- Investigation of basic properties of matter in the framework of international particle physics experiments
- Development of new detectors
- Data processing
Investigation of basic properties of matter in the framework of international particle physics experiments
The
ATLAS experiment at the
LHC collider at
CERN – we have been collaborating for a long time on the development and operation of the
TILECAL hadron calorimeter and the processing of experiment results.
The
DØ experiment at the
TEVATRON proton-antiproton collider in the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, IL, USA. We have contributed to the experiment design and participate in data processing.
The
H1 experiment at the HERA electron-proton collider in the
DESY laboratory in Hamburg, Germany. The data taking has been finished, data processing continues. We study the structure of protons and photons, jet physics and diffraction physics.
The
DIRAC experiment at
CERN studies the space-time development of interactions through the correlations of pion pairs.
Development of new detectors
We participate in the
CALICE project, which aims at developing calorimeters for the future
ILC accelerator, in the area of calibration and monitoring systems.
We cooperate with other departments of the Division in the development of detectors and electronic circuitry for new projects.
We develop detector components, such as space-efficient radiation-resistant low-voltage power supplies.
Data processing
We have founded the Regional Computing Center for Particle Physics, which is located in the Institute of Physics. The Center is run by a specialized Department of Networking and Communication Systems of our Institute. We participate in the
LCG project, run by
CERN, whose goal is to integrate computing resources for the
LHCproject. We also collaborate with the Czech academic network operator
CESNET on expanding the Center and integrating it into the international grid. We are operating and developing the computing infrastructure of the Division.
