Overview

The HYP2022 conference is over. It was attended by 160 participants; more than 2/3 of them took part in person, the rest participated in the conference online. The Local Organizing Committee thanks all the participants for their invaluable contribution to its program and form.

The next, 15th International Conference on Hypernuclear and Strange Particle Physics will be held in Japan in 2025.

The files with presentations have been uploaded to the Indico page.

The 14th International Conference on Hypernuclear and Strange Particle Physics, HYP2022, took place in Prague, Czech Republic from June 27 to July 1, 2022. It was the next conference in a series that started in Heidelberg (1982), followed then by conferences at Brookhaven (1985), Padova (1988), Shimoda (1991), Vancouver (1994), Brookhaven (1997), Torino (2000), JLab (2003), Mainz (2006), Tokai (2009), Barcelona (2012), Sendai (2015), and Norfolk/Portsmouth (2018).

Topics discussed at the conference included:

• Production, structure and decay of hypernuclei
• Multistrange systems
• Strangeness and hypernuclei in elementary reactions and nuclear collisions
• Interactions of mesons and baryons with strangeness
• Strangeness in hadron structure
• Strange mesons in nuclei
• Strange exotic atoms
• Strangeness in astrophysics and in extreme forms of matter
• Heavy flavor systems
• Future experiments and facilities

N. Barnea, Jin-Hui Chen, T. Doi, E. Epelbaum, A. Feijoo, E. Friedman, A. Gal, D. Gazda, T. Gogami, Feng-Kun Guo, J. Haidenbauer, E. Hiyama, T. Hyodo, M. Illa, Y. Kamiya, I. Kisel, Hoai Le, Yue-Hang Leung, Yue Ma, D. Mihaylov, K. Miwa, S.N. Nakamura, K. Nakazawa, T. Niida, J. Óbertová, K. Ozawa, P. Pauli, K. Piscicchia, J. Pochodzalla, M. Puccio, À. Ramos, T. Saito, F. Sakuma, M. Schäfer, H.-J. Schulze, S. Spies, H. Tamura, L. Tang, K. Tanida, M. Ukai, O. Vázquez Doce, I. Vidaña, W. Weise, N. Wickramaarachchi, T. Yamaga, T.O. Yamamoto, N. Zachariou, H. Zbroszczyk, J. Zmeskal

The HYP2022 conference was hosted by:

• Nuclear Physics Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Řež
• Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague

The HYP2022 conference was supported by THEIA-STRONG2020, CAAS, BNL-CZ, CERN-CZ, and FAIR-CZ.

As a pre-conference event, the XXXI Indian-Summer School of Physics was held at the FNSPE CTU in Prague from June 24 through June 26, 2022.

Venue

The conference will take place in OREA Hotel Pyramida which provides suitable working conditions for the meeting. The hotel is located in a walking distance to Prague Castle and historical parts of the town.

Accommodation

A room block has been reserved in OREA Hotel Pyramida.
The HYP2022 rate (per night) is:
Deluxe room - 1890 CZK (single) 2090 CZK (double),
Executive room - 2100 CZK (single) 2300 CZK (double).
The prices include services (breakfast, WIFI, free entry to a swimming pool and fitness center) and taxes (VAT, local service tax, city tax).

Travel information

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Local information

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Local Organizing Committee

• J. Bielčíková, P. Bydžovský, A. Cieplý, D. Gazda, F. Křížek, J. Mareš, P. Tlustý (NPI Řež)
• J. Bielčík, J. Óbertová; B. Tomášik (FNSPE CTU in Prague)

Hosts

Nuclear Physics Institute Czech Academy of Sciences

Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering Czech Technical University in Prague

International Advisory Committee

E. Botta (Torino), T. Bressani (Torino), H. Caines (Yale), C. Curceanu (Frascati), L. Fabbietti (Munich), A. Feliciello (Torino), A. Gal (Jerusalem), B. F. Gibson (Los Alamos), J. Haidenbauer (Juelich), E. Hiyama (Tohoku), T. Kishimoto (Osaka), H. Lenske (Giessen), Yu-Gang Ma (Shanghai), J. Mareš (Řež), D. J. Millener (BNL), T. Motoba (Osaka), T. Nagae (Kyoto), S. N. Nakamura (Tohoku), H. Noumi (RCNP), M. Oka (Tokyo), E. Oset (Valencia), A. Parreño (Barcelona), J. Pochodzalla (Mainz), À. Ramos (Barcelona), R. Schumacher (CMU), H. Tamura (Tohoku), L. Tang (Hampton), I. Vidaña (Catania), T. Yamazaki (Tokyo), Shi-Lin Zhu (Beijing), Bing-Song Zou (Beijing)

Support

• THEIA-STRONG2020 — This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 824093.
• Centre of Advanced Applied Sciences (CAAS) — the project CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16-019/0000778; CAAS is co-financed by the European Union
• BNL-CZ — the project MŠMT LM2018109
• CERN-CZ — the project MŠMT LM2018104
• FAIR-CZ — the project MŠMT LM2018112 and OP VVV CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/18_046/0016066
• Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague
• Nuclear Physics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Řež

Important dates

Contact

Scientific program

Registration and information – secretariat of the conference

Support

Thanks to the THEIA-STRONG2020, CAAS, BNL-CZ, CERN-CZ, and FAIR-CZ kind sponsorship, we will be able to provide some financial assistance, particularly to graduate students. Requests for the support should be addressed to the local organizing committee.

