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Data analysis from the ATLAS experiment.

Heavy Ion Physics is about exploring what the Strong Force Interaction is. Our World is not only confined to two- and three-quark particles. Imagine a system built of as many quarks as you want. Do we know enough to tell how such a system would behave? Would it be a quark-gluon plasma, a hadronic gas, or liquid? Does QCD do a good job predicting its properties, or...

You can help to find answers to these and many other questions. About one month in a year, the LHC collides ions of heavy elements. Each of these collisions is a mini-universe that sends hundreds of times more particles into ATLAS detector than a proton-proton interaction. You can be a part of a team to dive into this sea of quarks and gluons and find an answer to one of many questions.

Heavy-ion data from the ATLAS experiment is an excellent opportunity for students seeking an academic carrier to do research and get fantastic visibility in the physics community. But if you want to learn the most sophisticated data analysis, create your own algorithms, and get into the world of finance, data mining or high-tech, it's a place for you too. 

Our lab investigates quantum phenomena which focus on the interplay between correlations and topology. This intriguing interplay allows to develop unique realizations of non-abelian quasi-particles (qps) which are neither Boson nor Fermion-like. Among the phases which host these qps are the well-known fractional quantum Hall effect, topological superconductivity, and the recently emerging field of moire-superlattcies (twistronics). We are developing experiments in these arrowheads to unravel this intriguing physics.

This line of research often utilizes quantum materials whose reduced dimensionality enhances quantum effects. We profit from the use of various van der Waals (vdW) materials (graphene, hBN, TMDs, etc.) as well as high-mobility two-dimensional GaAs electron gas, which are both grown in our department. Fabrication is performed in a state-of-the-art clean room facility, specially designed for vdW materials nanofabrication.

These devices will be measured with transport techniques including quantum Hall interferometry, Josephson interferometry, capacitance measurements, thermal transport, and shot noise measurements. These measurements require high magnetic fields and low electron temperatures.

Our lab investigates quantum phenomena which focus on the interplay between correlations and topology. This intriguing interplay allows to develop unique realizations of non-abelian quasi-particles (qps) which are neither Boson nor Fermion-like. Among the phases which host these qps are the well-known fractional quantum Hall effect, topological superconductivity, and the recently emerging field of moire-superlattcies (twistronics). We are developing experiments in these arrowheads to unravel this intriguing physics.

This line of research often utilizes quantum materials whose reduced dimensionality enhances quantum effects. We profit from the use of various van der Waals (vdW) materials (graphene, hBN, TMDs, etc.) as well as high-mobility two-dimensional GaAs electron gas, which are both grown in our department. Fabrication is performed in a state-of-the-art clean room facility, specially designed for vdW materials nanofabrication.

These devices will be measured with transport techniques including quantum Hall interferometry, Josephson interferometry, capacitance measurements, thermal transport, and shot noise measurements. These measurements require high magnetic fields and low electron temperatures. Our lab will be equipped with an 8mK wet dilution refrigerator with a 20T magnet, a 7mK dry dilution with a 3D vector magnet, as well as a variable temperature cryostat.

Interested candidates should contact: yuval.ronen@weizmann.ac.il

We live in fortunate times, where there are still many fundamental unsolved problems in astrophysics, while technological progress allows new observations, which may make some of them solvable. Now is the time to attack the most puzzling challenges posed to us by the Universe.

Join Doron Kushnir's group to study explosions and extreme stars of the Universe. We use theoretical and computational tools to interpret state-of-the-art observations, aiming at resolving fundamental problems in astrophysics. 

We live in fortunate times, where there are still many fundamental unsolved problems in astrophysics, while technological progress allows new observations, which may make some of them solvable. Now is the time to attack the most puzzling challenges posed to us by the Universe.

Join Doron Kushnir's group to study explosions and extreme stars of the Universe. We use theoretical and computational tools to interpret state-of-the-art observations, aiming at resolving fundamental problems in astrophysics. 

Particle physics data analysis / Particle physics detectors

A standalone project that will be part of the real work at the lab.

Scanning probe microscopy of quantum and topological states of matter

M.Sc. in obsevational astrophysics, instrumentations, and methods.

M.Sc. in obsevational astrophysics, instrumentations, and methods.

Tests of lepton non-universality with ATLAS.

Theoretical high energy astrophysics research

Development of novel concept for radiation detector for physics and civil (medical, homeland security) applications

Advanced R&D of radiation detectors for physics and civil applications. 
Please contact me for me details. 

Theoretical high energy physics: string theory, field theory, gravity, black holes, relations to stat. mech., condensed matter and quantum information systems.  

Experimental MSc projects related to trapping and quantum control of atomic and molecular ions are available.

For more information on our lab, visit: https://www.weizmann.ac.il/complex/meir/

Our lab tries to bring molecules into the forefront of quantum technologies. We have open PhD positions for quantum-physics enthusiastic with the eager to learn many experimental skills and build state-of-the-art quantum systems.

