New Windows on Fundamental Physics: from tabletop devices to large scale detectors

Session

Thursday Morning I

22 Jan 2026, 09:30

Jocelyn Bell Burnell Lecture Theatre (University of Manchester)

Conveners

Thursday Morning I

• Peter Millington (University of Manchester)

36. Superradiant Neutrino Sources

Joseph Formaggio

22/01/2026, 09:30

Many analogies exist between neutrino physics and optics because the neutrino is a nearly massless particle whose feeble environmental interactions permit coherent quantum effects. However, it is only relatively recently that we have begun to explore the potential of quantum phenomena in neutrino physics, with neutrino oscillations and coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering as prominent...

34. Laser Cooling of Molecules for Precision Tests of Fundamental Symmetries

Tim Langen

22/01/2026, 10:00

Molecules are emerging as powerful platforms for precision measurement science, offering unique sensitivity for high-resolution spectroscopy and tests of fundamental symmetries. These experiments probe energy scales and interactions that complement searches at high-energy collider facilities, opening new avenues for discovering physics beyond the Standard Model in previously unexplored...

46. Axion Experiments at Manchester

Jamie McDonald (University of Manchester)

22/01/2026, 10:30