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
(2011)
Measurements of direct CP violating asymmetries in charmless decays of strange bottom mesons and bottom baryons.
in Physical review letters
Aaltonen T
(2011)
Top quark mass measurement using the template method at CDF
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2011)
Search for production of heavy particles decaying to top quarks and invisible particles in pp collisions at vs = 1.96 TeV.
in Physical review letters
Aaltonen T
(2011)
Measurements of the properties of ? c ( 2595 ) , ? c ( 2625 ) , S c ( 2455 ) , and S c ( 2520 ) baryons
in Physical Review D
Jochum J
(2011)
The CRESST dark matter search
in Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics
Aaij R
(2011)
First observation of B ¯ s 0 ? D s 2 ? + X µ - ? ¯ decays
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2011)
Search for massive long-lived highly ionising particles with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
in Physics Letters B
Adamson P
(2011)
Measurement of the underground atmospheric muon charge ratio using the MINOS Near Detector
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2011)
Search for Randall-Sundrum gravitons in the diphoton channel at CDF
in Physical Review D
Abdallah J
(2011)
A study of the b-quark fragmentation function with the DELPHI detector at LEP I and an averaged distribution obtained at the Z Pole
in The European Physical Journal C
Aaltonen T
(2011)
Measurement of the t t ¯ production cross section in p p ¯ collisions at s = 1.96 TeV using events with large missing transverse energy and jets
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2011)
Search for diphoton events with large missing transverse energy with 36 pb-1 of 7 TeV proton-proton collision data with the ATLAS detector
in The European Physical Journal C
Aad G
(2011)
Measurement of multi-jet cross sections in proton-proton collisions at a 7 TeV center-of-mass energy
in The European Physical Journal C
Aad G
(2012)
Search for TeV-scale gravity signatures in final states with leptons and jets with the ATLAS detector at s = 7 TeV
in Physics Letters B
The ATLAS Collaboration
(2012)
Search for doubly charged Higgs bosons in like-sign dilepton final states at $\sqrt{s} = 7\ \mathrm{TeV}$ with the ATLAS detector
in The European Physical Journal C
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Search for new phenomena in events with two Z bosons and missing transverse momentum in p p ¯ collisions at s = 1.96 TeV
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2012)
Search for first generation scalar leptoquarks in pp collisions at s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2012)
Measurement of the B¯(s)(0) effective lifetime in the J/?f0(980) final state.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2012)
Search for a heavy Standard Model Higgs boson in the channel H ? Z Z ? l + l - q q ¯ using the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
The ATLAS Collaboration
(2012)
Search for heavy neutrinos and right-handed W bosons in events with two leptons and jets in pp collisions at [Formula: see text] with the ATLAS detector.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Boddy C
(2012)
Higgs boson coupling sensitivity at the LHC using H ? t t decays
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Measurement of the bottom-strange meson mixing phase in the full CDF data set.
in Physical review letters
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)
Determination of the sign of the decay width difference in the B(s)(0) system.
in Physical review letters
LHCb Collaboration
(2012)
Measurement of ?(2S) meson production in pp collisions at [Formula: see text].
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Aaij R
(2012)
Measurement of the effective B s 0 ? K + K - lifetime
in Physics Letters B
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Search for a heavy particle decaying to a top quark and a light quark in pp ¯ collisions at vs=1.96 TeV.
in Physical review letters
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
Aad G
(2012)
Search for supersymmetry in events with large missing transverse momentum, jets, and at least one tau lepton in 7 TeV proton-proton collision data with the ATLAS detector
in The European Physical Journal C
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Search for a Higgs boson in the diphoton final state in pp collisions at sqrt[s]=1.96 TeV.
in Physical review letters
Abramowicz H
(2012)
Angular correlations in three-jet events in e p collisions at HERA
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
ATLAS Collaboration
(2012)
Measurement of t polarization in W?t? decays with the ATLAS detector in pp collisions at [Formula: see text].
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Barr A
(2012)
Finding heavy Higgs bosons heavier than 2 m W in dileptonic W-boson decays
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2012)
Measurement of the B s 0 ? J / ? K ¯ * 0 branching fraction and angular amplitudes
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2012)
Performance of the ATLAS Trigger System in 2010
in The European Physical Journal C
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 low-mass standard model Higgs boson in the tt decay channel in pp collisions at sqrt[s]=1.96 TeV.
in Physical review letters
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Search for the standard model Higgs boson decaying to a bb pair in events with no charged leptons and large missing transverse energy using the full CDF data set.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2012)
A model-independent Dalitz plot analysis of B ± ? D K ± with D ? K S 0 h + h - ( h = p , K ) decays and constraints on the CKM angle ?
in Physics Letters B
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
Kraml S
(2012)
Searches for new physics: Les Houches recommendations for the presentation of LHC results
in The European Physical Journal C
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)
Measurement of the transverse momentum distribution of W bosons in p p collisions at s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review D
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 |