Particle Physics Phenomenology in the Standard Model and Beyond (2008-2013)JF
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Manchester
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
Particle physics is the branch of physics concerned with the behaviour of matter at the smallest distances. Over the years, physicists have developed the 'Standard Model' of particle physics. It is a very elegant theory capable of describing pretty much all known phenomena (at least in principle) with the exception of gravity and it has been tested to remarkable precision in equally remarkable experiments based at the world's 'atom smashers' (a.k.a. particle accelerators). However, we know that the Standard Model is flawed and so we expect there to be physics 'Beyond the Standard Model'. This research project is concerned with identifying possible sources of new physics and exploring how it might manifest itself in experiments. This study is very timely because the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will soon start up at CERN, the European Centre for Particle Physics. This is the most powerful accelerator ever built and it is seriously expected to push the Standard Model to breaking point. QCD is that part of the Standard Model concerned with the strong nuclear force. It is rich in interesting physics and not so well understood as the rest of the Standard Model. We are experts in its study and will explore various aspects of QCD in this project. Moreover, QCD effects are almost always present in particle collisions and they must be understood if we are to make the most of our experiments. We will pay close attention to understanding the role of QCD when searching for new physics. The Big Bang model of the Universe implies there was a time, very early in the Universe's history, when particle physics played a crucial role in the evolution of the Universe. We will devote time in this project to exploring the particle physics of the Early Universe.
Organisations
Publications
Roszkowski L
(2013)
Gravitino Dark Matter with Constraints from Higgs Boson Mass and Sneutrino Decays
in Acta Physica Polonica B
Gieseke S
(2013)
Multiple Partonic Interactions in Herwig++
in Acta Physica Polonica B Proceedings Supplement
Dimopoulos K
(2013)
Correlated curvature perturbations and magnetogenesis from the GUT gauge bosons
in Astroparticle Physics
Dolan S
(2015)
Bound states of the Dirac equation on Kerr spacetime
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Talaganis S
(2015)
Towards understanding the ultraviolet behavior of quantum loops in infinite-derivative theories of gravity
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Biswas T
(2014)
Generalized ghost-free quadratic curvature gravity
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Nolan B
(2016)
On the stability of dyons and dyonic black holes in Einstein-Yang-Mills theory
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Biswas T
(2014)
Super-inflation, non-singular bounce, and low multipoles
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Bezrukov F
(2013)
The Higgs field as an inflaton
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Conroy A
(2015)
Generalized quadratic curvature, non-local infrared modifications of gravity and Newtonian potentials
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Ashoorioon A
(2014)
Black holes as beads on cosmic strings
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Bezrukov F
(2015)
Inflation, LHC and the Higgs boson
in Comptes Rendus. Physique
Lee J
(2013)
CPsuperH2.3: An updated tool for phenomenology in the MSSM with explicit CP violation
in Computer Physics Communications
Dev P
(2014)
Constraining non-thermal and thermal properties of Dark Matter
in Frontiers in Physics
Donnachie A
(2014)
Central soft production of hadrons in pp collisions
in International Journal of Modern Physics A
McDonald J
(2014)
Sub-Planckian two-field inflation consistent with the Lyth bound
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Lyth D
(2014)
BICEP2, the curvature perturbation and supersymmetry
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
McDonald J
(2015)
Signatures of Planck corrections in a spiralling axion inflation model
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Mazumdar A
(2013)
CMB dipole asymmetry from a fast roll phase
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
McDonald J
(2013)
Hemispherical power asymmetry from scale-dependent modulated reheating
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Kahlhoefer F
(2015)
WIMP dark matter and unitarity-conserving inflation via a gauge singlet scalar
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
De Bruck C
(2014)
Power spectra beyond the slow roll approximation in theories with non-canonical kinetic terms
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Ashoorioon A
(2014)
Gravitational waves from preheating in M-flation
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
McDonald J
(2015)
A minimal sub-Planckian axion inflation model with large tensor-to-scalar ratio
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Ashoorioon A
(2014)
Reconciliation of high energy scale models of inflation with Planck
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
McDonald J
(2014)
Negative running of the spectral index, hemispherical asymmetry and the consistency of Planck with large r
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Lyth D
(2013)
The statistically anisotropic curvature perturbation generated by f 2 (?) F µ? F µ?
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Sanchez J
(2014)
Inflationary buildup of a vector field condensate and its cosmological consequences
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
McDonald J
(2013)
Explaining the dark energy, baryon and dark matter coincidence via domain-dependent random densities
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Chatterjee A
(2015)
Bound on largest r ? 0.1 from sub-Planckian excursions of inflaton
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
McDonald J
(2013)
Isocurvature and curvaton perturbations with red power spectrum and large hemispherical asymmetry
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
De Bruck C
(2015)
Disformal couplings and the dark sector of the universe
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
McDonald J
(2013)
Baryon-to-dark matter ratio from random angular fields
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Doddato F
(2013)
Dark matter gravitinos and baryons via Q-ball decay in the gauge-mediated MSSM
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Wang L
(2013)
Cosmological perturbations from a spectator field during inflation
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Choudhury S
(2013)
Low & high scale MSSM inflation, gravitational waves and constraints from Planck
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
De Bruck C
(2015)
The variation of the fine-structure constant from disformal couplings
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Lyth D
(2013)
The CMB modulation from inflation
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Wang L
(2013)
Visible sector inflation and the right thermal history in light of Planck data
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Bélanger G
(2015)
Limits on dark matter proton scattering from neutrino telescopes using micrOMEGAs
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Lyth D
(2015)
Generating f NL at l ? 60
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Lyth D
(2013)
Modulation of the waterfall by a gauge field
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Bezrukov F
(2015)
Why should we care about the top quark Yukawa coupling?
in Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics
Bélanger G
(2015)
Probing U(1) extensions of the MSSM at the LHC Run I and in dark matter searches
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Dev P
(2013)
Erratum: 125 GeV Higgs boson and the type-II seesaw model
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Dasgupta M
(2015)
Small-radius jets to all orders in QCD
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Kowalska K
(2013)
Two ultimate tests of constrained supersymmetry
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Bœhm C
(2013)
Naturalness of light neutralino dark matter in pMSSM after LHC, XENON100 and Planck data
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Dasgupta M
(2015)
On jet substructure methods for signal jets
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Roszkowski L
(2015)
Axino dark matter with low reheating temperature
in Journal of High Energy Physics
| Description | Progress on many fronts towards a better understanding of the universe, by developing theoretical models constrained by data from the LHC and cosmology experiments such as Planck. |
| Exploitation Route | Other scientists will develop their research in light of our publications. |
| Sectors | Energy |
| Description | Researchers supported by this award have been very active in outreach activities for the general public, schools and scientists from other fields |
| First Year Of Impact | 2014 |
| Sector | Education |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal |