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Studying the landscape of axion models and providing software tools for the next generation of axion searches

Project description

New tools for axion physics research

Axions were originally proposed as a solution to the strong charge–parity problem in high energy physics, which is one of the unresolved puzzles in the Standard Model of particle physics. The EU-funded AxiTools project aims to extend our knowledge about axion models by exploring models that solve other unresolved puzzles in physics, such as the Peccei-Quinn quality problem. The project will focus on studying quantum chromodynamics axions that are either lighter or heavier than the benchmark models, as well as axion-like particles from astrophysical sources. By studying these models, AxiTools will advance understanding of their predictions. To do so, it will develop new software codes and computational techniques, providing researchers with a solid basis for research in axion physics.

Objective

This project is to extend our knowledge about the landscape of viable axion models. Axions originally emerged as a solution to the strong CP problem and are excellent dark matter candidates, thus providing highly motivated extensions of the Standard Model. The project focuses in particular on models that solve further puzzles, e.g. improving the so-called Peccei-Quinn quality problem. To find such models, it considers QCD axions that are lighter or heavier than the usual benchmark models or axion-like particles from astrophysical sources.
Moreover, the next generation of experimental searches need accurate computations that match the expected precision of the experiments. Advancing our understanding of the models and their predictions, and confronting them with experimental data, will require the development of new software codes and possibly new computational techniques. It will further require combining the expertises of the Researcher (phenomenology, statistical analyses) with those of the Supervisor/Host (theoretical computations, model building).
Learning about the most viable axion models will not only increase our knowledge but also guide future experimental searches. By making software codes and data sets publicly available, the project will contribute to the sustained growth of this exciting field of research. These tools will provide researchers with a solid basis for ongoing and future research activities in axion physics. In turn, the project can benefit from community feedback on its open-science products, ultimately improving the efficiency and quality of the underlying research.

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HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships

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UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA
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€ 172 750,08
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VIA 8 FEBBRAIO 2
35122 PADOVA
Italy

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Nord-Est Veneto Padova
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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