Department of Physics & Astronomy

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Upcoming Events

LWA Swarm Interferometry
Craig Taylor (UNM)
CART Astrophysics Seminar Series
Feb. 20, 2:00 PM
PAIS 3205

Cosmology and Unification
Dr. Raman Sundrum (University of Maryland)
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
Feb. 21, 3:30 PM - Feb. 21, 4:30 PM
PAIS 1100

A Search for New Physics in Decays of B Mesons to Muon Pairs, Development of New Particle Timing Technology, and Characterization of Radiation Damage in Silicon Detectors at the Large Hadron Collider
Hijas Farook (UNM)
Nuclear, Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminars
Feb. 25, 2:00 PM
PAIS 3205

Quantum Radar with Undetected Photons
Diego Dalvit (LANL)
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
Feb. 28, 3:30 PM - Feb. 28, 4:30 PM
PAIS 1100

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Vishal Vatsa (UNM)
Nuclear, Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminars
Mar. 4, 2:00 PM
PAIS 3205