International Masterclass on Particle Physics 2024

On March 1, 2024, the XX International Masterclass on Particle Physics took place at the Institute of Physics and Technology of Karazin University.

The event involved the participation of 38 high school students from the city of Kharkiv. The organizers were professors and students from the Institute of Physics and Technology.

Sergiy Lytovchenko, the head of the Institute of Reactor Building Materials and Physical Technologies, provided an informative lecture about Karazin University's contribution to the development of our city and Ukraine, as well as the current state of the institute.

Roman Ovsiannikov, a 6th-year student at the Institute of Physics and Technology, delivered a lecture on elementary particle physics, during which students learned about the current state of physics and the fundamental structure of the Universe. Additionally, 3rd-year students Irina Kapran and Veronika Batyanova, currently working at CERN, remotely joined the masterclass. Meanwhile, 4th-year student Fedir Shyrokopetlev shared insights into his work on data processing for the ALICE experiment, also conducted at CERN.

Following the introductory lectures, Ilya Demydenko familiarized participants with the CMS detector simulation. Later, the students directly processed real data, leading to the 'discovery' of the Higgs boson.

The event concluded with a Zoom conference with representatives from CERN and other participating cities, during which they discussed the obtained results. Students had the opportunity to pose questions to leading experts in the field of high-energy physics.