From 5 to 10 October 2015 the International Conference on Particle Physics and Astrophysics ICPPA has been held under the auspices of the MEPhI Centre for Fundamental Research and Particle Physics. This Center is engaged in research in the field of high energy physics, combining the following directions: Gravitation and cosmology, Particles Physics, Extreme States, Experiments and detectors and Astrophysics.
The main objectives of the conference were maintaining and developing of international cooperation, exchange of experience and ideas in experimental and theoretical areas of particle physics and astrophysics.
The conference was attended both by famous Russian and foreign scientists: P. Berghaus, DESY, Germany, J. Fabris, UFES, Brazil, R. Konoplich, NYU, New York, USA, P. Picozza University Tor Vergata Rome, Italy, C. Spiering, DESY, Germany, U. Suvorov, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA, A. Vacchi INFN, Triest, Italy.
The working part of the conference started with plenary sessions, where leading scientists presented the latest results of their collaborations, and discussed the opportunities and prospects for international cooperation with Russia. After plenary sessions, the conference divided into parallel sections, each of which was devoted to a specific topic: cosmic rays, nuclear physics and particle physics, methods of experimental physics.
Sections covered the latest developments in the field of Silicon PhotoMultipliers (SIPM), new modelling methods in the field of particle physics. Also participants discussed neutrino experiments including the Russian Emission Detector “RED 100”, development of which involved the active participation of MEPhI and National Oak Ridge Laboratory. A number of reports were devoted to experiments at the Large Hadron Collider. Speakers presented reports about ATLAS and CMS experiments to study properties of the Higgs boson and the latest results of physical tests of the Standard Model. Also it was reported about work on the upgrade of ATLAS and ALICE experiments. Experiments TAIGA (Tunka Advanced Instrument for cosmic ray physics and Gamma Astronomy) and BoreXino SOX (experiment on Short distance neutrino Oscillations) reported about their status as well.
Between plenary and sectional meetings the company CAEN Electronics made its presentation. It is a leader in the field of equipment for nuclear electronics. The company is engaged in development and production of devices for physical experiment, production of additional hardware (power supplies and associated equipment) and research in the field of IT security.
At the same time with the plenary there were poster presentations in a separate room.
During the conference large international collaborations presented its results to the participants of ICPPA-2015: PAMELA (Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics PAMELA), SOX, ATLAS, CMS, ALICE, COHERENT, DarkSide, RED, IceCube, NEVOD, DAMA-Libra, etc. In 7 days there were 29 plenary, 152 oral and 55 poster presentations.
