Experiments and projects

EXPERIMENTS AND PROJECTS

INFN participates in hundreds of experiments, some of which are located in other international centres or laboratories, such as the experiments of the gigantic LHC at CERN, Dune at Fermilab in the U.S., and Belle II at the KEK laboratory in Japan, or in international research infrastructures in Italy such as Km3net, with the important contribution of the National Laboratories of the South, and VIRGO at the Ego consortium in Pisa.
Other experiments are in operation at national laboratories such as, for example, Xenon and Cupid at the Gran Sasso National Laboratories, or under construction such as Eupraxia at the Frascati National Laboratories and SPES which, at the Legnaro National Laboratories, will also be used for biomedical applications. In addition, INFN participates inimportant space missions including, for example, Euclid and Lisa.
The institute also plays a leading role in scientific collaborations working on the research infrastructure of the future, such as the FCC particle accelerator and the next-generation Einstein Telescope gravitational wave observatory, which Italy is a candidate to host in Sardinia. Research experiments and projects are coordinated by the institution’s five scientific committees.

PARTICLE PHYSICS EXPERIMENTS

To extend the domain of our knowledge, particle physics experiments explore frontiers of research conducted with particle accelerators ranging from high-energy physics to precision physics and the study of neutrinos.

ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS EXPERIMENTS

Astroparticle physics experiments study radiation, particles in the cosmos and gravitationalwaves, with experiments in surface, underground, undersea, high-altitude or space laboratories.

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NUCLEAR PHYSICS EXPERIMENTS

Nuclear physics experiments can be high-energy, in which particles such as protons or ions collide at very high speeds, or low-energy in which nuclei and nuclear reactions are studied.

THEORETICAL PHYSICS PROJECTS

Theoretical physics projects, called “specific initiatives”, cover a wide variety of research topics: from research into the phenomenology that accompanies the institute’s many experimental activities, to the development of new theories, formal techniques and mathematical and numerical methods, including those based on Hpc computing and artificial intelligence.

TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH EXPERIMENTS

There are numerous technological research experiments which are multidisciplinary in nature and continuously on the increase. The main fields of interest include research in thefield of detectors and associated electronics, applications in biomedical and cultural heritage fields, activities dedicated to computers and quantum technologies, and artificial intelligence.

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