ALICE · J-PARC-HI
Matter at its hottest
Quark–gluon plasma, the QCD phase diagram, relativistic heavy-ion collisions, and the early universe.
Explore theme →From the first microsecond to the structure of the proton
Research
極端な温度で生まれるQCD物質と、核子内部のクォーク・グルーオン構造を実験で明らかにします。
01 / Questions
Three connected ways of looking at matter
We study matter at extreme temperature, map the structure of nucleons, and build the instruments needed to observe both.
ePIC · EIC
Matter from the inside
Nucleon mass, spin, gluon saturation, and the dynamic quark–gluon structure of matter.
Explore theme →Silicon · TPC · TOF · DAQ
Building the instruments
Detectors and real-time systems that make otherwise invisible particles measurable.
Explore theme →02 / Hot QCD
Recreating the first microsecond
Relativistic heavy-ion collisions at ALICE and J-PARC-HI create tiny, short-lived droplets of hot QCD matter. Their evolution reveals how quarks and gluons form the matter around us.
Our work connects quark–gluon plasma, the QCD phase diagram, collective dynamics, and measurements of particles produced in heavy-ion collisions.
03 / Nucleon
Mapping quarks and gluons inside matter
With the ePIC detector at the EIC, we will use electron–ion collisions to investigate how quarks and gluons generate the mass, spin, and spatial structure of nucleons.
04 / Instruments
Making the invisible measurable
We develop silicon sensors, tracking and timing detectors, gaseous detectors, fast electronics, and real-time data systems for current and future experiments.