LHCb Upgrades PROJECT COORDINATION

Lead Research Organisation: University of Manchester
Department Name: UNLISTED

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Aaij R (2017) Prompt and nonprompt J / ? production and nuclear modification in p Pb collisions at s N N = 8.16   TeV in Physics Letters B

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Aaij R (2017) Observation of B_{c}^{+}?D^{0}K^{+} Decays. in Physical review letters

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Aaij R (2013) Search for D ( s ) + ? p + µ + µ - and D ( s ) + ? p - µ + µ + decays in Physics Letters B

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Aaij R (2011) Measurements of the branching fractions for B ( s ) ? D ( s ) p p p and ? b 0 ? ? c + p p p in Physical Review D

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Aaij R (2016) Studies of the resonance structure in D 0 ? K S 0 K ± p ± decays in Physical Review D

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Aaij R (2014) Study of the kinematic dependences of ? b 0 production in pp collisions and a measurement of the ? b 0 ? ? c + p - branching fraction in Journal of High Energy Physics

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Aaij R (2016) Measurement of the CKM angle ? from a combination of LHCb results in Journal of High Energy Physics

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Aaij R (2017) Updated search for long-lived particles decaying to jet pairs. in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields

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Aaij R (2018) Observation of the decay B s 0 ? D ¯ 0 K + K - in Physical Review D

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Aaij R (2014) Measurement of the B¯s° meson lifetime in Ds?p? decays. in Physical review letters

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Aaij R (2013) Precision measurement of the ?b(0) baryon lifetime. in Physical review letters

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Aaij R (2016) Measurements of long-range near-side angular correlations in s N N = 5   TeV proton-lead collisions in the forward region in Physics Letters B

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Aaij R (2014) Measurements of the B +, B 0, $ B_s^0 $ meson and $ \Lambda_b^0 $ baryon lifetimes in Journal of High Energy Physics

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Aaij R (2011) First observation of the decay B ¯ s 0 ? D 0 K ? 0 and a measurement of the ratio of branching fractions B ( B ¯ s 0 ? D 0 K ? 0 ) B ( B ¯ 0 ? D 0 ? 0 ) in Physics Letters B

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Aaij R (2012) Measurement of prompt hadron production ratios in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 0.9\mbox{ and }7~\mathrm{TeV}$ in The European Physical Journal C

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Aaij R (2017) Search for decays of neutral beauty mesons into four muons in Journal of High Energy Physics

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Aaij R (2015) Study of ? - ?' mixing from measurement of B (s) 0 ? J/??(') decay rates in Journal of High Energy Physics

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Aaij R (2018) Evidence for the Rare Decay S^{+}?pµ^{+}µ^{-}. in Physical review letters

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Aaij R (2012) Measurement of the B s 0 ? J / ? K ¯ * 0 branching fraction and angular amplitudes in Physical Review D

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Aaij R (2017) Observation of the Doubly Charmed Baryon ?_{cc}^{++}. in Physical review letters

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Aaij R (2017) Improved limit on the branching fraction of the rare decay K S 0 ? µ + µ - . in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields

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Aaij R (2018) Observation of a New ?_{b}^{-} Resonance. in Physical review letters

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Aaij R (2013) Measurement of C P violation and the B s 0 meson decay width difference with B s 0 ? J / ? K + K - and B s 0 ? J / ? p + p - decays in Physical Review D

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Aaij R (2013) Search for direct CP violation in D 0 ? h - h + modes using semileptonic B decays in Physics Letters B

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Aaij R (2012) Measurement of b-hadron masses in Physics Letters B

 
Description The LHCb Upgrade will be the next generation detector of the LHCb collaboration. Please see the entry for the LHCb collaboration for more details.
Exploitation Route Please see Narrative Impact section
Sectors Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Healthcare,Security and Diplomacy
URL http://www.lhcb.ac.uk/LHCb-UK/Welcome.html
 
Title Timepix 
Description The Timepix bump-bonded pixel readout chip, used for the upgraded VELO, is also utilized by the UK PImMS project. This involves the development of fast, pixelated sensors for imaging of low-energy ions coupled to time-of-flight mass spectrometers, enabling high-precision imaging for molecular microscopy and atom-probe tomography. Patents for this technology were granted in 2008, 2010 and 2011. 
IP Reference  
Protection Patent granted
Year Protection Granted 2008
Licensed Commercial In Confidence
Impact see above
 
Title RICH upgrade 
Description Several photon-detector technologies have been innovated by the RICH project. We are currently working with two manufacturers: Photonis/DEP and Hamamatsu to improve their hybrid-photon detectors (HPDs) and MaPMT tubes, respectively. We are also working with Photek/UK to produce micro-channel plate (MCP) photon detectors for LHCb/TORCH applications, to develop customized active area and pixel granularity MCPs which can survive for several years in high radiation environments. All these photon devices are very promising for use in medical imaging and positron emission tomography (PET). UV/Visible/IR detectors 
Type Of Technology Detection Devices 
Year Produced 2012 
Impact see above 
 
Title VELO upgrade 
Description For the VELO, LHCb has pioneered n+p sensors, now the baseline for ATLAS and CMS upgrades. The sensors have found widespread use in spin-off applications, they have stimulated industry (Stevenage circuits), and have been used at an NHS hadron therapy centre. Prototype LHCb Upgrade pixel detectors have been tested at the Diamond synchrotron and have inspired new detector designs they are developing for their beamlines. We will continue to work with our industrial partners to produce state-of-the art sensor technologies for the Upgrade and other impact applications. Radiation hard detectors 
Type Of Technology Detection Devices 
Year Produced 2013 
Impact see above 
 
Description Outreach 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact LHCb-UK is fully committed to an active programme of outreach and dissemination.

In the media, we have stimulated public dialogue through film, radio and press. LHCb members have hosted short films for CERN, shortlisted by film festivals in 2011 and 2012, guested on LHC documentaries (BBC4, Discovery Channel, Horizon, Bang Goes the Theory and Youtube: The matter with Antimatter). Numerous contributions in the broadcast media have been made by LHCb-UK members on BBC News 24, BBC local radio stations, World Service News-hour, Radios 4 and 5 and international media (various stations). Print articles include many national newspapers and online (BBC News Online). VELO modules have been exhibited at the Royal Society Summer exhibition, at Microcosm (CERN), and will form part of the Science Museum LHC touring exhibition.

LHCb physicists host VIP tours; examples of visitors to LHCb being the Science Minister, the Science Select Committee and several university vice-chancellors. We also regularly conduct LHCb public visits, and are fully engaged in the UK Masterclass programmes. One of the LHCb-UK groups hosts the first Science Museum Fellow of Modern Science who has played a primary role in the Collider exhibition at the London Science Museum and Manchester Museum Of Science and Industry (MOSI)

see above.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity Pre-2006,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014
URL http://www.lhcb.ac.uk/LHCb-UK/Welcome.html