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Carlos Alberto Salgado López is a Researcher at the Department of Particle Physics within the Galician Institute of High Energy Physics (IGFAE) at the University of Santiago de Compostela. He holds a Doctorate from the same institution (1998), focusing on 'Nuclear effects in the production of heavy particles' under Dr. Carlos Pajares Vales. His research centers on theoretical and phenomenological aspects of particle physics, with a focus on QCD dynamics in extreme conditions such as quark-gluon plasma formation in heavy-ion collisions.
Key areas include jet quenching, nuclear parton distribution functions (EPPS series analyses), and quantum simulations of in-medium jet evolution. He contributes to projects like the Future Circular Collider (FCC) conceptual design, exploring next-generation collider physics opportunities. His work bridges theoretical frameworks with experimental data from the LHC and RHIC, addressing questions about energy loss mechanisms, thermalization dynamics, and medium-induced radiation effects.
Salgado has collaborated on advancements in parton evolution equations, coherence effects in medium-induced radiation, and the interpretation of jet observables in relativistic heavy-ion collisions. His contributions to understanding the quark-gluon plasma's time structure, jet decoherence, and the role of multiparton interactions in dense matter have shaped modern high-energy nuclear physics research.
