Speaker
Description
Neutrinos are produced copiously during a star's lifetime and offer a probe to understand the dynamics within the stellar interior
where optical observation fails. Neutrinos produced from fussion reactions within the sun have been detected and studied on Earth
since the Homestake experiment and subsequently facilitated the discovery of neutrino oscillations. Though solar neutrinos have
been studied for over 70 years, open questions still remain. Futher, as a massive star dies, it releases an enormous flux of
neutrinos that is observable from across the galaxy. Recording a burst of supernova neutrinos in a modern neutrino detector would
offer the clearest description yet of the exotic stellar interior as it transitions into either a neutron star or black hole. In
this talk, we will discuss the prospect to measure these astrophysical neutrinos in liquid argon experiments, particularly DUNE at
SURF.
