Welcome to NOW 2006
Neutrino Oscillation Workshop
Conca Specchiulla (Otranto, Italy), September 9-16, 2006
Gianluigi Fogli
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Poster di NOW2004
Gianluigi Fogli
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Poster di NOW2006
Gianluigi Fogli
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Armillary Sphere
An armillary sphere is a model of the celestial
sphere, invented by Eratosthenes in 255 BC.
Its name comes from the Latin armilla (circle,
bracelet), since it has a skeleton made of graduated
metal circles linking the poles and representing
the equator, the ecliptic, meridians and parallels.
Usually a ball representing the Earth or, later, the
Sun is placed in its center. It is used to
demonstrate the motion of the stars around the
Earth.
Armillary Sphere
Armillary spheres were developed by the Greeks
and were used as teaching tools already in the 3rd
century B.C.. In larger and more precise forms
they were also used as observational instruments.
Armillary spheres became popular again in the
Late Middle Ages; the Danish astronomer Tycho
Brahe (1546-1601) constructed several of such
instruments.
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So …
We have represented the neutrino
universe by an armillary sphere, the
Sphæra Armillaris Neutrinorum
Each armilla called to represent a
sector of the neutrino physics
The Armillary
Sphere of n
With some arbitrariness, the energy
chosen as distinguishing parameter
drawing by Eligio Lisi
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The first armilla:
Low Scales
(Probing low energy and mass scales)
Neutrino mass from Beta decay
Christian Weinheimer
Sub-MeV neutrino technology
Raju Raghavan
Neutrinoless double beta decay
Ettore Fiorini
The first armilla
Precision cosmology and neutrinos
Sergio Pastor
Towards absolute neutrino masses
Petr Vogel
Conveners:
Gianluigi Fogli
Oliviero Cremonesi
Alessandro Melchiorri
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The second armilla:
E ~ O(MeV)
(Neutrino physics around MeV energies)
KamLAND results
Junpei Shirai
SNO and solar neutrinos results
Jose Maneira
The second armilla
Reactor neutrinos
Anatael Cabrera
Supernova neutrinos
Christian Cardall
LUNA results
Carlo Broggini
Conveners:
Gianluigi Fogli
Kunio Inoue
Hisakazu Minakata
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The third armilla:
E >
~ O(GeV)
(Neutrino physics at and above GeV energies)
Long baseline neutrino physics in Japan
Takaaki Kajita
Long baseline neutrino physics in the U.S.
Sacha Kopp
The third armilla
Long baseline neutrino physics in Europe
Yves Déclais
Physics at Megaton detectors
Stavros Katsanevas
Synergies in oscillation searches
Manfred Lindner
Conveners:
Gianluigi Fogli
Andrea Donini
Mauro Mezzetto
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The fourth armilla:
E > O(TeV)
(Exploring the range from TeV to ZeV)
High-energy astroparticle physics
Guenter Sigl
Auger results and neutrinos
Pierre Billoir
The fourth armilla
Neutrino astronomy in ice
Albrecht Karle
Underwater neutrino telescopes
Vincenzo Flaminio
The end of the galactic cosmic ray spectrum
Todor Stanev
Conveners:
Gianluigi Fogli
Giuseppe Battistoni
Gennaro Miele
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The fifth armilla:
Crossing Scales
(Crossing different energy scales)
Oscillation search at MiniBoone
Zelimir Djurcic
Theories of neutrino masses
Ferruccio Feruglio
The fifth armilla
Leptogenesis and Majorana CP Violation
Serguey Petcov
Lepton Flavor Violation
Antonio Masiero
The MEG experiment
Alessandro Baldini
Conveners:
Gianluigi Fogli
Carlo Giunti
Donato Nicolò
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At this point a fundamental doubt
remains :
The Sphera Armillaris Neutrinorum
corresponds to a Ptolemaic point of view
“neutrino-centered”
The doubt
Assuming a transition to a Copernican
point of view …
… what might be at the center of the
armillary sphere?
Have you got an answer to this
question?
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… maybe an answer will be given by
José Valle
in the highlights of his concluding talk.
José Valle
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OPERA’s overture
“OPERA’s opening score has been played
at the Gran Sasso Lab, and it’s in perfect
harmony with the melody of the CNGS
neutrino beam from CERN.”
Tomorrow, September 11, a Ceremony
will take place at the Gran Sasso Lab, in
the presence of the Italian Minister of
University and Research.
OPERA’s
overture
The day after tomorrow, September 12,
the plenary session will be devoted to
the long baseline experiments in the
world,
in
particular
with
the
contribution
of
Yves
Déclais,
responsible of the OPERA experiment.
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Ettore Majorana Centennial
This evening a special session will be
devoted to Majorana, with the seminar
Ettore Majorana Centennial
and Neutrino Legacy
Ettore Majorana
Centennal
by Salvatore Esposito
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The Excursions
South Coast Tour
alternative in the case
of bad weather
Visit to the Church of Santa
Caterina d’Alessandria in Galatina
Alberobello Tour
Make your choice soon and write your name in the
corresponding list at the secretariat today. We need to know and
communicate the number of participants tomorrow morning.
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South Coast Tour
Conca
Specchiulla
Capo d’Otranto
Capo d’Otranto
Porto Badisco
Porto
Badisco
Castro
Zinzulusa Grotto
Zinzulusa Grotto
Castro
S. Maria di Leuca
We hope to make part of the tour,
from Castro to Santa Maria di Leuca,
by boat, if the weather and sea
conditions will allow it.
The lunch will be taken on the boats.
by boat
Santa Maria di
Leuca
There is a total limit of 54 places on the boats: we will consider only the first 54 reservations!
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Visit to the Church of Santa Caterina d’Alessandria in Galatina
(14th century)
Lecce
Visit of Galatina, its Church
and the historical center
Visit of the Wine industry
Vallone Santi Dimitri with
wine tasting
Conca
Specchiulla
Galatina
Visit of Lecce
You will have lunch at the Masseria
Appidè, near Corigliano d’Otranto
QuickTime™ e un
decompressore TIFF (Non compresso)
sono necessari per visualizzare quest'immagine.
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Alberobello
Locorotondo
Alberobello Tour
Ostuni
Lecce
Lecce
Ostuni
Alberobello
Conca
Specchiulla
Locorotondo
You will have lunch at the Masseria of Montalbano
The masseria Montalbano Vecchio dates back to the XVI century and
is one of the most ancient in the neighborhood of Ostuni. An austere
stone wall keeps a village perfectly kept in each detail: the Lord's
house, the cattle sheds, the stables, the oil mill, the peasants'
houses and the church of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary.
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Rules for access to Wireless and Internet
In compliance with recent Italian laws about security, access to Wireless connection and Internet
at the NOW 2006 workshop will require
username + password
after you have provided our secretariat with a copy of your identity document or passport.
Please prepare a photo-copy or scanned copy of the relevant pages of your identity
document, and give it to our secretaries when you arrive and register.
The copy will be kept only for the purposes of the Workshop, according to the Italian laws about
privacy and security. You will then receive your username + password for access to Wireless and
Internet at the workshop site (Hotel Daniela).
Only the Italian INFN employees or associates do not have to provide the ID document, but
they will need anyway to obtain username + password from the secretariat.
We thank you in advance for your cooperation, and apologize for any inconvenience this recent
procedure may cause.
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We hope you will enjoy our Workshop and our sea !
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