For more information on our lab, visit: https://www.weizmann.ac.il/complex/meir/

Geometry, topology and order in soft materials

We want to realize this:

https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.043602

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Strongly correlated electrons, frustrated magnetism and the quantum Hall effect

0-1 positions for M. Sc. students in theoretical high-energy physics, working on quantum field theory, string theory and/or quantum gravity

0-1 positions for Ph. D. students in theoretical high-energy physics, working on quantum field theory, string theory and/or quantum gravity

Development of new class of wide band-gap radiation-hard solid state detectors for high energy physics experiments, medical applications and space missions.

Experimental study of excitons in 2d materials

Casimir cosmology

Relativistic interaction at near critical density

Laser based electron accelerator

Algorithmic and Statistical research applied to gravitational waves, pulsar and exoplanet astrophysics

Using novel statistical and algorithmic tools to improve observational astrophysics (exoplanets, gravitational waves and pulsar astrophysics)

Theoretical particle physics, high-energy astrophysics, and cosmology.

Experimental study of the ecology of bacterial communities from a 700 million year old site

Geometry, topology and order in soft materials

Laser plasma accelerators of electrons

Near critical laser plasma interaction

Experimental study of the ecology of bacterial communities from a 700 million year old site

Physics and Biology of natural  microbial communities from an ancient site

We are looking for students interested in integrating their Physics skills with Math skills, particularly in the Machine Learning discipline. Students should be interested in both High Energy Physics and Machine Learning.

Theoretical high energy astrophysics research

Fiber-optical analogue of the event horizon.

A position for an M.Sc project is available focussed on studies of cosmic explosions using the new facilities at the Weizmann Observatory in Neot Smadar, as well as new instruments in Chile.

One Ph.D position possibly available for a student focussing on studies of very early emission from supernova explosions.

We are looking for students interested in integrating their Physics skills with Math skills, particularly in the Machine Learning discipline. Students should be interested in both High Energy Physics and Machine Learning.

Searches for physics beyond the standard model of particle physics in the data collected by the ATLAS detector.

Please contact me for more details.

General search for bumps using the data-directed paradigm [1], the symmetry-based search for lepton flavor violation decays of massive resonances (e.g. [2]) and general searches for e/ asymmetries [3]. 

[1] arXiv:2107.11573
[2] arXiv:1604.07730
[3] arXiv:2203.07529

Application of advanced algorithmic and statistical techniques to exoplanets, pulsars and gravitational waves astrophysics

Theoretical high energy physics: string theory, field theory, gravity, black holes, relations to stat. mech., condensed matter and quantum information systems.  

experimental investigations of coupled laser systems 

experimental investigations of coupled laser systems 

experimental study of quantum degenerate gases and ultra cold atoms for quantum information

experimental study of quantum degenerate gases and ultra cold atoms for quantum information

Studies of Dark Matter and Neutrino interactions, using local setups and the XENON experiment. Includes hardware, data analysis, statistical inference, software tools and other aspects, according to personal preference. 

Our research centers on the theory of complex systems and biophysics, applied to a broad spectrum of problems, mainly in the context of the physics of living systems. Our research is often done in collaboration with experimental groups. Key themes of our lab include mathematical modeling of cell growth and mechanics, both at the single-cell level and the population level, stochastic processes, disordered systems, and coarse-grained modeling of complex processes. 

For more information and recent publications see: https://amir.seas.harvard.edu/

Our research centers on the theory of complex systems and biophysics, applied to a broad spectrum of problems, mainly in the context of the physics of living systems. Our research is often done in collaboration with experimental groups. Key themes of our lab include mathematical modeling of cell growth and mechanics, both at the single-cell level and the population level, stochastic processes, disordered systems, and coarse-grained modeling of complex processes. 

For more information and recent publications see: https://amir.seas.harvard.edu/

Master in phenomenology, HEP, particle physics theory with interface to quantum science at the precision frontier 

We study processes in plasmas subjected to high-energy deposition: conversion of electric energy to heat and radiation, turbulence,  fast penetration of magnetic fields into plasmas, and plasma rotation. For diagnosing the plasma we develop fast, high-resolution spectroscopy of radiation in the visible, U.V., vacuum UV, and x-ray regions. We have close collaboration with major universities and institutions in the US and Europe.

We study processes in plasmas subjected to high-energy deposition: conversion of electric energy to heat and radiation, turbulence,  fast penetration of magnetic fields into plasmas, and plasma rotation. For diagnosing the plasma we develop fast, high-resolution spectroscopy of radiation in the visible, U.V., vacuum UV, and x-ray regions. We have close collaboration with major universities and institutions in the US and Europe.

PhD positions available in

• laser-based quantum control of free-space electrons and its applications to biological imaging
• electromagnetic nonlinearity of physical vacuum probed by intense lasers.

MSc positions available in all projects described in the group webpage:

https://www.weizmann.ac.il/complex/schwartz/