Construction and Exploitation of the CMS, BaBar, MICE and FP420 experiments
Lead Research Organisation:
Brunel University London
Department Name: Sch of Engineering and Design
Abstract
The origins of mass and the understanding of asymmetry at a fundamental level are key goals of the CMS and BaBar experiments. The work of the Brunel group is aimed at completing the endcap electromagnetic calorimeter for CMS, contributing to the software associated with the Tracker and Electromagnetic Calorimeter of CMS, and exploiting the data when the LHC commences in 2007. We continue to analyse the data now being produced by the BaBar experiment in particular in the channels involving rare charmless decays. We will be developing, installing and exploiting tracking detectors for the new experiments MICE and FP420. Data visualisation and statistical learning techniques will be applied to particle physics data analysis. Our work on the development of novel silicon detectors will benefit future upgrades to LHC detectors as well as many other areas of scientific research (for example detectors at synchrotron sources).
Publications
Khachatryan V
(2016)
Measurement of the charge asymmetry in top quark pair production in p p collisions at s = 8 TeV using a template method
in Physical Review D
Khachatryan V
(2016)
Decomposing transverse momentum balance contributions for quenched jets in PbPb collisions at s N N = 2.76 $$ \sqrt{s_{\mathrm{N}\;\mathrm{N}}}=2.76 $$ TeV
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Keijser W
(2016)
DG Connect Funded Projects on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Old Age People: Beyond Silos, CareWell and SmartCare.
in The journal of nutrition, health & aging
Khachatryan V
(2016)
Search for Narrow Resonances Decaying to Dijets in Proton-Proton Collisions at v[s]=13 TeV.
in Physical review letters
Khachatryan V
(2016)
Measurement of the Z ? ? ? ? ? ? production cross section in pp collisions at s = 8 TeV and limits on anomalous ZZ? and Z?? trilinear gauge boson couplings
in Physics Letters B
Ibisch PL
(2016)
A global map of roadless areas and their conservation status.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Khachatryan V
(2016)
Search for lepton flavour violating decays of heavy resonances and quantum black holes to an [Formula: see text] pair in proton-proton collisions at [Formula: see text].
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Khachatryan V
(2016)
Measurement of inclusive jet production and nuclear modifications in pPb collisions at [Formula: see text].
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Khachatryan V
(2016)
Forward-backward asymmetry of Drell-Yan lepton pairs in pp collisions at [Formula: see text][Formula: see text].
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Khachatryan V
(2016)
Measurement of the differential cross sections for top quark pair production as a function of kinematic event variables in p p collisions at s = 7 and 8 TeV
in Physical Review D
Khachatryan V
(2016)
Searches for R -parity-violating supersymmetry in p p collisions at s = 8 TeV in final states with 0-4 leptons
in Physical Review D
Khachatryan V
(2016)
Search for W' ? tb in proton-proton collisions at s = 8 $$ \sqrt{s}=8 $$ TeV
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Khachatryan V
(2016)
Erratum to: Comparison of the Z/?* + jets to ? + jets cross sections in pp collisions at s = 8 $$ \sqrt{s}=8 $$
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Booth C
(2013)
The design, construction and performance of the MICE target
in Journal of Instrumentation
Booth C
(2012)
The design, construction and performance of the MICE target
Ellis M
(2011)
The design, construction and performance of the MICE scintillating fibre trackers
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Collaboration C
(2010)
Aligning the CMS muon chambers with the muon alignment system during an extended cosmic ray run
in Journal of Instrumentation
Collaboration C
(2010)
Performance of the CMS drift-tube chamber local trigger with cosmic rays
in Journal of Instrumentation
Khachatryan V
(2010)
Observation of long-range, near-side angular correlations in proton-proton collisions at the LHC
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Collaboration C
(2010)
Measurement of the muon stopping power in lead tungstate
in Journal of Instrumentation
Collaboration C
(2010)
Fine synchronization of the CMS muon drift-tube local trigger using cosmic rays
in Journal of Instrumentation
Collaboration C
(2010)
Performance of the CMS cathode strip chambers with cosmic rays
in Journal of Instrumentation
Collaboration C
(2010)
Alignment of the CMS silicon tracker during commissioning with cosmic rays
in Journal of Instrumentation
Collaboration C
(2010)
Performance of CMS muon reconstruction in cosmic-ray events
in Journal of Instrumentation
Collaboration C
(2010)
Precise mapping of the magnetic field in the CMS barrel yoke using cosmic rays
in Journal of Instrumentation
Group T
(2010)
Radiation hardness qualification of PbWO 4 scintillation crystals for the CMS Electromagnetic Calorimeter
in Journal of Instrumentation
Khachatryan V
(2010)
Search for dijet resonances in 7 TeV pp collisions at CMS.
