Contribution to purchase of Ultrasonic Wire Bonder
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Birmingham
Department Name: School of Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
Construction of high energy physics microvertex detectors, capable of seeing particles that travel less than a millimetre.
Planned Impact
1) Cultural impact through contribution to improved understanding of nature
2) Development of previous collaborations with local industry in prototyping high temperature-tollerant electronics
2) Development of previous collaborations with local industry in prototyping high temperature-tollerant electronics
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
Paul Newman (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Aad G
(2015)
Measurement of the t t ¯ W $$ t\overline{t}W $$ and t t ¯ Z $$ t\overline{t}Z $$ production cross sections in pp collisions at s = 8 $$ \sqrt{s}=8 $$ TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aad G
(2015)
Search for Scalar Charm Quark Pair Production in pp Collisions at sqrt[s]=8 TeV with the ATLAS Detector.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2014)
Search for WZ resonances in the fully leptonic channel using pp collisions at s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2013)
Search for long-lived, multi-charged particles in pp collisions at s = 7 TeV using the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2013)
Search for contact interactions and large extra dimensions in dilepton events from p p collisions at s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2014)
Search for supersymmetry at $\sqrt{s}$ = 8 TeV in final states with jets and two same-sign leptons or three leptons with the ATLAS detector
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aad G
(2014)
Measurement of the Z/? * boson transverse momentum distribution in pp collisions at s = 7 $$ \sqrt{s}=7 $$ TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Description | Development of silicon detectors for upgrade of ATLAS experiment |
Exploitation Route | The project is ongoing for ATLAS. We are also looking at possible applications in proton / ion cancer therapy |
Sectors | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Electronics,Healthcare,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology |
Description | AIDA |
Amount | £73,538 (GBP) |
Funding ID | AIDA-2020 (H2020-INFRAIA-2014-2015 call) |
Organisation | European Commission |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start | 01/2015 |
End | 12/2019 |
Description | Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships (Watson) |
Amount | £402,603 (GBP) |
Organisation | The Royal Society |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 10/2010 |
End | 09/2016 |
Description | ERC Starting Grant (Goudzovski) |
Amount | € 1,600,000 (EUR) |
Organisation | European Research Council (ERC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | Belgium |
Start | 10/2013 |
End | 09/2018 |
Description | FP7 |
Amount | £506,292 (GBP) |
Funding ID | GA 268062 |
Organisation | European Research Council (ERC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | Belgium |
Start | 09/2011 |
End | 08/2016 |
Description | FP_MC_IEF |
Amount | £154,883 (GBP) |
Funding ID | PIEF-GA-2010-271987 |
Organisation | European Research Council (ERC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | Belgium |
Start | 04/2011 |
End | 03/2013 |
Description | IPPP Associateship (Nikolopoulos) |
Amount | £3,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Durham University |
Department | Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology (IPPP) |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2014 |
End | 09/2015 |
Description | Marie Curie Career Integration Grant (Nikolopoulos) |
Amount | € 100,000 (EUR) |
Funding ID | 334034 |
Organisation | European Commission |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start | 04/2013 |
End | 03/2017 |
Description | Marie Curie Fellowships |
Amount | € 78,125 (EUR) |
Funding ID | FP7-PEOPLE-2012-CIG-334034 |
Organisation | European Commission |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start | 01/2013 |
End | 03/2017 |
Description | Outreach awards |
Amount | £41,559 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 283487 |
Organisation | European Research Council (ERC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | Belgium |
Start | 09/2011 |
End | 08/2013 |
Description | Royal Society Partnership (Lazzeroni) |
Amount | £3,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | The Royal Society |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2014 |
End | 08/2015 |
Description | UKIERI Joint Projects |
Amount | £19,425 (GBP) |
Funding ID | UKUTP2001100159 |
Organisation | UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2012 |
End | 02/2014 |
Description | University Research Fellowships (Goudzovski) |
Amount | £525,769 (GBP) |
Funding ID | UF100308 |
Organisation | The Royal Society |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 04/2012 |
End | 12/2016 |
Description | Amateur scientific societies |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Approximately 10 presentations of recent results from the LHC at scientific societies and similar bodies since October 2012. Impact on the enhanced enthusiasm, engagement and understanding of STFC science among members of the public with a strong scientific interest |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013,2014 |
Description | Big Bang Fair 2014 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Type Of Presentation | Poster Presentation |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Version of the `Understanding the Higgs Boson' stand used at the 2014 Big Bang Fair at the NEC, aimed at schools and general public aged mostly between 9 and 16. Reached an estimated 5000 visitors |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | Big Bang Fair 2015 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Reuse of 'Beyond the Higgs Boson Exhibition, first shown at 2014 Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
Description | Discover the Cosmos teachers' workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Dedicated workshop for science school-teachers in which LHC and other particle physics is illustrated using the MINERVA software package, built in Birmingham and derived from the ATLAS event display. About 50 attended. Improved quality and enthusiasm in teaching of particle physics and other STFC science in schools. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013 |
Description | Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2013 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Type Of Presentation | Poster Presentation |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Coordination of successful bid by multiple UK particle physics groups and preparations to provide an `Understanding the Higgs Boson' stand at the 2013 Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition (to be held in July 2013). This reached a large volume and cross section of the UK public, including opinion formers, politicians and eminent scientists, increasing their knowledge, understanding and enthusiasm for the Higgs boson discovery and other aspects of STFC science |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013 |
URL | http://www.understanding-the-higgs-boson.org |
Description | Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2014 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Leadership of UK universities consortium in preparations for a `Higgs Boson and Beyond' stand at the 2014 RS Summer Science Exhibition, following on from the successful 2013 version. Similar audience to 2013 version |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://sse.royalsociety.org/2014/higgs-boson/ |
Description | Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2015 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | 'Cosmic Ray Detectives' stand at RS summer science exhibition. Estimated audience ~20000 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
URL | http://sse.royalsociety.org/2015/cosmic-ray-detectives/ |
Description | School visits (approximately 20) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Approximately 20 visits to schools were made since October 2012. The usual format is a seminar-style presentation of particle physics and the latest results from the LHC, combined with demonstrations of spark chamber and cloud chamber detectors built at Birmingham University for this purpose. Impact on the enthusiasm and awareness of STFC science to the next generation of researchers, administrators and taxpayers. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013,2014 |