Dark Matter 2023: From the Smallest to the Largest Scales is a conference devoted to discussing the latest developments in the field of dark matter, from experiments to theory and phenomenology. DM2023 will be held at Hotel Chiqui, just a few steps from the beautiful Sardinero Beach in the city of Santander, a well known Summer resort on the northern coast of Spain.
The meeting starts on the afternoon of May 29th and will end after the morning session on Jun 2nd.(approx. at 1:30 PM). On Tuesday 30th May, we will enjoy a welcome cocktail reception (included in the conference fee) at the beautiful Palacio de la Magdalena.
The Flavor Physics and CP Violation (FPCP) conferences are intended for the exchange of new ideas, for presentation of the latest experimental and theoretical results in the areas included in the conference title, and for discussions about future projects in the field. The conference is open to all experimental and theoretical physicists interested in the field.
This conference series results from the merging of the Heavy Flavor Physics Conference and the International Conference on B Physics and CP Violation in 2002.
A major goal in strong-interaction physics is to understand the nature of hadrons, which make up visible matter, and much research activity revolves around two fundamental questions: what are hadrons made up of and how does Quantum Chromo-dynamics (QCD), the strong-interaction component of the Standard Model, produce them? Although these questions are simple, the answers may not be. To address these questions, spectroscopy is a valuable and time-honored tool, as it enables us to understand the structure of mesons, baryons and exotics and how they are produced. In this context, the recent discovery of many new hadronic states, in particular the plethora of observed X, Y, Z states, is exciting, as these objects challenge the commonplace view of hadrons as either quark-antiquark or three-quark color-singlet states.
Experimental investigations of the hadron structure and spectrum are performed via hadron-hadron scattering processes, photo- and electro-production by nucleons or, more recently, by means of heavy-meson decays at world-wide accelerator facilities. In the last decade, these investigations have yielded an enormous amount of data, which have vastly improved our knowledge of the baryon and meson spectrum and enabled us to establish the existence of new states, together with an empirical determination of their angular momentum, content, and spin. Recent highlights are observations of multi-quark states outside our well-known hadronic pictures, which have been interpreted as the long sought-after penta- and tetraquark systems.
However, identifying new states and their quantum numbers requires complex analysis (so-called partial wave analysis), which sometimes relies on model assumptions. For many of the new states, we still do not know the quantum numbers. Different theoretical models for the structure of the new states give different predictions of their quantum numbers. Therefore, the composition of many states remains controversial. Indeed, some of these newly discovered hadrons seem to fit the picture of compact multi-quark states, while others may qualify as molecular states or both, i.e. the superposition of a constituent-quark core and a meson cloud, and one of the main goals of this workshop will be to discuss how to distinguish them.
The ninth edition of the Future Circular Collider (FCC) Conference will take place in London, United Kingdom from 5 to 9 June 2023. The meeting brings together the international scientific community pursuing a feasibility study for a visionary post-LHC research infrastructure at CERN and is organized with the support of the EU-funded H2020 FCCIS project.
Leading experts from academia and industry will review the recent progress en route to the completion of the feasibility study in 2025 and set the near-term goals for the coming years. The physics opportunities opened by the FCC integrated programme as well as the status of key technology R&D programmes will be discussed along with the technological opportunities on offer for building new collaborative projects. The meeting is an excellent opportunity to reinforce the bonds between the FCC collaborating institutes and to draft the work plans for the submission of the FCC mid-term review to the CERN’s Council later this year.
The FCC Week 2023 will follow the traditional layout of plenary and parallel sessions covering all aspects of the study: physics, experiments, machine design, technologies, infrastructures and civil engineering. Monday features a set of plenary keynote presentations with top-ranking international speakers from the world of science, industry and European affairs, offering an overview about the ongoing activities across all parts of the study and serve to inform study members about the updated boundary conditions from placement studies, the latest machine parameters and progress on understanding the physics potential that the FCC integrated programme can offer during its lifetime. Parallel sessions will focus on specific areas. Satellite meetings for UK-related projects and for the governance bodies of the FCC study will be included in the programme that is being developed. Participation of industry is highly encouraged as addressing the technological challenges of a new research infrastructure presents opportunities for co-innovation.
The work carried out in the framework of the FCC Feasibility Study will inform the next update of the European Strategy and benefit society in areas beyond particle physics. We strongly encourage submission of proposals for posters via Indico on the FCCW2023 site. Oral contributions are by invitation.
The Flavor Physics and CP Violation (FPCP) conferences are intended for the exchange of new ideas, for presentation of the latest experimental and theoretical results in the areas included in the conference title, and for discussions about future projects in the field. The conference is open to all experimental and theoretical physicists interested in the field.
This conference series results from the merging of the Heavy Flavor Physics Conference and the International Conference on B Physics and CP Violation in 2002.
The purpose of this workshop is to bring together scientists with different backgrounds and expertise to discuss open problems, recent developments and future directions in axion physics, a field that is notoriously replete with interdisciplinary connections. The aim is to foster a fruitful cross breeding between different theoretical areas, with a focus on certain open issues in axion particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology. Quantitative assessments of the axion contribution to Cold Dark Matter (CDM) involve top-notch lattice simulations of non- perturbative QCD effects, as well as of the cosmic evolution of axionic topological defects. Astrophysical observations provide strong bounds on axion properties because stellar evolution would be affected by the existence of axions and, intriguingly, some excesses in star energy losses have been reported. Cosmological scenarios in which the PQ symmetry is broken before inflation foresee axions imprints in the CMB, while in post-inflationary scenarios axion miniclusters, with overdensities several orders of magnitude larger than the local density of CDM, are expected to form, and a reliable assessment of their properties is of utmost importance. From the experimental side, a blossoming of potentially game-changing ideas, with an exciting crossover from experimental particle physics to materials science and cutting-edge technologies is inspiring new methods for axion searches. Novel techniques have been put forth that, besides exploiting the axion- photon coupling, aim to reveal axions via their couplings to nucleons and electrons. The interaction between the experimental and theoretical communities will foster the merging of ‘how to search’ with ‘where to search’ into optimized strategies to hunt for the axion.
