Carolina Symposium on Neutrino Physics: Its Impact on Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology

9988661久保寺微观物理学和天体物理现象之间的相互联系是自然界最迷人的方面之一。 特别是，我们现在知道中微子在粒子物理学、核物理学和天体物理学的许多领域中起着关键作用。 最近中微子振荡的发现，给了人们第一个超越标准模型的新物理学的令人兴奋的线索。 显然，进一步研究中微子的振荡和其他基本性质是极其重要的。 提高我们对中微子-核反应的认识也很重要，这对理解恒星坍缩和化学元素的起源至关重要。 这些问题和其他许多有趣的问题都可以在停止的π介子中微子设施中进行研究，比如计划在橡树岭国家实验室建造的自旋中子源（SNS）。 SNS提供了一个独特的机会，建立一个大型中微子探测器，非常适合中微子振荡测量和研究中微子核反应。 显然，将这一项目置于中微子物理学现状及其与天体物理学和宇宙学的关系的广泛背景下是可取的。 因此，我们希望组织一次为期三天的专题讨论会，题为“卡罗莱纳中微子物理专题讨论会”，有两个主要目标：（1）探讨中微子物理学一般前沿领域的最新发展，包括实验和理论方面的最新发展，并交换意见;（2）解决与上述停转π介子中微子设施有关的具体问题。 我们请求NSF部分支持CSNP，提供属于“会议、研讨会和讲习班”类别的赠款。 CSNP还将包括一个教育会议，其中专题讨论会的主要主题将作为一般公众的普遍观点提出。

9988661Kubodera Interconnection between microscopic physics and astrophysical phenomena is one of the most fascinating aspects of nature. In particular, we now know that neutrinos play a key role in many areas of particle physics, nuclear physics and astrophysics. The recent discovery of neutrino oscillation gives the first exciting hint of new physics beyond the standard model. It is clearly extremely important to further study the oscillation and other fundamental properties of neutrinos. It is also important to improve our knowledge of neutrinos-nucleus reactions, which are crucial for understanding stellar collapse and the origin of chemical elements. These and many other interesting questions can be investigated at stopped pion neutrino facilities like the planned spallation neutron source (SNS) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The SNS offers a unique opportunity to build a large neutrino detectors that are ideally suited for neutrino oscillation measurements and studying neutrino-nucleus reactions. It is clearly desirable to place this project in the broad context of the current status of neutrino physics in general and its relation to astrophysics and cosmology. We therefore wish to organize a three-day symposium entitled Carolina Symposium on Neutrino Physics (CSNP), with two main goals: (1) To explore and exchange ideas on the latest developments in general frontiers of neutrino physics, both experimental and theoretical; (2) To address specific issues pertaining to the above-mentioned stopped-pion neutrino facility. We request the NSF to partially support CSNP with a grant belonging to the category: ``Conferences, Symposia and Workshops". The CSNP will also include an educational session in which the main themes of the symposium will be presented as a universal view for the general public.