Institut de Física d'Altes Energies- IFAE

From particles to the Cosmos
IFAE conducts experimental and theoretical research at the frontiers of fundamental physics.
Particle Physics
Pushing the frontiers of knowledge by making precise measurements in the ATLAS experiment at the LHC.
High Energy Astrophysics
Addressing open questions through gamma-ray observations from the most energetic phenomena in the universe.
Observational Cosmology
Shedding light on the nature of the mysterious dark energy, responsible for the current accelerated expansion of the universe.
Neutrino Physics
Understanding the fundamental phenomena that produced the observed asymmetry between matter and antimatter in the universe.
Gravitational Waves
The beginning of a new era in the exploration of the universe.
Medical Imaging
Using our expertise with sophisticated radiation detectors to develop advanced medical imaging devices.
Quantum Computing Technologies
Achieving an advantage over conventional computers to solve problems which are ubiquitous in society.

Highlights

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ATLAS and CMS observe simultaneous production of four top quarks

March 28, 2023

The ATLAS and CMS collaborations have observed the simultaneous production of four top quarks, the heaviest elementary particle, in collisions at the world's largest particle accelerator, located at CERN. The Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (IFAE) plays a prominent role in the observation of this rare phenomenon that could be key to searching for new particles beyond the Standard Model.

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New understanding on the relationship between galaxies and dark matter solves mysterious problem in cosmology

March 10, 2023

Recent studies have revealed that the bending of light around massive galaxies is significantly smaller than what our theories predict. Now, a team of scientists from Spanish institutions has found that the mismatch between theory and observations is actually caused by imprecise modeling of astrophysical processes.

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IFAE leads the Plan Complementario for Astrophysics and High Energy Physics

February 10, 2023

The Plan Complementario for Astrophysics and High Energy Physics was presented in Barcelona with the presence of the Minister of Science and Innovation and the Minister of Research and Universities of the Generalitat de Catalunya. The IFAE leads the project which has a budget of more than 39 million euros and seven autonomous communities involved.

News

New Publication

New GW group publication

May 8, 2023

Searches for mass-asymmetric compact binary coalescence events using neural networks in the LIGO/Virgo third observation period by M. Andrés-Carcasona, A. Menéndez-Vázquez, M. Martínez, and Ll. M. Mir has been published by Phys.Rev.D

Instrumentation

New ND280 Upgrade milestone achieved

May 8, 2023

At CERN, the first cosmic tracks with the first of the final TPC field cages have been recorded. An important milestone towards shipping the first TPC to Japan this summer.

New Visitor

Prof. Harald Kornmayer (DHBW Mannheim), new visitor at IFAE

May 8, 2023

Prof. Harald Kornmayer from the DHBW Mannheim university is visiting IFAE-PIC until January 2024.

PIC

The InCAEM project is presented to the Catalan scientific community

April 17, 2023

The ALBA Synchrotron hosted on Friday, 14 April 2023, the workshop “InCAEM-Planes Complementarios for the Catalan scientific community”, where several research institutions from different areas of Catalonia took part.

New Publication

New publication ''A novel MCT focal plane array thermally stressed at low temperatures'

March 23, 2023

The paper titled ‘A novel MCT focal plane array thermally stressed at low temperatures’ authored by Jorge Jiménez and co-authored by Cristobal Padilla has been published in the ‘IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement’ magazine.

Publication

New paper by the QCT group

March 21, 2023

“Cosmic muon flux attenuation methods for superconducting qubit experiments ” by members of the QCT group at IFAE has been uploaded to arXiv.

Events

Education
MastercosmosBCN
Postgraduate Program in High Energy Physics, Astrophysics & Cosmology
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Education
MMRES
Full-time one-year programme with highly flexible and personalised hands-on research training in a multidisciplinary research environment.
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