FCC week 2022 will bring together the worldwide community working towards a world-leading high-energy physics infrastructure for the 21st century. The meeting covers Accelerator, Detector and Physics studies as well as progress on Technological R&D, ongoing placement studies and the assessment of its environmental and socio-economic impact.
Taking place in a hybrid format, the meeting will give the opportunity to share results, build new collaborations and solidify the vision of a post-LHC circular particle-collider. Furthermore, the meeting will offer opportunities to discuss and plan activities in the framework of the EU-funded H2020 FCCIS project.
The event will follow the traditional layout of plenary and parallel sessions with invited contributions. Plenary sessions will give an overview about the ongoing activities across all parts of the study and serve to inform study members about the updated boundary conditions from placement studies, the latest machine parameters and progress on understanding the physics potential that the FCC integrated programme can offer during its lifetime. Parallel sessions will focus on specific areas of the study. Satellite meetings for related projects and governance bodies of the FCC study will be included in the programme that is being developed. Participation of industry is highly encouraged as addressing the technological challenges of a new research infrastructure presents opportunities for co-innovation.
The work carried out in the framework of the FCC Feasibility Study will inform the next update of the European Strategy while can have an impact on areas beyond particle physics. Thus we invite novel and innovative approaches to address the challenges of the FCCs and contribute in turning them to reality. We strongly encourage colleagues working in the different areas covered by the FCC study to submit their abstract and posters. Register now and join these efforts and contributing with their expertise in the efficient and sustainable implementation of these machines
Ten Years After the Higgs Discovery: Particle Physics Now and Future
The program will consist of a pedagogical series of lectures and seminars. Lectures will be given over a four-week period, three or four lectures per day, Monday through Friday. The audience will be composed primarily of advanced theoretical graduate students. Experimentalists with a strong background in theory are also encouraged to apply. Some post-doctoral fellows will be admitted, but preference will be given to applicants who will not have received their Ph.D. before 2022. The minimum background needed to get full benefit of this TASI is a knowledge of quantum field theory and some familiarity with the Standard Model and issues beyond it. We hope to provide some subsidy, but students will need partial support from other sources. Rooms, meals, and access to all facilities will be provided at reasonable rates in beautifully located dormitories at the University of Colorado.
The European Physical Society (EPS) joins forces with its 42 Member Societies, 18 Divisions and Groups and 40 Associate Members to organise all together the first edition of the EPS FORUM that will take place on-site at Sorbonne University, Paris, between the 2nd and 4th of June 2022. The format of the EPS Forum will include a series of conferences, round tables and workshops on the following topics:
– Condensed matter physics: from quantum materials to additive manufacturing
– Energy and sustainability, transportation and technology
– Accelerators, high-energy particle physics, nuclear physics
– Quantum technologies and photonics
– Machine learning and artificial intelligence
– Biophysics, technological sequencing of proteins, pandemic, cancer treatments
The EPS Forum aims at showcasing the latest developments in the above fields both from their potential links with the industry and current opportunities of employment for our young generation of physicists and from the most recent achievements in fundamental science.
The EPS Forum will dedicate two days for each of these goals. The first day of this event aims at bringing doctoral students and post-doctoral fellows closer to physics-based companies, by promoting research and technological developments carried out in the industrial sector. The second day will host a general conference in physics on the same fields, addressed from a more fundamental point of view and sponsored by high-profile scientists. Round tables will also be dedicated to societal issues.
This combination provides a unique forum to obtain informative overviews and discuss recent advances in a wide spectrum of topics, to meet in person the most qualified personalities in research including Nobel laureates, and to exchange directly with CEOs, representatives and stakeholders of the industrial sector connected to the above selected topics.
The 13th International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC’22) will be held in Bangkok, Thailand on 12-17 June 2022 at IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Center, located in Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi Province in the northern part of Bangkok, Thailand. The Center is Thailand’s largest and one of Asia’s biggest and most modern exhibition and convention centers. It is a world-class commercial complex consisting of an arena, convention center and exhibition halls. Surrounded by a wide range of hotel options with standard of service and facilities, choices of top restaurants, food courts, cafes and fast food outlets, supporting facilities, and its convenient location for local transport, the Center is the most appropriate and best option for the IPAC’22.
IPAC is the main international event for the worldwide accelerator community and industry. Attendees will be presented with cutting-edge accelerator research and development results and gain the latest insights into accelerator facilities across the globe. Over 1,000 delegates and 70 industry exhibits are expected to attend this remarkable and noteworthy event. This is a unique opportunity to meet, interact and network with accelerator scientists, engineers, students and industrial vendors.
Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand, has been ranked as the top destination for global travelers. It is well-known for food, markets, shopping centers and beautiful architecture of historical and religious sites. Many popular beaches are also just a couple hours away.
Amidst the environment of “Land of Smile” with attractive beautiful tradition and culture, Synchrotron Light Research Institute (SLRI) is pleased and honored to invite you to be with us at the IPAC’22 to share knowledge, and experience in a favorable Thai environment for a successful, fruitful and memorable conference.
