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
(2015)
Measurement of the time-dependent CP asymmetries in B s 0 ? J/?K S 0
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2015)
Angular analysis of the B0 ? K*0e+e- decay in the low-q2 region
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2016)
Measurement of forward W ? e? production in pp collisions at s = 8 $$ \sqrt{s}=8 $$ TeV
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2014)
Measurement of the CP -violating phase ? s in B ¯ s 0 ? J / ? p + p - decays
in Physics Letters B
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
(2015)
Precise measurements of the properties of the B1(5721)0,+ and B 2 * (5747)0,+ states and observation of B+,0p-,+ mass structures
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2016)
Measurements of long-range near-side angular correlations in s N N = 5 TeV proton-lead collisions in the forward region
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2015)
Model-independent confirmation of the Z ( 4430 ) - state
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2017)
Search for the suppressed decays B+?K+K+p- and B+?p+p+K-
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2016)
Measurement of forward W and Z boson production in association with jets in proton-proton collisions at s = 8 $$ \sqrt{s}=8 $$ TeV
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2016)
A precise measurement of the [Formula: see text] meson oscillation frequency.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
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
(2014)
Dalitz plot analysis of B s 0 ? 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
(2014)
Measurements of C P violation in the three-body phase space of charmless B ± decays
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2014)
Study of the kinematic dependences of ? b 0 production in pp collisions and a measurement of the ? b 0 ? ? c + p - branching fraction
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2014)
Observation of the B s 0 ? J/?K S 0 K ± p ± decay
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2015)
First measurement of the differential branching fraction and CP asymmetry of the B ± ? p ± µ + µ - decay
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2016)
Measurements of the S-wave fraction in B 0 ? K + p - µ + µ - decays and the B 0 ? K *(892)0 µ + µ - differential branching fraction
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2016)
Measurement of the forward Z boson production cross-section in pp collisions at s = 13 $$ \sqrt{s}=13 $$ TeV
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2015)
Measurement of forward J/? production cross-sections in pp collisions at s = 13 $$ \sqrt{s}=13 $$ TeV
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2015)
Search for the ? b 0 ? ?? ' and ? b 0 ? ?? decays with the LHCb detector
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2016)
Observation of B_{s}^{0}?D[over ¯]^{0}K_{S}^{0} and Evidence for B_{s}^{0}?D[over ¯]^{*}^{0}K_{S}^{0} Decays.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2016)
Study of the production of and hadrons in pp collisions and first measurement of the branching fraction
in Chinese Physics C
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
(2014)
Measurement of the resonant and C P components in B ¯ 0 ? J / ? p + p - decays
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2016)
First observation of the decay D0?K-p+µ+µ- in the ?0-? region of the dimuon mass spectrum
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2014)
First observations of the rare decays B + ? K + p + p - µ + µ - and B +? ?K + µ + µ -
in Journal of High Energy Physics
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
(2014)
Measurement of the forward W boson cross-section in pp collisions at s = 7 $$ \sqrt{s}=7 $$ TeV
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2015)
Study of W boson production in association with beauty and charm
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2015)
Dalitz plot analysis of B 0 ? D ¯ 0 p + p - decays
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2017)
Measurement of the b-Quark Production Cross Section in 7 and 13 TeV pp Collisions.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2015)
Measurement of indirect CP asymmetries in D0 ? K-K+ and D0 ? p - p+ decays using semileptonic B decays
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2015)
Determination of the branching fractions of B S 0 ? D S ± K ± and B 0 ? D S - K +
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2016)
Observation of the ? b 0 ? ? ? decay
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2015)
Evidence for the Strangeness-Changing Weak Decay ?_{b}^{-}??_{b}^{0}p^{-}.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2014)
Precision measurement of the mass and lifetime of the ?(b)(0) baryon.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2016)
Study of D sJ (*) + mesons decaying to D * + K S 0 and D *0 K + final states
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2015)
Measurement of CP Violation in B0?J/?K{S}^{0} Decays.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2014)
Measurement of the ratio of B c + branching fractions to J / ? p + and J / ? µ + ? µ final states
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2015)
Measurement of the exclusive ? production cross-section in pp collisions at s = 7 $$ \sqrt{s}=7 $$ TeV and 8 TeV
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2014)
Measurement of polarization amplitudes and CP asymmetries in B 0 ? ?K *(892)0
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2014)
Search for CP violation using T-odd correlations in D 0 ? K + K -p+p- decays
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2016)
Model-independent measurement of the CKM angle ? using B0 ? DK*0 decays with D ? K S 0 p + p - and K S 0 K+K-
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2015)
Observation of two new ?(b)(-) baryon resonances.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2015)
First observation of top quark production in the forward region.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2014)
Observation of the ? b 0 ? J/? pp - decay
in Journal of High Energy Physics
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 |