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HADRON-2030 brings together Europe’s leading research infrastructures and scientific communities to advance the study of the strong interaction, one of the cornerstones of the Standard Model of particle physics.
The project addresses some of the most important open questions in the field, including the internal structure of hadrons, exotic hadronic states, dense quark matter, the hot and dense quark–gluon plasma, and precision tests of the Standard Model in the search for physics beyond it.
These topics are investigated using particle accelerators operating across a wide energy range, from low-energy facilities to the multi-TeV regime of the Large Hadron Collider. The consortium includes 15 transnational facilities in Europe and the United States—three of which are ESFRI Landmark infrastructures—alongside six Virtual Access infrastructures and 49 universities and research organisations.
By providing Transnational Access to flagship facilities and coordinating the development of research resources, HADRON-2030 promotes knowledge exchange among European research groups and maximises scientific progress. The project also strengthens links with industry through the development and production of advanced detector systems, while exploring applications beyond fundamental physics, including medical imaging.
HADRON-2030 will enhance coordination across the European hadron, nuclear and particle physics communities, leveraging European and national resources. By expanding access to world-class infrastructures, developing novel detector technologies and supporting thousands of researchers involved in current and future projects, the initiative will help maintain Europe’s leadership in fundamental physics research.
HADRON-2030 receives funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101292522.
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