Speaker: Giacomo Landini, postdoctoral researcher, Instituto de Física Corpuscular (IFIC) Abstract: The Peccei-Quinn mechanism is regarded as the most compelling solution to the Strong CP Problem of the Standard Model. It relies on a new global U(1) symmetry that is spontaneously broken, giving rise to an ultra-light scalar field known as the axion. Notably, […]
The Division of Theoretical and Particle Physics (DFTP) of the Royal Spanish Society of Physics (RSEF), wishing to recognize the work carried out in Spain by young researchers in its field of knowledge, announces the VI DFTP Prize for doctoral theses officially presented during 2023 in any of the Spanish universities. The award has two
«Hunting for dark matter» gymkhana: Thursday, October 31, starting at 5:30 p.m. Children and adults are invited to participate to learn about dark matter by carrying out a series of tests at the Faculty of Sciences, including an astronomical observation with telescopes starting at 8:30 p.m., if atmospheric conditions allow. The activities are designed to
Next Sunday, October 27, 2024, the Canfranc Underground Laboratory will hold its Open Day, in which CAPA researchers collaborate. Activities have been scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., including visits to the underground facilities, demonstrations and children’s workshops, which will take place in the outdoor buildings (Headquarters Building and Casa de los Abetos). More
Carlos Pobes is a Senior Scientist, Institute of Nanoscience and Materials of Aragon (INMA, CSIC – UNIZAR) Abstract: In this seminar, we will learn about the peculiarities of a large facility, the Amundsen-Scott scientific base at the South Pole, and then explore one of the unique experiments installed there, the IceCube neutrino telescope. We will
Abstract: The use of TPCs (Time Projection Chambers) in particle physics experiments has been growing since their invention, and with it the development of their reading planes, reaching sizes equivalent to buildings. But its use in what are usually called unlikely event experiments has been more recent. This thesis focuses on charge reading planes for
Iván Coarasa, member of CAPA and part of the ANAIS research team, has presented today the preliminary results on annual modulation corresponding to 6 years of data of ANAIS-112 at the IDM 2024 conference in L’Aquila (Italy). ANAIS-112 sees no modulation. Sensitivity to DAMA/LIBRA above 4 sigma level has been achieved and the best fit
Neutrino Physics at Low Energy: Coherent Scattering and the CONUS Experiment Lecturer: Kaixiang Ni (Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik (MPIK), Heidelberg) Abstract: Coherent Elastic Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering(CEνNS) is a standard model neutrino interaction with energy down to keV level. It is predicted to have the largest cross-section, but only until 2017 was it first detected by the COHERENT
First meeting of the AstroHEP Complementary Plans Around 100 astrophysicists and particle physicists will meet from June 5 to 7, 2024 at the University of Zaragoza to discuss the current state of research and advances in the different areas of the Complementary Plans for Astrophysics and High Energy Physics . Aragón participates in these plans
