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为了推动暗物质研究领域的创新发展，加强国内外科研团队协同攻关，现启动2026年度暗物质物理全国重点实验室（以下简称“实验室”）开放课题申报工作，鼓励并资助国内相关高校、科研院所研究人员，聚焦暗物质与原子/中微子/电磁场等相互作用、暗物质的大尺度行为等方向，开展前沿科学研究、关键技术攻关等工作。
一、申报要求
1. 申请人根据指南自主选题，明确背景需求，提出研究目标、研究内容、研究路线、技术指标与考核方式。
2. 申请人一般应为具有博士学位或高级专业技术职称的研究人员。申请人应充分了解国内外相关研究领域发展动态，能主导所申请课题的研究工作。
3. 2026年度开放课题面向对象为国内相关高校、科研院所等科研人员，原则上需与本实验室固定人员有一定合作基础，资助标准一般不超过10万元/项，研究期限为16个月。申请人应做好经费预算，据实申报；对申报材料的真实性负责，不得有违背科研诚信要求的行为。
4. 开放课题形成的研究成果归实验室和申报者单位共有，并应标注实验室署名（中英文）“暗物质物理全国重点实验室资助”（Supported by State Key Laboratory of Dark Matter Physics）。
5. 已承担实验室课题的申请人，须在完成课题结题验收后，方可申报新的课题。
二、申报方式
1.申报人按模板填报申请书（请点击链接下载模板：
https://pan.sjtu.edu.cn/web/share/83aa31d08d70498742cf2f1ce4e8cce4 ），于2026年5月20日前将电子版申请书（word版本和签字盖章版PDF扫描件）邮件发送至dm-phys-lab@sjtu.edu.cn（文件命名方式：开放课题-申报单位-姓名-题目），同时邮寄签字盖章版申请书至实验室管理办公室（双面打印、简单装订、一式3份），逾期不予受理。
2. 实验室收到申请材料后，将组织开展评审工作，通过后予以立项资助。
三、实验室管理办公室联系方式
地址：上海市浦东新区李所路1号S529
联系人：张老师，18217325905
【开放课题指南】
1-1 针对直接探测实验、暗物质间接探测和对撞机探测开展理论和唯象研究。优先利用PandaX实验数据开展暗物质信号研究和技术攻关，广泛服务于PandaX实验的科学需求。
1-2 开发液氙探测器非传统能区的刻度方法，特别是小于keV的极低能区和几个MeV以上的极高能区，提升PandaX实验对轻质量暗物质和新型暗物质信号的探测能力。
1-3 开发液氙实验能够探测的新物理理论，尤其是新型探测方案，拓展PandaX实验新物理探测潜力。
2-1 研究低能与高能中微子数据（包括双β衰变能谱、中微子-暗物质相互作用及多信使物理），结合PandaX、TRIDENT和DarkSHINE等探测器，探究暗物质与中微子相互作用的多维特性及新物理现象。精确理解本底计数与能谱形态对提升暗物质探测及其与中微子相互作用研究灵敏度的关键作用。
3-1 针对李政道研究所实验室天体物理研究平台实验条件，研究强场环境下轴子-光子转换过程中的角动量传递机制，探究以角动量为全新维度开展轴子表征与探测的可能性。
3-2 理论研究基于上海硬X射线自由电子激光装置的束流参数，开展高能高重频电子束驱动尾场下轴子产生与探测的新方案，建立从束流参数到轴子参数的全链条模拟框架。
3-3 针对激光尾波场轴子产生和光穿墙轴子探测方案，基于量子光学等方案，提出能够显著提高探测端信号提取能力、降低背景噪声的新型探测方法。
4-1 基于扩展路径强度干涉(EPIC)的暗天体高精度天体测量。
4-2 CSST导向的弱引力透镜研究与星系內禀指向校准。
4-3 JUST望远镜长缝光谱仪的科学应用研究。
Calls for proposals of lab-directed external research projects for State Key Laboratory of Dark Matter Physics, 2026
To promote innovation and development in the field of dark matter research and enhance collaborative research efforts between domestic and international scientific teams, the State Key Laboratory of Dark Matter Physics (hereinafter referred to as "the Lab") is now calling for proposals for 2026 lab-directed external research projects. The initiative encourages and supports researchers from domestic universities and research institutions in conducting cutting-edge scientific research and key technological research & development, with a focus on areas such as interactions between dark matter and atoms/neutrinos/electromagnetic fields, and large-scale behavior of dark matter.
