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May 2026

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IIHE Invited seminar: High-Energy Neutrinos at the LHC - Friday May 29th at 2PM
by TOSCANO Simona 28 May '26

28 May '26

Dear all, To close our seminar cycle for this academic year, this Friday we have the pleasure of hosting Prof. Dennis Soldin from University of Utah, who will discuss the prospects of next-generation neutrino experiments at colliders. The seminar will take place in the J. Sacton Room this Friday, May 29th, at 2:00 PM. Please find further details below: *********************************** Title: High-Energy Neutrinos at the LHC Abstract: The recent direct detection of high-energy neutrinos at the LHC has opened a new window into high-energy particle physics and highlighted the potential of neutrino physics for groundbreaking discoveries. I will give an overview of the physics potential of high-energy neutrino measurements at colliders with an emphasis on the connection between particle and astroparticle physics. I will discuss recent results of measurements at the LHC and outline the prospects of next-generation neutrino experiments at colliders, highlighting various proposals for future detectors. Short bio: Dennis Soldin studied physics at the University of Wuppertal, Germany, where he also received his doctorate degree in 2017 for work on measurements of cosmic rays with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory (IceCube). As a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Delaware he continued his work in cosmic-ray research with IceCube where he was also the convener for the comic-ray working group from 2018 to 2023. Since 2021, he is involved in plans to build a Forward Physics Facility (FPF) at CERN as a member of the FPF coordination panel and convener for the working group on light hadron production. In 2022, Soldin moved as a postdoctoral researcher to the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, before he became an assistant professor at the University of Utah in 2023. In 2024, he joined the Trinity Collaboration to build a new neutrino oberservatory at Frisco Peak in southern Utah, where he is the convener for analysis and simulation. Since 2025, Soldin is the IceCube analysis coordinator and responsible for the overall organization and oversight of the working groups and physics analyses in IceCube. <https://indico.iihe.ac.be/event/2463/> [indico_square.png] IIHE Invited seminar: High-Energy Neutrinos at the LHC<https://indico.iihe.ac.be/event/2463/> indico.iihe.ac.be<https://indico.iihe.ac.be/event/2463/> **************************************** As always I look forward to a well-attended seminar and to seeing many of you on Friday! Best, Simona. Dr. Simona Toscano (she / her / hers) Université Libre de Bruxelles Inter-university Institute for High Energies (IIHE) Service de physique de particules élémentaires, ULB - CP 230 Boulevard du Triomphe - 1050 Bruxelles (Belgium) Office : G.0.16 tel: +32.(0)2.629.3216 Email: stoscano(a)ulb.be<mailto:stoscano@vub.ac.be> or toscano(a)icecube.wisc.edu<mailto:toscano@icecube.wisc.edu> [PastedGraphic-10.png]

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IIHE Invited seminar: Results and prospects in atmospheric electricity studies at the Pierre Auger Observatory - Friday May 8th at 2PM
by TOSCANO Simona 08 May '26

08 May '26

Dear all, This week we have the pleasure of hosting Dr. Roberta Colalillo from the University of Naples. Dr. Colalillo will discuss her research work on atmospheric studies at the Pierre Auger Observatory. The seminar will take place in the J. Sacton Room this Friday, May 8th, at 2:00 PM. Please find further details below: ********************************************* Title: Results and prospects in atmospheric electricity studies at the Pierre Auger Observatory Abstract: The Pierre Auger Observatory, beyond its primary focus on cosmic rays, also yields valuable results in cosmogeophysics. Over the past decade, its fluorescence detector (FD) has captured ELVES, light emissions from the upper mesosphere caused by lightning. Exploiting high time resolution, we validated model predictions on double and triple ELVES. Moreover, the FD traces hinted at observing other transient luminous events (TLEs), such as halos, promoting the installation of a dedicated camera in December 2023 to detect their optical counterparts. It has registered several SPRITES and the first ELVES. The surface detector captures Cherenkov signals from TGFs, complementing FD with near-field cosmogeophysics data. The time resolution of the order of tens of ns and the possibility to sample the whole TGF footprint unlike in the other experiments designed for TGF detection allows us to constrain production mechanisms. <https://indico.iihe.ac.be/event/2462/> [indico_square.png] IIHE Invited seminar: Results and prospects in atmospheric electricity studies at the Pierre Auger Observatory<https://indico.iihe.ac.be/event/2462/> indico.iihe.ac.be<https://indico.iihe.ac.be/event/2462/> ********************************************************* I am looking forward to a well-attended seminar and to seeing many of you on Friday! Best, Simona.

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