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PhysicsDepartment
Faculty Research2021
Professor Ehud Behar
Dean of the Technion Physics Department
The Department of Physics at the Technion is at the
forefront of contemporary research, both fundamental and
applied. We research a wide range of fields, such as astro-
physics, bio-physics, condensed matter, particle physics,
photonics, and quantum science and technology.
The Physics Department operates centers for
interdisciplinary research, which facilitate interactions with
other departments at the Technion, and foster an
international, exciting and diverse atmosphere of
cooperation.
In this spirit, the department educates the next generation
of physicists and researchers by imparting them skills to
explore, question, and challenge our understanding of the
physical world. Indeed, our graduates are leaders in the
academia, industry and business, in Israel and worldwide.
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List of faculty members by research fields
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Astrophysics, cosmology and general relativityBehar EhudDesjacques Vincent Laor AriNusser AriOri AmosPerets HagaiSoker Noam
Atomic and MolecularPhysics Krueger MichaelSagi YoavSteinhauer Jeff
Complex Systems Bunin GuyFrishman AnnaKafri YarivLevine Dov
Condensed Matter PhysicsAkkermans EricAuerbach AssaGershoni DavidHacohen-Gourgy ShayKanigel AmitKeren AmitKeselman AnnaLindner NetanelPodolsky DanielReznikov MichaelTurner Ari
High Energy PhysicsBergman OrenBlok BorisKajomovitz EnriqueRazamat ShlomoRozen YoramShadmi YaelSoreq YotamTarem ShlomitYarom Amos
Quantum Science and TechnologyArad Itai
Plasma Physics
Non-linear Optics Cohen OrenSegev Moti
Plasma PhysicsKrasik Yakov
BiophysicsBraun ErezKeren KinneretSivan Uri
Eric Akkermans
Theoretical Condensed MatterPhysics
Condensed matter sits at the crossroad betweenseveral fields of Physics, such as quantum physics,equilibrium and far from equilibrium statistical physics,quantum field theory, cold atomic gases andmesoscopic physics. We enjoy working in each of thesefields trying to find overlaps and to use new theoreticaltools and inspiration to relate them.
While being theoreticians, in our group we put specialemphasis working in collaboration with experimentalgroups worldwide.
Email:
Homepage:
https://phsites.technion.ac.il/eric/
Itai Arad
Quantum Information
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Quantum information is an interdisciplinary researchfield, combining quantum mechanics, computer science,condensed matter physics and statistical physics withbeautiful math. It is an exciting field that enjoys aconstant flux of ideas from theory and experiments. Inrecent years, with rise of quantum computers, it is alsobecoming central for many types of industries.
Quantum Hamiltonian complexity is a sub-field ofquantum information, in which we try to understandmany-body systems using insights and techniques fromcomputer science and information theory. This include,for example, questions like what is the computationalcomplexity of simulating many-body quantum systems?When can these systems be represented efficiently bytensor-networks? How does entanglement scale in thesesystems? Can we learn these systems using only localmeasurements? Can we characterize the noise in aquantum computer, or verify a quantum computation,even though we cannot fully simulate it on a classicalcomputer?
Tensor Networks
Teleportation
Area Laws
Assa Auerbach
Strongly Correlated Electrons and Quantum
Phases of Matter
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Homepage:
https://phsites.technion.ac.il/assa/
Theoretical studies of condensed matter systems whichexhibit interesting quantum phases at low temperatures.These include superconductivity, superfluidity strangemetals, quantum solids, spin liquids, heavy fermions, andquantum Hall phases.
My work has concentrated on outstanding puzzles,anomalies and unexpected behavior in these systems,which contradict many expectations of traditionalapproaches. On the way new formulas and manytheoretical techniques have been developed and areready to be applied.
Ehud Behar
Experimental High Energy Astrophysics
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Our research program has an instrumental leg and anobservational one. My group develops γ-ray detectors forspace with the goal of finding and understanding theelectromagnetic counterparts of neutron star binarymergers. We also use the most modern instruments inspace and on the ground, from γ-rays to radioobservations, as well as theoretical models, to researchhigh-energy astrophysical phenomena.
