Activities
Research and Technologies for Future Particle Physics Experiments
Activities
FLASHForward
Acceleration of particles in plasma waves driven by intense electron beams promises to dramatically shrink particle accelerators for high energy physics. Using beams from DESY’s FLASH accelerator, the FLASHForward project is aiming to demonstrate all the key features of this technology—high acceleration gradient, high energy efficiency, high beam quality and high repetition rate. Several high-profile results have been demonstrated, such as preservation of small energy spreads, with many more experiments underway. The project is supported by both FTX-AST (high energy physics division) and MPA (accelerator division).
ALPS2
The experiment for Any Light Particle Search (ALPS2) wants to produce and detect different types of new hypothetical particles, e.g. Axions which are promising candidates for solving various problems in high energy physics and cosmology. The setup is located at DESY and utilizes smartly refurbished supra-conducting HERA dipoles and high power cw lasers to create these new particles. We participate in the IT setup and in the implementation of the underlying control and data acquisition system.
babyIAXO
The demonstration project for the International Axion Observatory (IAXO) --called babyIAXO-- is going to search for the predicted Axions produced in our sun. These new particles are auspicious by resolving fundamental questions where the standard model fails. The telescope is going to be hosted on DESY campus and aim to transform helio-axions into x-ray photons inside a strong magnetic field. We take part in the modification the telescope drive-system, construction of the its support frame and the concept of the control system.