The LHC as an electroweak boson collider: A novel laboratory for dark matter, the origin of neutrino mass and other new electroweak phenomena
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Manchester
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
Use new techniques to search for and measure dark matter and the mechanism for the origin of neutrino mass at the ATLAS experiment at the LHC. There is much better sensitivity to dark matter using these techniques than any existing approach and it is completely unexplored experimentally. If dark matter preferentially couples to longitudinally-polarised vector bosons, this will actually be the only way to discover dark matter at the LHC. The project will aim to develop these ideas to improve what can be done, as well as exploring the sensitivity of the LHC to these mechanisms. It will involve collaborating with theorists and performing technical work on ATLAS.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Stefan Soldner-Rembold (Primary Supervisor) | |
| Rebecca Pickles (Student) |
Publications
Aaboud M
(2017)
Measurement of detector-corrected observables sensitive to the anomalous production of events with jets and large missing transverse momentum in p p collisions at s = 13 TeV using the ATLAS detector.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST/N504178/1 | 01/10/2015 | 31/03/2021 | |||
| 1662936 | Studentship | ST/N504178/1 | 01/10/2015 | 31/03/2019 | Rebecca Pickles |
| Description | Margaret Elizabeth Lee Fellowship - Conference Travel Fund |
| Amount | £220 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Manchester |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2017 |
| End | 09/2017 |
| Description | IOP Mersyside Branch Christmas Lecture |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Talk on Richard Feynman and the science he did - how his work influences what researchers (including myself) do today, lots of questions and an enthusiasm for the subject after. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | STEM for Britain National Poster Competition for Early Career Researchers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | National poster competition at Westminster for early career researchers, spoke to a number of policy makers about my research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Talk at 'Dark Matter at the LHC' conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Talk at international conference on my study area, sparked questions and discussion of next steps for the field |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |