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Wang, Biao

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Study of the Neutrino Magnetic Moment with the NOvA Near Detector

Predicted by the Standard Model as theoretical, massless particles, neutrinos have been the subject of many experiments since their first detection. It is now experimentally confirmed that neutrinos do have mass necessitating an extension to the Standard Model. Such an extension allows for other surprising neutrino properties, such as a neutrino magnetic moment. While neutrinos are observed to be neutral and do not couple to photons at leading order, higher order expansion of the interaction allows for coupling to the photon to occur and gives rise to a neutrino magnetic moment through quantum loop effects. This is a useful property for studying the Dirac or Majorana nature of neutrinos, as the predicted value of the magnetic moment would differ. This talk focuses on an introduction to the neutrino magnetic moment as well as discusses the current status of work being done on NOvA utilizing the Near Detector to obtain an upper limit on the neutrino magnetic moment value.

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS↗

ALKBH5-Modified HMGB1-STING Activation Contributes to Radiation Induced Liver Disease via Innate Immune Response

Radiation therapy, which is vital for the treatment of primary liver cancer, comes with unavoidable liver injury, which limits its implementation. N6-methyladenosine (m6A) methylation is involved in many molecular functions. However, its role in radiation-induced liver diseases (RILD) remains unknown. Herein, we investigate the role of m6A methylation in RILD.

62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE↗

Data-driven computational prediction and experimental realization of exotic perovskite-related polar magnets

Rational design of technologically important exotic perovskites is hampered by the insufficient geometrical descriptors and costly and extremely high-pressure synthesis, while the big-data driven compositional identification and precise prediction entangles full understanding of the possible polymorphs and complicated multidimensional calculations of the chemical and thermodynamic parameter space. Here we present a rapid systematic data-mining-driven approach to design exotic perovskites in a high-throughput and discovery speed of the A 2 BB ’O 6 family as exemplified in A 3 TeO 6 . The magnetoelectric polar magnet Co 3 TeO 6 , which is theoretically recognized and experimentally realized at 5 GPa from the six possible polymorphs, undergoes two magnetic transitions at 24 and 58 K and exhibits helical spin structure accompanied by magnetoelastic and magnetoelectric coupling. We expect the applied approach will accelerate the systematic and rapid discovery of new exotic perovskites in a high-throughput manner and can be extended to arbitrary applications in other families.

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