This Master’s programme offers courses on all aspects of the Standard Model of Particle Physics, dealing with the building blocks of matter and the forces between them. Research in this field is at the forefront of fundamental experimental physics. The group in Utrecht focuses in particular on the strong interaction. Particle physics is one of the strong areas within Experimental Physics in Utrecht.
Fundamental questions in Particle Physics
- What are the building blocks of matter and how do they interact?
- How do the properties of the elementary constituents (particles) explain the properties of matter as we know it?
- Is there a smallest scale, which we can reach? Can one find a unified theory of all particles and interactions?
- How does the mass of particles appear?
International collaborations
The research is performed in international collaborations at research centers in the USA and in Europe. Nationally, the group cooperates in the Nikhef consortium. For the teaching programme in the MSc there is a strong cooperation with the Amsterdam universities.
ALICE
Utrecht is the only Dutch university to contribute to ALICE, one of the large experiments at the new accelerator LHC at CERN in Geneva. The research has an intimate connection to different areas of theoretical physics (Quantum Field Theory, Relativistic Hydrodynamics and even String Theory) and is of relevance also for Astrophysics. It uses state-of-the-art technologies in particle detection, electronics and computing.
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NVAO accredited programme
This Master’s programme has been accredited by the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO).
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