RESEARCH
The research activity of the Physics Department covers the following major classes:
High Energy Physics: study of the Structure of Matter at the level of Fundamental Interactions;
Physics of High Energy Astroparticles: study of charged and neutral radiation from space;
- CREAM NASA balloon experiment (with launches from Antarctica)
- CTA/MAGIC Cherenkov Atmospheric Telescope Cosmic Ray Observatory of the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias
- CALET Electronic calorimetric telescope on the International Space Station Exposure Facility JEM-EF
Atomic and Molecular Physics: Study of the Structure of Matter;
- FR-MOT Francium magneto-optical trap
- COSMA Atomic magnetometer
- PLS Pulsed laser deposition of thin film fluorides for microlaser applications
- LIAD Light-induced atomic desorption
- Coherent control of laser pulse propagation
Instrumentation for physics experiments in space or in a hot air balloon;
- MATRIX Research and development for a pixelated silicon array to identify cosmic nuclei
- SPIDER R&D for sensors with Silicon-PMT reading
- Silicon strip sensors for Silicon-Tungsten calorimetry
Advanced instrumentation in medical physics;
- Digital mammography
Physics of complex systems