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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IFAE Joins Global LIGO Collaboration to Advance Gravitational Wave Research

November 27, 2024

IFAE has joined the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, strengthening its contributions to international gravitational wave research using terrestrial interferometry.

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New DESI Results Weigh In On Gravity

November 20, 2024

A complex analysis of DESI’s first year of data provides one of the most stringent tests yet of general relativity and how gravity behaves at cosmic scales. IFAE, ICCUB, CIEMAT, ICE-CSIC and IFT have played a significant role in achieving these important results.

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GravNet: A Global Network for the Search for High-Frequency Gravitational Waves Receives ERC Synergy Grant 2024

November 5, 2024

ICREA Researcher at IFAE Diego Blas obtains ERC Synergy Grant for the pioneering GravNet project, Europe’s first dedicated effort to detect high-frequency gravitational waves using quantum technologies.

News

New Member

New member in the ATLAS Pixel group

November 21, 2024

Mahima Sachdeva has joined the ATLAS Pixel group as a PhD student

New Member

New member in the Quantum Computing group

November 21, 2024

Ariadna Gómez has joined the QCT group as a PhD student

New Member

New member in the Quantum Computing group

November 21, 2024

Guillermo Del Riego has joined the QCT group as a PhD student

New Publication

New ATLAS group publication

November 14, 2024

“Search for a heavy charged Higgs boson decaying into a W boson and a Higgs boson in final states with leptons and b-jets in s√=13 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector”

New Publication

New ATLAS group publication

November 14, 2024

“Search for vector-like leptons coupling to first- and second-generation Standard Model leptons in pp collisions at s√=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector”

outreach activity

Bojos per la Física 2024 concludes with its closing ceremony

November 11, 2024

On Saturday, November 9, the Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (ICN2) hosted the closing ceremony for Bojos per la Física, an advanced physics program organized by IFAE, ICN2, and Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera.

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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Education
Master in Quantum Science & Technology
Aimed at graduates in Physics, Physical Engineering or equivalent degrees who want to continue specialization studies in Quantum Science and Technologies.
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