We research targets such as black holes, coronally activestars, galactic and stellar winds, and gamma ray bursts, aswell as the elusive intergalactic medium. My maininterests are to detect and characterize plasma underextreme conditions, e.g., just before it falls into a blackhole, when it is launched to sub-luminal speeds, or whenit is shock heated to millions of degrees.
Some fundamental questions we are interested in are:What is the electromagnetic signal of gas near a blackhole? How are black-hole winds launched? Where arethe missing atoms of the Universe? What is theconnection between the magnetic corona of stars, andthat of black-hole accretion disks.
Oren Bergman
String Theory and Quantum Field Theory
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Homepage:
https://phsites.technion.ac.il/strings/
Quantum field theory (QFT) is the general frameworkused to describe many body quantum systems. Althoughit has been around for seventy years, and has allowed usto predict numerous results in diverse fields such as highenergy physics, condensed matter physics, andcosmology, we are still learning many new things aboutQFT today. My current research is focussed on extractinginteresting lessons about QFT from string theory. Stringtheory, as we understand it today, provides a newframework for QFT, allowing us to define and study QFT’sbeyond the traditional approaches of Lagrangians andperturbation theory.
I am particularly interested in higher-dimensional QFT’s,which are notoriously difficult to analyze using thetraditional tools. String theory provides new tools whichallow us to define and characterize these theories. Oneof the main goals of this program is to classify all five andsix-dimensional QFT’s. This will also be relevant for themore physical QFT’s in four and three spacetimedimensions, since these are related to the higher-dimensional theories via compactification.
Boris Blok
Theoretical High Energy Particle and Nuclear
Physics
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Homepage:
https://phsites.technion.ac.il/blok/
My research concerns the theory of strong interactions-Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD). This is the theory ofquarks interacting by means of gauge fields -gluons. Inparticular I am interested in applications of QCD to novelphysical phenomena observed at Large Hadron Collider(LHC) in CERN in Geneva.
1. Heavy ion (i.e. nucleus-nucleus) collisions and theirdynamics, creation and diagnostics of new state ofmatter - Quark Gluon Plasma (QGP). This researchinvolves the use of perturbative and nonperturbativeQCD, relativistic statistical mechanics and relativistickinetic theory.
2. Application of perturbative QCD (i.e. described byFeynman diagrams) to the search of new particlesbeyond the standard model and to the precisedetermination of the parameters of the standardmodel.
3. Theory of confinement, how one can seeconfinement effects at high energy processes at LHC?
The research is in close collaboration with theory groupsin CERN and Penn.
Erez Braun
Biophysics
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My research is in the area of experimental biophysics andis tightly connected to other areas in physics such as non-linear dynamics, pattern formation, soft condensed-matter and statistical mechanics. In recent years, ourresearch was focused on the physics of morphogenesis-the emergence of a body plan in animal development.This is a fascinating open front in the physics of complexsystems.
Our research concentrates on physical mechanismsunderlying this remarkable self-organization dynamics;mechanical (in collaboration with Prof. Kinneret Keren)and electrical processes. The main experiments utilizeexternal fields to perturb and direct morphogenesis inHydra; magnetic fields to apply mechanical perturbationsand electric fields to stimulate electrical modulations.
Guy Bunin
Theory of Interacting Systems’
Dynamics
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Recently, much of the work is on dynamics ofecosystems. The focus is on “high-dimensional”dynamics, that are described by many variables, such asmany coexisting species.
Homepage:
https://phsites.technion.ac.il/bunin/
Oren Cohen
High Laser-field Physics
Ultrafast optics & Attosecond Science
Ultrahigh-speed & Super-resolution Imaging
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We develop sources of extreme ultraviolet pulses withfemtosecond to attosecond duration (femto and attocorrespond to 10-15 and 10-18, respectively) and with fullycontrollable polarization. We employ these uniquesources for exploring ultrafast dynamics in magnetism,chirality, and of charge and spin currents in atoms,molecules and solids.
We develop a microscope for exploring ultrafast phasetransitions (e.g. femto-magnetism) with nanometer andpicosecond resolution scales.
Homepage:
https://oren.net.technion.ac.il/
Vincent Desjacques
Theoretical Cosmology
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I am interested in the formation and evolution ofstructures in the Universe. I develop physical models andstatistical methods in order to properly interpretobservational data and extract information on the natureof dark matter, dark energy, the law of gravity and theinitial conditions of the Universe. I am working onperturbation theory approaches to the large scalestructure. I am also exploring ways to constrain theproperties of dark matter with cosmological andastrophysical probes.
