Particle Physics Rolling Grant 2009
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Oxford
Department Name: Oxford Physics
Abstract
Particle physics attempts to understand the Universe and its evolution in terms of the interplay of a small number of fundamental forces and particles. The last thirty years has seen the development of a robust and extremely successful theoretical framework, known as the Standard Model, in which all available data can be explained. However, this model is demonstrably incomplete and has many parameters that must be inserted by hand. Our proposed progamme will significantly advance our understanding of whatever theory must be constructed to replace the Standard Model. Our collaboration in the SNO experiment has been a major contributor to our understanding of the phenomenon of neutrino mass, originally outside the Standard Model. As SNO draws to an end, we will continue our neutrino investigations with a leading role in the MINOS experiment and the next generation experiment based in Japan, T2K. We plan to measure other fundamental properties of the neutrino, such as whether or not it is its own antiparticle - a Majorana or a Dirac neutrino - by utilising our unique experience with the SNO experiment and its underground laboratory. The CDF experiment is coming to the end of its life as LHC takes over the energy frontier, but we intend to continue our important contributions to the remaining running and in the exploitation of the full data sample to produce papers. The ZEUS experiment has now completed data taking; we are determined to play a major part in bringing these classic results on the structure of the proton, and the strong interaction, to publication. These results are likely to remain in the text-books for many years. After the disappointment of the failure of the LHC in 2008, repairs are well under way and the LHC experiments will come on line during the period of this Rolling Grant. We will ensure that Oxford plays a major role in the extraction of physics results from ATLAS and LHCb, which have the potential to completely revolutionise our understanding of particle physics. We are committed to providing the computing resources and analysis tools necessary for the extraction of these results, and our work in ensuring that Grid concepts and technology are available to the wider academic and business community will continue. The CRESST-II and cryo-EDM experiments will use technologies in which Oxford has a world lead to explore some of the most important questions in particle physics and cosmology; in particular the nature off the material that appears to make up most of the Universe. The spokesman of a major new initiative in this area, EURECA, is from Oxford, so that we will continue our leading role in the search for Dark Matter. The John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science has major programmes in the accelerators of the future, including Linear Colliders and the Neutrino Factory. The JAI has established itself as a world-class institute in accelerator physics under the leadership of Professor Peach; we are starting the search for a world-class accelerator scientist to be his successor. We are also providing leaders in international bodies charged with the development of new accelerators. We will continue to develop and enhance our capabilities in mechanical and electronics design so that Oxford will retain the ability to construct the most sophisticated apparatus of whatever size is required for the physics objectives. We are determined to play a leading role in world particle physics in the future, as we have in the past.
Organisations
Publications
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Measurement of the W Z cross section and triple gauge couplings in p p ¯ collisions at s = 1.96 TeV
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Production of ? 0 , ? ¯ 0 , ? ± , and O ± hyperons in p p ¯ collisions at s = 1.96 TeV
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2012)
Measurement of the polarization amplitudes and triple product asymmetries in the B s 0 ? ? ? decay
in Physics Letters B
Cronin-Hennessy D
(2012)
Observation of the Dalitz decay D s * + ? D s + e + e -
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2012)
Measurement of inclusive jet and dijet production in p p collisions at s = 7 TeV using the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review D
Adamson P
(2012)
Improved measurement of muon antineutrino disappearance in MINOS.
in Physical review letters
Bogomilov M
(2012)
The MICE Muon Beam on ISIS and the beam-line instrumentation of the Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment
in Journal of Instrumentation
Abramowicz H
(2012)
Search for first-generation leptoquarks at HERA
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Search for neutral Higgs bosons in events with multiple bottom quarks at the Tevatron
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2012)
Measurement of the D s + - D s - production asymmetry in 7 TeV pp collisions
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2012)
Search for first generation scalar leptoquarks in pp collisions at s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2012)
A measurement of the ratio of the W and Z cross sections with exactly one associated jet in pp collisions at s = 7 TeV with ATLAS
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2012)
Search for the Higgs boson in the H ? W W ? l ? j j decay channel at s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2012)
First observation of the decays B(0) ? D(+)K(-)p(+)p(-) and B(-) ? D(0)K(-)p(+)p(-).
