Speakers: Sven Vahsen (University of Hawaii) Why does a world governed by quantum mechanics look classical on everyday scales? One of the central ideas in addressing this question is quantum decoherence. In this colloquium, I will introduce these ideas from the perspective of experimental particle physics, at a level intended to be accessible to physics ... Read more
Speakers: Philip von Doetinchem (University of Hawaii) The precise measurement of cosmic-ray antinuclei is an important means of identifying the nature of dark matter and other beyond-standard-model physics. Recent years have shown that identifying the nature of dark matter with cosmic-ray positrons and antiprotons is difficult, and this has led to a significantly increased interest ... Read more
Speakers: Prof. Ralf Kaiser (University of Hawaii, W M Keck Center for Astrochemistry) Over the past decade, a paradigm shift has emerged in astrochemistry: complex organic molecules can form efficiently in the coldest regions of space. Ice-coated interstellar grains are now recognized as molecular factories that drive the synthesis of biorelevant species within cold molecular ... Read more
Speakers: Prof. JoAnne Hewett (StonyBrook) Discovered a decade ago, the Higgs boson offers a unique portal into the laws of nature and any small deviation in its expected properties would constitute a major breakthrough. The full discovery potential of the Higgs will be unleashed by percent and sub-percent level precision studies of the Higgs properties. Such measurements ... Read more
Speakers: Peter Lewis (University of Hawaii) The Belle II experiment has been collecting data since 2019. The physics program of the experiment is very broad and depends on collecting as much data as possible. This necessitates operation at unprecedented luminosity, which will require extensive accelerator and detector upgrades scheduled for 2032. I will survey the planned ... Read more
Speakers: Dr Oskar Hartbrich (Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)) https://indico.phys.hawaii.edu/event/2858/