Homepage:
http://phweb.technion.ac.il/~dvince/
Anna Frishman
Statistical Physics and Fluid Mechanics
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I am interested in fundamental aspects of out-of-equilibrium systems and fundamental problems in fluidmechanics, with turbulence lying at the intersection.
I aim to directly connect theoretical concepts andunderstanding with real-world phenomena. Recent andcurrent projects include: the inference of equations ofmotion and entropy production from stochastictrajectories, and the connection to information theory;developing a statistical theory for turbulent flows with acoherent component, such as the flow in a pipe or the jetstream in the atmosphere; modeling of the statistics ofwater droplets in clouds with an emphasis onimplications to macroscopic properties of the cloud.
Homepage:
https://phsites.technion.ac.il/frishman
David Gershoni
Experimental Quantum Optics and
Quantum Information Processing
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Our group develops methods for generating singlephotons, entangled photon pairs and clusters ofentangled photons on demand. We do that usingcoherent optical control of semiconductor quantum dots,embedded in photonic cavities. The quantum dotsbehave like artificial atoms, and their potential discretizethe electronic energy spectrum. Excited electrons emitsingle photons and the electrons spins affect the photonpolarization. By exploiting the optical excitationcoherently we manage to prepare and distributeentanglement on demand.
Homepage:
https://phsites.technion.ac.il/gershoni
Shay Hacohen-Gourgy
SQC-lab. Circuit-QED – Quantum
information and quantum optics using
superconducting circuits
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Light-matter interaction is the underlying mechanism formeasurement and control in quantum mechanics. Weuse superconducting circuits to realize quantum devices,where microwave photons are used for measurement,control and interaction, in a framework known as circuit-QED. Our research is at the intersection of atomicphysics, condensed matter physics and quantum optics.Design and fabrication of circuits allows us to realizephysical systems where the light-matter interactions arestronger than in natural systems, resulting in newphenomena and a deeper understanding of physics.
We study a range of topics from quantum computing andquantum simulations to fundamental physics. We focuson hardware improvement, problems of robust quantumcontrol, and novel methods for encoding quantumsimulations. We utilize our platform’s exquisite controland precision measurement capabilities to gain a betterunderstanding of quantum measurements and openquantum systems. Since interaction with theenvironment is inevitable it is important to find controlmethods that are robust to the effects of theenvironment, or better harness this interaction toachieve control.
Homepage:
https://phsites.technion.ac.il/sqclab/
Yariv Kafri
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My group is focused on understanding theoretically farfrom equilibrium systems. In particular, in recent yearswe have studied a class of non-equilibrium systemswhich are termed active systems. They consist of acollection of self-propelled particles and their study hasapplications in systems ranging from biological throughartificial. Moreover, they hold promise as a pathway tothe design of novel self-assembling materials. Theydisplay a host of novel phenomena. For example, phaseseparation in the absence of attractive interactionsbetween the particles. Of particular interest to us werethe forces exerted by these systems which many timesdefy our equilibrium-based intuition.
Homepage:
https://phsites.technion.ac.il/kafri/
Statistical Physics
Enrique Kajomovitz
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The scientific goal of my group is the discovery of physicsbeyond the standard model (BSM). We are part of theATLAS and FASER experiments at CERN, where we aresearching for evidence of Physics Beyond the StandardModel.
In ATLAS my group uses hadronic signatures to search fornew particles with masses ranging from tens of GeVs to afew TeVs. We also use unconventional signatures tosearch for new forces that would only interact withmuons. In the FASER experiment we are searching fornew very light and long-lived states that could beproduced at the LHC collisions and decay to a pair ofelectrons hundreds of meters from the point where theyare produced.
My group is also very active in the development of newinstrumentation. In ATLAS we are part of the New SmallWheel upgrade, in FASER we are part of the Trigger andData Acquisition systems. We also work in the R&D forexperiments beyond the LHC.
