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THEORY
Nikhef’s Theoretical Physics group performs theoretical research on a wide range of fundamental topics in high-energy physics, ranging from particle and astroparticle physics to cosmology, gravitational waves and string theory.
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THEORY
Nikhef’s Theoretical Physics group performs theoretical research on a wide range of fundamental topics in high-energy physics, ranging from particle and astroparticle physics to cosmology, gravitational waves and string theory.
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KM3NeT
Neutrinos
Nikhef is a member of the KM3NeT collaboration, where researchers hope to be able to detect neutrinos. View Project -
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ALICE
The Quark Gluon Plasma
Nikhef is a member of the ALICE experiment, one of the detectors at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Our researchers hope to be able to answer the many questions surrounding quarks; the elementary particles that are locked in protons and neutrons. View Project -
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XENON
Dark matter
Nikhef is a member of the XENON collaboration at the Gran Sasso Laboratory in Italy. With the XENON setup, our researchers hope to be able to detect dark matter. View Project -
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eEDM
Electric dipole moment of electrons
Researchers within the Nikhef collaboration based in Groningen study the Standard Model of particle physics, among which the electric dipole moment of electrons. View Project -
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ATLAS
The Higgs particle and dark matter
Nikhef is a member of the ATLAS experiment, one of the detectors at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Researchers focus on the characteristics of the Higgs particle and dark matter. View Project -
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ADVANCED VIRGO
Gravitational waves
Nikhef is a member of the (Advanced) Virgo collaboration. Our reseachers have contributed to the first direct detections of gravitational waves. View Project -
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DETECTOR R&D
Incredibly complex equipment is needed for research in particle physics. Due to the pioneering nature of the work and the expert knowledge present within research institutes, such equipment is usually developed in-house.
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LHCB
Matter and antimatter
Nikhef is a member of the LHCb experiment, one of the detectors at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. View Project -
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ADVANCED COMPUTING FOR RESEARCH
The Nikhef researchers that work on the grid, are mostly working on developing increasingly better software, and transferring their knowledge, so that all scientists with an 'impossible' data problem can profit from the grid.
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AUGER
Cosmic radiation
Together with international colleagues, Nikhef physicists research cosmic rays with innovative detectors in Argentina. They hope to be able to find out more information about the nature and origin of cosmic rays. View Project
News
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17 Jul
Nikhef en KU Leuven bekrachtigen samenwerking voor Einstein Telescope
Kennisinstellingen Nikhef en KU Leuven slaan de handen ineen om een kandidatuur voor de Einstein Telescope in Limburg te verkennen. Op 12 juli ondertekenden
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12 Jul
Spoor enkel neutrino teruggeleid naar kosmische bron
Voor het eerst is het spoor van een op aarde gevangen hoogenergetisch neutrino teruggeleid naar zijn kosmische bron in het sterrenstelsel Orion. Het is
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11 Jul
Mischke gekozen tot Fellow van Institute of Phyiscs
André Mischke (Nikhef, UU) is verkozen tot Fellow van het Britse Institute of Physics, een toonaangevende wetenschappelijke vereniging die zich
National Institute for Subatomic Physics
Welcome to Nikhef, the National Institute for Subatomic Physics. Nikhef's mission is to study the interactions and structure of all elementary particles and fields at the smallest distance scale and the highest attainable energy. Find out more!
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Particle PhysicsEvents
Open dag 2018 zaterdag 6 oktober!
Save the date! Open dag 2018 op zaterdag 6 oktober! Dit jaar is onze open dag gepland op zaterdag 6 oktober van 12 tot 17 uur. Op deze dag openen we
RECFA meeting in Amsterdam
The next RECFA meeting will be held on 19 and 20 October in Amsterdam. ECFA is the European Committee for Future Accelerators. Restricted ECFA (RECFA)
Op 22 september 2017 detecteerde IceCube een neutrino met hoge energie, waarvan de kans vrij groot was dat het zo’n kosmisch neutrino uit het verre heelal was. Om die reden werd een bericht uitgestuurd naar alle grote telescopen van de wereld met de vraag of zij ook een kijkje konden nemen op die plaats aan de hemel… Lees het blog van Daan van Eijk, postdoctoral fellow aan het hoofkwartier van het IceCube-experiment over de bijzondere bekendmaking op 12 juli 2018.
Focus
PhD in particle physics
Fascinated by neutrinos, CERN or cosmic rays and looking for a PhD position? We have several positions available. Deadline for applications: 15 September.
Save the date: HightechXL Hackaton
Join us July 2nd & play your part in bringing CERN technologies to impactful new ventures.
CERN-stagiaire Romy vertelt over haar technische stage
Technische stagiaire Romy Welschen vertelt over haar boeiende stage op CERN.