Master of Science [M.S] [Physics - Particle Physics] From Lund University

Today our understanding is described by the?Standard Model theory, which has an exceptional predictive power, but is incomplete. We explore the predictions of the Standard Model and seek a more complete understanding, i.e. beyond the Standard Model. In practice we conduct the research in global experimental collaborations. Today these experiments are mainly done at the?LHC collider at CERN.

At the Physics Department at Lund University, the Particle Physics Division is involved in two major experiments at the LHC;?ATLAS and ALICE. The ATLAS experiment is devoted to looking for physics?beyond the Standard Model, whereas the ALICE experiment is designed to look at a new state of matter called?quarkgluon plasma.

As a Master?s student in particle physics?you will be given the opportunity to follow the progress of those experiments and to take an active part in looking at the data as it is recorded by the experiments. The students should be prepared to visit foreign research centres such as CERN for shorter periods.