The Experimental Study of Elementary Particle Interactions at High Energy
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Cambridge
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
The Cambridge High Energy Physics Group focuses its research activities on experiments at high-energy accelerators, currently the Large Hadron Collider and the ATLAS and LHCb experiments at CERN, and the future long-baseline neutrino experiment LBNF at Fermilab and linear collider facilities. The goal is to understand the fundamental particles of nature and their interactions, in particular, to discover physics beyond our current understanding, to understand why the Universe is made only of matter and not antimatter and to reveal the identity of dark matter. This grant will enable the group to fully exploit the physics of the LHC, deliver our commitments to the upgrades of the ATLAS and LHCb experiments, and to consolidate our strong participation in our neutrino programme. The opportunities offered by this exciting physics programme will not only drive the forefront of discovery, but also provide substantial impact to local enterprises and on public engagement.
Planned Impact
Please see attached Pathways to Impact document.
Organisations
Publications
Aad G
(2020)
Search for light long-lived neutral particles produced in pp collisions at $$\sqrt{s} = 13~\mathrm {TeV}$$ and decaying into collimated leptons or light hadrons with the ATLAS detector
in The European Physical Journal C
Aad G
(2020)
Searches for lepton-flavour-violating decays of the Higgs boson in s = 13 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2016)
Measurement of W± and Z-boson production cross sections in pp collisions at s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2020)
Performance of electron and photon triggers in ATLAS during LHC Run 2
in The European Physical Journal C
Aad G
(2020)
Performance of the upgraded PreProcessor of the ATLAS Level-1 Calorimeter Trigger
in Journal of Instrumentation
Aad G
(2020)
Search for Magnetic Monopoles and Stable High-Electric-Charge Objects in 13 Tev Proton-Proton Collisions with the ATLAS Detector.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2016)
Performance of pile-up mitigation techniques for jets in [Formula: see text] collisions at [Formula: see text] TeV using the ATLAS detector.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Aad G
(2019)
Measurement of $$W^\pm $$ boson production in Pb+Pb collisions at $$\sqrt{s_{\mathrm{NN}}} = 5.02~\text {Te}\text {V}$$ with the ATLAS detector
in The European Physical Journal C
Aad G
(2016)
A search for an excited muon decaying to a muon and two jets in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}\;=\;8\;{\rm{TeV}}$ with the ATLAS detector
in New Journal of Physics
Aad G
(2019)
Measurement of the inclusive cross-section for the production of jets in association with a Z boson in proton-proton collisions at 8 TeV using the ATLAS detector
in The European Physical Journal C
Aad G
(2019)
Electron and photon performance measurements with the ATLAS detector using the 2015-2017 LHC proton-proton collision data
in Journal of Instrumentation
Aad G
(2020)
Erratum to: Measurement of differential cross sections for single diffractive dissociation in $$ \sqrt{s} $$ = 8 TeV pp collisions using the ATLAS ALFA spectrometer
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aad G
(2020)
Search for Higgs Boson Decays into a Z Boson and a Light Hadronically Decaying Resonance Using 13 TeV pp Collision Data from the ATLAS Detector.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2020)
A search for the Z? decay mode of the Higgs boson in pp collisions at s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2020)
Measurement of the Lund Jet Plane Using Charged Particles in 13 TeV Proton-Proton Collisions with the ATLAS Detector.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2020)
Measurement of soft-drop jet observables in p p collisions with the ATLAS detector at s = 13 TeV
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2019)
Measurement of $$K_S^0$$ and $$\Lambda ^0$$ production in $$t \bar{t}$$ dileptonic events in pp collisions at $$\sqrt{s} =$$ 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in The European Physical Journal C
Aad G
(2019)
Measurement of distributions sensitive to the underlying event in inclusive Z boson production in pp collisions at $$\sqrt{s}$$ = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in The European Physical Journal C
Aad G
(2016)
Measurement of the CP-violating phase ? s and the B s 0 meson decay width difference with B s 0 ? J/?? decays in ATLAS
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aad G
(2021)
Evidence for Higgs boson decays to a low-mass dilepton system and a photon in pp collisions at s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2017)
Search for lepton-flavour-violating decays of the Higgs and Z bosons with the ATLAS detector.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Aad G
(2016)
Measurement of the inclusive isolated prompt photon cross section in pp collisions at s = 8 $$ \sqrt{s}=8 $$ TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aad G
(2019)
Measurement of the cross-section and charge asymmetry of W bosons produced in proton-proton collisions at $$\sqrt{s}=8~\text {TeV}$$ with the ATLAS detector
in The European Physical Journal C
Aad G
(2020)
Search for Heavy Higgs Bosons Decaying into Two Tau Leptons with the ATLAS Detector Using pp Collisions at sqrt[s]=13 TeV.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2018)
Observation of the decay ? b 0 ? ? c + p p ? p -
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2018)
Search for CP violation in ? b 0 ? p K - and ? b 0 ? p p - decays
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2018)
Search for the rare decay ? c + ? p µ + µ -
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2018)
Erratum to: Differential branching fraction and angular analysis of ? b 0 ? ?µ + µ - decays
in Journal of High Energy Physics
| Title | Science Museum Collider Exhbition |
| Description | Exhibition featruing the Large Hadron Collider and CERN |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2013 |
| Impact | The exhibition has reached over 100,000 people worldwide. |
| URL | http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visitmuseum/Plan_your_visit/exhibitions/collider |
| Description | Discovery of new sources of CP violation, b-hadron rare decays and multi-quark states. |
| Exploitation Route | Further academic research, public engagement and education |
| Sectors | Education |
| Description | Public engagement and economic impact |
| First Year Of Impact | 2015 |
| Sector | Education |
| Impact Types | Cultural Economic |
| Description | Gravity Fields Festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Biannual Science Festival held in Grantham in honour of Sir Isaac Newton. I am Patron. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2014,2016 |
| URL | https://www.gravityfields.co.uk/ |
| Description | In Our Time |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I have been a panel member on BBC Radio 4 "In Our Time" three times (Theories of Everything, Antimatter, the Neutron). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | Pre-2006,2011,2016 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl |
| Description | New Scientist Expert event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | New Scientist expert event on the Large Hadron Collider |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Royal Society Summer Exhibition |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Royal Society Summer Exhibition - AntiMatter |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Science Museum "Collider" exhibition |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Science Museum Collider exhibition has reached over 100,000 people and is currently on world tour. I am one of the orginal designers and advisors of the exhibition. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014,2015,2016,2017 |
| URL | http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visitmuseum/Plan_your_visit/exhibitions/collider |
| Description | U3Age - Norah Boyce Lecture |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | U3Age are educated retired people who have an interest in science. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011,2016 |
| Description | Worshipful Company Scientific Instrument Makers - Women in Engineering and Science |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Event to encourage Year 7 and 8 girls to do Science and Engineering. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |