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Phillip S. Barbeau

Associate Professor of Physics
Physics
Box 90308, Durham, NC 27708-0308
426 TUNL, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


Professor Barbeau’s research interests are predominantly in the fields of neutrino and astroparticle physics. His efforts are focused on (but not limited to) three major areas of research: studying the physics of coherent neutrino-nucleus scattering; novel searches for the dark matter in our universe; and searches for zero neutrino double beta decay. The unifying aspect of the work is the common need for new and creative detector development in order to solve some of the “hard” problems in low-background rare-event detection.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Physics · 2019 - Present Physics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

In the News


Published March 28, 2023
Catching Dark Matter in a Basement
Published September 18, 2019
A Huge Experiment Has 'Weighed' the Tiny Neutrino, a Particle That Passes Right Through Matter
Published March 26, 2018
Focus: Barium Ion Detector for Next-Generation Neutrino Studies

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Recent Publications


Measurement of the sodium and iodine scintillation quenching factors across multiple NaI(Tl) detectors to identify systematics

Journal Article Physical Review C · July 1, 2024 The amount of light produced by nuclear recoils in scintillating targets is strongly quenched compared to that produced by electrons. A precise understanding of the quenching factor is particularly interesting for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMP ... Full text Cite

Accessing new physics with an undoped, cryogenic CsI CEvNS detector for COHERENT at the SNS

Journal Article Physical Review D · May 1, 2024 We consider the potential for a 10 kg undoped cryogenic CsI detector operating at the Spallation Neutron Source to measure coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering and its sensitivity to discover new physics beyond the standard model (BSM). Through a c ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Studies of Nuclear Structure Using Neutrons and Charged Particles

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Department of Energy · 1997 - 2027

LEGEND design support Year 2

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Oak Ridge National Laboratory · 2022 - 2025

MTV Fellowship in Applied Antineutrino Physics - Tyler Johnson

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Michigan · 2019 - 2025

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Education, Training & Certifications


The University of Chicago · 2009 Ph.D.