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IFAE will contribute to data analysis, detector operation, and ATLAS governance while also engaging in exploring rare Standard Model processes and testing the validity of the SM theory and the emergence of new phenomena. 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Axions are a well-motivated candidate for dark matter and have been connected with some of the major questions in high-energy physics. 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The project also aims to search for optimal radiation hard sensor technologies for timing measurements, with a particular focus on developing 3D sensor technologies. 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