Coordinator: Alessandro Lapertosa
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The Catania Division of the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) conducts research in elementary particle physics, participating in international experiments at major research facilities. Specifically, the research groups are currently involved in the CMS, LHCf, and SND experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Geneva, the ICARUS experiment at Fermilab in Chicago, and the development of innovative detectors and technologies for CERN's future accelerator, the Future Circular Collider (FCC).
The goal of this research field is to study the fundamental interactions of matter and experimentally verify the theories describing subnuclear physics, starting with the Standard Model. The use of high-energy particle accelerators allows the production of new particles and the study of their properties, seeking to identify possible signals of new physics beyond the Standard Model.
The activities carried out by researchers in Catania in the field of particle physics range from the design, construction, and characterization of detectors to the analysis and physical interpretation of collected data. These activities are part of large-scale international scientific collaborations, involving hundreds or thousands of researchers from institutes and laboratories around the world.
Research activities in which the INFN Catania Division is involved:
- CMS (Standard Model physics and new physics searches)
- Local responsible: Sandro Di Mattia
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- FCC (development of tecnologies for detectors at future accelerators)
- Local responsible: Sebastiano Albergo
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- ICARUS (properties of neutrinos and search for sterile neutrinos)
- Local responsible: Catia Petta
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- LHCf (properties of cosmic rays)
- Local responsible: Alessia Tricomi
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- SND (high energy neutrinos produced at accelerators)
- Local responsible: Sandro Di Mattia
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