Visa

Citizens of some countries might require a visa to enter the Czech Republic. Please check your case and start the process early enough. Contact us if you need a letter of invitation to obtain your visa.

Proceedings

The proceedings of the HYP2022 conference were published online as Open Access in
EPJ Web of Conferences, Volume 271 (2022).

Abstract submission

Abstract submission is closed. Oral presentations in parallel sessions will be selected from submitted abstracts.

Should you fail to submit your contribution in time, please contact the organizers at hyp2022@ujf.cas.cz.

Registration

The early-bird registration for on-site participation was closed on May 13, 2022. Since then, the registration fee is 15000 CZK (~600 EUR at present rates). It covers the reception, scientific program events, lunches, the banquet, and the proceedings.

Registration for on-line participation will be possible until June 17, 2022. The registration fee is 2000 CZK (~80 EUR).

Payment should be done in CZK via major credit cards through the web page or by bank transfer.

We inform you that the Local Organizing Committee of the HYP2022 conference does not accept participants affiliated with institutions on the territory of the Russian Federation and Belarus, regardless of their nationality. We follow the measures of the EU and Czech institutions taken in connection with the current situation in Ukraine.

COVID-19 information

There are no longer any coronavirus restrictions for entry into the Czech Republic and no restrictions in the country. The organizers of the HYP2022 conference follow the current COVID-19 situation and will take necessary measures as the case may be. More information can be found on the following websites:

• COVID-19: What You Should Know before You Come
• The Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic
• COVID-19 information from the US Embassy in the Czech Republic
• Hotel Pyramida
• Current COVID-19 situation in the Czech Republic – The Ministry of Health
• COVID-19 information – World Health Organization

PCR tests: There are many places in Prague which provide PCR tests. The best option for participants of the conference is the Military University Hospital which is close to the conference venue, the link to the hospital PCR tests is here. The PCR tests are provided also at the Prague airport.

Travel to Prague

Thanks to its location in the heart of Europe, Prague is easily accessible from all major European airports.
The Václav Havel Airport Prague offers visitors of Prague a direct connection to around 130 destinations in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America.
For more information please visit Václav Havel Airport Prague.

Prague public transport

Prague has one of the best public transportation systems in Europe. The subway, trams, and buses are used by two-thirds of Prague's population and cover the majority of the city and outskirts. If you can't continue to your destination on foot, you'll be able to catch a tram or bus near a subway station.
Prague public transport connections.
The Prague public transport mobile app can be download at www.pid.cz/en/mobile-app.

Scientific program

The scientific program of the HYP2022 conference comprizes invited and contributed talks in the plenary and parallel sessions, and contributed papers in the poster session. The timetable of the conference can be found here: HYP2022 Timetable.

The registration desk in the conference center of hotel Pyramida will be open on Sunday, June 26, between 18:00 and 20:00, and then on Monday, June 27, from 7:30.

The speakers are kindly asked to upload their talks at least one session ahead through the Indico website.

The authors of the on-site posters are expected to post their posters on the assigned boards in the conference center during Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning, including the lunch break. The maximal size of a poster is A0 portrait; authors are expected to come with their posters printed.

Instruction for the online talks and posters have been sent directly to the presenters by email.

List of participants

Social program

The HYP2022 participants and accompanying persons are cordially invited to the following events:

• Welcome reception
  Hotel Pyramida
  Monday, June 27, 19:00
• Poster session (with refreshment)
  Hotel Pyramida
  Tuesday, June 28, 16:00
• Public lecture (with refreshment)
  Prof. Dr. Laura Fabbietti (TUM)
  FNSPE, Czech Technical University, Břehová 7, Praha 1 (launch Map)
  Tuesday, June 28, 18:00
• Prague sightseeing tour I
  from Hotel Pyramida to Jan Deyl Conservatory
  approx. 3 km – 1 hour (route option article 1 / article 2 / article 3)
  Thursday, June 30, 16:30
• Concert of Chamber Music
  Martinu Quartet:
  – F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809 - 1847): String Quartet no. 2 in A Minor op. 13
  – A. Dvorak (1841 - 1904): String Quartet F Major op. 96 "American"
  Jan Deyl Conservatory, Maltezské náměstí 14, Praha 1 – Malá Strana (launch Map)
  Thursday, June 30, 18:00
• Prague sightseeing tour II
  from Jan Deyl Conservatory to Klub Lávka
  approx. 1.3 km – 20 minutes (route option article 1 / article 2)
  Thursday, June 30, 19:30
• Conference dinner
  Klub Lávka, Novotného lávka 1 (launch Map)
  Thursday, June 30, 20:00

Conference photos

• Photos by Dalibor Skoupil
  article Group photo (jpg)
  Conference photos (article Zip archive)
• Photos by Yuliia Balkova
  Conference photos (article Zip archive)