Measuring quantum-mechanical neutrino oscillations with NOvA and DUNE

中微子振荡的量子力学现象是21世纪粒子物理学最有趣的领域之一。通过这种现象，幽灵般的中微子粒子在穿越地球数百公里时改变了它们的本质。当前和下一代中微子振荡实验准备回答粒子物理学中一些长期存在的问题，特别是探索物质和反物质在轻子领域的行为是否相同。在博士期间，学生将有机会充分利用Nova实验的最新数据，该实验利用了世界上最强大的长基线中微子束，同时为未来的沙丘实验准备模拟和重建工具。

The quantum-mechanical phenomenon of neutrino oscillation is one of the most interesting areas of 21st century particle physics. Through this phenomenon the ghostly neutrino particles change their intrinsic nature as the travel 100s of kilometres through the Earth. The current and next-generation neutrino oscillation experiments are poised to answer some of the longest standing questions in particle physics, in particular exploring whether matter and antimatter behave the same in leptonic sector. During this PhD the student will have the opportunity to fully exploit the latest data from the NOvA experiment, which utilises the most powerful long-baseline neutrino beam in the world, whilst preparing simulation and reconstruction tools for the future DUNE experiment.