Gateway to the quantum world: particle physics at DESY

The exploration of the quantum world is one of humanity’s  greatest endeavors over the past century. Despite remarkable achievements, big open questions persist. In particle physics, these are addressed by producing heavy particles at powerful colliders or by investigating subtle quantum effects at colliders and beyond.

DESY, the German National Laboratory of particle physics, has been at the forefront of these endeavors for nearly seven decades. The colloquium will provide an overview of DESY’s particle physics program, encompassing both large-scale international experiments at colliders and smaller dedicated experiments at DESY to search for light and feebly interacting particles such as axions. The presentation will also delve into DESY’s core activities for the particle physics community, including accelerators, detectors and computing to theoretical physics.