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SUMMARY:Decoding the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Subir Sarkar (Oxford University)\n\nAbstract: The 20
 26 Nobel prize in physics has been awarded to Francis Halzen “for decisi
 ve contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of 
 high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin”. This novel experiment at
  the South Pole was the first to detect cosmic neutrinos at TeV-PeV energi
 es\, and also identify the first candidate source: a flaring blazar 5.7 bi
 llion light-years away. This was a breakthrough in real-time multi-messeng
 er astronomy and poses challenges to astrophysical models of such active g
 alactic nuclei. Intriguingly no neutrinos have been detected from gamma-ra
 y bursts\, nor were any seen from the binary neutron star merger detected 
 in gravitational waves. Resolving the high energy neutrino sky and further
 ing our understanding of such extreme environments will require IceCube-Ge
 n2\, as well as other experiments around the world to exploit this new win
 dow on the Universe. Such experiments  also have immense potential to pro
 be new phenomena beyond the Standard Model of particle physics.Speaker: Su
 bir Sarkar is Professor emeritus at Oxford University and known for his wo
 rk in astroparticle physics & cosmology - in both theory & experiment. He 
 has been at the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics since 1990\,
  and headed its Particle Theory Group (2011-19). He is a member of the Ice
 Cube collaboration since its inception in 2004. (https://www.physics.ox.ac
 .uk/our-people/sarkar)\n\nhttps://indico.stfc.ac.uk/event/2024/
LOCATION:R22 Pickavance Theatre\, Harwell Campus\, RAL
URL:https://indico.stfc.ac.uk/event/2024/
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