Coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering in the standard model and beyond

DIPC Seminars

Speaker: Valentina de Romeri
Instituto de Física Corpuscular
When: 2024/11/14
12:00
Place: DIPC Seminar Room
Host: Francesc Monrabal
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Coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering in the standard model and beyond

In this talk, I will discuss the physics potential of coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CEvNS), a neutral-current process in which a neutrino scatters off an entire nucleus. I will first briefly review the main features of CEvNS and the status of current observations. Then I will discuss how these measurements have opened the window to many physics applications, including Standard Model precision tests and searches for new physics. Regarding CEvNS tests of the Standard Model, I will focus on the determination of the weak mixing angle and the extraction of nuclear structure information. Concerning physics beyond the standard model, I will present several applications: new neutrino interactions, the production of new particles, and the role of CEvNS as a background for dark matter direct detection probes.