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Natural sciences
- Phenomenological particle physics
- Theoretical aspects of nuclear physics
Worldwide, neutrino experiments are preparing for a decisive quest in the investigation of the matter dominance in the universe. This is one of the most pressing remaining mysteries in physics : we have no idea why our universe consists of matter, while almost no antimatter survived the aftermath of the Big Bang. The success of current and future experiments like T2K (t2k.org), Hyper-Kamiokande (www-sk.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/hk), the shortbaseline neutrino program (sbn.fnal.gov/) and DUNE (www.dunescience.org/), and the ESSnuSB+ project (essnusb.eu/) strongly depends on the precision with which neutrino-interactions with the heavy nuclei used as target material, are modelled. The work of the Ghent neutrino group focusses on the development of precision cross section models for various reaction channels, over a broad energy range. With this project, we specifically wish to contribute to the goals of the T2K and ESSnuSB+ collaborations of which the group recently became a member.