{"id":8275,"date":"2025-07-30T17:22:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T15:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archive.astrocent.edu.pl?p=8275"},"modified":"2025-07-30T17:30:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T15:30:33","slug":"astrocent-joins-international-drd1-collaboration-through-new-mou-with-cern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.astrocent.edu.pl\/?p=8275","title":{"rendered":"Astrocent Joins International DRD1 Collaboration Through New MoU with CERN"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are proud to announce that Astrocent (NCAC PAS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CERN to become a participating institution in the Detector Research and Development 1 (DRD1) Collaboration<\/strong>, which focuses on advancing gaseous detector technologies.<\/p>\n

The MoU was signed on 29 July 2025<\/strong> by Prof. Rafa\u0142 Moderski<\/strong>, Director of NCAC PAS, formalizing Astrocent\u2019s involvement in this cutting-edge R&D initiative hosted by CERN. While the scientific proposal for DRD1 was reviewed and approved by CERN\u2019s Research Board in late 2023, the signing of this MoU marks the official establishment of the collaboration.<\/p>\n

About DRD1<\/h2>\n

DRD1 is a global consortium of more than 150 institutions committed to the development of next-generation gaseous particle detectors\u2014critical tools for high-energy physics experiments. The collaboration focuses on innovations in tracking, timing, calorimetry and photon detection.<\/p>\n

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These technologies are essential for future accelerator and non-accelerator experiments, e.g. for dark matter and neutrino related research, alike.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Who Is Involved?<\/h2>\n

The DRD1 Collaboration spans institutions across Europe, Asia, North and South America, and Australia, with participation from both CERN member and non-member states. Polish institutions engaged in DRD1 include:<\/p>\n