HIP NEWS December 1st 2014
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COSMO-Seminar
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Wednesday 3 December at 14:15 in A315
Jeremy Sakstein (University of Portsmouth)
TBA

OPENING DAY AT KUMPULA CAMPUS LIBRARY ON MONDAY THE 1ST DECEMBER
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Visit the newly renovated campus library!
– Guided tours 10:00 and 12:00 – by request in English.
– Service presentations 10:15-13:45 (in Finnish)
– Event for invited guests at 14, on the 2nd floor
The library is open as usual 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

OPEN POSITIONS:
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Experimental particle physics (tenure track)
http://www.helsinki.fi/recruitment/index.html?id=95216

Space physics (tenure track)
http://www.helsinki.fi/recruitment/index.html?id=95215

Experimental Aerosol physics (tenure track)
http://www.helsinki.fi/recruitment/index.html?id=95214

Senior lecturer positions open in Jyväskylä:
Senior lecturer in theoretical particle physics, in the field of ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions:
http://www.saimanet.com/certiahome/open_job_view.html?did=5600&jc=13&id=0000491&lang=fi

Senior lecturer in cosmology:
http://www.saimanet.com/certiahome/open_job_view.html?did=5600&jc=13&id=0000494&lang=fi

Fortcoming training for new international employees
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10.12.2014 Welcome Breakfast
More info on Henkka:
www.helsinki.fi/trainingcalendar

Visitors
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U. Maitra 15.11. – 23.12. (KH)
J. Sakstein 2.12.- 4.12. (KE, SN)

HIP NEWS November 24th 2014
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS / HIP JOINT COLLOQUIA / SEMINARS
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Tuesday 25 November 2014 at 10.15 in A315
Ushoshi Maitra (HRI, India)
Status of additional scalar states at the LHC

Abstract: In this talk I’m going to explore a scenario where along with the observed scalar at 125 GeV we can still accommodate an additional scalar. I’ll be focusing on the scalar called radion, which is an artifact of stabilizing the moduli of Randall Sundrum model. I’ll also consider the mixing of radion with Higgs. I’ll show that this observed scalar cannot be an unmixed radion however, it can still be a mixed Higgs with mixed radion nearby. I’ll also discuss a search strategy that can be used to discover a very light radion at the LHC (1410.0396).

Helsingin yliopiston kirjaston avoimet koulutukset
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Tiedonhankinnan peruskurssi ma 24.11., RefWorks-viitteidenhallinnan koulutus to 27.11
Kumpulan kampuskirjaston koulutusilmoittautumislomake https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/12345/lomake.html

OPEN POSITIONS:
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Experimental particle physics (tenure track)
http://www.helsinki.fi/recruitment/index.html?id=95216

Space physics (tenure track)
http://www.helsinki.fi/recruitment/index.html?id=95215

Experimental Aerosol physics (tenure track)
http://www.helsinki.fi/recruitment/index.html?id=95214

Senior lecturer positions open in Jyväskylä:
Senior lecturer in theoretical particle physics, in the field of ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions:
http://www.saimanet.com/certiahome/open_job_view.html?did=5600&jc=13&id=0000491&lang=fi

Senior lecturer in cosmology:
http://www.saimanet.com/certiahome/open_job_view.html?did=5600&jc=13&id=0000494&lang=fi

Fortcoming training for new international employees
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10.12.2014 Welcome Breakfast
More info on Henkka:
www.helsinki.fi/trainingcalendar

Visitors
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U. Maitra 15.11. – 23.12. (KH)

HIP NEWS November 18th 2014
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COSMO-Seminar
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Wednesday 19 November at 14:15 in A315
David Weir (University of Stavanger)
TBA

Grants and scholarships available for undergraduates
– application time 30.10. – 19.11.2014
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More information https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/students/HY329294

OPEN POSITIONS:
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Experimental particle physics (tenure track)
http://www.helsinki.fi/recruitment/index.html?id=95216

