Coordinator

Piergiulio Lenzi, piergiulio.lenzi [at]unifi.it

What is studied

The Nuclear and Subnuclear Physics curriculum provides a specialized education in experimental nuclear and subnuclear physics and, more generally, in fundamental interactions. The study program aligns with the research activities conducted in these fields at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Florence and in the Sections and Laboratories of the National Institute of Nuclear Physics and at national and international research centers. Students will deepen their knowledge of the experimental methods used in nuclear and subnuclear physics, as well as acquire solid phenomenological and theoretical foundations in the field. The knowledge gained prepares students both for continuing studies in the PhD program in Physics and for entering the workforce, where expertise in radiation detection devices, ionizing radiation, particles, electronic and computer systems is valuable, for example, in industrial sectors, public bodies responsible for environmental monitoring, and research institutes.

For more information on research in Nuclear and Subnuclear Physics in Florence, see here.

The structure of the Nuclear and Subnuclear Physics curriculum, which allows for the automatic online approval of a study plan that follows these rules, is summarized in the following table:

Within the curriculum, various Tracks can be chosen, which meet the above rules. Specifically, we propose four:

Astroparticle and Gravitational Wave Physics

Nuclear Reactions Physics

Particle Physics at Accelerators

Detectors for Nuclear Physics