Title: "Neutrinos as Probes for Physics beyond the Standard Model"

Abstract:

The field of neutrino physics is very promising as a way to probe physics beyond the Standard Model (SM). Current neutrino experiments, for example MiniBooNE, have the potential of exploring the validity or limits of various SM symmetries, and revealing new possible symmetry violations, such as CP-violation in the leptonic sector. Under the assumption of 3 active + 2 sterile neutrinos, the possibility of CP-violation in the leptonic sector arises naturally [1]. In an earlier study [2], it has been shown that such CP-violating effects would be observable at MiniBooNE. The assumptions, results, and implications of that study are presented in this poster.