LHCb Upgrades PROJECT COORDINATION
Lead Research Organisation:
UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
Department Name: UNLISTED
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| Christopher Parkes (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Raighne A
(2011)
Precision scans of the Pixel cell response of double sided 3D Pixel detectors to pion and X-ray beams
in Journal of Instrumentation
LHCb Collaboration
(2014)
Measurement of charged particle multiplicities and densities in [Formula: see text] collisions at [Formula: see text]TeV in the forward region.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
LHCb Collaboration
(2014)
Measurement of the [Formula: see text] meson lifetime using [Formula: see text] decays.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
LHCb Collaboration
(2013)
Measurement of J/? polarization in pp collisions at [Formula: see text].
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
LHCb Collaboration
(2014)
Measurement of [Formula: see text] polarisation in [Formula: see text] collisions at [Formula: see text] = 7 TeV.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
LHCb Collaboration
(2013)
Measurement of the forward energy flow in pp collisions at [Formula: see text].
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Lees J
(2012)
Measurement of the time-dependent C P asymmetry of partially reconstructed B 0 ? D * + D * - decays
in Physical Review D
Collaboration T
(2015)
B flavour tagging using charm decays at the LHCb experiment
in Journal of Instrumentation
Collaboration T
(2015)
Identification of beauty and charm quark jets at LHCb
in Journal of Instrumentation
CMS And LHCb Collaborations
(2015)
Observation of the rare B(s)(0) ?µ+µ- decay from the combined analysis of CMS and LHCb data.
in Nature
Borghi S
(2010)
First spatial alignment of the LHCb VELO and analysis of beam absorber collision data
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Barter W
(2018)
Calculating p -values and their significances with the Energy Test for large datasets
in Journal of Instrumentation
Alexander M
(2018)
Mapping the material in the LHCb vertex locator using secondary hadronic interactions
in Journal of Instrumentation
Akiba K
(2018)
Radiation Damage Effects and Operation of the LHCb Vertex Locator
in IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
Akiba K
(2012)
Charged particle tracking with the Timepix ASIC
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Aaij, Roel And Others
(2014)
Observation of photon polarization in the $b \to s\gamma$ transition
Aaij, Roel And Others
(2014)
Precision measurement of the ratio of the $\Lambda^0_b$ to $\overline{B}^0$ lifetimes
Aaij, Roel And Others
(2014)
Search for Majorana neutrinos in $B^- \to \pi^+\mu^-\mu^-$ decays
Aaij, R And Others
(2013)
Search for direct CP violation in D0 - h- h+ modes using semileptonic B decays
Aaij, R And Others
(2013)
Search for rare $B^0_{(s)}\rightarrow \mu^+ \mu^- \mu^+ \mu^-$ decays
Aaij, R And Others
(2012)
Measurement of the forward energy flow in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=7$ TeV
Aaij, R And Others
(2013)
Search for CP violation in D+ - phi pi+ and Ds+ - Ks pi+ decays
Aaij R
(2017)
Measurement of the b-Quark Production Cross Section in 7 and 13 TeV pp Collisions.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2014)
Observation of the B s 0 ? J/?K S 0 K ± p ± decay
in Journal of High Energy Physics
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
(2017)
Measurement of the Y(nS) polarizations in pp collisions at s = 7 $$ \sqrt{s}=7 $$ and 8 TeV
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2014)
Observation of associated production of a Z boson with a D meson in the forward region
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2017)
Study of prompt D 0 meson production in pPb collisions at s N N = 5 $$ \sqrt{s_{\mathrm{N}\;\mathrm{N}}}=5 $$ TeV
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2014)
Study of Beauty Hadron Decays into Pairs of Charm Hadrons
in Physical Review Letters
Aaij R
(2017)
Observation of the ? b - ? J / ? ? K - decay
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2017)
Measurement of the CP Violation Parameter A_{G} in D^{0}?K^{+}K^{-} and D^{0}?p^{+}p^{-} Decays.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2017)
Measurement of the shape of the ? b 0 ? ? c + µ - ? ¯ µ differential decay rate
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2017)
Prompt and nonprompt J / ? production and nuclear modification in p Pb collisions at s N N = 8.16 TeV
in Physics Letters B
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
(2016)
Measurement of CP observables in B±?DK± and B±?Dp± with two- and four-body D decays
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2017)
Measurement of the B ± production asymmetry and the C P asymmetry in B ± ? J / ? K ± decays
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2017)
Observation of the Annihilation Decay Mode B^{0}?K^{+}K^{-}.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2017)
Updated search for long-lived particles decaying to jet pairs.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Aaij R
(2017)
Measurement of forward t t ? , W + b b ¯ and W + c c ¯ production in pp collisions at s = 8 TeV
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2016)
Search for B c + decays to the p p ? p + final state
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2015)
Measurement of the semileptonic CP asymmetry in B0-B[over ¯]0 mixing.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2016)
First Observation of D^{0}-D[over ¯]^{0} Oscillations in D^{0}?K^{+}p^{-}p^{+}p^{-} Decays and Measurement of the Associated Coherence Parameters.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2017)
New algorithms for identifying the flavour of [Formula: see text] mesons using pions and protons.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Aaij R
(2014)
Studies of beauty baryon decays to D 0 p h - and ? c + h - final states
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2017)
Erratum: Measurement of the b-Quark Production Cross Section in 7 and 13 TeV pp Collisions [Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 052002 (2017)].
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2013)
Observation of the suppressed ADS modes B ± ? [ p ± K ± p + p - ] D K ± and B ± ? [ p ± K ± p + p - ] D p ±
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2014)
Measurement of CP violation in the phase space of B± ? K+ K- p± and B± ? p+ p- p± decays.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2017)
?_{c1} and ?_{c2} Resonance Parameters with the Decays ?_{c1,c2}?J/?µ^{+}µ^{-}.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2014)
Evidence for the decay $ \mathrm{B}_{\mathrm{c}}^{+}\to { {\mathrm{J}} \left/ { {\uppsi\;3{\uppi^{+}}2{\uppi^{-}}}} \right.} $
in Journal of High Energy Physics
| Description | The LHCb Upgrade will be the next generation detector of the LHCb collaboration. Please see the entry for the LHCb collaboration for more details. |
| Exploitation Route | Please see Narrative Impact section |
| Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software) Education Healthcare Security and Diplomacy |
| URL | http://www.lhcb.ac.uk/LHCb-UK/Welcome.html |
| Description | LHCb upgrade |
| Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
| Department | Large Hadron Collider Beauty Experiment (LHCb) |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The UK is a driving force in the Upgrade. UK groups pioneered the initial physics studies and supplied the first Upgrade Coordinator. UK physicists prepared the Physics chapter of the LoI and several of the sub-detector sections, and have had a similarly prominent role in the writing of the FTDR. A UK physicist is Coordinator for the Ring-Imaging Cherenkov (RICH) upgrade, UK physicists are central to the Vertex Locator (VELO) upgrade activities, and the UK is also represented on the five-person "Upgrade Steering Group". The UK LHCb institutes are therefore ideally positioned to lead the upgrade of the experiment consolidating the dominant role they have achieved on the current detector. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The LHCb collaboration comprises 60 institutes worldwide, and has 624 signing authors. All research and design work is performed in collaboration. |
| Impact | Physics data taking is expected to start in 2018 |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Title | Timepix |
| Description | The Timepix bump-bonded pixel readout chip, used for the upgraded VELO, is also utilized by the UK PImMS project. This involves the development of fast, pixelated sensors for imaging of low-energy ions coupled to time-of-flight mass spectrometers, enabling high-precision imaging for molecular microscopy and atom-probe tomography. Patents for this technology were granted in 2008, 2010 and 2011. |
| IP Reference | |
| Protection | Patent granted |
| Year Protection Granted | 2008 |
| Licensed | Commercial In Confidence |
| Impact | see above |
| Title | RICH upgrade |
| Description | Several photon-detector technologies have been innovated by the RICH project. We are currently working with two manufacturers: Photonis/DEP and Hamamatsu to improve their hybrid-photon detectors (HPDs) and MaPMT tubes, respectively. We are also working with Photek/UK to produce micro-channel plate (MCP) photon detectors for LHCb/TORCH applications, to develop customized active area and pixel granularity MCPs which can survive for several years in high radiation environments. All these photon devices are very promising for use in medical imaging and positron emission tomography (PET). UV/Visible/IR detectors |
| Type Of Technology | Detection Devices |
| Year Produced | 2012 |
| Impact | see above |
| Title | VELO upgrade |
| Description | For the VELO, LHCb has pioneered n+p sensors, now the baseline for ATLAS and CMS upgrades. The sensors have found widespread use in spin-off applications, they have stimulated industry (Stevenage circuits), and have been used at an NHS hadron therapy centre. Prototype LHCb Upgrade pixel detectors have been tested at the Diamond synchrotron and have inspired new detector designs they are developing for their beamlines. We will continue to work with our industrial partners to produce state-of-the art sensor technologies for the Upgrade and other impact applications. Radiation hard detectors |
| Type Of Technology | Detection Devices |
| Year Produced | 2013 |
| Impact | see above |
| Description | Outreach |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | LHCb-UK is fully committed to an active programme of outreach and dissemination. In the media, we have stimulated public dialogue through film, radio and press. LHCb members have hosted short films for CERN, shortlisted by film festivals in 2011 and 2012, guested on LHC documentaries (BBC4, Discovery Channel, Horizon, Bang Goes the Theory and Youtube: The matter with Antimatter). Numerous contributions in the broadcast media have been made by LHCb-UK members on BBC News 24, BBC local radio stations, World Service News-hour, Radios 4 and 5 and international media (various stations). Print articles include many national newspapers and online (BBC News Online). VELO modules have been exhibited at the Royal Society Summer exhibition, at Microcosm (CERN), and will form part of the Science Museum LHC touring exhibition. LHCb physicists host VIP tours; examples of visitors to LHCb being the Science Minister, the Science Select Committee and several university vice-chancellors. We also regularly conduct LHCb public visits, and are fully engaged in the UK Masterclass programmes. One of the LHCb-UK groups hosts the first Science Museum Fellow of Modern Science who has played a primary role in the Collider exhibition at the London Science Museum and Manchester Museum Of Science and Industry (MOSI) see above. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | Pre-2006,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 |
| URL | http://www.lhcb.ac.uk/LHCb-UK/Welcome.html |