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

微观物理学和天体物理学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发挥着关键作用。最近对中微子振荡的发现首次令人兴奋地暗示了标准模型之外的新物理学。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-原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。这些和许多其他有趣的问题可以在停止的介子中微子设施中进行研究，比如橡树岭国家实验室计划中的散裂中子源（SNS）。SNS提供了一个独特的机会来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，将这个项目放在中微子物理学的总体现状及其与天体物理学和宇宙学的关系的大背景下是可取的。因此，我们希望组织一个为期三天的研讨会，名为卡罗莱纳中微子物理研讨会（CSNP），主要有两个目标：(1)探讨和交流中微子物理的最新发展，包括实验和理论；(2)处理与上述停介子中微子设施有关的具体问题。我们请求NSF通过“会议、专题讨论会和研讨会”类别的拨款部分支持CSNP。会议还将包括一个教育环节，向公众介绍研讨会的主要主题。

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.