. М.: Знание, 1985.

Айзек Азимов. Нейтрино - призрачная частица атома. М.: Атомиздат, 1969.

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