Research in high energy and particle physics at Doğuş University (DOU) covers a broad spectrum of particle physics,
with a special focus on hadron phenomenology and Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD).
Our main research areas include:
- Standard & Exotic Hadrons: Study of standard and non-conventional hadrons (tetraquarks, pentaquarks, hexaquarks, hybrids, etc.) recently observed in experiments. We investigate their internal quark–gluon structure and
quantum numbers using traditional and light-cone QCD sum rule methods.
- QCD in Extreme Conditions: Investigation of hadron properties at finite temperature and density to understand matter under extreme conditions. These studies help interpret heavy-ion collision experiments and shed light on the
internal structure of dense astrophysical objects such as neutron stars.
- Hadronic Interactions/Decays: Analysis of electromagnetic, weak, and strong interaction/decay properties of both standard and exotic hadrons. Within the full QCD framework, we calculate form factors, coupling constants, and also
explore the energy–momentum tensor and gravitational form factors of hadrons.
- Beyond the Standard Model: Searches for new physics in hadronic decay channels, with particular attention to possible signs of lepton flavor universality violation (LFUV) indicated by recent experimental deviations from Standard
Model predictions.
- Dark Matter and Dark Energy: Exploration of dark matter and dark energy within QCD. Our group was the first to calculate, with high precision, the mass of the baryonic dark matter candidate S=uuddss.
- Parton Distributions: Extraction of generalized parton distributions (GPDs) and calculation of gravitational form factors of hadrons.
- Nucleon Structure: Determination of the intrinsic charm content of the nucleon and comprehensive studies of its structure, geometry, and the origin of its mass and spin.
- Methods and Software Development: Design of new mathematical approaches and programming tools to advance research in the above areas.
- Experimental Analyses: Active involvement in analyses at FCC (Future Circular Collider) and PANDA (antiProton ANnihilation at DArmstadt), along with collaborations in LHCb, Belle, D0, CDF, BESIII, and ALICE.
We are involved in international research projects and maintain active collaborations with leading institutions and experiments worldwide, including CERN, PANDA (FAIR, Germany).
- We actively participate in CERN’s FCC project, one of the largest scientific initiatives planned around Geneva.
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- As a member of the PANDA experiment in Germany, we contribute to numerous ongoing projects.
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- Our predictions regarding hadronic states and parameters of well-established states have been confirmed by major facilities such as the LHC.
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- We are also among the pioneering groups in identifying the physical properties and quantum numbers of newly discovered resonances, providing them with an “identity card.”