Programme of Research in Experimental Particle Physics at the University of Warwick, 2009-2014
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Warwick
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
The scope of the proposed research lies in four distinct areas: the physics of particles containing the beauty quark, and the physics of neutrinos, accelerator and detector research and development. It also includes Outreach and Knowledge Exchange programmes, as follows: o We aim to further our research into matter/anti-matter asymmetry (CP Violation) with Beauty mesons at the LHCb experiment. This is important, because we have shown in past experiments that the leading source of CP violation at low energies is consistent with the Standard Model mechanism of CP violation. However, cosmological considerations indicate that there should be other sources of CP violation in Nature, so we aim to make further sensitive tests with beauty mesons, in order to see if any evidence for additional sources of CP violation in Nature may appear there. o The elucidation of the properties of neutrinos. These are very light, neutral particles which are emitted, for example, by the sun, and in radioactive beta decay. They have recently been found to oscillate, ie. transmute from one type to another, while they propagate. We propose to build part of the T2K experiment, operate it and analyse its data., This experiment aims to determine the details of the oscillation behaviour. In particular, it aims to establish the rate and extent of oscillations between muon- and electron-neutrinos, and to derive related information on neutrino masses. o We propose to continue our research and development on the Neutrino Factory project, which aims to provide crucial information for the design of such a particle accelerator, which, in turn, could be built in the future to search for CP violation in the oscillations of neutrinos. o We propose to continue our research and development of position- and energy-sensitive detectors for applications in neutrino experiments and with potential spin-off applications in industry. o We will continue to develop our outreach programme which includes activities for local schools and articles in popular science publications. o Supported by a strong University strategy and ethos in KE, we will continue to pursue all avenues for possible KE.
Publications
Aaltonen T
(2013)
Search for B s 0 ? µ + µ - and B 0 ? µ + µ - decays with the full CDF Run II data set
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2013)
Measurement of the differential cross section ds/d(cos?(t)) for Top-Quark Pair Production in pp Collisions at sqrt[s] = 1.96 TeV.
in Physical review letters
Aaltonen T
(2013)
Search for a Two-Higgs-Boson Doublet Using a Simplified Model in p p ¯ Collisions at s = 1.96 TeV
in Physical Review Letters
Aaltonen T
(2013)
Measurement of the cross section for direct-photon production in association with a heavy quark in pp[over ¯] collisions at sqrt[s]=1.96 TeV.
in Physical review letters
Aaltonen T
(2013)
Measurement of the leptonic asymmetry in t t ¯ events produced in p p ¯ collisions at s = 1.96 TeV
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2013)
Signature-based search for delayed photons in exclusive photon plus missing transverse energy events from p p ¯ collisions with s = 1.96 TeV
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2013)
Top-quark mass measurement in events with jets and missing transverse energy using the full CDF data set
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2013)
Exclusion of exotic top-like quarks with - 4 / 3 electric charge using jet-charge tagging in single-lepton t t ¯ events at CDF
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2013)
Observation of the Production of a W Boson in Association with a Single Charm Quark
in Physical Review Letters
Aaltonen T
(2015)
Search for production of an ? ( 1 S ) meson in association with a W or Z boson using the full 1.96 TeV p p ¯ collision data set at CDF
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2013)
Measurement of the cross section for prompt isolated diphoton production using the full CDF run II data sample.
in Physical review letters
Aaltonen T
(2013)
Measurement of the B c - meson lifetime in the decay B c - ? J / ? p -
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2013)
Direct measurement of the total decay width of the top quark.
in Physical review letters
Aaltonen T
(2013)
Combination of searches for the Higgs boson using the full CDF data set
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2013)
Operational experience, improvements, and performance of the CDF Run II silicon vertex detector
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Abe K
(2013)
Measurement of the inclusive
charged current cross section on carbon in the near detector of the T2K experiment
in Physical Review D
Abe K
(2013)
Measurement of neutrino oscillation parameters from muon neutrino disappearance with an off-axis beam.
in Physical review letters
Abe K
(2013)
Evidence of electron neutrino appearance in a muon neutrino beam
in Physical Review D
Abe K
(2014)
Observation of electron neutrino appearance in a muon neutrino beam.
