Dr. Sergey Kuleshov, Director of SAPHIR, is appointed Collaboration Board Chair of the NA-64 experiment at CERN.
Professor Sergey Kuleshov was appointed Collaboration Board Chair of the NA-64 experiment at CERN. Highlighting the scientific and managerial quality of the academic, who is recognized worldwide for his expertise in the area of High Energy Particle Physics.
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The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is currently one of the most prestigious research centers in subatomic particle physics. Thousands of scientists from around the world come to CERN to collaborate on experiments in high-energy physics, medical physics, data analysis, artificial intelligence and electronics, among others.
CERN is also recognized for its large network of contacts and countless collaborations with teams from multiple countries, leading and forming teams. In this context, one of the experiments with Chilean presence is "NA-64", whose purpose is to search for possible particles that explain dark matter (e.g. dark photons).
"For these searches, NA64 directs a beam of 100-150 GeV energy electrons from the Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) toward a fixed target. Researchers then search for unknown dark sector particles produced by collisions between the SPS beam electrons and the atomic nuclei of the target. The search can be done by looking for ordinary particles, such as electrons, into which the new particles would disintegrate, or by looking for the "lost" collision energy that the dark sector particles would carry away," (Source: CERN-WEBPAGE).
Sergey Kuleshov, head of SAPHIR, at the head of NA-64
D. in Physical Sciences and Mathematics from the Alikhanov Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (ITEP) in Moscow (Russia), and an academic reference in the world of subatomic physics, will play roles as coordinator and supervisor of the working groups related to the experiment .
"The appointment of Sergey Kuleshov to this position is a demonstration of the scientific quality and prestige that he possesses in the particle physics ecosystem. In that sense, as an institute we are very proud of this appointment, which consolidates the work that we have been developing for more than 2 years in the NA-64 experiment", says Felipe Olivares León, executive director of SAPHIR.