Measuring theta13 and the Future of Reactor Neutrino Oscillation Experiments
Karsten Heeger, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
11:00 AM
Building 151, Room 1209 (Stevenson Conference Room)

Abstract:
Results from non-accelerator neutrino oscillation experiments have provided strong evidence for the mixing of massive neutrinos. The subdominant oscillation, the coupling of the electron neutrino flavor to the third mass eigenstate, has not been measured yet. The size of this coupling and its corresponding mixing angle $\theta_{13}$ are critical for exploring CP violation searches in the lepton sector and will define the future of accelerator neutrino physics. We will discuss the prospects for measuring $\theta_{13}$ with reactor antineutrinos and discuss the scientific goals and opportunities of a next-generation reactor neutrino oscillation experiment.