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| JU hosts International workshop on Physics | | ‘Roots@Heavy Ions’ | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Feb 12
A 5-day workshop on Root@Heavy Ions: An International Workshop on Physics and analysis of Hot and dense matter organized by the Department of Physics, University of Jammu, was inaugurated today by Governor SK Sinha. Dr. Jurgen Schukraft, spokesperson of international collaboration in High Energy Physics and a leading scientist in this field delivered key-note address. Amitabh Mattoo, Vice Chancellor of Jammu University presided over the function.
The on-going workshop in which around 70 scientists participated including 25 scientists from Europe and America, being funded by the Department of Science and Technology and Department of Atomic Energy as well as the University of Jammu is being organized under the convenorship of Prof. Anju Bhasin of High Energy Physics Group of Jammu University, presently working on two-year Maire-curie fellowship at University of Birmingham, U.K.
The workshop is a part of the ALICE Experiment which is aimed at studying the properties of sub-nuclei particles at extreme conditions of temperature and pressure was caused few movements after the ‘BIG BANG’ through which the universe was created. This experiment which is focused around Large Hadron Collider (LHC) facilated at CERN, Geneva where very heavy nuclei will be made to collide at speeds approaching the speed of light and in such collisions the temperature is high a achieved in the core of Neutron Stars. The High Energy Physics Group of Jammu University is a part of this international collaborated effort in which more than 1000 researchers from 100 prestigious institutions of the world are participating.
Sinha, while speaking on the occasion highlighted the progress made by Jammu city in general and Jammu University in particular especially in light of the participation of Jammu University in such an internationally collaborated endeavour.
Mattoo, in his presidential address lauded and appreciated the efforts of scientists in making huge discoveries by the mankind which has benefited the lot but he also cautioned against the dangers of this disaster due to scientific knowledge if not handled properly for the benefit of human society.
Anju in her address traced the history of the progress made by the High Energy Physics Group researchers of Jammu University. She said that hard work and constant efforts of the seniors as well as upcoming juniors have paid dividends in the High Energy Physics group playing significant role at the global level. Participation of the Jammu University High Energy Physics Group in ALICE collaboration at the international level bears a testimony of the capability and potential of the High Energy Physics group. She informed that this workshop will be aimed at giving a hands-on experience to young physicists on state of art technology in presentation of electronic signals and a world wide distribution in working of the computing researchers for data analysis. Many of these technological developments are likely to have direct implication to everyday life such as medical imaging, microelectronics and information technology.
A letter from Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy was also read out in the inaugural function which stated: “Indian participation at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, Geneva has been an unique example of collaborative working between several groups in India, in University system and DAE to enhance the Indian research in High Energy Nuclear Physics. The experimental facilities required for supporting such research are necessarily very large and such Indian participation in large internal experimental facilities is the only way of enhancing Indian research in this important discipline. I am glad that Indian teams have done well in this regard.”
In the beginning, engineer Anik Gupta, co-convenor of the workshop welcomed the audience especially the foreign participants to this city of temples.
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