Space physics (tenure track)
http://www.helsinki.fi/recruitment/index.html?id=95215

Experimental Aerosol physics (tenure track)
http://www.helsinki.fi/recruitment/index.html?id=95214

Senior lecturer positions open in Jyväskylä:
Senior lecturer in theoretical particle physics, in the field of ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions:
http://www.saimanet.com/certiahome/open_job_view.html?did=5600&jc=13&id=0000491&lang=fi

Senior lecturer in cosmology:
http://www.saimanet.com/certiahome/open_job_view.html?did=5600&jc=13&id=0000494&lang=fi

Fortcoming training for new international employees
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10.12.2014 Welcome Breakfast
More info on Henkka:
www.helsinki.fi/trainingcalendar

HIP to host a Tekes FiDiPro research project

Among the 12 new FiDiPro research projects, which Tekes have decided to fund, is the “Novel instrumentation for Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards” (NINS3)  project hosted by HIP. The FiDiPro – Finland Distinguished Professor  – Programme facilitates bringing highly merited scientists to Finland as visiting professors.
The NINS3 project is led by the FiDiPro Professor Peter Dendooven from the KVI-Center for Advanced Radiation Technology (KVI-CART) at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. Dendooven is a world-class expert on novel instrumentation for the detection of ionizing radiation. He will bring in new knowledge not available in Finland on advanced imaging and tomography techniques.

The project will perform top-level research and development in a few well-chosen and nationally important topics in nuclear safety, security and safeguards while strengthening the Finnish industry in this domain by transferring the knowledge gained to companies.
The topics cover tomography of spent nuclear fuel, radiation threat detection and imaging from a distance, and interrogation of unknown objects.
The complementary project partners are HIP, Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority STUK, Tampere University of Technology TUT, the FiDiPro, and a consortium of companies in Finland involved in or in need of radiation measurements.

Tekes announcement:

Contact:
Peter Dendooven, KVI-CART, University of Groningen, dendooven [at] kvi.nl
Paula Eerola, HIP, University of Helsinki, paula.eerola [at] helsinki.fi

HIP NEWS November 10th 2014
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OPEN POSITIONS:
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Experimental particle physics (tenure track)
http://www.helsinki.fi/recruitment/index.html?id=95216

Space physics (tenure track)
http://www.helsinki.fi/recruitment/index.html?id=95215

Experimental Aerosol physics (tenure track)
http://www.helsinki.fi/recruitment/index.html?id=95214

Senior lecturer positions open in Jyväskylä:
Senior lecturer in theoretical particle physics, in the field of ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions:
http://www.saimanet.com/certiahome/open_job_view.html?did=5600&jc=13&id=0000491&lang=fi

Senior lecturer in cosmology:
http://www.saimanet.com/certiahome/open_job_view.html?did=5600&jc=13&id=0000494&lang=fi

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS / HIP JOINT COLLOQUIA / SEMINARS
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Tuesday 11 November 2014 at 10.15 in A315
Diego Aristizabal (University of Liege, Belgium)
From neutrino masses to dark matter

Abstract: TBA

Thursday 13 November 2014 at 10.15 in A315
Tomas Brauner (Wien)
Applications of Galilei invariance in condensed matter physics

Abstract: I will discuss two directions of my recent work, connected by the notion of Galilei invariance and both motivated by condensed matter physics phenomena. In the first half of the talk, I will give an introduction to nonrelativistic general coordinate invariance, a concept that appeared in the context of effective field theories for quantum Hall systems. I will explain in detail how a given (not necessarily Galilei-invariant) nonrelativistic field theory can be coupled to background spacetime geometry, and mention possible use of such a construction. The second half of the talk will be devoted to magneto-optical properties of the topological insulator Bi2Se3. Upon a brief introduction to the subject, I will discuss a recent experiment which suggests that, despite being described at low energies by the Dirac equation similarly to graphene, this system features an emergent Galilei symmetry. Only basic knowledge of field theory and differential geometry will be required, and ignorance of condensed matter physics desired.

COSMO-Seminar
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Wednesday 12 November at 14:15 in A315
Alkistis Pourtsidou (University of Portsmouth)
TBA

Fortcoming training for new international employees
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10.12.2014 Welcome Breakfast
More info on Henkka:
www.helsinki.fi/trainingcalendar

Visitors
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T. Brauner 10.11. – 14.11. (AV)
A. Pourtsidou 11.11. – 13.11. (KE,SN)
O. Taanila 10.11. – 14.11. (AV)

HIP NEWS November 3rd 2014
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS / HIP JOINT COLLOQUIA / SEMINARS
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Tuesday 4 November 2014 at 10.15 in A315
Per Osland (Bergen)
CP violation in the Higgs sector and LHC constraints

Abstract: I will describe CP violation in the Two-Higgs-Doublet model, and how it can be identified experimentally. Also, I will show that in spite of having a Standard-Model-like Higgs particle at the LHC, there could still be room for CP violation. One manifestation is a triple-Z vertex. In this model, this would however be accompanied by some flavour-changing interactions.

COSMO-Seminar
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Wednesday 5 November at 14:15 in A315
Cornelis Rampf (University of Portsmouth)
TBA

Fortcoming training for new international employees
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5.11.2014 Finnish Working Culture
10.12.2014 Welcome Breakfast
More info on Henkka:
www.helsinki.fi/trainingcalendar

Visitors
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T. Brauner 10.11. – 15.11. (AV)
A. Pourtsidou 11.11. – 13.11. (KE,SN)
C. Rampf 4.11. – 6.11. (KE,SN)

HIP NEWS October 27th 2014
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS / HIP JOINT COLLOQUIA / SEMINARS
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Tuesday 28 October 2014 at 10.15 in A315
Tobias Zingg (Helsinki)
A holographic Model for strongly correlated Fermions

Abstract: I will give a brief outline of the concept of gauge/gravity duality and how it is used to study novel phases of metals, where a physical description via Fermi liquid theory and other prevalent methods breaks down. The main focus will be on my current and recent work on ‘electron star’ models and their potential to capture features of systems with strongly correlated fermions.

Fortcoming training for new international employees
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5.11.2014 Finnish Working Culture
10.12.2014 Welcome Breakfast
More info on Henkka:
www.helsinki.fi/trainingcalendar

Visitors
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M. Hindmarsh 27.10. – 2.11. (KR)
T. Brauner 10.11. – 15.11. (AV)
A. Kurkela 27.10. – 31.10. (KR)
A. Pourtsidou 11.11. – 13.11. (KE,SN)
C. Rampf 4.11. – 6.11. (KE,SN)
S. Roy 1.10. – 31.10. (KH)

HIP NEWS October 20th 2014
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FINNISH OFFICE OPENING HOURS in October 2014:
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20.-24.10.2014 Finnish Office is CLOSED.

NORMAL opening hours 27.10.2014 onwards.
Mon, Tues, Thu, Fri: 8:30-12, 14-16.
CLOSED on Wednesdays.

Fortcoming training for new international employees
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5.11.2014 Finnish Working Culture
10.12.2014 Welcome Breakfast
More info on Henkka:
www.helsinki.fi/trainingcalendar

Visitors
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S. Roy 1.10. – 31.10. (KH)

HIP NEWS October 13th 2014
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS / HIP JOINT COLLOQUIA / SEMINARS
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Tuesday 14 October 2014 at 10.15 in A315
Adam Falkowski (Orsay)
Higgs and electroweak precision data

Thursday 16 October 2014 at 10.15 in E206
Matthew Lippert (Amsterdam)
Holographic Anyonic Superfluidity

Abstract: This talk will be about an unusual type of superfluid, one made up of anyons. I will discuss anyons, their relation to the quantum Hall effect, and how an anyonic superfluid is unlike a typical superfluid. Then I will describe a holographic model of a strongly-coupled anyonic superfluid and the stability of its supercurrents.

Upcoming Event in Kumpula Campus
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HIP/FIDIPRO workshop on nuclear isospin properties, Kumpula Campus, Helsinki Institute of Physics, 16. – 17.10.2014

Fortcoming training for new international employees
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More info on Henkka: www.helsinki.fi/trainingcalendar

Be aware of changes to Occupational Healthcare on 1 January 2015:
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More information and registration for the course is on Staff Training
Calender Henkka: www.helsinki.fi/trainingcalendar

Visitors
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A. Falkowski 14.10. – 15.10. (OL)
L. Laperashvili 23.9. – 14.10. (AT)
H.B. Nielsen 13.10. -14.10. (AT)
S. Roy 1.10. – 31.10. (KH)

HIP NEWS October 6th 2014
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS / HIP JOINT COLLOQUIA / SEMINARS
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Tuesday 7 October 2014 at 10.15 in A315
Sourov Roy (Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata)
Phenomenology of U(1)_R -lepton number model

Abstract: In this talk I shall discuss light neutrino masses and mixing, phenomenology of a keV sterile neutrino dark matter and the Higgs boson signal rate in the di-photon channel at the LHC, in the framework of U(1)_R-lepton number model augmented by a right handed neutrino superfield. The lepton number of the standard model fermions are identified with the negative of their R-charges. As a result, a subset of leptonic R-parity violating operators can be present and are consistent with the U(1)_R symmetry. One of the sneutrinos might acquire a substantial vacuum expectation value leading to interesting phenomenological consequences. This model not only provides a small tree level mass to one of the active neutrinos but also renders a suitable warm dark matter candidate in the form of a sterile neutrino with negligible active-sterile mixing. This can explain the recent observation of an X-ray line signal at around 3.5 keV. In order to fit the experimental results involving light neutrino masses and mixing
angles we introduce a small breaking of U(1)_R symmetry. The lightest Higgs boson mass receives an additional tree level contribution proportional to the square of the neutrino Yukawa coupling f. This allows for a 125 GeV Higgs boson at the tree level for an order one f and still having a small tree level mass for the active neutrino.

Thursday 9 October 2014 at 10.15 in A315
Lauri Wendland (Helsinki)
New results on charged Higgs boson searches

Abstract: A scalar boson at mH = 125 GeV has been discovered, but is it the only one? The existence of further scalar bosons would represent unambiguous evidence for physics beyond the SM. In this seminar, the new preliminary CMS results on charged Higgs boson searches are discussed and compared with ATLAS results. Model-independent limits will be shown and an interpretation of them is given in the MSSM benchmark scenarios.

COSMO-Seminar
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Wednesday 8 Oct 2014 at 14:15 in A315
Alexey Golovnev (Saint Petersburg State University)
Some thoughts on information paradox in Black Hole physics

I will briefly review the paradigm of Black Hole complementarity. Then I will discuss the recent AMPS paradox which amounts to putative incompatibility of equivalence principle and monogamy of entanglement. Finally, after presenting several proposed ways to surmount the contradiction, I will argue that tiny quantum gravitational corrections at local scales might prove to be an important ingredient to the physics of evaporating Black Holes.

Campus info sessions
on the new occupational health care agreement in November
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Sign up through Henkka.
www.helsinki.fi/trainingcalendar

Networking – Strategic Theme of the Year:
Networking competencies
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Sign up through Henkka.
www.helsinki.fi/trainingcalendar

Fortcoming training for new international employees
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More info on Henkka:
www.helsinki.fi/trainingcalendar

Visitors
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A. Golovnev 17.9. – 10.10. (MK)
L. Laperashvili 23.9. – 14.10. (AT)
J. Rantaharju 6.10. – 10.10. (KR)
S. Roy 1.10. – 31.10. (KH)
D. Weir 6.10. – 10.10. (KR)