Application Requirements
1. Applicants should independently select topics based on the guidelines, clearly define research backgrounds and needs, and propose research objectives, content, methodology, technical indicators, and evaluation criteria.
2. Applicants should generally hold a Ph.D. or senior professional technical title. Applicants should have a thorough understanding of domestic and international research developments in the relevant field and be capable of leading the proposed research project.
3. The 2026 external research projects are open to researchers from domestic universities, research institutes, and affiliated scientific institutions, who should have certain cooperative foundation with fixed personnel of the Lab. The funding amount is generally no more than 100,000 CNY per project with a research period of 16 months. The application should be truthful, with a detailed budget.
4. Research outputs generated from the funded external research projects shall belong to the Lab and applicant's institution. All publications and results must include the acknowledgment of "Supported by the State Key Laboratory of Dark Matter Physics."
5. Applicants with ongoing approved projects that have not yet completed final review and acceptance are, in principle, not eligible to apply for new projects.
Submission Guidelines
1. Applicants shall fill in the application form according to the template (click the link https://pan.sjtu.edu.cn/web/share/617cd23c5103e399bf1bc1f4da640175 to download the template), and send the electronic version of the application (the Word version and the signed and stamped PDF scan) by email to dm-phys-lab@sjtu.edu.cn before May 20, 2026. Meanwhile, the signed and stamped hard copy of the application shall be mailed to the Management Office of the Lab (double-sided printing, in triplicate). Late submissions will not be accepted.
2. Upon receipt of application materials, the Lab will organize and conduct the review process. Approved projects will be formally established and funded.
Contact Information of Management Office
Address: Room S529, 1 Lisuo Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, 201210
External research project guidelines
1-1 Theoretical and phenomenological researches on the dark matter direct detection, indirect detection, and collider search. Conduct dark matter signal studies and technology researches based on PandaX experimental data, to serve the scientific requirements of the PandaX experiment.
1-2 Novel tools/means to calibrate the detector response beyond the "traditional" energy region, at very low energy (<keV) or energy beyond a few MeV, in order to enhance the detection capability to light dark matter or some noval dark matter signatures.
1-3 Investigation of new physics theories, particularly with novel detection channel in the LXe detector, to expand the physics potential of PandaX experiment.
2-1 To investigate low- and high-energy neutrino data, including double beta decay spectra, neutrino–dark matter interactions, and multi-messenger physics. Synergistic studies combining experiments such as PandaX, TRIDENT, and DarkSHINE are encouraged to explore the multi-dimensional properties of dark matter–neutrino interactions and potential signatures of new physics. Particular emphasis should be placed on achieving a precise understanding of background rates and spectral shapes, which is essential for enhancing the sensitivity of dark matter searches and studies of its interactions with neutrinos.
3-1 Based on the experimental conditions of the Laboratory Astrophysics Research Platform at Tsung-Dao Lee Institute, investigate the angular momentum transfer mechanism in the axion-photon conversion process under strong-field environments, and explore the possibility of carrying out axion characterization and detection with angular momentum as a brand-new dimension.
3-2 Conduct theoretical research on the Shanghai HIgh repetitioN rate XFEL and Extreme light facility (SHINE), develop novel schemes for axion generation and detection driven by high-energy and high-repetition-rate electron beams in wakefields, and establish a full-chain simulation framework connecting beam parameters and axion parameters.
3-3 Aiming at the laser wakefield-based axion generation and light-shining-through-walls axion detection schemes, propose innovative detection methods based on quantum optics and other principles to significantly enhance signal extraction capability at the detection end and suppress background noise.
4-1 High-precision astrometry of dark objects based on Extended Path Intensity Correlation (EPIC).
4-2 Weak gravitational lensing study and galaxy intrinsic alignment calibration for CSST
4-3 Research on the scientific applications of the JUST telescope’s long-slit spectrograph.
