QMUL Experimental Particle Physics Programme 2009-2014
Lead Research Organisation:
Queen Mary University of London
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
The Queen Mary Experimental Particle Physics Group has an exciting set of particle physics experiments at the forefront of the field. Members of the Group have been working on the design, R&D, construction and commissioning of the ATLAS detector at the CERN LHC which is just starting to see real data in the form of cosmic ray and a few beam splash events. They are being joined by colleagues from the H1 and BaBar experiments whose analyses are coming to an end after many years of extremely productive results including measurements of CP violation in the bottom quark sector that were recognized in the award of the 2008 Nobel Prize for physics. The ATLAS Group has also been joined by colleagues from the CDF experiment who are experts on the top quark. The ATLAS group will continue the study of the top quark at the LHC and the expertise gained will allow us to probe for new physics such as the discovery of the Higgs particle or Supersymmetry. We will also continue our study of proton structure at the highest possible energies. The Queen Mary Group is also starting to get involved in upgrades to the ATLAS detector for the higher luminosity Super-LHC, first by participating in the ATLAS Tracker Upgrade programme and later in possible Trigger upgrades. At the other end of the mass scale other colleagues from BaBar are currently building the T2K long baseline neutrino experiment in Japan which will continue the investigations of the recently discovered neutrino oscillations. In addition the Group will look to exploit new opportunities, such as Super B Factories or Linear Colliders when they become available.
Publications
Aad G
(2013)
Measurement of the ? b 0 lifetime and mass in the ATLAS experiment
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2014)
Electron and photon energy calibration with the ATLAS detector using LHC Run 1 data
in The European Physical Journal C
Aad G
(2014)
Evidence for electroweak production of W±W±jj in pp collisions at sqrt[s] = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2012)
Search for a fermiophobic Higgs boson in the diphoton decay channel with the ATLAS detector
in The European Physical Journal C
Aad G
(2014)
Measurement of the mass difference between top and anti-top quarks in pp collisions at s = 7 TeV using the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2013)
Measurement of upsilon production in 7 TeV p p collisions at ATLAS
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2013)
Dynamics of isolated-photon plus jet production in pp collisions at s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Nuclear Physics B
Aad G
(2012)
Search for FCNC single top-quark production at s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2014)
Search for Higgs boson decays to a photon and a Z boson in pp collisions at s = 7 and 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2014)
Measurements of normalized differential cross sections for t t ¯ production in p p collisions at ( s ) = 7 TeV using the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2014)
Flavor tagged time-dependent angular analysis of the B s 0 ? J / ? ? decay and extraction of ? G s and the weak phase ? s in ATLAS
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2012)
Determination of the strange-quark density of the proton from ATLAS measurements of the W?l? and Z?ll cross sections.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2013)
Measurements of Higgs boson production and couplings in diboson final states with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2013)
Search for single b ? -quark production with the ATLAS detector at s = 7 TeV
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2013)
Search for new phenomena in the W W ? l ? l ' ? ' final state in pp collisions at s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2014)
Measurement of dijet cross-sections in pp collisions at 7 TeV centre-of-mass energy using the ATLAS detector
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aad G
(2012)
Search for gluinos in events with two same-sign leptons, jets, and missing transverse momentum with the ATLAS detector in pp collisions at sqrt[s]=7 TeV.
in Physical review letters
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
(2012)
Measurement of the WW cross section in s = 7 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector and limits on anomalous gauge couplings
in Physics Letters B
Related Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Award Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST/H001042/1 | 30/09/2009 | 30/03/2011 | £1,088,256 | ||
| ST/H001042/2 | Transfer | ST/H001042/1 | 30/09/2010 | 29/09/2012 | £6,457,931 |
| Description | We have discovered the Higgs Boson the fundamental scalar boson that is predicted to give mass to all other particles. |
| Exploitation Route | Further research is required to establish if this is the Higgs Boson or if it is one of many (possibly Supersymmetric) Higgs Bosons. |
| Sectors | Education |
| URL | https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/AtlasPublic |
| Description | The discovery of the Higgs Boson captured the imagination of millions of people. It will lead to an increased interest in science among the general public and lead to more students studying science at University. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2012 |
| Sector | Education |
| Impact Types | Societal |