Particle Physics

 

Elementary particle physics studies the fundamental constituents of matter and their interactions. One focus of the experimental and theoretical research is the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Moreover, there are groups testing fundamental symmetries, in particular via the measurement of the electric dipole moments and neutrino physics. Focus of theoretical elementary particle physics is the Standard Model and new physics.

 

Research Activities

Theoretical elementary particle physics

Research Area	Group Leader	Institute
Higgs boson and top quark physics	Professor Werner Bernreuther	Institute for Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology
Top-quark physics, infrared properties of gauge theories, parton showers with quantum effects	Professor Michal Czakon	Institute for Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology
Physics of the Higgs boson	Professor Robert Harlander	Institute for Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology
Phenomenology of Standard Model and supersymmetric Higgs particles	Professor Michael Krämer	Institute for Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology

Physics wit the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN

Research Area	Group Leader	Institute
Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS)      AG Schael      AG Feld	Professor Lutz Feld Professor Stefan Schael	Institut IB
LHCb	Professor Schael	Institut IB
Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS)      AG Erdmann      AG Hebbeker      AG Schmidt	Professor Martin Erdmann Professor Thomas Hebbeker	Institute IIIA
Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS)	Professor Achim Stahl	Institute IIIB
GRID-Computing	Professor Martin Erdmann Professor Achim Stahl	Institute IIIA Institute IIIB

Neutrino physics

Research Area	Group Leader	Institute
Double Chooz	Professor Achim Stahl Professor Christopher Wiebusch	Institute IIIB
T2K	Professor Stefan Roth	Institute IIIB
Lena and Juno	Professor Livia Ludhova Professor Achim Stahl Professor Christopher Wiebusch	Institute IIIB
IceCube Neutrino Observatory	Professor Christopher Wiebusch	Institute IIIB

 

Interdisciplinary research topics

Research Area	Group Leader	Institute
Measurement of permanent dipole moments in storage rings	Professor Andreas Lehrach Professor Jörg Pretz Professor Achim Stahl	Institute IIIB
Medical Physics and Radiation Therapy	Professor Achim Stahl	Institute IIIB
Enceladus Explorer (EnEx-RANGE)	Professor Christopher Wiebusch	Institute IIIB
Nuklear Verification and Disarmament	Professor Malte Göttsche	Institute IIIB AICES