{"id":1238,"date":"2025-08-08T09:08:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T09:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.ift.uam-csic.es\/master\/?page_id=1238"},"modified":"2025-10-03T08:53:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T08:53:26","slug":"%e2%9a%99%ef%b8%8e%e2%88%b4-particles-and-cosmology-%e2%88%b4%e2%9a%99%ef%b8%8e","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects.ift.uam-csic.es\/master\/%e2%9a%99%ef%b8%8e%e2%88%b4-particles-and-cosmology-%e2%88%b4%e2%9a%99%ef%b8%8e\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2699\ufe0e\u2234 Elementary Particles and Cosmology \u2234\u2699\ufe0e"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">PEC Track<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explore the ultimate building blocks of the Universe.<\/strong><br>From the tiniest particles to the vastness of the cosmos, the Elementary Particles &amp; Cosmology Track combines experimental breakthroughs and theoretical insights to understand how nature works at its most fundamental level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Department of Theoretical Physics <br>(CIAFF-UAM)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd2c <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ciaff.uam.es\/research\/experimental-particle-physics\">Experimental Particle Physics \u2013 Exploring the Tiniest Universe<\/a><\/strong><br>Ordinary matter is made of quarks and leptons, described by the Standard Model through the strong, weak and electromagnetic forces. Yet many puzzles remain: the role of gravity, the origin of dark matter, why there are three generations of particles, the matter\u2013antimatter asymmetry, and the nature of neutrinos.<br>CIAFF researchers tackle these questions through large-scale experiments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Beyond the Standard Model at the LHC<\/strong> \u2013 Participation in <strong>ATLAS<\/strong> and <strong>CMS<\/strong>, working on data analysis, triggering systems, and detector development (e.g., ATLAS liquid argon calorimeter, CMS muon drift tubes). A Tier-2 node of the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid is also operated by the group.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Neutrino Physics<\/strong> \u2013 Involvement in <strong>Super-Kamiokande<\/strong> and <strong>NEXT<\/strong>, probing neutrino properties, proton decay, and neutrinoless double-beta decay.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dark Matter Searches<\/strong> \u2013 Development of detectors for the <strong>Migdal<\/strong> experiment (RAL, UK), seeking to detect dark matter below 1 GeV through the atomic Migdal effect \u2014 a truly multidisciplinary effort in particle physics, microelectronics, and engineering.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u269b\ufe0f <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ciaff.uam.es\/research\/quantum-technologies\">Quantum Technologies \u2013 Shaping the Second Quantum Revolution<\/a><\/strong><br>Beyond experimental particle physics, CIAFF explores quantum information and computation as tools for fundamental science:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Multipartite Entanglement in Superconducting Circuits<\/strong> \u2013 Developing protocols to harness entanglement in qubit systems and microwave photons, with applications from quantum computers to boson-sampling devices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Quantum Simulation of Field Theories and Nuclear Models<\/strong> \u2013 Using state-of-the-art quantum computers and analogue simulators to model quantum fields, gravity, and nuclear systems, complemented by machine-learning error-mitigation techniques.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ift.uam-csic.es\/es\/areas\">Instituto de F\u00edsica Te\u00f3rica  <\/a>                                     (IFT-UAM\/CSIC)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcab <strong>The Origin of Mass<\/strong><br>Understanding how particles acquire mass is a cornerstone of modern physics. Following the discovery of a 126 GeV boson at CERN, researchers study Higgs physics, neutrino masses and mixing, and the matter\u2013antimatter asymmetry. Experiments such as <strong>LHCb<\/strong>, <strong>CMS<\/strong>, and <strong>ATLAS<\/strong> provide unprecedented precision on heavy quarks, CP violation, and Higgs properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf0c <strong>Quantum Fields, Strings &amp; Gravity<\/strong><br>IFT teams seek a unified picture of quantum mechanics and Einstein\u2019s gravity. String theory, holography, and lattice field theory illuminate strongly coupled systems, black holes, and fundamental aspects of quantum fields, offering bridges between high-energy physics, condensed matter, and cosmology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2728 <strong>The Origin and Composition of the Universe<\/strong><br>Particle physics and cosmology are deeply connected. Researchers study dark matter, dark energy, and the early Universe through direct detection experiments (e.g., XENON), cosmic-ray and gamma-ray observatories (e.g., Fermi), precision measurements of the cosmic microwave background, and large galaxy surveys such as DES, Euclid, and BOSS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udde0 <strong>Condensed Matter &amp; Quantum Information<\/strong><br>The frontiers of quantum many-body systems meet high-energy physics here. Work spans entanglement, conformal field theories, quantum simulations for particle physics, tensor networks, computational complexity, and quantum error correction, linking information theory with fundamental physics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PEC Track Explore the ultimate building blocks of the Universe.From the tiniest particles to the vastness of the cosmos, the Elementary Particles &amp; Cosmology Track combines experimental breakthroughs and theoretical insights to understand how nature works at its most fundamental level. Department of Theoretical Physics (CIAFF-UAM) \ud83d\udd2c Experimental Particle Physics \u2013 Exploring the Tiniest UniverseOrdinary &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.ift.uam-csic.es\/master\/%e2%9a%99%ef%b8%8e%e2%88%b4-particles-and-cosmology-%e2%88%b4%e2%9a%99%ef%b8%8e\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;\u2699\ufe0e\u2234 Elementary Particles and Cosmology \u2234\u2699\ufe0e&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1238","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.ift.uam-csic.es\/master\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.ift.uam-csic.es\/master\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.ift.uam-csic.es\/master\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.ift.uam-csic.es\/master\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.ift.uam-csic.es\/master\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1238"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/projects.ift.uam-csic.es\/master\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1871,"href":"https:\/\/projects.ift.uam-csic.es\/master\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1238\/revisions\/1871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.ift.uam-csic.es\/master\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}