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
Ángeles-Martínez R
(2015)
Coulomb gluons and the ordering variable
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Lee J
(2013)
CPsuperH2.3: An updated tool for phenomenology in the MSSM with explicit CP violation
in Computer Physics Communications
Mazumdar A
(2013)
Creating perturbations from a decaying field during inflation
in Physical Review D
Fowlie A
(2013)
Dark matter and collider signatures of the MSSM
in Physical Review D
Doddato F
(2013)
Dark matter gravitinos and baryons via Q-ball decay in the gauge-mediated MSSM
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Baer H
(2015)
Dark matter production in the early Universe: Beyond the thermal WIMP paradigm
in Physics Reports
Pilaftsis A
(2016)
Diphoton signatures from heavy axion decays at the CERN Large Hadron Collider
in Physical Review D
Ambrus V
(2014)
Dirac fermions on an anti-de Sitter background
Das A
(2014)
Direct bounds on electroweak scale pseudo-Dirac neutrinos from s = 8 TeV LHC data
in Physics Letters B
De Bruck C
(2015)
Disformal couplings and the dark sector of the universe
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle 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 |