Particle Physics
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Birmingham
Department Name: School of Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
Measuring the cross section of single diffraction in proton-proton collisions at 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
People |
ORCID iD |
| Alan Watson (Primary Supervisor) | |
| James Kendrick (Student) |
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST/N503939/1 | 01/10/2015 | 30/03/2021 | |||
| 1658489 | Studentship | ST/N503939/1 | 01/10/2015 | 31/03/2019 | James Kendrick |
| Description | ATLAS collaboration |
| Organisation | Atlas UK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | - Contributing to running detector. -Analysing data collected |
| Collaborator Contribution | -Everything else |
| Impact | Physics research |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Ambassador visit to CERN |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | UK ambassador to Switzerland and Lichtenstein visited CERN. I accompanied the visit to the ATLAS detector and helped answer questions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Science communication activities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | I have helped at: -University applicant day at UoB - Particle Physics A level masterclass - School trip at CERN - gave a talk - Spark chamber trip - gave a talk to a local group - University open day - manned a stand and spoke to interested applicants - Physics experience week - supervised a cosmic ray experiment for school children on a physics week - Daresbury open week - gave talks and manned a stand at the open week for the STFC facility as part of the LHC road show - Bluedot festival - manned a stand as part of the LHC road show - University open day - manned a stand and spoke to interested applicants - Manchester science festival - manned a stand about the higgs boson and spoke to the public - Spark chamber trip to Knowle Astrosoc - gave a talk and demonstrated the equipment |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016,2017,2018 |