National Institute for Subatomic Physics (Nikhef)
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Nikhef researchers study the interactions and structure of all elementary particles and fields at the smallest distance scale and the highest attainable energy.
Christmas decorations display live neutrinos in the Southern French deep sea...
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Merry Christmas!
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Merry Christmas!
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Christmas decorations display live neutrinos in the Southern French deep sea - Nikhef
It may look like Christmas decorations, but hundreds of flashing lights in the Nikhef entrance hall show live the impacts of particles in the deep sea off Toulon,...
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December 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Christmas decorations display live neutrinos in the Southern French deep sea...
www.nikhef.nl/en/news/kers...
Merry Christmas!
@km3net.bsky.social
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Merry Christmas!
@km3net.bsky.social
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Do you see the particles flying through our detector representation @nikhef.bsky.social?!
#KM3NeT #Neutrino #Detector #Particle #Physics #Astrophysics #Outreach
#KM3NeT #Neutrino #Detector #Particle #Physics #Astrophysics #Outreach
December 19, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Do you see the particles flying through our detector representation @nikhef.bsky.social?!
#KM3NeT #Neutrino #Detector #Particle #Physics #Astrophysics #Outreach
#KM3NeT #Neutrino #Detector #Particle #Physics #Astrophysics #Outreach
After a wonderful 50th anniversary year in 2025, the management and staff of the National Institute for Subatomic Physics Nikhef wish you a prosperous 2026. www.nikhef.nl/en/news/nikh...
Nikhef wishes you a magnificent 2026! - Nikhef
After a wonderful 50th anniversary year in 2025, the management and staff of the National Institute for Subatomic Physics Nikhef wish you a prosperous 2026. The institute will...
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December 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
After a wonderful 50th anniversary year in 2025, the management and staff of the National Institute for Subatomic Physics Nikhef wish you a prosperous 2026. www.nikhef.nl/en/news/nikh...
AI is rapidly becoming an indispensable technology in particle and astroparticle physics. To accelerate scientific discovery, Nikhef is establishing a dedicated AI R&D group to enable more, faster and better science across all its research programmes. www.nikhef.nl/en/news/arti...
Artificial Intelligence to enhance all Nikhef research programmes - Nikhef
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming an indispensable technology in particle and astroparticle physics. To accelerate scientific discovery, Nikhef is establishing a dedicated AI R&D group ...
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December 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
AI is rapidly becoming an indispensable technology in particle and astroparticle physics. To accelerate scientific discovery, Nikhef is establishing a dedicated AI R&D group to enable more, faster and better science across all its research programmes. www.nikhef.nl/en/news/arti...
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... en daarna op bezoek bij @nikhef.bsky.social (nederlands instituut voor deeltjesfysica), waar o.a. het world wide web mede is 'uitgevonden' (nikhef.nl was in 1992 één van de drie internetsite ter wereld; de andere waren cern en slac)
December 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
... en daarna op bezoek bij @nikhef.bsky.social (nederlands instituut voor deeltjesfysica), waar o.a. het world wide web mede is 'uitgevonden' (nikhef.nl was in 1992 één van de drie internetsite ter wereld; de andere waren cern en slac)
Nikhef director Jorgen D’Hondt has appointed two associate directors to support him in representing Nikhef in national and international forums in particle and astroparticle physics.
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New associate directors to strengthen Nikhef’s representation - Nikhef
Nikhef director Jorgen D’Hondt has appointed two associate directors to support him in representing Nikhef in national and international forums in particle and astroparticle physics. The appointments ...
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December 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Nikhef director Jorgen D’Hondt has appointed two associate directors to support him in representing Nikhef in national and international forums in particle and astroparticle physics.
www.nikhef.nl/en/news/new-...
www.nikhef.nl/en/news/new-...
The CERN Council has released the recommendations of the European Strategy for Particle Physics. These were finalised in early December during a session in Ancona, Switzerland. www.nikhef.nl/en/news/euro...
European strategy for particle physics delivers recommendations - Nikhef
The CERN Council has released the recommendations of the European Strategy for Particle Physics. These were finalised in early December during a session in Ancona, Switzerland. For the...
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December 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The CERN Council has released the recommendations of the European Strategy for Particle Physics. These were finalised in early December during a session in Ancona, Switzerland. www.nikhef.nl/en/news/euro...
The ALICE experiment at CERN has unravelled the formation of light atomic nuclei that are occasionally produced in collisions in the LHC accelerator. They are publishing their findings today in the scientific journal Nature. www.nikhef.nl/en/news/alic...
ALICE experiment sheds light on the formation of light atomic nuclei - Nikhef
The ALICE experiment at CERN has unravelled the formation of light atomic nuclei that are occasionally produced in collisions in the LHC accelerator. They are publishing their findings...
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December 12, 2025 at 9:42 AM
The ALICE experiment at CERN has unravelled the formation of light atomic nuclei that are occasionally produced in collisions in the LHC accelerator. They are publishing their findings today in the scientific journal Nature. www.nikhef.nl/en/news/alic...
Theoretisch natuurkundige Jordy de Vries van de UvA en Nikhef ontvangt een ERC-beurs voor precisieberekeningen aan ondermeer drie vormen van bètaverval. Dat zou zonder grotere versnellers toch een aantal fysische raadsels kunnen beantwoorden. www.nikhef.nl/news/theoret...
Theoretici gaan met ERC-grant veel preciezer rekenen aan bètaverval - Nikhef
Theoretisch natuurkundige Jordy de Vries van de UvA en Nikhef ontvangt een ERC-beurs voor precisieberekeningen aan ondermeer drie vormen van bètaverval. Dat zou zonder grotere versnellers toch een...
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December 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Theoretisch natuurkundige Jordy de Vries van de UvA en Nikhef ontvangt een ERC-beurs voor precisieberekeningen aan ondermeer drie vormen van bètaverval. Dat zou zonder grotere versnellers toch een aantal fysische raadsels kunnen beantwoorden. www.nikhef.nl/news/theoret...
Leuk dat jullie er waren! 🤩
... en daarna op bezoek bij @nikhef.bsky.social (nederlands instituut voor deeltjesfysica), waar o.a. het world wide web mede is 'uitgevonden' (nikhef.nl was in 1992 één van de drie internetsite ter wereld; de andere waren cern en slac)
December 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Leuk dat jullie er waren! 🤩
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Goed begin vd week voor 1e/2e jaars @nikhef.bsky.social PhDs! De onderzoeksschool organiseert regelmatig 'topical lectures (coördinator - @fladias.bsky.social). Deze week: neutrino's. Schitterende line-up 🤩. Niet de bedoeling dat we als staf aansluiten ... maar misschien doe ik het stiekem toch 🤫
December 8, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Goed begin vd week voor 1e/2e jaars @nikhef.bsky.social PhDs! De onderzoeksschool organiseert regelmatig 'topical lectures (coördinator - @fladias.bsky.social). Deze week: neutrino's. Schitterende line-up 🤩. Niet de bedoeling dat we als staf aansluiten ... maar misschien doe ik het stiekem toch 🤫
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It's a wrap! No more #LHC collisions this year - it's time for the "year end technical stop"
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December 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
It's a wrap! No more #LHC collisions this year - it's time for the "year end technical stop"
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One month ago the Beam Splitter (BS) tower was installed in the bottom part of the vacuum vessel at #ETpathfinder. Now that all filters have been tuned, the vacuum vessel can be closed.
@maastrichtu.bsky.social @nikhef.bsky.social @einsteintelescope.bsky.social
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@maastrichtu.bsky.social @nikhef.bsky.social @einsteintelescope.bsky.social
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Closing BS vacuum vessel @ ETpathfinder
YouTube video by Marco Kraan
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December 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
One month ago the Beam Splitter (BS) tower was installed in the bottom part of the vacuum vessel at #ETpathfinder. Now that all filters have been tuned, the vacuum vessel can be closed.
@maastrichtu.bsky.social @nikhef.bsky.social @einsteintelescope.bsky.social
youtu.be/6-TxZI1W8tA
@maastrichtu.bsky.social @nikhef.bsky.social @einsteintelescope.bsky.social
youtu.be/6-TxZI1W8tA
Merry Christmas Tree! 😀😍🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
December 4, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Merry Christmas Tree! 😀😍🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
PhD candidate Clara Gatius from Nikhef used the KM3NeT neutrino detector at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea to search for dark matter. Watch the PAPERCLIP video in which Clara explains her thesis: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh1F...
Nikhef PAPERCLIP - Nikhef PhD student explains her thesis
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December 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
PhD candidate Clara Gatius from Nikhef used the KM3NeT neutrino detector at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea to search for dark matter. Watch the PAPERCLIP video in which Clara explains her thesis: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh1F...
The interaction of the heaviest known particles may offer insight into processes beyond the reach of existing accelerators. NWO is funding new research into the dance of top quarks with Higgs particles. www.nikhef.nl/en/news/danc...
Dance of top quarks and Higgs particles may open door to new physics - Nikhef
The interaction of the heaviest known particles may offer insight into processes beyond the reach of existing accelerators. NWO is funding new research into the dance of top...
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December 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The interaction of the heaviest known particles may offer insight into processes beyond the reach of existing accelerators. NWO is funding new research into the dance of top quarks with Higgs particles. www.nikhef.nl/en/news/danc...
PAPERCLIP video: How do you hang a mirror noise-free?
Jesse van Dongen explains his thesis: www.nikhef.nl/en/focusblok... @egovirgo.bsky.social
Jesse van Dongen explains his thesis: www.nikhef.nl/en/focusblok... @egovirgo.bsky.social
PAPERCLIP video: How do you hang a mirror noise-free? - Nikhef
PhD candidate and Nikhef engineer Jesse van Dongen spent four years working on recipes for vibration-free mounting of the mirrors used in gravitational wave detectors. Noise suppression is...
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December 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
PAPERCLIP video: How do you hang a mirror noise-free?
Jesse van Dongen explains his thesis: www.nikhef.nl/en/focusblok... @egovirgo.bsky.social
Jesse van Dongen explains his thesis: www.nikhef.nl/en/focusblok... @egovirgo.bsky.social
Dit is je laatste kans om je Profielwerkstuk op Nikhef te doen! Voor 5 december zijn er nog een paar plekken vrij...
Er zijn nog plekken beschikbaar voor het Profielwerkstuk op Nikhef op 5 December...
Geef je snel op!
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Geef je snel op!
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December 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Dit is je laatste kans om je Profielwerkstuk op Nikhef te doen! Voor 5 december zijn er nog een paar plekken vrij...
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This week a huge poster is installed in a busy @nikhef.bsky.social corridor where the R&D department is housed with a view to the Nikhef R&D setup at @cern.bsky.social H8 beamline:
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Poster with a view to CERN
YouTube video by Marco Kraan
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November 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
This week a huge poster is installed in a busy @nikhef.bsky.social corridor where the R&D department is housed with a view to the Nikhef R&D setup at @cern.bsky.social H8 beamline:
youtube.com/shorts/nc8my...
youtube.com/shorts/nc8my...
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A major replacement of all Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) and batteries in the @nikhef.bsky.social (National Institute for Subatomic Physics) Data Center is underway.
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Major replacement UPS & batteries at Nikhef Data Center
YouTube video by Marco Kraan
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November 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
A major replacement of all Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) and batteries in the @nikhef.bsky.social (National Institute for Subatomic Physics) Data Center is underway.
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Heavy-ion season underway 💪
On 14 November at 3:40 pm, a new #HeavyIon run started at the Large Hadron Collider, colliding lead ions at an energy of 5.36 TeV per nucleon pair.
On 14 November at 3:40 pm, a new #HeavyIon run started at the Large Hadron Collider, colliding lead ions at an energy of 5.36 TeV per nucleon pair.
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Heavy-ion season underway 💪
On 14 November at 3:40 pm, a new #HeavyIon run started at the Large Hadron Collider, colliding lead ions at an energy of 5.36 TeV per nucleon pair.
On 14 November at 3:40 pm, a new #HeavyIon run started at the Large Hadron Collider, colliding lead ions at an energy of 5.36 TeV per nucleon pair.
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#ThrowbackThursday to 1976 👷
Here we see an electrical vehicle called Pefra, which was often used by scientists and technicians to move around the 7km Super Proton Synchrotron’s (SPS) underground tunnel.
Here we see an electrical vehicle called Pefra, which was often used by scientists and technicians to move around the 7km Super Proton Synchrotron’s (SPS) underground tunnel.
November 20, 2025 at 8:10 AM
#ThrowbackThursday to 1976 👷
Here we see an electrical vehicle called Pefra, which was often used by scientists and technicians to move around the 7km Super Proton Synchrotron’s (SPS) underground tunnel.
Here we see an electrical vehicle called Pefra, which was often used by scientists and technicians to move around the 7km Super Proton Synchrotron’s (SPS) underground tunnel.
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🏳️🌈 Yesterday it was #LGBTSTEMDAY #LGBTSTEMDAY #LGBTQIASTEMDAY! 🌈 We'd like to share the view of our management on KM3NeT as an inclusive working environment in STEM 🏳️🌈
And we'd like to remind you of:
Diversity and Inclusion (lnkd.in/eQ4yBJuK)
Code of Conduct & Ethical behaviour (lnkd.in/eUirycxc)
And we'd like to remind you of:
Diversity and Inclusion (lnkd.in/eQ4yBJuK)
Code of Conduct & Ethical behaviour (lnkd.in/eUirycxc)
November 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🏳️🌈 Yesterday it was #LGBTSTEMDAY #LGBTSTEMDAY #LGBTQIASTEMDAY! 🌈 We'd like to share the view of our management on KM3NeT as an inclusive working environment in STEM 🏳️🌈
And we'd like to remind you of:
Diversity and Inclusion (lnkd.in/eQ4yBJuK)
Code of Conduct & Ethical behaviour (lnkd.in/eUirycxc)
And we'd like to remind you of:
Diversity and Inclusion (lnkd.in/eQ4yBJuK)
Code of Conduct & Ethical behaviour (lnkd.in/eUirycxc)
The LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA gravitational wave detectors are today completing their longest observation period ever. The result: more than 250 new space-time vibrations in two and a half years. www.nikhef.nl/en/news/grav... @egovirgo.bsky.social @ligo.org
Gravitational wave detectors complete richest observation period to date - Nikhef
The LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA gravitational wave detectors are today completing their longest observation period ever. The result: more than 250 new space-time vibrations in two and a...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA gravitational wave detectors are today completing their longest observation period ever. The result: more than 250 new space-time vibrations in two and a half years. www.nikhef.nl/en/news/grav... @egovirgo.bsky.social @ligo.org
Eighty PhD students and postdocs are participating this week in the first international PHYSTAT winter school on artificial intelligence and statistics. In The Netherlands, organised by Nikhef. www.nikhef.nl/en/news/nikh...
Nikhef brings winter school on machine learning statistics to the Netherlands - Nikhef
Eighty PhD students and postdocs are participating this week in the first international PHYSTAT winter school on artificial intelligence and statistics. In The Netherlands, organised by Nikhef. This.....
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November 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Eighty PhD students and postdocs are participating this week in the first international PHYSTAT winter school on artificial intelligence and statistics. In The Netherlands, organised by Nikhef. www.nikhef.nl/en/news/nikh...