Category: Physics of the two infinities
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Division of systems engineering (DIS)
https://irfu.cea.fr/dis/en/index.php The systems engineering department is in liaison with the other Irfu departments in the fields of mechanical engineering and instrumentation, research instrument design. The DIS, because of its complementary profile, is involved from feasibility studies to the deployment of equipment and during certain projects through an industrialization phase. Working in collaboration with the other…
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Particle Physics Division (DPhP)
https://irfu.cea.fr/dphp/en/index.php The core of DPhP’s activities is the understanding of the energy content and dynamics of the Universe at the fundamental level, by acquiring the appropriate experimental means, in synergy with the other Irfu’s departments, and in concert with the international scientific strategy. In particle physics, the established theoretical basis is the Standard Model of Particle…
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Nuclear Physics Division (DPhN)
https://irfu.cea.fr/dphn/en/index.php The nuclear physics department conducts experimental activities, participating in experiments with particle accelerators such as Alice at the LHC, and fundamental theoretical research activities focused on the study of matter at the level of nuclei and their components. Two scales are studied at DPhN. The first is at the level of quarks or gluons…
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Division of Electronics, Detectors and Computing for Physics (DEDIP)
https://irfu.cea.fr/dedip/en/index.php The main vocation of the Department of Sensor Electronics and Computer Science for Physics is to invent and build the ambitious and innovative detection instruments of the future, essential to the progress of physics studied at Irfu. This involves both positioning on large projects, such as NECTARCAM for CTA with the development of chips…
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Division of accelerators, cryogenics and magnetism (DACM)
https://irfu.cea.fr/dacm/en/index.php The mission of the division of accelerators, cryogenics and magnetism is to develop and produce particle accelerators, ion sources, accelerator cavities, cryogenic systems and superconducting magnets for Irfu’s scientific programs. For this, the DACM has extensive assembly, integration and testing facilities, ranging from winding and magnet assembly halls, to large clean rooms for accelerator…
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Institute of Theoretical Physics (IPhT)
https://www.ipht.fr/en/ A great deal of research is carried out at the IPhT. Its main aim is to formulate and study the physical and mathematical laws that govern our universe, its structure and its organisation, and it covers almost all the major subjects of modern theoretical physics: from the study of fundamental interactions, aimed in particular…
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IJCLab/Engineering Pole
https://www.ijclab.in2p3.fr/en/engineering-pole/presentation/ The Engineering pole of IJCLab is one of the essential pillars of the laboratory, ie a manufacturer laboratory for the large complex detectors in our disciplines. It is able to design and build the instruments for the future of IJCLab research fields. It gathers remarkable technical skills and expertise in electronics, IT/computing, instrumentation and…
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IJCLab/Health Pole
https://sante.ijclab.in2p3.fr/en/overview/ The Health Group embodies the ambition of interdisciplinary research bringing together physicists, biologists and physicians. The main objective of this group is to develop new instrumental, methodological and theoretical approaches to improve the exploration and understanding of living organisms and to strengthen the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, particularly in cancer and neuroscience. Its…
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IJCLab/Theoretical Physics Pole
https://theorie.ijclab.in2p3.fr/en/home/ The main research themes of the Theory Pole are nuclear physics, cosmology and gravitation, physics beyond the standard model, hadronic and strong interaction physics, flavor physics of quarks and leptons, mathematical physics as well as than statistical physics. Nuclear physics themes cover different aspects of nuclear behavior, from the characteristics of isolated baryons to…