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Neutrino telescopes, as a bridge between multi-messenger astronomy and neutrino oscillation physics - Chiara Lastoria
Centre for Fundamental Physics
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Date: 4 February 2026 Time: 13:30 - 15:00 
Location: Room 610, GO Jones
Neutrino telescopes have become essential tools at the intersection of astrophysics and particle physics. Originally conceived to provide insights into some of the most energetic and distant phenomena in the Universe, these large-scale detectors will also contribute to the precision measurement of the oscillation parameters.
This seminar will focus on KM3NeT, which has recently uncharted the PeV energy territory with the detection of the most energetic neutrino ever observed so far. At the same time, its design also allows probing atmospheric neutrinos to reveal some of the remaining unknowns in neutrino physics, such as their mass ordering. Therefore, special attention will be given to KM3NeT/ORCA and its contribution to validating the three-neutrino flavor paradigm while testing the non-unitarity of the neutrino mixing matrix. The resolution of this open question remains one of the most exciting, as it allows the exploration of new physics scenarios beyond the Standard Model.
13:30-14:00 - In person refreshments
14:00-15:00 - seminar
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