Kazakhstan to expand participation in CERN gas detector research

The Institute of Nuclear Physics of Kazakhstan and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) have signed a memorandum on participation in the international DRD1 collaboration, which develops gas detectors, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry reported. The document was signed during a visit by a Kazakh delegation to CERN in Geneva.

The memorandum provides for expanded participation of Kazakh scientists in joint research, the mastering of modern technologies and international scientific projects. A delegation led by Deputy Chairman of the Atomic Energy Agency A. Makhambetov held talks with CERN Director-General M. Thomson. The visit was organised with the assistance of Kazakhstan's permanent mission to the UN Office and other international organisations in Geneva.

The sides discussed deepening partnership in nuclear physics, high-energy physics and fundamental research. Kazakhstan proposed creating a scientific data processing centre at the Institute, with a view to connecting it to CERN's computing infrastructure; according to the report, CERN leadership reacted positively. The ministry expects the agreements to help develop the country's scientific potential. The Institute joined a CERN collaboration in 2023 and works with more than 30 international scientific structures and universities.