Particle Physics Rolling Grant 2009
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Oxford
Department Name: Oxford Physics
Abstract
Particle physics attempts to understand the Universe and its evolution in terms of the interplay of a small number of fundamental forces and particles. The last thirty years has seen the development of a robust and extremely successful theoretical framework, known as the Standard Model, in which all available data can be explained. However, this model is demonstrably incomplete and has many parameters that must be inserted by hand. Our proposed progamme will significantly advance our understanding of whatever theory must be constructed to replace the Standard Model. Our collaboration in the SNO experiment has been a major contributor to our understanding of the phenomenon of neutrino mass, originally outside the Standard Model. As SNO draws to an end, we will continue our neutrino investigations with a leading role in the MINOS experiment and the next generation experiment based in Japan, T2K. We plan to measure other fundamental properties of the neutrino, such as whether or not it is its own antiparticle - a Majorana or a Dirac neutrino - by utilising our unique experience with the SNO experiment and its underground laboratory. The CDF experiment is coming to the end of its life as LHC takes over the energy frontier, but we intend to continue our important contributions to the remaining running and in the exploitation of the full data sample to produce papers. The ZEUS experiment has now completed data taking; we are determined to play a major part in bringing these classic results on the structure of the proton, and the strong interaction, to publication. These results are likely to remain in the text-books for many years. After the disappointment of the failure of the LHC in 2008, repairs are well under way and the LHC experiments will come on line during the period of this Rolling Grant. We will ensure that Oxford plays a major role in the extraction of physics results from ATLAS and LHCb, which have the potential to completely revolutionise our understanding of particle physics. We are committed to providing the computing resources and analysis tools necessary for the extraction of these results, and our work in ensuring that Grid concepts and technology are available to the wider academic and business community will continue. The CRESST-II and cryo-EDM experiments will use technologies in which Oxford has a world lead to explore some of the most important questions in particle physics and cosmology; in particular the nature off the material that appears to make up most of the Universe. The spokesman of a major new initiative in this area, EURECA, is from Oxford, so that we will continue our leading role in the search for Dark Matter. The John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science has major programmes in the accelerators of the future, including Linear Colliders and the Neutrino Factory. The JAI has established itself as a world-class institute in accelerator physics under the leadership of Professor Peach; we are starting the search for a world-class accelerator scientist to be his successor. We are also providing leaders in international bodies charged with the development of new accelerators. We will continue to develop and enhance our capabilities in mechanical and electronics design so that Oxford will retain the ability to construct the most sophisticated apparatus of whatever size is required for the physics objectives. We are determined to play a leading role in world particle physics in the future, as we have in the past.
Organisations
Publications
Aaltonen T
(2011)
Measurements of branching fraction ratios and C P -asymmetries in suppressed B - ? D ( ? K + p - ) K - and B - ? D ( ? K + p - ) p - decays
in Physical Review D
Onyisi P
(2010)
Branching fractions for ? c J ? p p ¯ p 0 , p p ¯ ? , and p p ¯ ?
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2014)
Study of orbitally excited B mesons and evidence for a new B p resonance
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2012)
Combined search for the Standard Model Higgs boson in p p collisions at s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review D
Kornicer M
(2011)
Measurements of branching fractions for electromagnetic transitions involving the ? b J ( 1 P ) states
in Physical Review D
Cronin-Hennessy D
(2012)
Observation of the Dalitz decay D s * + ? D s + e + e -
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2011)
Search for a new heavy gauge boson W ' with event signature electron + missing transverse energy in p p ¯ collisions at s = 1.96 TeV
in Physical Review D
Artuso M
(2012)
Amplitude analysis of D 0 ? K + K - p + p -
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2010)
Measurement of the W W + W Z production cross section using a matrix element technique in lepton + jets events
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Search for a heavy vector boson decaying to two gluons in p p ¯ collisions at s = 1.96 TeV
in Physical Review D
Martin L
(2011)
Search for the decay D s + ? ? e + ?
