Speaker
Dr
Johan Messchendorp
(KVI/University of Groningen/PANDA collaboration)
Description
The physics of strong interactions is undoubtedly one of the
most challenging areas of modern science. Quantum
Chromo Dynamics (QCD) is reproducing the physics phenomena
only at distances much shorter than the size of the nucleon,
where perturbation theory can be used yielding results of
high precision and predictive power. At larger distance
scales, however, perturbative methods cannot be applied anymore,
although spectacular phenomena - such as the generation of hadron
masses and confinement - occur. Studies using charmed quarks
and gluon-rich matter have the potential to connect the perturbative
and the non-perturbative QCD region, thereby providing insight
in the mechanisms of mass generation and confinement.
Experimental data in this intermediate regime are scarce
and so-far studied mostly with electromagnetic probes. A large part
of the program will be devoted to charmonium spectroscopy,
gluonic and multi-quark excitations, open and hidden charm in nuclei,
electromagnetic formfactors, rare decays, and gamma-ray spectroscopy
of hypernuclei.
The physics program of the anti-Proton ANnihilation at DArmstadt
collaboration, PANDA, will address various questions related to the strong
interactions by employing a multi-purpose detector system at the
High Energy Storage Ring for anti-protons of the upcoming Facility
for Anti-proton and Ion Research, FAIR.
In this presentation, I will give an overview and motivation
of the physics program of the PANDA collaboration. A status report
of the present research and developments for the PANDA
detector design and the feasibility of the physics program will be
presented with a perspective towards future activities.
Primary author
Dr
Johan Messchendorp
(KVI/University of Groningen/PANDA collaboration)