in Physical review letters
Collaboration C
(2010)
Performance of the CMS drift tube chambers with cosmic rays
in Journal of Instrumentation
Collaboration C
(2010)
Commissioning of the CMS High-Level Trigger with cosmic rays
in Journal of Instrumentation
Hobson P
(2009)
Avalanche photodiodes and vacuum phototriodes for the electromagnetic calorimeter of the CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Collaboration C
(2009)
Stand-alone cosmic muon reconstruction before installation of the CMS silicon strip tracker
in Journal of Instrumentation
Abdullin S
(2009)
The CMS barrel calorimeter response to particle beams from 2 to 350 GeV/c
in The European Physical Journal C
Adam W
(2009)
Alignment of the CMS silicon strip tracker during stand-alone commissioning
in Journal of Instrumentation
Adam W
(2009)
Performance studies of the CMS Strip Tracker before installation
in Journal of Instrumentation
Collaboration T
(2008)
The CMS experiment at the CERN LHC
in Journal of Instrumentation
Adam W
(2008)
The CMS tracker operation and performance at the Magnet Test and Cosmic Challenge
in Journal of Instrumentation
Group T
(2008)
Intercalibration of the barrel electromagnetic calorimeter of the CMS experiment at start-up
in Journal of Instrumentation
Collaboration T
(2007)
CMS Physics Technical Design Report, Volume II: Physics Performance
in Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Brigljevic V
(2007)
Study of di-boson production with the CMS detector at LHC
in Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Adzic P.
(2007)
Energy resolution of the barrel of the CMS Electromagnetic Calorimeter
in Journal of Instrumentation
Ingram Q
(2007)
Energy resolution of the barrel of the CMS Electromagnetic Calorimeter
in Journal of Instrumentation
Hobson P
(2006)
Simulation of a vacuum phototriode with SIMION 3D
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Adzic P
(2006)
Results of the first performance tests * of the CMS electromagnetic calorimeter
in The European Physical Journal C
Adzic P
(2006)
Reconstruction of the signal amplitude of the CMS electromagnetic calorimeter
in The European Physical Journal C
Collaboration T
(2006)
GridPP: development of the UK computing Grid for particle physics
in Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
| Description | First Grant |
| Amount | £100,731 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/H042717/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2010 |
| End | 07/2012 |
| Description | CMS |
| Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
| Department | Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Construction, comissioning and operation of the CMS experiment. Data analysis in top-quark physics studies. Provision (via GridPP London Tier-2) of computing resources. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Data acquistion, computing resources (Tier 0), co-authorship of publications, access to data, scientific leadership and support |
| Impact | Over 200 refereed journal publications in experimental particle physics. Along with LHC data analysed by the ATLAS collaboration CMS determined the existence of the Higgs boson which was the subject of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics. Several STFC funded doctoral students have been trained in data analysis, computer programming and large-scale distributed Grid computing techniques. |
| Description | CMS |
| Organisation | Imperial College London |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Construction, comissioning and operation of the CMS experiment. Data analysis in top-quark physics studies. Provision (via GridPP London Tier-2) of computing resources. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Data acquistion, computing resources (Tier 0), co-authorship of publications, access to data, scientific leadership and support |
| Impact | Over 200 refereed journal publications in experimental particle physics. Along with LHC data analysed by the ATLAS collaboration CMS determined the existence of the Higgs boson which was the subject of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics. Several STFC funded doctoral students have been trained in data analysis, computer programming and large-scale distributed Grid computing techniques. |
| Description | CMS |
| Organisation | Rutherford Appleton Laboratory |
| Department | Particle Physics Department |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Construction, comissioning and operation of the CMS experiment. Data analysis in top-quark physics studies. Provision (via GridPP London Tier-2) of computing resources. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Data acquistion, computing resources (Tier 0), co-authorship of publications, access to data, scientific leadership and support |
| Impact | Over 200 refereed journal publications in experimental particle physics. Along with LHC data analysed by the ATLAS collaboration CMS determined the existence of the Higgs boson which was the subject of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics. Several STFC funded doctoral students have been trained in data analysis, computer programming and large-scale distributed Grid computing techniques. |
| Description | CMS |
| Organisation | University of Bristol |
| Department | School of Physics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Construction, comissioning and operation of the CMS experiment. Data analysis in top-quark physics studies. Provision (via GridPP London Tier-2) of computing resources. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Data acquistion, computing resources (Tier 0), co-authorship of publications, access to data, scientific leadership and support |
| Impact | Over 200 refereed journal publications in experimental particle physics. Along with LHC data analysed by the ATLAS collaboration CMS determined the existence of the Higgs boson which was the subject of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics. Several STFC funded doctoral students have been trained in data analysis, computer programming and large-scale distributed Grid computing techniques. |
| Description | Goldsmith A-level Physics Teachers Course |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Invited talks on particle physics plus one-day visit to CERN. 25 A-level (or equivalent) Physics Teachers attend a week-long residential course run at Brunel. Contacts established with Schools whom we subsequently have visited. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | Pre-2006,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012 |
| Description | IoP SE Branch Talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 70 members of the public attended a talk at IoP HQ. Talk followed by half-hour of discussion. Some publicity for CMS ECAL |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Public Lecture on Higgs discovery |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 45 school pupils attended out of a toal audience of about 130 None so far |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |