The University of Manchester Experimental Particle Physics Group Rolling Grant Application 2006-2011
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Manchester
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
The Particle Physics Group at Manchester University will continue to probe the fundamental particles and forces of nature. This is done by several experiments: ATLAS at the :LHC at CERN, due to start in 2007, will study proton-proton collisions at the highest energies yet, and is expected to reveal a wealth of new particles. BaBar at SLAC is measuring the difference between matter and antimatter. Dzero is at Fermilab, which is presently the highest energy collider till the LHC starts. SuperNemo will search for a type of nuclear beta decay which, if found, would show that the neutrino is its own antiparticle. We also run an ongoing R and D programme for the detectors, electronics, accelerators and computers we use for our investigations into fundamental physics.
Organisations
Publications
Adloff C
(2009)
Response of the CALICE Si-W electromagnetic calorimeter physics prototype to electrons
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Albrow M
(2009)
The FP420 R&D project: Higgs and New Physics with forward protons at the LHC
in Journal of Instrumentation
Aubert B
(2009)
Measurements of the t mass and the mass difference of the t + and t - at BABAR
in Physical Review D
Aubert B
(2009)
Precise measurement of the e+e- --> pi+pi-(gamma) cross section with the initial state radiation method at BABAR.
in Physical review letters
Aubert B
(2009)
Search for Lepton Flavor Violating Decays t - ? l - K s 0 with the BABAR Experiment
in Physical Review D
Aubert B
(2008)
Measurement of the branching fractions of exclusive _B-->D(*)(pi)l-_nu l decays in events with a fully reconstructed B meson.
in Physical review letters
Aubert B
(2009)
Search for dimuon decays of a light scalar boson in radiative transitions Upsilon-->gammaA0.
in Physical review letters
Aubert B
(2008)
Exclusive branching-fraction measurements of semileptonic tau decays into three charged hadrons, into phipi(-)nu tau, and into phi K(-)nu tau.
in Physical review letters
Aubert B
(2009)
Search for a low-mass higgs boson in Upsilon(3S)-->gammaA(0), A(0)-->tau(+)tau(-) at BABAR.
in Physical review letters
Aubert B
(2008)
Search for CP violation in the decays D0 --> K- K+ and D0 --> pi- pi+.
in Physical review letters
| Description | Continued discoveries in particle physics, including CP violation in B decay |
| Exploitation Route | Further developments in particle physics |
| Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software) Electronics |
| URL | http://www.hep.man.ac.uk |
| Description | Brian Cox - he was a member of the group during this grant, which covers the period in which he developed as a populariser of science |
| First Year Of Impact | 2010 |
| Sector | Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| Impact Types | Cultural Societal |