Conveners
Nuclear and Particle Physics
- Ulrich Goerlach (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))
- Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
Nuclear and Particle Physics
- Diallo Boye (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
- Ulrich Goerlach (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))
- Deepak Kar (University of Witswatersrand)
Nuclear and Particle Physics
- Chilufya Mwewa (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
- Deepak Kar (University of Witswatersrand)
- Mohamed Chabab (Cadi Ayyad University (MA))
Nuclear and Particle Physics
- Benard Mulilo (University of Zambia)
- Deepak Kar (University of Witswatersrand)
- Mohamed Chabab (Cadi Ayyad University (MA))
Nuclear and Particle Physics
- Haifa Rejeb Sfar (The State University of New York SUNY (US))
- Reina Coromoto Camacho Toro (LPNHE-Paris CNRS/IN2P3)
Nuclear and Particle Physics
- Haifa Rejeb Sfar (The State University of New York SUNY (US))
- Sridhara Dasu (University of Wisconsin Madison (US))
Nuclear and Particle Physics
- Ibrahima Bah (Johns Hopkins University)
- Chilufya Mwewa (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
The discovery of neutrino oscillation has provided arguably the most compelling evidence for Physics beyond the Standard Model. Their observed small masses hint at Physics at a very high energy scale, and thus offer a unique window into the theory that underlies the Standard Model of Particle Physics. In this talk, I will review the current state of neutrino physics. I will describe possible...
Discover the remarkable world of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and its experiments as we journey into the heart of particle physics. Designed for non-experts in particle physics, this talk showcases the LHC's achievements and sets the stage for the motivation behind Beyond the Standard Model (BSM) physics.
We'll dive into the mysteries of the Standard Model, highlighting the fascinating...
The Standard Model (SM) of Particle Physics provides an excellent description of nature. However, it is very much an empirical model: Why are there 3 generations of matter with such large mass hierarchies? What is the origin of their mixings? What is dark matter (DM)? What dynamics govern the Higgs mechanism? If Ultraviolet symmetry breaking governs the structure we observe at the weak scale,...
In this talk we present the African Strategy for Fundamental and Applied Physics (ASFAP). This initiative aims to boost Africa’s science, particularly in fields such as fundamental and Applied Physics. To this end, ASFAP has dedicated several working groups to define strategic capacity development, retention and boost research in physics. As a prototype, a preliminary report prepared by the...
Eleven years ago two experiments of the Large Hadron Collider, ATLAS and CMS, announced the observation of a new particle. A new particle with properties consistent with the Higgs boson, the last missing ingredient from the Standard Model’s zoo of particles, the manifestation of the Higgs field permeating all the space and mass donor for all fundamental particles according to the Standard...
A microsecond after the Big Bang, all of space existed at a trillion degrees, one hundred thousand times hotter than the center of the sun. 13.8 billion years later, massive collaborations of thousands of scientists recreate these conditions of the early universe thousands of times a second in one of the most expensive and complicated science experiments ever attempted. In this talk I provide...
Understanding the Quark Gluon Plasma (QGP), whose existence was known from the combination of three observations; is the central goal of high energy physics. All the three observations came from studying elliptic flow: how the energy; momentum and number of created particles are not uniform with direction. Any elliptic flow related studies have the chance to clear the road of understanding QGP...
Collider physics is rich, diverse, and versatile. Over the last several decades, colliders have played a central role in experimental establishment of the SM, from discovery of the charm quark in 1974 to the Higgs boson discovery in 2012 at the LHC. New colliders are likely be necessary to shed light on the existence and nature of new physics. Muon Colliders present a highly attractive future...
The Standard Model (SM) of particle physics is an impressive framework, but it has limitations. This talk explores the search for Physics Beyond the Standard Model (BSM). We discuss the shortcomings of the SM, such as the hierarchy problem, non-vanishing neutrino masses and dark matter. We delve into theories like Supersymmetry and GUTs, examining their predictions and experimental implications.
Historically searches for dark matter (DM) in colliders have focussed on weakly interacting scenarios, where the experimental signature is so-called mono-X, X being a standard model (SM) particle or a jet. However, recent phenomenological work has also suggested novel signatures emanating from strongly interacting scenarios, one of them is termed semi-visible jets (SVJ). In this case, jets are...
