ASFAP summary report: Particles and their Applications

TL;DR

This report summarizes the activities and scope of various physics research groups in Africa, highlighting recent events and future plans within the framework of the African Strategy for Fundamental and Applied Physics.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of the current state and progress of particle physics and related fields in Africa, based on the ASFAP initiative.

Findings

Summary of recent activities and events in African physics groups

Outline of upcoming research and collaboration plans

Overview of the scope of research areas in African physics community

Abstract

The Second Biennal African Conference on Fundamental and Applied Physics (ACP) took place in March 2022. The scientific program included three summary reports on the African Strategy for Fundamental and Applied Physics (ASFAP). Here, the summary report of "Particle Physics and related applications" groups (Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics, Medical Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Fluid and Plasma, and Complex Systems; and the cross-cutting fields: Accelerators, Instrumentation and Detectors, Computing, and Nuclear Energy) is presented. The scope of each of the groups, the events organised so far and their upcoming activities are summarised.