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2012)
First observation of the decays B ¯ ( s ) 0 ? D s + K - p + p - and B ¯ s 0 ? D s 1 ( 2536 ) + p -
in Physical Review D
Bartolini R
(2012)
Electron bunch profile reconstruction in the few fs regime using coherent Smith-Purcell radiation
in Journal of Instrumentation
Armengaud E
(2012)
Search for low-mass WIMPs with EDELWEISS-II heat-and-ionization detectors
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2012)
Search for pair-produced heavy quarks decaying to W q in the two-lepton channel at ( s ) = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2012)
Rapidity gap cross sections measured with the ATLAS detector in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 7 \mbox{~TeV}$
in The European Physical Journal C
Aad G
(2012)
Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2012)
Searches for Majorana neutrinos in B - decays
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2012)
K s 0 and ? production in p p interactions at s = 0.9 and 7 TeV measured with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2012)
Differential branching fraction and angular analysis of the decay B0 ? K*0 µ+ µ-.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2012)
Performance of missing transverse momentum reconstruction in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 7~\mbox{TeV}$ with ATLAS
in The European Physical Journal C
Aad G
(2012)
Determination of the strange-quark density of the proton from ATLAS measurements of the W?l? and Z?ll cross sections.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2012)
Search for gluinos in events with two same-sign leptons, jets, and missing transverse momentum with the ATLAS detector in pp collisions at sqrt[s]=7 TeV.
in Physical review letters
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Study of substructure of high transverse momentum jets produced in proton-antiproton collisions at s = 1.96 TeV
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2012)
Measurement of the effective B s 0 ? K + K - lifetime
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2012)
Search for decays of stopped, long-lived particles from 7 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector
in The European Physical Journal C
Aaij R
(2012)
First observation of the decay B(c)+ ? J/?p(+) p- p+.
in Physical review letters
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Measurements of the angular distributions in the decays B?K(*)µ(+)µ(-) at CDF.
in Physical review letters
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Search for the standard model Higgs Boson produced in association with top quarks using the full CDF data set.
in Physical review letters
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Transverse momentum cross section of e + e - pairs in the Z -boson region from p p ¯ collisions at s = 1.96 TeV
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2012)
Measurements of B(c)+ production and mass with the B(c)+ ? J/?p+ decay.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2012)
Search for pair production of a heavy up-type quark decaying to a W boson and a b quark in the lepton + jets channel with the ATLAS detector.
in Physical review letters
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Measurements of the angular distributions of muons from ? decays in pp collisions at sqrt[s] = 1.96 TeV.
in Physical review letters
Adamson P
(2012)
Search for Lorentz invariance and C P T violation with muon antineutrinos in the MINOS Near Detector
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Search for a dark matter candidate produced in association with a single top quark in pp collisions at v[s]=1.96 TeV.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2012)
Search for anomaly-mediated supersymmetry breaking with the ATLAS detector based on a disappearing-track signature in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 7~\mathrm{TeV}$
in The European Physical Journal C
ATLAS Collaboration
(2012)
Measurement of the charge asymmetry in top quark pair production in pp collisions at [Formula: see text] using the ATLAS detector.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Search for the standard model Higgs boson produced in association with a W ± boson with 7.5 fb - 1 integrated luminosity at CDF
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Search for the standard model Higgs boson produced in association with a Z boson in 7.9 fb - 1 of p p ¯ collisions at s = 1.96 TeV using the CDF II detector
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2012)
Search for magnetic monopoles in sqrt[s]=7 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2012)
Measurement of the ratio of branching fractions B ( B 0 ? K * 0 ? ) / B ( B s 0 ? ? ? )
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2012)
Search for top and bottom squarks from gluino pair production in final states with missing transverse energy and at least three b-jets with the ATLAS detector
in The European Physical Journal C
Aad G
(2012)
Measurement of W ± Z production in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}=7~\mbox{TeV}$ with the ATLAS detector
in The European Physical Journal C
Abe K
(2012)
Measurements of the T2K neutrino beam properties using the INGRID on-axis near detector
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Related Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Award Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST/H001026/1 | 30/09/2009 | 30/03/2011 | £2,837,803 | ||
| ST/H001026/2 | Transfer | ST/H001026/1 | 30/09/2010 | 29/09/2012 | £18,905,331 |
| Description | Media interviews and articles |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Members of staff supported on this grant give interviews regularly to radio, newspapers and magazine. There are too many examples to list separately, but include BBC Radios 3 and 4, Irish Radio, Radio New Zealand, Research Fortnight, Nature, New Scientist, etc. General impact of public and opinion formers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 |
| Description | Particle Physics Masterclass |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Teachers bring groups of pupils to a concentrated 1-day event in which they hear the latest news from particle physics, get involved with hands-on activities and interact with academic staff. Interacts with students and teachers - the classes are always full, we run 2 separate days and each year we reach more than 100 pupils and teachers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013 |
| Description | Schools |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Visits by researchers to schools to give talks about LHC, neutrinos and other areas of particle physics Around 100 schools visited by various members of staff since 2006. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 |
| Description | Teachers Open Day in Accelerators and Particle Physics |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Teachers spent the day in Oxford having a refresher course on the latest research results in accelerator science and particle physics. Interaction with many physics teachers in schools. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |