Projet BEYOND (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Staff Exchanges
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : SIGNED

BEYOND will explore elusive aspects of the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics and search for new physics, covering a wide range of research topics across different areas of fundamental interactions, from electroweak to strong interactions. It will exploit particle accelerators, as well as shared experimental techniques and search strategies. The observation of neutrino oscillations established a framework consistent with the mixing of three neutrino flavours in three mass eigenstates, along with small mass differences. Experimental anomalies suggest the existence of sterile neutrino states, which participate in the mixing but do not couple to the SM gauge bosons. Lepton mixing and massive neutrinos also provide a potential gateway to deviations from the SM in the lepton sector, including Charged Lepton Flavour Violation. Several low-energy aspects of quark-gluon interactions remain a challenge, such as the mechanism of color confinement, which accounts for 99% of the mass of ordinary matter in the Universe, as well as the equation of state of ultradense matter. Astrophysical observations and particle physics anomalies indicate the existence of Dark Matter (DM), prompting major efforts to the search for galactic DM and potential signals at particle accelerators.We are leading the development, construction, commissioning, operation and data analysis of cutting-edge experiments aimed at answering these fundamental questions. These endeavors require extensive knowledge sharing and technological advancements, with potential spin-offs not only in fundamental physics but also in commercial applications, offering market opportunities for non-academic participants. Through extended exposure to cutting-edge research environments at world-class laboratories, including PSI and CERN (Switzerland), FNAL, JLAB and BNL (United States), and J-PARC (Japan), BEYOND will enhance the career prospects of both researchers and technical staff.

Mots clés : lavour physics, neutrino oscillations, charged lepton flavour violation, dark matter, nuclear structure, particle detectors

Participants :
- Université technique géorgienne (Géorgie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 60120.0 €
- Costruzioni Apparecchiature Elettroniche Nucleari (Italy) (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 30060.0 €
- Université Johannes-Gutenberg de Mayence (Allemagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 40080.0 €
- University College de Londres (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 40080.0 €
- ministère de l'Éducation, de la Culture, des Sports, des Sciences et de la Technologie (Japon) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Glasgow (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 40080.0 €
- Institut Paul Scherrer (Suisse) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Liverpool (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 50100.0 €
- Imperial College London (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 40080.0 €
- Université de Manchester (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 40080.0 €
- Université de Lancaster (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 50100.0 €
- Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 80160.0 €
- Brookhaven Science Associates (Etats-Unis) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 40080.0 €
- Jefferson science associates llc (Etats-Unis) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Organisation européenne pour la recherche nucléaire (Suisse) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 40080.0 €
- Fermi research alliance llc (Etats-Unis) — Partner, associated partner, Autres, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université d'Édimbourg (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 50100.0 €
- Istituto nazionale di fisica nucleare (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 300600.0 €