IAS Fundamental Physics Seminar Series - First Results from the JUNO Experiment

Abstract
Neutrinos are elusive particles with unique properties that offer key insights into the fundamental structure of matter and the cosmic sources that produce them. The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) is a multipurpose neutrino detector in China that recently began data taking after more than a decade of design and construction. In this talk, the speaker will review the initial detector performance and present the first results from the experiment, based on about 60 days of data, which provide world-leading estimates of the solar oscillation parameters. He will also briefly outline the broader physics program enabled by JUNO and the additional measurements it aims to pursue.