Research
Theoretical Physics
String theory and quantum field theory, field Theories of the standard model, lattice field theories and computational physics.
Astrophysics
Cosmological theories and models, experimental studies of microwave background radiation, antimatter detection in space, study of galaxies, high energy astrophysics.
Biophysics
Experimental study of the structure and dynamics of biomolecules, proteins and DNA.
Particle Physics and Astroparticle Physics
Particle physics at large accelerators facilities, neutrino physics without accelerators, fundamental physics in space, direct measurements of neutrino masses.
Plasma Physics
Magnetically confined plasmas, thermonuclear plasmas, laser-produced plasmas, industrial applications of plasmas.
Electronics and applied Physics
Digital systems based on microcontrollers and FPGAs. Design and characterization of low noise analog circuits (discrete and monolithic). Physics of semiconductor devices. Laboratory of environmental radioactivity. Laboratory for the study of radiation damage in semiconductors.
Applied Physics
Medical Physics applied to Diagnostics and Therapy, Physics applied to the Environment, Physics applied to Cultural Heritage, Development of Radiation Detectors, Measurement Techniques for Trace Elements, Characterization of neutron fields.
Quantum Science and Technologies
Design and characterization of superconducting quantum devices. Superconducting qubits for astroparticle research. Quantum noise limited superconducting amplifiers. Single photon detectors for quantum communication and metrology. Cryogenic microwave electronics for quantum computing.Quantum algorithms.