LHCb Ugrade: Beyond the Energy Frontier
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Edinburgh
Department Name: Sch of Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
LHCb is a particle physics experiment operating at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. It is the world's leading physics experiment in its field and has a unique capability to explore physics beyond the Standard Model. LHCb's main aim is to search for new physics beyond the Standard Model through precision tests of matter anti-matter asymmetries (CP violation) and rare decays of particles containing beauty and charm quarks. The experiment also has world-class programmes in other areas due to its unique design and coverage of an angular region closer to the beams that at the other main LHC experiments.
The opportunity now exists to dramatically increase the reach of LHCb's programme and to widen its physics profile. The UK groups propose to lead the upgrade of the VELO (Vertex Locator), the most precise vertex detector at the LHC, and LHCb's unique RICH (Ring Imaging Cherenkov) particle identification (PID) system. A programme of physics performance studies, computing, reconstruction software and trigger algorithm development, and involvement in a new scintillating fibre tracker complements this work.
The opportunity now exists to dramatically increase the reach of LHCb's programme and to widen its physics profile. The UK groups propose to lead the upgrade of the VELO (Vertex Locator), the most precise vertex detector at the LHC, and LHCb's unique RICH (Ring Imaging Cherenkov) particle identification (PID) system. A programme of physics performance studies, computing, reconstruction software and trigger algorithm development, and involvement in a new scintillating fibre tracker complements this work.
Planned Impact
Impact summary
The LHCb Upgrade offers strategic economic impact opportunities for UK Industry through the two major UK-led detectors (VELO, RICH), the novel scintillating fibre technology, and the DAQ and computing farm. External benefits include the development of novel pixel and cooling technology applicable to cancer treatment, molecular microscopy, light sources and fusion centres, and photon detectors applicable to medical imaging and positron emission tomography. The construction project has strong training opportunities for PhD students. LHCb-UK also has an enviable track record in public outreach through media, talks, exhibits and science festivals. A major exhibition on the theme of anti-matter will be sought for use at the Royal Society Summer Exhibition, and use at regional science museums.
The LHCb Upgrade offers strategic economic impact opportunities for UK Industry through the two major UK-led detectors (VELO, RICH), the novel scintillating fibre technology, and the DAQ and computing farm. External benefits include the development of novel pixel and cooling technology applicable to cancer treatment, molecular microscopy, light sources and fusion centres, and photon detectors applicable to medical imaging and positron emission tomography. The construction project has strong training opportunities for PhD students. LHCb-UK also has an enviable track record in public outreach through media, talks, exhibits and science festivals. A major exhibition on the theme of anti-matter will be sought for use at the Royal Society Summer Exhibition, and use at regional science museums.
Organisations
Publications
Aaij R
(2024)
Amplitude Analysis of the B^{0}?K^{*0}µ^{+}µ^{-} Decay.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2021)
Observation of a New Excited D_{s}^{+} Meson in B^{0}?D^{-}D^{+}K^{+}p^{-} Decays.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2021)
Observation of excited O c 0 baryons in O b - ? ? c + K - p - decays
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2021)
Search for heavy neutral leptons in $$W^+\rightarrow \mu ^{+}\mu ^{\pm }\, \text {jet}$$ decays
in The European Physical Journal C
Aaij R
(2014)
Measurement of the CKM angle ? using B ± ? DK ± with D ? K S 0 p + p -, K S 0 K + K - decays
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2021)
Search for the doubly heavy baryons and decaying to and *
in Chinese Physics C
Aaij R
(2021)
Observation of Multiplicity Dependent Prompt ?_{c1}(3872) and ?(2S) Production in pp Collisions.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2014)
Measurement of CP asymmetry in D 0 ? K - K + and D 0 ? p - p + decays
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2016)
Study of B c + decays to the K + K - p + final state and evidence for the decay B c + ? ? c 0 p +
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2023)
Measurement of the Prompt D^{0} Nuclear Modification Factor in p-Pb Collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=8.16 TeV.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2024)
Observation of strangeness enhancement with charmed mesons in high-multiplicity p Pb collisions at s NN = 8.16 TeV
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2015)
Study of C P violation in B ± ? D h ± ( h = K , p ) with the modes D ? K ± p ± p 0 , D ? p + p - p 0 and D ? K + K - p 0
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2014)
Measurement of the CP -violating phase ? s in B ¯ s 0 ? J / ? p + p - decays
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2015)
Measurement of the forward Z boson production cross-section in pp collisions at s = 7 $$ \sqrt{s}=7 $$ TeV
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2025)
Measurement of D 0 - D ¯ 0 mixing and search for C P violation with D 0 ? K + p - decays
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2015)
Measurement of forward Z ? e+e- production at s = 8 $$ \sqrt{s}=8 $$ TeV
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2020)
Measurement of the branching fraction of the decay B s 0 ? K S 0 K S 0
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2023)
Observation of sizeable ? contribution to ? c 1 ( 3872 ) ? p + p - J / ? decays
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2015)
Measurement of CP asymmetries and polarisation fractions in B s 0 ? K * 0 K ¯ * 0 $$ {B}_s^0\to {K}^{\ast 0}{\overline{K}}^{\ast 0} $$ decays
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2023)
Observation of a J/?? Resonance Consistent with a Strange Pentaquark Candidate in B^{-}?J/??p[over ¯] Decays.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2016)
Search for Higgs-like bosons decaying into long-lived exotic particles.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Aaij R
(2022)
Measurement of the charm mixing parameter y C P - y C P K p using two-body D 0 meson decays
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2016)
Differential branching fraction and angular moments analysis of the decay B 0 ? K +p- µ + µ - in the K 0,2 * (1430)0 region
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2021)
Search for time-dependent C P violation in D 0 ? K + K - and D 0 ? p + p - decays
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2014)
Observation of the resonant character of the Z(4430)(-) state.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2021)
Observation of the ? b 0 ? ? c + K + K - p - decay
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2015)
Measurement of CP Violation in B0?J/?K{S}^{0} Decays.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2024)
Search for Time-Dependent C P Violation in D 0 ? p + p - p 0 Decays
in Physical Review Letters
Aaij R
(2023)
Measurement of lepton universality parameters in B + ? K + l + l - and B 0 ? K * 0 l + l - decays
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2015)
Measurement of the time-integrated CP asymmetry in D 0 ? K S 0 K S 0 decays
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2015)
Observation of two new ?(b)(-) baryon resonances.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2016)
Measurement of the mass and lifetime of the O b - baryon
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2014)
Effective lifetime measurements in the B s 0 ? K + K - , B 0 ? K + p - and B s 0 ? p + K - decays
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2014)
Measurement of the ? b (3P) mass and of the relative rate of ? b1(1P) and ? b2(1P) production
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2023)
Search for $$D^{*}(2007)^{0} \rightarrow \mu ^{+} \mu ^{-}$$ in $$B^{-}\rightarrow \pi ^{-} \mu ^{+} \mu ^{-}$$ decays
in The European Physical Journal C
Aaij R
(2023)
Observation of New Baryons in the ?_{b}^{-}p^{+}p^{-} and ?_{b}^{0}p^{+}p^{-} Systems.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2022)
Observation of Two New Excited ? b 0 States Decaying to ? b 0 K - p +
in Physical Review Letters
Aaij R
(2021)
Precise measurement of the f s / f d ratio of fragmentation fractions and of B s 0 decay branching fractions
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2015)
Search for the ? b 0 ? ?? ' and ? b 0 ? ?? decays with the LHCb detector
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2023)
Amplitude analysis of the ? c + ? p K - p + decay and ? c + baryon polarization measurement in semileptonic beauty hadron decays
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2015)
Forward production of ? mesons in pp collisions at s = 7 $$ \sqrt{s}=7 $$ and 8 TeV
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2015)
Precision measurement of CP violation in B(S)(0)?J/?K+K- decays.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2020)
Strong constraints on the b ? s? photon polarisation from B0 ? K*0e+e- decays
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2015)
Search for the lepton flavour violating decay t - ? µ - µ + µ -
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2017)
Observation of J/?? Structures Consistent with Exotic States from Amplitude Analysis of B^{+}?J/??K^{+} Decays.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2015)
Measurement of the lifetime of the B c + meson using the B c + ? J / ? p + decay mode
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2014)
Measurements of C P violation in the three-body phase space of charmless B ± decays
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2014)
Observation of the B s 0 ? J/?K S 0 K ± p ± decay
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2021)
First Observation of the Decay B_{s}^{0}?K^{-}µ^{+}?_{µ} and a Measurement of |V_{ub}|/|V_{cb}|.
in Physical review letters
| Description | The LHCb Upgrade offers strategic economic impact opportunities for UK Industry through the two major UK-led detectors (VELO, RICH), the novel scintillating fibre technology, and the DAQ and computing farm. External benefits include the development of novel pixel and cooling technology applicable to cancer treatment, molecular microscopy, light sources and fusion centres, and photon detectors applicable to medical imaging and positron emission tomography. The construction project has strong training opportunities for PhD students. LHCb-UK also has an enviable track record in public outreach through media, talks, exhibits and science festivals. A major exhibition on the theme of anti-matter will be sought for use at the Royal Society Summer Exhibition, and use at regional science museums. |
| Sector | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Other |
| Impact Types | Societal Economic |