Experimental High Energy Physics
© CERN
Amit Kanigel
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In our lab we prepare crystals of strongly correlatedmaterials such as: superconductors, exotic magnets andtopological insulators, using different methods. Our goalis to understand the physics of these systems bymeasuring very precisely their electronic structure. Ourmain tool is Angle Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy(ARPES) a neat technique that allows one to measure thedispersion of electrons in a crystal. We have a state-of-artARPES setup in the lab and we also travel for ARPESexperiments to various synchrotrons in Europe.
Strongly Correlated Materials
Homepage:
https://phsites.technion.ac.il/arpes/
Amit Keren
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In recent years we developed a new method tocharacterize the major properties of superconductors inunprecedented sensitivity. This allows us to characterizenew and exotic superconductors. Now we are aiming tominiaturize our instrument to the nano scale and attachour instrument to a scanner. This will allow us to detectsuperconductivity in artificial nano structures and studytheir properties.
Superconductivity
Homepage:
https://phsites.technion.ac.il/keren/
Kinneret Keren
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My research lies at the interface of physics and biology. Iam interested in biophysical aspects of self-organizationand pattern formation in biological systems. Research inmy lab is currently centered along two main directions.First, at the cellular level, we study fundamental aspectsof cell mechanics and movement in natural andengineered systems. We are developing artificial cells inwhich we reconstitute dynamic cytoskeletal networksand study their behavior in a controlled environment.Second, at the multicellular level, we are exploring theemergence of patterns and the formation of the bodyplan during animal development (in collaboration withProf. Erez Braun). Specifically, we utilize the smallpredatory animal, Hydra, famous for its extraordinaryregeneration capabilities, to study the role of mechanicalprocesses and feedback in the development of functionalform in multicellular animals.
Biophysics (experimental)
Homepage:
https://phsites.technion.ac.il/kkeren/
Artificial cells
Hydra morphogenesis
Anna Keselman
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My research focuses on quantum many-body systems. Insuch systems interactions between many particles giverise to novel emergent phenomena in which quantumentanglement plays a crucial role. In particular Iam interested in frustrated quantum magnets andtopological phases in electronic systems. I like studyingmicroscopic models relevant for real materials andthinking about signatures for the appearance of novelphases of matter in experiments.
In my studies I employ state of the art numericaltechniques appropriate for the study of stronglycorrelated systems such as the density matrixrenormalization group (DMRG) and related tensornetwork methods.
Condensed matter (theory)
Numerical many-body methods
Homepage:
https://phsites.technion.ac.il/akeselman
Yakov Krasik
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• Phase transitions (solid state-liquid-vapor – low-ionized non-ideal plasma) experienced by wiresubjected by extremely high energy densitydeposition > 100 eV/atom
• Overheating instabilities of exploding wires leadingto striation formation
• Symmetry of converging cylindrical and quasi-spherical shock waves and formation of extremestate of water with Mbar pressure in the vicinity ofthe shock implosion
• Self-guiding of high power microwave beam and itspropagation without divergence; wake-fieldformation and super-energetic electrons generationduring microwave pulse interaction with neutral gasand preliminary formed plasma
Research of Extreme States of Matter produced
by Underwater Electrical Wire Explosions.
Research of Generation and Convergence of
Strong Shock Waves.
Research of high-power Microwave Interaction
with Plasma and Wake-Field Formation.
Homepage:
https://plasma.technion.ac.il/
Michael Krueger
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In our lab we investigate ultrafast electron dynamics inspace and time. Our research aims at studying coherentmany-body quantum phenomena, predicted for finite-size systems, such as molecules and nanowires. However,in many cases decoherence destroys the experimentalsignatures of these phenomena very quickly after theircreation.
In order to observe this new physics, we are pushing thelimits of both spatial and temporal measurements totheir absolute extremes, the attosecond (10-18 s) andangstrom (10-10 m) scales. To this end we will integratestandard imaging methods, such as scanning probemicroscopy, with ultrafast spectroscopy. Our research willshow to what extent multi-electron dynamics can bepredicted, observed and controlled.
Homepage:
https://phsites.technion.ac.il/attonano
Attosecond Spectroscopy on the Nano-scale,
Ultrafast Plasmonics and Nonlinear Optics
Ari Laor
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• Matter, radiation, and their interaction near massiveblack holes in Active Galactic Nuclei
• Theoretical and observational work on the radio andthe X-ray emission
• The physical mechanism underlying their relation
• The overall spectral energy distribution, and itsrelation to the black hole mass, luminosity, and gasmetallicity
• Particle dynamics and collisional viscosity in anaccretion disk
• The formation of power-law distributions in varioussystems
NASA, ESA, S. Bianchi (Università degli Studi Roma Tre
University), A. Laor (Technion-Israel Institute of Technology),
and M. Chiaberge (ESA, STScI, and JHU)
Physical Processes Near Massive Black Holes
Dov Levine
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My research centers on phenomena exhibited by classicalmany-body systems, in particular when they are far fromequilibrium.
Out of equilibrium systems often show correlations andphase transitions which are very different from theirequilibrium analogs.
I am particularly interested in the nature of ordering,both static and dynamic, which arises in these contexts,which forces us to examine anew our fundamentalassumptions of what order means. This reexaminationleads us to the study of exotic ordered systems as well ascooperative complex systems which show fascinatingself-organization and dynamic phase transitions.
Statistical Mechanics, Soft Matter Physics
Netanel Lindner
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My research centers on quantum phases in condensedmatter systems, and in particular, on topological phasesof matter. These are quantum phases of matter whichcannot be classified using the notion of spontaneoussymmetry breaking. Instead, studying them requires theuse of tools borrowed from the mathematical field oftopology.
I deal with questions such as: what types of topologicalphases exist, how can they be realized in the lab, andwhat can they be good for? In particular, I study how touse topological phases as platforms for performingquantum information and computation tasks.Concurrently, I’m pursuing methods to induce and detectnew types of topological phases in externally drivensystems, for example, by utilizing light-matterinteractions. Such systems are out of thermodynamicequilibrium, yielding rich physics and unique topologicalphases of matter.
Condensed Matter Physics, Physics of
Quantum Computing
Homepage:
https://phsites.technion.ac.il/lindner/
Adi Nusser
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Galaxies are arranged in a Cosmic Web of clusters,filaments and “pancake‘’.
In the highly successful standard cosmological model,this Cosmic Web has formed via gravitationalamplification of tiny mass fluctuations formed near theBig Bang singularity.
Most of the matter in this Web is dark of yet unknownnature. Adi Nusser’s research focuses on the interplaybetween the expanding cosmological background andthe process of structure formation. He has specialinterest in probing fundamental physics throughcosmological observations.
Cosmology and the Formation of structure
in the Universe
Amos Ori
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Over the last ~10 years I have primarily been working onseveral open problems in the theory of black holes (BHs):What happens deep inside BHs? How does theevaporation of the BH affect its internal structure? Whatis the final fate of the BH, when it completes itsevaporation? We try to address these and similarquestions, using the classical theory of General Relativitycombined with the semiclassical theory of gravity.
General Relativity
Hagai Perets
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My main work deals with stellar and planetary dynamics.I study planet formation and try to understand the originand evolution of the Solar system and of exoplanetsystems, including the origin of moons (Earth Moon andgas-giant moons). I also explore the evolution of multiplesystems (triple stellar systems, and multi- planet systems)through dynamical and secular interactions and theircoupling to stellar evolutionary processes.
I study the collisional dynamics of stars in dense systemssuch as globular clusters and clusters around massiveblack holes and the strong interactions of stars with blackholes, including the tidal disruption of stars, gravitationalwave sources capture of stars close to the massive blackhole in the Galactic center and ejection of hypervelocitystars.
Finally, I also study a wide range of thermonuclearsupernovae explosions and the origin of non-standardsupernovae through hydrodynamical simulations as wellas analysis of observational data.
Astrophysics and Planetary Science
Homepage:
https://hagaiperets.wixsite.com/perets-
group
Daniel Podolsky
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Quantum systems of particles with strong interactionsgive rise to many fascinating phenomena, including hightemperature superconductivity, fractional Quantum Hallstates, and quantum spin liquids, among others. Mygroup does theoretical research on such systems, with anemphasis on explaining open experimental puzzles. Ourinterests include topics as varied as the study ofdynamics near quantum critical points, the steady-stateproperties of driven many-body systems, and the opticalproperties of out-of-equilibrium superconductors.
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics,
Strongly Correlated Systems
Homepage:
http://phweb.technion.ac.il/~podolsky/
Shlomo Razamat
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Quantum field theory is one of the most successful toolswe possess to describe and Quantify physicalphenomena. The scope of its application is vast andranges from the standard model of elementary particlesto effective theories describing condensed mattersystems. Yet, beyond certain simplifying regimes, due tothe intrinsic complexity of quantum field theoriesextracting explicit and exact physical information fromthese models is a notoriously hard problem.
My main research interests are revolving arounddeveloping better understandings of the nuts and boltsof a general quantum field theory.
Quantum Field Theory, String Theory,
Mathematical Physics
Homepage:
https://phsites.technion.ac.il/razamat/
Michael Reznikov
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Short Noise measurements of the carrier's charge in HighTemperature (HTC) Superconductors. Current researchprojects:
• Vortex charge measurements in HTCsuperconductors. Besides being interesting on itsown, the charge is predicted to affect the Hallconductivity, therefore its measurements can helpto solve a long-standing puzzle of the Hall effectanomaly in HTC.
• Electron temperature measurements inhydrodynamic regime in Graphene. Unusual heattransfer in Graphene, due Dirac electron spectrum,leads to large heat-induced voltage, and thereforeto potential applications in energy harvesting.
Mesoscopic Physics Lab
Homepage:
http://physics.technion.ac.il/~ssmisha/
Yoram Rozen
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The Experimental High Energy Physics group at theTechnion works predominantly on the ATLAS experimentat CERN.
A few years ago my Team was heavily involved in thesearch and discovery for the Higgs particle and themeasurements of its properties. Currently We areinvolved in search for Dark Matter and a search for a newphysics beyond the Standard Mode. We’re also workingon the upgrade of our detector to be installed in 2021.
Experimental High Energy Physics
Yoav Sagi
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We utilize lasers, magnetic fields, and electromagneticradiation to cool neutral fermionic atoms very close toabsolute zero, where they form a quantum degenerategas. Using geometrically shaped light, we engineer thepotential landscape the atoms experience. We can thenstudy quantum collective phenomena, such assuperfluidity, in different scenarios.
In another experiment, we capture single atoms inmicroscopic optical traps and use them as the basic buildblock for quantum computation and quantumsimulations.
Our research aims to advance future quantumtechnologies and explore complex many-body physicsrelevant to many fields, including condensed matterphysics, nuclear physics, and astrophysics.
Experimental Many-body Physics with
Ultracold Fermi Gases
Homepage:
https://phsites.technion.ac.il/sagi/
Mordechai (Moti) Segev
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My group is involved in research in a variety of areas,ranging from fundamental concepts such as PhotonicTopological Insulators and Anderson Localization andBranched Flow of Light to projects with direct impact onapplications, such as Subwavelength Imaging and Super-Resolution in quantum systems, and our invention of theTopological Insulator Laser.
Over the years my group has opened several fields ofresearch, and many times we changed directions when aprofound new idea came up. If I am to characterize theresearch in my group in a single sentence, I would say"think beyond the horizon". We are always after originalideas.
Photonics / Nonlinear Optics / Photonic
Quantum Simulations / Photonic Topological
Insulators / Light and Disorder (Anderson
Localization, Hyper-Transport, etc.) /
Branched Flow of Light / Photonic Time-
Crystals / Super-resolution in Imaging, Pulse
Recovery and Quantum Information
Homepage:
https://phsites.technion.ac.il/msegev/
Topological Insulator Laser
Quantum Metamaterials
Branched Flow of Light
Yael Shadmi
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Are there new fundamental particles beyond the knownquarks, leptons and gauge bosons?
What sets the mass of the Higgs? Why is the weak forceso much stronger than gravity?
What is dark matter? Why is the electron so much lighterthan the tau?
Are bosons and fermions related by an (approximate)symmetry—supersymmetry?
My research involves new theoretical approaches tothese questions, with a strong emphasis on their possibletests at the many experiments now available: from theLHC, to dark matter detectors, and precisionmeasurements of the properties of the fundamentalparticles.
Theoretical Particle Physics
Homepage:
https://phsites.technion.ac.il/shadmi/
Uri Sivan
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Those include molecular interactions, water structureand its role in biological processes with emphasis on thecrowded environment found in cells, physics of shortrange interactions, phase transitions in nanometricvolumes, and the effect of water granularity on Coulombinteractions at short distances. The aim is elucidation offundamental phenomena observed in diverse natural andtechnological systems. The study of atomic scalestructure and molecular forces in water is facilitated by anew type of world-record high resolution atomic forcemicroscopes built in-house for the task. The experimentalresults are analyzed by advanced tools of statisticalmechanics and other branches of physics.
Fundamental Aspects of Soft Matter and
Biophysics
Noam Soker
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I am an astrophysicist conducting theoretical research ona rich variety of objects: Supernovae of explodingmassive stars; The progenitors of Supernovae Ia(exploding white dwarfs); Merger of white dwarfs; Theshaping of clouds around dying stars including planetarynebulae; The influence of planets on stellar evolution;Violent mass transfer between stars. In many cases, oneof the stars launches jets that play major roles in stellarevolution and explosions.
Astrophysics
Homepage:
https://phsites.technion.ac.il/soker/
Yotam Soreq
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I am interested in different topics of high energyphenomenology with a focus on physics beyond thestandard model. My research aim is to answerfundamental questions about elementary particles andinteractions. Among my research topics are LHC physics,Higgs physics, flavour physics, dark matter and lowenergy probes of new physics.
Currently, I explore novel methods to discover physicsbeyond the standard model at different energy scales,from high energy colliders (such as the LHC) to lowenergy precision tests (for example tabletopexperiments).
Particle Physics Phenomenology
Homepage:
https://phsites.technion.ac.il/hep/mem
bers/yotam-soreq/
Jeff Steinhauer
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My group’s research focuses on quantum and mean-fieldaspects of Bose-Einstein condensation. In many cases,we study important analogies between Bose-Einsteincondensates and other areas of physics. In recent years,we have focused on Hawking radiation in black holeanalogues. Now, we would like to observe beyond-semiclassical effects in analogue black holes, where theanalogue of gravity itself becomes quantum.
Bose-Einstein Condensation, Analogue Black
Holes, Atomic Physics
Homepage:
https://phsites.technion.ac.il/atomlab/
Shlomit Tarem
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I currently work in the Atlas experiment at the LargeHadron Collider (LHC), which collides protons at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. With Technion students wecontributed to the construction of the Atlas detector, thetrigger which selects collisions with energetic muons,and muon reconstruction. We also led the data analysissearching for long-lived charged particles, such as thestau, the supersymmetric partner of the tau lepton. Thishypothetic new particle would be a sign for physicsbeyond the standard model, but we did not find it yet. Icurrently continue to search for the stau and additionallong-lived particles at higher energies than before andalso work on an upgrade of the detector.
Experimental Elementary Particle Physics
Ari Turner
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I am interested in quantum as well as classical condensedmatter (such as geometry of liquid crystals) but I havebeen working mainly on quantum condensed matter andentanglement. When I learned about quantummechanics, I thought it was really interesting that thingsbehave differently depending on what one measures,and since then, I have wanted to find more examples ofsurprising phenomena in quantum mechanics.
One of the topics I am most excited about isunderstanding zero point motion in condensed matter,and how it is different from thermal motion. I am using amethod based on relativistic field theory to calculateprobability distributions of spin in a magnet disordereddue to quantum fluctuations. I am also interested intopological phases, stable structures like vortices andsolitons that can form in Bose condensates orsuperconductors (or liquid crystals), and fractionalizedexcitations.
Condensed Matter Theory (topological
Order, Entanglement, Geometry of
Condensed Matter, Superconductivity)
Amos Yarom
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My research focuses on applying string theory and fieldtheory techniques to a variety of systems ranging fromheavy ion collisions through relativistic hydrodynamics,superfluids, and steady states to entanglement. Myrecent work has focused on non local quantum fieldtheories which may manifest themselves in condensedmatter systems, a relation between black holes andhydrodynamics, universal effective actions for out-of-equilibrium dynamics, the manifestation of anomalies inmany-body physics, and possible manifestations ofquantum gravity in quantum field theory.
Theoretical High Energy Physics
Email:
Homepage:
https://phsites.technion.ac.il/strings/
