Sergio Nunez Silva

Sergio Nuñez Silva

Postgraduate Associate
Physics

Current Position: Master’s student in theoretical physics

Current Institution: University of Bologna

Postgraduate position dates: 2023-24

PI: Karsten Heeger

Experiments

Project 8

Heeger

Science goal: Utilize a novel technique (CRES) to perform a precision measurement of the yet unknown neutrino mass.

WL involvement: Yale performs R&D on antenna and cavity prototypes; develops algorithms for event reconstruction and analysis; and performs simulations to optimize the detector resolution.

Diagram of Project 8 experiment instrumentation.