Status and prospects of astroparticle physics, January 2026.

Session

Session 3

22 Jan 2026, 16:10

Conversi (Physics Department Sapienza University)

9. Fundamental physics with Astroparticles : the case of Cosmic Rays

Roberta Sparvoli (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

22/01/2026, 16:10

The study of astroparticles provides a unique perspective on fundamental physics, shedding light on the universe's most energetic and mysterious phenomena. This field involves detecting and analyzing cosmic rays, neutrinos, and gamma rays, which are particles originating from outer space. Specifically, measurements of cosmic rays offer crucial insights into high-energy processes occurring...

8. Exploring the Universe through the detection of Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays: status and perspectives

Valerio Verzi (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

22/01/2026, 16:50

Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) are the most energetic particles ever detected, with energies reaching above 10^20 eV. In this talk, I will present the current state of knowledge of these messengers of the Universe, also discussing future prospects achievable with the observatories that are currently taking data and with new projects that are planned to be developed.

11. The search for neutrinoless double beta decay

Claudia Tomei (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

22/01/2026, 17:30

Since the discovery of neutrino oscillations, the search for neutrinoless double beta decay stands among the highest priorities for understanding the nature of neutrinos and the origin of their mass.
The experimental observation of this lepton-number-violating process, only hypothesised so far, world demonstrate that neutrinos are Majorana fermions, equal to their own antiparticles.
This...