Description
This document presents the status and plans of the INFN Frascati Laboratory, the largest Italian infrastructure in particle physics. Established in 1957 for the development of particle accelerators, it is the oldest national laboratory of the INFN and is renowned world-wide for its contributions to both theoretical and experimental physics.
At present, it offers infrastructure for accelerator physics, particle detectors, interdisciplinary physics studies, and technology transfer. The laboratory hosts small-scale particle and nuclear physics experiments, including searches for low-mass dark matter candidates. Researchers' training during post-graduate and doctoral studies, as well as outreach initiatives to support science education and increase public awareness of science, are actively pursued.
The laboratory is expected to maintain a fundamental role in shaping the future of particle physics, capitalizing on its extensive expertise, and its
state-of-the-art infrastructure
