2026-09-28
Thesis
SA1_
Research Programs
Experiments
The Standard Model (SM) is, so far, the best available explanation for understanding the most fundamental elements of matter, its properties and interactions. This has been corroborated by experiments over the last decades. However, some weaknesses and possible deviations remain: for example, its pieces do not fit with gravity or dark matter, nor can they explain the dominance of matter over antimatter in the universe. Pushing the Standard Model to its limits could transform particle physics and, with it, our understanding of the Universe.
The IGFAE staff has a long track record of leadership in relevant international projects, both from a theoretical and experimental perspective. It is worth mentioning its work in experiments such as CERN’s LHCb, with the authorship of some of the most cited analyses and the design or development of subdetectors such as VELO, the leadership in theory and phenomenoloy of quantum chromodynamics and important contributions related to string theory.
Principal investigator
Xabier Cid Vidal
Initial date
2025-12-01
Final date
2027-11-30
Agency
AEI - Agencia Estatal de Investigación
Principal investigator
Xabier Cid Vidal
Initial date
2025-06-20
Final date
2025-12-31
Principal investigator
Lin Chen
Initial date
2025-04-01
Final date
2027-03-31
Agency
European Commission - Horizon 2020
Principal investigator
Abraham Antonio Gallas Torreira
Initial date
2025-03-31
Final date
2025-12-31
Principal investigator
Abraham Antonio Gallas Torreira
Initial date
2025-03-31
Final date
2025-12-31