The Experimental Study of Elementary Particle Interactions at High Energy
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Cambridge
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
The Cambridge High Energy Physics Group focuses its research activities on experiments at high-energy accelerators, currently the Large Hadron Collider and the ATLAS and LHCb experiments at CERN, and the future long-baseline neutrino experiment LBNF at Fermilab and linear collider facilities. The goal is to understand the fundamental particles of nature and their interactions, in particular, to discover physics beyond our current understanding, to understand why the Universe is made only of matter and not antimatter and to reveal the identity of dark matter. This grant will enable the group to fully exploit the physics of the LHC, deliver our commitments to the upgrades of the ATLAS and LHCb experiments, and to consolidate our strong participation in our neutrino programme. The opportunities offered by this exciting physics programme will not only drive the forefront of discovery, but also provide substantial impact to local enterprises and on public engagement.
Planned Impact
Please see attached Pathways to Impact document.
Organisations
Publications
Aaboud M
(2018)
Search for electroweak production of supersymmetric states in scenarios with compressed mass spectra at s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review D
Aaboud M
(2019)
Cross-section measurements of the Higgs boson decaying into a pair of t -leptons in proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review D
Aaboud M
(2019)
Electron reconstruction and identification in the ATLAS experiment using the 2015 and 2016 LHC proton-proton collision data at $$\sqrt{s} = 13$$ $$\text {TeV}$$
in The European Physical Journal C
Aaboud M
(2016)
Search for squarks and gluinos in events with hadronically decaying tau leptons, jets and missing transverse momentum in proton-proton collisions at [Formula: see text] TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Aaboud M
(2017)
Measurement of multi-particle azimuthal correlations in pp, p + Pb and low-multiplicity Pb + Pb collisions with the ATLAS detector.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Aaboud M
(2017)
Femtoscopy with identified charged pions in proton-lead collisions at s NN = 5.02 TeV with ATLAS
in Physical Review C
Aaboud M
(2016)
Charged-particle distributions at low transverse momentum in $$\sqrt{s} = 13$$ s = 13 TeV pp interactions measured with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
in The European Physical Journal C
Aaboud M
(2017)
Measurement of the cross section for inclusive isolated-photon production in pp collisions at s = 13 TeV using the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Aaboud M
(2018)
Search for dark matter and other new phenomena in events with an energetic jet and large missing transverse momentum using the ATLAS detector
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaboud M
(2016)
Dark matter interpretations of ATLAS searches for the electroweak production of supersymmetric particles in s = 8 $$ \sqrt{s}=8 $$ TeV proton-proton collisions
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaboud M
(2018)
Search for new phenomena in high-mass final states with a photon and a jet from pp collisions at s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Aaboud M
(2016)
Study of hard double-parton scattering in four-jet events in pp collisions at s = 7 $$ \sqrt{s}=7 $$ TeV with the ATLAS experiment
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaboud M
(2018)
Search for dark matter produced in association with bottom or top quarks in s = 13 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Aaboud M
(2018)
Search for lepton-flavor-violating decays of the Z boson into a t lepton and a light lepton with the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review D
Aaboud M
(2019)
Modelling radiation damage to pixel sensors in the ATLAS detector
in Journal of Instrumentation
Aaboud M
(2019)
Measurement of the t t ¯ Z and t t ¯ W cross sections in proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review D
Aaboud M
(2017)
A measurement of the calorimeter response to single hadrons and determination of the jet energy scale uncertainty using LHC Run-1 pp-collision data with the ATLAS detector.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Aaboud M
(2017)
Measurement of W W / W Z ? l ? q q ' production with the hadronically decaying boson reconstructed as one or two jets in pp collisions at s = 8 TeV with ATLAS, and constraints on anomalous gauge couplings.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Aaboud M
(2018)
Search for a Structure in the B s 0 p ± Invariant Mass Spectrum with the ATLAS Experiment
in Physical Review Letters
Aaboud M
(2018)
Measurement of dijet azimuthal decorrelations in p p collisions at s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector and determination of the strong coupling
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2019)
ATLAS b-jet identification performance and efficiency measurement with $$t{\bar{t}}$$ events in pp collisions at $$\sqrt{s}=13$$ TeV
in The European Physical Journal C
Aad G
(2020)
Measurement of the t t ¯ production cross-section in the lepton+jets channel at s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS experiment
in Physics Letters B
| Title | Science Museum Collider Exhbition |
| Description | Exhibition featruing the Large Hadron Collider and CERN |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2013 |
| Impact | The exhibition has reached over 100,000 people worldwide. |
| URL | http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visitmuseum/Plan_your_visit/exhibitions/collider |
| Description | Discovery of new sources of CP violation, b-hadron rare decays and multi-quark states. |
| Exploitation Route | Further academic research, public engagement and education |
| Sectors | Education |
| Description | Public engagement and economic impact |
| First Year Of Impact | 2015 |
| Sector | Education |
| Impact Types | Cultural Economic |
| Description | Gravity Fields Festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Biannual Science Festival held in Grantham in honour of Sir Isaac Newton. I am Patron. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2014,2016 |
| URL | https://www.gravityfields.co.uk/ |
| Description | In Our Time |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I have been a panel member on BBC Radio 4 "In Our Time" three times (Theories of Everything, Antimatter, the Neutron). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | Pre-2006,2011,2016 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl |
| Description | New Scientist Expert event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | New Scientist expert event on the Large Hadron Collider |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Royal Society Summer Exhibition |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Royal Society Summer Exhibition - AntiMatter |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Science Museum "Collider" exhibition |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Science Museum Collider exhibition has reached over 100,000 people and is currently on world tour. I am one of the orginal designers and advisors of the exhibition. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014,2015,2016,2017 |
| URL | http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visitmuseum/Plan_your_visit/exhibitions/collider |
| Description | U3Age - Norah Boyce Lecture |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | U3Age are educated retired people who have an interest in science. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011,2016 |
| Description | Worshipful Company Scientific Instrument Makers - Women in Engineering and Science |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Event to encourage Year 7 and 8 girls to do Science and Engineering. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |