National Institute for Subatomic Physics
Welcome to Nikhef. We are the Dutch National Institute for Subatomic Physics. Our institute performs research into the elementary building blocks of our Universe, their mutual forces and the structure of space and time.
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Definite proof: the proton has some intrinsic charm
Researchers at Nikhef and others have found the first evidence that not only up- and down quarks exist inside the proton, but also medium-heavy charm quarks. Their analysis…
Quantum Machine Learning promising in CERN’s LHCb experiment
A quantum-flavoured milestone in high energy physics: the LHCb collaboration at CERN reports its first quantum computing-related work. In a publication in the Journal of High Energy Physics,…
NWO funds three new groundbreaking Nikhef projects
Three large projects under the Nikhef flag receive NWO funding for research that explicitly pushes the boundaries of current physics. This involves faster detectors, precision measurements on the…