in Physical Review D
Abramowicz H
(2014)
Deep inelastic cross-section measurements at large y with the ZEUS detector at HERA
in Physical Review D
Cronin-Hennessy D
(2010)
Search for ? ( 2 S ) ? ? ? c ( 2 S ) via fully reconstructed ? c ( 2 S ) decays
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2011)
Measurement of t t ¯ spin correlation in p p ¯ collisions using the CDF II detector at the Tevatron
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2014)
Study of top quark production and decays involving a tau lepton at CDF and limits on a charged Higgs boson contribution
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2010)
Combined Tevatron upper limit on g g ? H ? W + W - and constraints on the Higgs boson mass in fourth-generation fermion models
in Physical Review D
Briere R
(2010)
Analysis of D + ? K - p + e + ? e and D + ? K - p + µ + + ? µ semileptonic decays
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2010)
Updated search for the flavor-changing neutral-current decay D 0 ? µ + µ - in p p ¯ collisions at s = 1.96 TeV
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2010)
Measurement of the t t ¯ production cross section in p p ¯ collisions at s = 1.96 TeV using soft electron b -tagging
in Physical Review D
Adamson P
(2010)
New constraints on muon-neutrino to electron-neutrino transitions in MINOS
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2014)
Search for new physics in trilepton events and limits on the associated chargino-neutralino production at CDF
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Novel inclusive search for the Higgs boson in the four-lepton final state at CDF
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2010)
Studying the underlying event in Drell-Yan and high transverse momentum jet production at the Tevatron
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2014)
Measurement of resonant and C P components in B ¯ s 0 ? J / ? p + p - decays
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2011)
Search for resonant production of t t ¯ decaying to jets in p p ¯ collisions at s = 1.96 TeV
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2012)
Measurement of the ratio of branching fractions B ( B 0 ? K * 0 ? ) / B ( B s 0 ? ? ? )
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2011)
Search for contact interactions in dimuon events from p p collisions at s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Search for neutral Higgs bosons in events with multiple bottom quarks at the Tevatron
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2010)
Search for anomalous production of events with two photons and additional energetic objects at CDF
in Physical Review D
Bonvicini G
(2010)
Measurement of the ? b ( 1 S ) mass and the branching fraction for ? ( 3 S ) ? ? ? b ( 1 S )
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2011)
Search for resonant production of t t ¯ pairs in 4.8 fb - 1 of integrated luminosity of p p ¯ collisions at s = 1.96 TeV
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Transverse momentum cross section of e + e - pairs in the Z -boson region from p p ¯ collisions at s = 1.96 TeV
in Physical Review D
Devetak E
(2011)
Top quark anomalous couplings at the International Linear Collider
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Production of ? 0 , ? ¯ 0 , ? ± , and O ± hyperons in p p ¯ collisions at s = 1.96 TeV
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2014)
Study of heavy-flavor quarks produced in association with top-quark pairs at s = 7 TeV using the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2010)
Diffractive W and Z production at the Fermilab Tevatron
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2011)
Measurement of the top pair production cross section in the lepton + jets channel using a jet flavor discriminant
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2013)
Search for contact interactions and large extra dimensions in dilepton events from p p collisions at s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2012)
K s 0 and ? production in p p interactions at s = 0.9 and 7 TeV measured with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2011)
Search for new heavy particles decaying to Z Z ? l l l l , l l j j in p p ¯ collisions at s = 1.96 TeV
in Physical Review D
Adey D
(2014)
Light sterile neutrino sensitivity at the nuSTORM facility
in Physical Review D
Abramowicz H
(2014)
Measurement of neutral current e ± p cross sections at high Bjorken x with the ZEUS detector
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2012)
Search for resonant top quark plus jet production in t t ¯ + jets events with the ATLAS detector in p p collisions at s = 7 TeV
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2012)
Measurement of the azimuthal ordering of charged hadrons with the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2012)
Search for pair-produced heavy quarks decaying to W q in the two-lepton channel at ( s ) = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review D
Belyaev A
(2010)
Discovering bottom squark coannihilation at the ILC
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2012)
Measurement of the B s 0 ? J / ? K ¯ * 0 branching fraction and angular amplitudes
in Physical Review D
Related Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Award Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST/H001026/1 | 30/09/2009 | 30/03/2011 | £2,837,803 | ||
| ST/H001026/2 | Transfer | ST/H001026/1 | 30/09/2010 | 29/09/2012 | £18,905,331 |
| Description | Media interviews and articles |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Members of staff supported on this grant give interviews regularly to radio, newspapers and magazine. There are too many examples to list separately, but include BBC Radios 3 and 4, Irish Radio, Radio New Zealand, Research Fortnight, Nature, New Scientist, etc. General impact of public and opinion formers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 |
| Description | Particle Physics Masterclass |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Teachers bring groups of pupils to a concentrated 1-day event in which they hear the latest news from particle physics, get involved with hands-on activities and interact with academic staff. Interacts with students and teachers - the classes are always full, we run 2 separate days and each year we reach more than 100 pupils and teachers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013 |
| Description | Schools |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Visits by researchers to schools to give talks about LHC, neutrinos and other areas of particle physics Around 100 schools visited by various members of staff since 2006. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 |
| Description | Teachers Open Day in Accelerators and Particle Physics |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Teachers spent the day in Oxford having a refresher course on the latest research results in accelerator science and particle physics. Interaction with many physics teachers in schools. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |