DrMark Scott
Associate Professor in Neutrino Physics
Department of Physics - Faculty of Natural Sciences
Orcid identifier0000-0002-1759-4453 (opens in a new tab)
- Associate Professor in Neutrino PhysicsDepartment of Physics - Faculty of Natural Sciences
- 020 7594 7534 (Work)
- 526, Blackett Laboratory, South Kensington Campus, United Kingdom
RESEARCH
I currently work on the T2K and Hyper-K experiments. These are current (T2K) and future (Hyper-K) long-baseline neutrino experiments situated in Japan. Both experiments involve creating a beam of muon-flavour neutrinos at the east coast of Japan and shooting it to the west coast, where it is observed by multi-kilo-tonne water Cherenkov detectors.
T2K began taking data in 2009 and established that muon neutrinos do oscillate into electron neutrinos, and at an appreciable rate. This large rate means that it is possible to search for neutrino CP violation by comparing the rate of muon-to-electron flavour oscillation for neutrinos to that of antineutrinos. If there is a difference, this could explain why we exist in a matter-dominated universe.
Collaboration Roles
T2K Publication Board, Deputy Chair
Hyper-Kamiokande Oscillation Analysis group convener
Hyper-Kamiokande Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee chair
IWCD Analysis and Calibration convener
Water Cherenkov Test Experiment Deputy Spokesperson
T2K began taking data in 2009 and established that muon neutrinos do oscillate into electron neutrinos, and at an appreciable rate. This large rate means that it is possible to search for neutrino CP violation by comparing the rate of muon-to-electron flavour oscillation for neutrinos to that of antineutrinos. If there is a difference, this could explain why we exist in a matter-dominated universe.
Collaboration Roles
T2K Publication Board, Deputy Chair
Hyper-Kamiokande Oscillation Analysis group convener
Hyper-Kamiokande Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee chair
IWCD Analysis and Calibration convener
Water Cherenkov Test Experiment Deputy Spokesperson