astronomy particle physics astroparticle physics
now abundance of chemical elements Big Bang’s afterglow Big Bang
Origin of particle masses? Newton didn’t know – neither do we … How did the Universe look directly after the Big Bang? Observe it! What is the Universe made of? We barely know 4%! Where is all the antimatter? Universe ought to be symmetric!
Astroparticle physics Accelerator-based particle physics VIRGO gravitational-wave detector Nikhef research: experiment XENON-1t deep-underground dark matter detector ANTARES deep-sea neutrino telescope AUGER cosmic ray observatory CERN: ALICE ATLAS LHCb
Programma’s
natural particle sources astroparticle physics
natural source: cosmic rays,
man-made particle sources accelerators: CERN!
PS ISR SPS SppS LEP LHC CLIC ? CERN Netherlands: ~4.5% 1.9 € per person per year
man-made source: accelerator
ATLAS detector
and …
Nikhef & education University: all Dutch universities with physics curriculum High school: guest lectures, visits, workshops, … Yongsters: elementary school, lectures for kids, … General public: ~200 events annually i.e. 1/workday
Nikhef & computing
Future? 2011 19941990 1986 ICT: 20102007 Start-ups: Sensiflex 2010 ASI Industry: 2000 Nikhef & industry
the researchers! Vidi Vici ERC advanced grants ERC starting grants Veni