Fundamental Studies in Nuclear Physics

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。本项目涵盖了加州理工学院凯洛格辐射实验室“核物理基础研究”的一个研究项目。它主要包括解决核物理和粒子物理和粒子天体物理相关领域的关键问题的实验研究。研究课题包括中子的精确研究，这可以揭示修改粒子相互作用基本理论的必要性。此外，我们将研究核反应堆发射的中微子的性质，为新的重中微子可能导致早期宇宙中物质多于反物质的理论提供关键信息。博士后学者、研究生和本科生的参与贯穿于整个项目，为年轻的研究人员提供了特殊的机会，以促进他们在这些核物理和相关领域的前沿领域的培训和教育。我们将继续加州高中宇宙射线天文台（CHICOS）项目。CHICOS项目为洛杉矶的高中教师和学生提供了宇宙射线研究和教育活动的独特窗口。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).This project covers a program of research in "Fundamental Studies in Nuclear Physics" at the Kellogg Radiation Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology. It includes primarily experimental research addressing key issues in nuclear physics and related areas of particle physics and particle astrophysics. Research topics include precision studies of neutrons that could reveal the necessity of modifying the fundamental theory of particle interactions. In addition, we will study the properties of neutrinos emitted by nuclear reactors to provide crucial information towards the theory that new heavy neutrinos could be responsible for generating the excess of matter over antimatter in the early universe. Participation by postdoctoral scholars, graduate students and undergraduate students is integrated throughout the program, affording young researchers exceptional opportunities to advance their training and education in these frontier areas of nuclear physics and related areas. We will continue the California HIgh school Cosmic ray ObServatory (CHICOS) program. The CHICOS program provides a unique window on cosmic ray research and educational activities for the high school teacher and student population of Los Angeles.