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
Aaij R
(2012)
Publisher's Note: Evidence for C P Violation in Time-Integrated D 0 ? h - h + decay rates [Phys. Rev. Lett. 108 , 111602 (2012)]
in Physical Review Letters
Aaij R
(2014)
Evidence for CP violation in B+ ? ppK+ decays.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2014)
Observation of overlapping spin-1 and spin-3 D0K- resonances at mass 2.86 GeV/c2.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2013)
Measurement of D0-D0 mixing parameters and search for CP violation using D0 ? K+ p- decays.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2015)
Search for CP violation in D 0 ? p - p + p 0 decays with the energy test
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2014)
Study of $$\upchi _{ {\mathrm {b}}}$$ ? b meson production in $$\mathrm {p} $$ p $$\mathrm {p} $$ p collisions at $$\sqrt{s}=7$$ s = 7 and $$8{\mathrm {\,TeV}} $$ 8 TeV and observation of the decay $$\upchi _{ {\mathrm {b}}}\mathrm {(3P)} \rightarrow \Upsilon \mathrm {(3S)} {\upgamma } $$ ? b ( 3 P ) ? ? ( 3 S ) ?
in The European Physical Journal C
Aaij R
(2014)
Measurements of C P violation in the three-body phase space of charmless B ± decays
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2015)
Study of the rare B s 0 and B0 decays into the p+p-µ+µ- final state
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2013)
Model-independent search for CP violation in D 0 ? K - K + p - p + and D 0 ? p - p + p + p - decays
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2012)
Measurement of the effective B s 0 ? K + K - lifetime
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2015)
Measurement of the B s 0 ? ?? branching fraction and search for the decay B 0 ? ??
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2013)
Observation of a resonance in B+ ? K+ µ+ µ- decays at low recoil.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2013)
Measurement of the CP asymmetry in B(0)?K(*0)µ(+)µ(-) decays.
in Physical review letters
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
(2013)
Search for direct CP violation in D 0 ? h - h + modes using semileptonic B decays
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2015)
Measurement of the branching fraction ratio B ( B c + ? ? ( 2 S ) p + ) / B ( B c + ? J / ? p + )
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2014)
Measurement of CP asymmetry in B s 0 ? D s ± K ± decays
in Journal of High Energy Physics
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
(2012)
Measurement of the polarization amplitudes and triple product asymmetries in the B s 0 ? ? ? decay
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2013)
Observations of B s 0 ? ? ( 2 S ) ? and B ( s ) 0 ? ? ( 2 S ) p + p - decays
in Nuclear Physics B
Aaij R
(2015)
First observation and amplitude analysis of the B - ? D + K - p - decay
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2013)
Measurement of the effective B s 0 ? J / ? K S 0 lifetime
in Nuclear Physics B
Aaij R
(2015)
Observation of the B(s)(0)??'?' Decay.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2012)
Differential branching fraction and angular analysis of the decay B0 ? K*0 µ+ µ-.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2012)
Measurements of B(c)+ production and mass with the B(c)+ ? J/?p+ decay.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2014)
Measurement of the ? b - and O b - baryon lifetimes
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2012)
Measurement of the B s 0 ? J / ? K S 0 branching fraction
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2013)
First measurement of the CP-violating phase in Bs(0) ? ?? decays.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2015)
Measurement of the [Formula: see text] production cross-section in proton-proton collisions via the decay [Formula: see text].
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Aaij R
(2013)
Measurement of CP violation in the phase space of B±?K± p+ p- and B±?K± K+ K- decays.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2013)
Observation of the decay B(c)(+) ? B(s)(0)p+.
in Physical review letters
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
(2012)
First observation of the decays B(0) ? D(+)K(-)p(+)p(-) and B(-) ? D(0)K(-)p(+)p(-).
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2015)
Measurement of CP violation parameters and polarisation fractions in B s 0 ? J / ? K ¯ * 0 $$ {\mathrm{B}}_{\mathrm{s}}^0\to \mathrm{J}/\psi {\overline{\mathrm{K}}}^{\ast 0} $$ decays
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2014)
Search for the decay D 0 ? p + p - µ + µ -
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2012)
Measurement of prompt hadron production ratios in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 0.9\mbox{ and }7~\mathrm{TeV}$
in The European Physical Journal C
Aaij R
(2013)
Measurement of the CP asymmetry in B(+)?K(+)µ(+)µ(-) decays.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2012)
Search for the rare decays B s 0 ? µ + µ - and B 0 ? µ + µ -
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2012)
Measurement of the cross-section ratio s ( ? c 2 ) / s ( ? c 1 ) for prompt ? c production at s = 7 TeV
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2016)
Angular analysis of the B 0 ? K *0 µ + µ - decay using 3 fb-1 of integrated luminosity
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaji R
(2012)
Measurement of b hadron production fractions in 7 TeV p p collisions
in Physical Review D
Aaron F
(2012)
Combined inclusive diffractive cross sections measured with forward proton spectrometers in deep inelastic ep scattering at HERA
in The European Physical Journal C
Aaron F
(2012)
Measurement of beauty photoproduction near threshold using di-electron events with the H1 detector at HERA
in The European Physical Journal C
Aaron F
(2012)
Measurement of dijet production in diffractive deep-inelastic scattering with a leading proton at HERA
in The European Physical Journal C
Aaron F
(2012)
Erratum to: Measurement of D *± meson production and determination of $F_{2}^{c\bar{c}}$ at low Q 2 in deep-inelastic scattering at HERA
in The European Physical Journal C
Aaron F
(2012)
Measurement of the azimuthal correlation between the most forward jet and the scattered positron in deep-inelastic scattering at HERA
in The European Physical Journal C
Aaron F
(2012)
Determination of the integrated luminosity at HERA using elastic QED Compton events
in The European Physical Journal C
Aaron F
(2012)
Inclusive measurement of diffractive deep-inelastic scattering at HERA
in The European Physical Journal C
Abelleira Fernandez J
(2012)
A Large Hadron Electron Collider at CERN Report on the Physics and Design Concepts for Machine and Detector
in Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Abramowicz H
(2015)
Combination of measurements of inclusive deep inelastic $${e^{\pm }p}$$ e ± p scattering cross sections and QCD analysis of HERA data H1 and ZEUS Collaborations
in The European Physical Journal C
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 |