Department of Particle Physics 

Itzhak Tserruya, Head

The Department of Particle Physics is engaged in both experimental and theoretical research, in various directions. These include elementary particle physics, relativistic heavy ion physics, field theory, string theory, molecular physics, nuclear physics, plasma physics, and radiation detection physics.

O. Aharony 

Non-gravitational string theories.
O. Aharony, M. Berkooz, E. Silverstein, D. Kutasov, B. Fiol, A. Giveon

Supersymmetric gauge theories.

Non-perturbative effects and formulations of string theories.

Relations between field theories and string theories.

1.  AdS/CFT correspondence

2.  String theory for large N QCD

The Hagedorn and deconfinement phase transitions
O. Aharony, S. Minwalla, M. Van Raamsdonk, J. Marsano, K. Papadodimas

A. Breskin 

Basic phenomena, related to radiation detection, including charge transport and multiplication in gases, photoemission and secondary electron emission.
A. Breskin, R. Chechik

Novel particle and photon detection techniques for particle physics, x-ray diffraction. Bio-medicine, surface analysis.
A. Breskin, R. Chechik

Digital mammography, early detection of cancer, radiation damage to DNA.
A. Breskin, R. Chechik

E. Duchovni 

Search for Supersymmetry with the ATLAS detector at CERN

1.  Inclusive Search

2.  Study of Gauge Mediated symmetry breaking

3.  Study of R-Parity violating models

4.  Study of Anomaly Mediated Symmetry breaking

Search for Fermiofobc Higgs with the OPAL detector at CERN

Y. Frishman 

Confinement and screening.
Y. Frishman, Jacob Sonnenschein

Non-abelian gauge theories.
Y. Frishman, Marek Karliner, Jacob Sonnenschein

From current to constituent quarks.
Y. Frishman, Marek Karliner

D. Gepner 

Rational conformal field theory and solvable lattice models.

S. Gurvitz 

Multi-dimensional tunnelling.
S. Gurvitz, W. Nazarewicz, K. Kato

1.  Two-potential approach to tunneling problems

2.  Cluster decay

3.  Complex scaling and the semi-classical approximation

4.  Modified tunneling Hamiltonian

Final state interaction in inclusive reactions.
S. Gurvitz, M. Traini

1.  Bjorken scaling and confinement

2.  Higher twist corrections to nucleon structure functions

Quantum transport in mesoscopic systems and the measurement problem.
S. Gurvitz, G. Berman, D. Mozyrsky

1.  Quantum rate equations for coherent transport

2.  Relaxation and dephasing in a qubit measurement

3.  Single-spin measurement and decoherence

4.  Zeno effect and quantum description of classical apparatus

H. Harari 

Neutrino Physics (Particle Physics, cosmology, astrophysics implications)

Patterns of quarks and leptons (masses, mixing, substructure)

M. Hass 

Nuclear polarization via multifoil techniques: signs of quadrupole moments and magnetic moments of exotic mirror nuclei.

Nuclear electromagnetic moments extreme isospin. Use of Radioactive Beam Facilities.

Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) measurements of nuclear reactions relevant to astrophysical processes.

Low-Energy nuclear resctions in astrophysics. Solar fusion reactions (neutrino oscillations) and nucleo-synthesis

M. Kirson 

The shell model and interacting boson model for nuclei.

Theory and systematics of nuclear structure.

Y. Maron 

Dynamics of plasmas subjected to high energy deposition, shock waves, ionization fronts, kinetics and transport in nonequilibrium plasmas, magnetic field penetration, particle flows, turbulent electric fields, nonthermal electron energy distributions.
Y. Maron, V. Bernshtam, V. Fisher, Y. Ralchenko, A. Starobinets

Z-pinches and plasma switches, spectroscopic diagnostics of plasmas in the visible to x-ray region.
Y. Maron, V. Bernshtam, V. Fisher, Y. Ralchenko, A. Starobinets

Atomic calculations, cross sections and probabilities, field ionization, Stark and Zeeman effects.
Y. Maron, V. Bernshtam, V. Fisher, Y. Ralchenko, A. Starobinets

G. Mikenberg 

Search for the standard-model and SUSY Higgs-bosons at LEP.
G. Mikenberg, E. Duchovni, E. Gross, L. Levinson, D. Lellouch

Detector development and study of physics for LHC.
G. Mikenberg, E. Duchovni, E. Gross, L. Levinson, D. Lellouch

Search for Supersymmetry at LEP.
G. Mikenberg, E. Duchovni, E. Gross, L. Levinson, D. Lellouch

Search for Higgs bosons and SUSY particles at LHC.
G. Mikenberg, E. Duchovni, E. Gross, L. Levinson, D. Lellouch

Trigger and data acquisition for LHC experiments.
G. Mikenberg, E. Duchovni, E. Gross, L. Levinson, D. Lellouch

Reconfigurable computing.
G. Mikenberg, E. Duchovni, E. Gross, L. Levinson, D. Lellouch

Y. Nir 

Neutrino masses
Y. Nir, M.C. Gonzalez-Garcia, Y. Shadmi

Particle cosmology
Y. Nir, M. Berkooz, M. Dine, Y. Grossman, T. Kashti, E. Roulet, T. Volansky

CP violation
Y. Nir, A. Falk, Y. Grossman, Z. Ligeti, G. Raz, H. Quinn

I. Tserruya 

Study of ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions using the PHENIX detector at RHIC (Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider) at Brookhaven National Laboratory and the CERES detector at CERN
I. Tserruya, I. Ravinovich

R&D of an HBD (Hadron Blind Detector) for the PHENIX experiment at RHIC.
I. Tserruya, I. Ravinovich

Electron pair production in relativistic heavy ion collisions: search for quark-gluon plasma and chiral symmetry restoration.
I. Tserruya, I. Ravinovich

D. Zajfman 

Molecular astrophysics.
D. Zajfman, O. Heber, Z. Vager

Cooling of molecular ions, ion trap dynamics.
D. Zajfman, O. Heber, Z. Vager

Molecular physics using storage rings.
D. Zajfman, O. Heber, Z. Vager

Molecular structure using Coulomb explosion imaging and laser-induced photodetachment.
D. Zajfman, O. Heber, Z. Vager