QMUL Experimental Particle Physics Programme 2009-2014
Lead Research Organisation:
Queen Mary University of London
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
The Queen Mary Experimental Particle Physics Group has an exciting set of particle physics experiments at the forefront of the field. Members of the Group have been working on the design, R&D, construction and commissioning of the ATLAS detector at the CERN LHC which is just starting to see real data in the form of cosmic ray and a few beam splash events. They are being joined by colleagues from the H1 and BaBar experiments whose analyses are coming to an end after many years of extremely productive results including measurements of CP violation in the bottom quark sector that were recognized in the award of the 2008 Nobel Prize for physics. The ATLAS Group has also been joined by colleagues from the CDF experiment who are experts on the top quark. The ATLAS group will continue the study of the top quark at the LHC and the expertise gained will allow us to probe for new physics such as the discovery of the Higgs particle or Supersymmetry. We will also continue our study of proton structure at the highest possible energies. The Queen Mary Group is also starting to get involved in upgrades to the ATLAS detector for the higher luminosity Super-LHC, first by participating in the ATLAS Tracker Upgrade programme and later in possible Trigger upgrades. At the other end of the mass scale other colleagues from BaBar are currently building the T2K long baseline neutrino experiment in Japan which will continue the investigations of the recently discovered neutrino oscillations. In addition the Group will look to exploit new opportunities, such as Super B Factories or Linear Colliders when they become available.
Publications
Aad G
(2014)
Search for dark matter in events with a Z boson and missing transverse momentum in p p collisions at s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2013)
Search for single b ? -quark production with the ATLAS detector at s = 7 TeV
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2014)
Measurement of the production cross-section of ?(2S) ? J/?(?µ + µ - )p + p - in pp collisions at s $$ \sqrt{s} $$ = 7 TeV at ATLAS
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aad G
(2014)
Study of heavy-flavor quarks produced in association with top-quark pairs at s = 7 TeV using the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2014)
Search for scalar diphoton resonances in the mass range 65-600 GeV with the ATLAS detector in pp collision data at vs=8 TeV.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2013)
Search for long-lived, multi-charged particles in pp collisions at
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2012)
Search for a supersymmetric partner to the top quark in final states with jets and missing transverse momentum at sqrt[s] = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2013)
Measurement of Z boson production in Pb-Pb collisions at sqrt[s(NN)]=2.76 TeV with the ATLAS detector.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2014)
Search for Higgs boson decays to a photon and a Z boson in pp collisions at s = 7 and 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2013)
Measurement of the jet radius and transverse momentum dependence of inclusive jet suppression in lead-lead collisions at
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2014)
Measurement of the low-mass Drell-Yan differential cross section at s $$ \sqrt{s} $$ = 7 TeV using the ATLAS detector
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aad G
(2013)
Measurement of upsilon production in 7 TeV p p collisions at ATLAS
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2014)
Search for squarks and gluinos with the ATLAS detector in final states with jets and missing transverse momentum using s = 8 $$ \sqrt{s}=8 $$ TeV proton-proton collision data
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aad G
(2014)
Evidence for electroweak production of W±W±jj in pp collisions at sqrt[s] = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2012)
Search for extra dimensions using diphoton events in 7 TeV proton-proton collisions with the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2014)
Measurement of ? c1 and ? c2 production with s $$ \sqrt{s} $$ = 7 TeV pp collisions at ATLAS
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aad G
(2014)
Measurement of event-plane correlations in s NN = 2.76 TeV lead-lead collisions with the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review C
Aad G
(2012)
Search for a light Higgs boson decaying to long-lived weakly interacting particles in proton-proton collisions at sqrt[s] = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2014)
Search for quantum black hole production in high-invariant-mass lepton+jet final states using pp collisions at vs=8 TeV and the ATLAS detector.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2012)
Determination of the strange-quark density of the proton from ATLAS measurements of the W?l? and Z?ll cross sections.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2014)
Search for the lepton flavor violating decay Z ? e µ in p p collisions at s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2013)
Measurement of upsilon production in 7 TeVppcollisions at ATLAS
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2013)
Measurements of W ? and Z ? production in p p collisions at s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2014)
Measurement of the mass difference between top and anti-top quarks in pp collisions at s = 7 TeV using the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2012)
Search for extra dimensions using diphoton events in 7 TeV proton-proton collisions with the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2012)
Measurement of W? and Z? production cross sections in pp collisions at
in Physics Letters B
Related Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Award Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST/H001042/1 | 30/09/2009 | 30/03/2011 | £1,088,256 | ||
| ST/H001042/2 | Transfer | ST/H001042/1 | 30/09/2010 | 29/09/2012 | £6,457,931 |
| Description | We have discovered the Higgs Boson the fundamental scalar boson that is predicted to give mass to all other particles. |
| Exploitation Route | Further research is required to establish if this is the Higgs Boson or if it is one of many (possibly Supersymmetric) Higgs Bosons. |
| Sectors | Education |
| URL | https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/AtlasPublic |
| Description | The discovery of the Higgs Boson captured the imagination of millions of people. It will lead to an increased interest in science among the general public and lead to more students studying science at University. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2012 |
| Sector | Education |
| Impact Types | Societal |