in Physical review letters
Abe K
(2013)
Measurement of the inclusive ? µ charged current cross section on carbon in the near detector of the T2K experiment
in Physical Review D
Abe K
(2013)
T2K neutrino flux prediction
in Physical Review D
Abrams R
(2011)
Interim Design Report
Adams D
(2013)
Characterisation of the muon beams for the Muon Ionisation Cooling Experiment
in The European Physical Journal C
AHLEN S
(2012)
THE CASE FOR A DIRECTIONAL DARK MATTER DETECTOR AND THE STATUS OF CURRENT EXPERIMENTAL EFFORTS
in International Journal of Modern Physics A
Alexander M
(2013)
LHCb VELO tracking resolutions
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Allan D
(2013)
The electromagnetic calorimeter for the T2K near detector ND280
in Journal of Instrumentation
Aubert B
(2013)
The BB detector: Upgrades, operation and performance
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Aubert B
(2009)
Dalitz plot analysis of B ± ? p ± p ± p ± decays
in Physical Review D
Back J
(2014)
Implementation of a local principal curves algorithm for neutrino interaction reconstruction in a liquid argon volume
in The European Physical Journal C
Back J
(2013)
Implementation of a cellular automaton algorithm for neutrino interaction reconstruction in a liquid argon volume
in The European Physical Journal C
Back J
(2011)
Energy deposition studies for the Neutrino Factory target station
in Journal of Instrumentation
Back, John And Alonso, Jesus And Bermejo, F. Javier And Enparantza, Rafael And Faircloth, Dan And Others
(2010)
Commissioning of the Low Energy Beam Transport of the Front End Test Stand
in Conf.Proc.
Bayes R
(2017)
Measurements of muon multiple scattering in MICE
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Bennett J
(2011)
Lifetime and strength tests of tantalum and tungsten under thermal shock for a Neutrino Factory target
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Bharucha A
(2013)
Implications of LHCb measurements and future prospects
in The European Physical Journal C
Bogomilov M
(2012)
The MICE Muon Beam on ISIS and the beam-line instrumentation of the Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment
in Journal of Instrumentation
Bogomilov M
(2014)
Neutrino factory
in Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams
Choubey, S. And Gandhi, R. And Goswami, S. And Berg, J.S. And Gallardo, J.C. And Others
(2010)
International Design Study for the Neutrino Factory: First Progress Report
Collins P
(2013)
The LHCb VELO (VErtex LOcator) and the LHCb VELO upgrade
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Cowan G
(2013)
Performance of the LHCb silicon tracker
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Davies G
(2013)
Higgs boson searches at the Tevatron
in Frontiers of Physics
Dobbs A
(2017)
The Status of MICE
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Dobbs A
(2017)
The Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment User Software
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Dossett D
(2013)
Radiation damage in the LHCb VELO
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
DÉLIOT F
(2013)
TOP QUARK PHYSICS AT THE TEVATRON
in International Journal of Modern Physics A
Edgecock, Thomas And Back, John And Bennett, Roger And Booth, Christopher And Skoro, Goran And Others
(2010)
Overview of Solid Target Studies for a Neutrino Factory
in Conf.Proc.
Gabor C
(2012)
H- beam transport experiments in a solenoid low energy beam transport.
in The Review of scientific instruments
Related Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Award Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST/H001085/1 | 30/09/2009 | 30/03/2011 | £410,595 | ||
| ST/H001085/2 | Transfer | ST/H001085/1 | 30/09/2010 | 29/09/2012 | £3,574,773 |
| Description | LHcb |
| Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
| Department | Large Hadron Collider Beauty Experiment (LHCb) |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The research team at The University of Warwick have provides expertise and personnel to help with the continued operation and data collection at LHcb as well as data analysis and interpretation of results collected by Warwick. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Members of the LHcb team have provided resources and experimental time to allow for the collection of data which has been used by members of Warwick to produce output for LHcb, with the appropriate acknowledgements to Warwick staff. |
| Impact | Any publication which indicates a LHcb Collaboration or authored by 'Aaij, R. and others' |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | MICE |
| Organisation | International Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The research team at The University of Warwick have provides expertise and personnel to help with the continued operation and data collection at MICE as well as data analysis and interpretation of results collected by Warwick. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Members of the MICE team have provided resources and experimental time to allow for the collection of data which has been used by members of Warwick to produce output for MICE, with the appropriate acknowledgements to Warwick staff. |
| Impact | Publications with reference MICE experimental data |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | Neutrino Factory |
| Organisation | Rutherford Appleton Laboratory |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The research team at The University of Warwick have provides expertise and personnel to help with the continued Research and development into the Neutrino Factory as well as data analysis and interpretation of results collected by Warwick and other institutions. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Members of the Neutrino Factory team have provided resources and ideas to allow for the development of new techniques which have been used by members of Warwick to produce new insights into techniques and equipment. |
| Impact | Publication which make reference to the Neutrino Factory |
| Description | T2K |
| Organisation | T2K Collaboration |
| Country | Global |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The research team at The University of Warwick have provides expertise and personnel to help with the continued operation and data collection at ATLAS as well as data analysis and interpretation of results collected by Warwick. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Members of the T2K team have provided resources and experimental time to allow for the collection of data which has been used by members of Warwick to produce output for T2K, with the appropriate acknowledgements to Warwick staff. |
| Impact | All publications which have used T2K data. |