Theoretical Particle Physics in Spain

A. PichIFIC (CSIC – U. Valencia)

IN2P3 – MICINN Meeting, Madrid, 12-1-2009

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Particle, Astroparticle & Gravity/Cosmology

Theoretical Physics

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Particle PhysicsExperiment & Theory

Nuclear PhysicsExperiment Some Theory

Astroparticle Physics & Cosmology

Theory & Experiment

Information TechnologyGRID

R&D in Accelerators and Detectors

Physics ApplicationsMedical Physics

HEP Research in Spain6%

13%

21%

14%

21%

25%

HEP Funding Sharing: FPA2006-2008

Accelerators, R&D, ILCAplications: Medical Physics

Experimental Astroparticle Physics

Experimental Nuclear Physics Experimental

Particle Physics

Theory

GRID

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Particle PhysicsExperiment & Theory

Nuclear PhysicsExperiment Some Theory

Astroparticle Physics & Cosmology

Theory & Experiment

Information TechnologyGRID

R&D in Accelerators and Detectors

Physics ApplicationsMedical Physics

HEP Research in Spain

39%

19%

15%

15%

5%7%

HEP Activity (FTEs)

Theory

Experimental Particle Physics

Experimental Astro-Particle Physics

Experimental Nuclear Physics

GRID Accelerators, R&D, ILCAplications: Medical Physics

Standard Model

EWSB:Higgs?

The Standard Model is an extremely successful theory, but still incomplete …

LHCQuark Flavour

Lepton Flavour

SK-T2K

More Fundamental Theory …

Naturalness ?

Cosmo/Astro

Why 3 ?

Origin of fermion masses ?

Dark matter ?

Dark Energy ?

Phenomenology (SM / Beyond): Barcelona, Granada, Huelva, Madrid, Murcia, Oviedo, Santander, Valencia

Lattice: Barcelona, Huelva, Madrid, Santander, Valencia, Zaragoza

Formal (Strings, Branes, Conformal FT, Gravity, ...): Barcelona, Bilbao, Granada, Madrid, Oviedo, Salamanca, Santiago, Valencia, Zaragoza

Astroparticle, Cosmology: Barcelona, Granada, Madrid, Murcia, Mallorca, Santiago, Valencia, Zaragoza

Heavy Ions: Santiago

MAIN SUBJECTS OF INTEREST

CPAN Study (2007)

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Scientific Publications

(CERN SCOAP3 Study Group)

•N(authors)<10: Spain 3,2% (mainly theory)•N(authors)>10: Spain 0,9% (mainly experiments)•N(authors)>10 with at least One Spanish author: Spain 27%

Spain needs to:Increase the comunity ?(period with no runningCERN experiments)

Active Participation in EU Networks

Flavianet: Barcelona, Granada, Murcia, Valencia / Marseille, Orsay

Heptools: Barcelona, Granada, Valencia / Orsay

UniverseNet: Barcelona, Madrid / Annecy, Lyon, Paris 7, Saclay

ENTApP: Barcelona, Huelva, Madrid, Santiago, Valencia, Zaragoza / CNRS, Saclay

Hadron Physics I3: Barcelona, Murcia, Valencia / CNRS, Saclay

ENRAGE: Barcelona / Saclay

ForcesUniverse: Barcelona, Madrid, Oviedo, Santiago, Valencia / IHES, ENS, E. Polytechnique, Saclay

The Quest for Unification: Madrid, Valencia / E. Polytechnique, Orsay, Saclay

Entering the high-precision era of flavour physics through the alliance of lattice simulations, effective

field theories and experiment

Marie Curie Reseach Training Network, MRTN-CT-2006-035482, (1/10/2006 – 30/9/2010)

EU Coordinator: A. Pich (15 countries, 58 institutions)

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Nuclear Physics

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Experimental groups

Theory groups

NATIONAL CENTER FOR PARTICLE, NATIONAL CENTER FOR PARTICLE,

ASTROPARTICLE AND NUCLEAR PHYSICSASTROPARTICLE AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS

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UPC

UZ

UPV

UGR

UMUUS

CNAUH

UIB

USAL

IGFAE

UO IFCA

ICEURL

IFAEUB

IMB

IMAFFIEM

UCM

IFT-UAMCIEMAT

UAH

Consolider – Ingenio 2010

Project CSD2007- 42

2007 – 2012

http://www.i-cpan.es

# Inst. PIs Drs % PIs % Drs

1 IFIC 19 50 15,57 14,20

2 CIEMAT 11 33 9,02 9,38

3 CNA 1 11 0,82 3,13

4 ICE 1 2 0,82 0,57

5 IEM 4 8 3,28 2,27

6 IFAE 9 21 7,38 5,97

7 IFCA 5 9 4,10 2,56

8 IFT 7 21 5,74 5,97

9 IGFAE 9 29 7,38 8,24

10 IMAFF 1 2 0,82 0,57

11 IMB 2 4 1,64 1,14

12 UAH 1 2 0,82 0,57

13 UAM 7 11 5,74 3,13

# Inst. PIs Drs % PIs % Drs

14 UB 8 25 6,56 7,10

15 UCM 7 26 5,74 7,39

16 UGR 8 22 6,56 6,25

17 UH 2 6 1,64 1,70

18 UIB 2 13 1,64 3,69

19 UMU 2 3 1,64 0,85

20 UO 3 6 2,46 1,70

21 UPC 1 3 0,82 0,85

22 UPV 1 6 0,82 1,70

23 URL 1 2 0,82 0,57

24 US 3 13 2,46 3,69

25 USAL 2 5 1,64 1,42

26 UZ 5 19 4,10 5,40

TOTAL  122 352 100 100

PARTICIPATING GROUPS

Managing Institution: CSIC (IFIC)

OBJECTIVES

Creation of the National Center for Particle, Astroparticle and Nuclear Physics

Definition of strategies and priority lines. Coordination of the Spanish participation in large international projects

Representation of the Spanish physics community

Human resources (technicians, postdocs, young scientists, …)

Development of common R&D activities

Technology transfer

Scientific training

Outreach

SHORT-TERM ACTIONS Strategic

SA1: LHC Physics

SA2: Experiments in Canfranc & Astroparticles

SA3: FAIR R&D

SA4: Future Factories (ILC, F, SuperB, …)

Horizontal HA1: R&D and training of personnel in accelerators

HA2: Data processing & numerical simulations

HA3: Advanced Technology Transfer

HA4: Scientific Training

HA5: Outreach

Scientific Advisory Committee

Scientific Strategy Council

SL2SL1 SL3 SL4 SL5 SL#…

Board of Trustees (MICINN, CSIC, CIEMAT, CDTI, …)

Computing

Outreach

Scientific Director

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General Manager

ExecutiveCommittee

SupportUnit

Administration

PersonnelInfrastr.

Labs.

CPAN

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HEP staff & graduate students in Spain

(members of projects supported by PNFPA 2006-2008)