LHCb Upgrade: Beyond the Energy Frontier- cost to completion
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Liverpool
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
LHCb is a particle physics experiment operating at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. It is the world's leading physics experiment in its field and has a unique capability to explore physics beyond the Standard Model. LHCb's main aim is to search for new physics beyond the Standard Model through precision tests of matter anti-matter asymmetries (CP violation), rare decays of particles containing beauty and charm quarks and more generally by detecting any deviation from the expected behaviour of any particle. The experiment also has world-class programmes in other areas due to its unique design and coverage of an angular region closer to the beams that at the other main LHC experiments.
The opportunity now exists to dramatically increase the reach of LHCb's programme and to widen its physics profile. The UK groups lead the upgrade of the VELO (Vertex Locator), the most precise vertex detector at the LHC. Liverpool is responsible for the upgraded VELO assembly. This award will allow the upgraded VELO detector to be delivered to CERN for installation and operation in the next period of data taking.
The opportunity now exists to dramatically increase the reach of LHCb's programme and to widen its physics profile. The UK groups lead the upgrade of the VELO (Vertex Locator), the most precise vertex detector at the LHC. Liverpool is responsible for the upgraded VELO assembly. This award will allow the upgraded VELO detector to be delivered to CERN for installation and operation in the next period of data taking.
Organisations
Publications
Gianelle A
(2022)
Quantum Machine Learning for b-jet charge identification
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Hennessy K
(2021)
Readout Firmware of the Vertex Locator for LHCb Run 3 and Beyond
in IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
Khoo T
(2022)
Constraints on Future Analysis Metadata Systems in High Energy Physics
in Computing and Software for Big Science
| Description | BBC World interview |
| 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 | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview for the Context, BBC World, around LHC Run 3 startup |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | BBC breakfast |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview on BBC breakfast around the Run 3 start |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Discussion with Pallab Ghosh re LHCb/Run 3 preparations |
| 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 | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | discussion/interview with Pallab Ghosh as fact finding and quotes for longer Run3 startup article planned for 2022. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | FT interview |
| 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 | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview for Clive Cookson piece around Run 3 startup |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.ft.com/content/cbe55858-86c4-441f-a4db-ebfe0ae60969 |
| Description | Filming for BBC/China documentary on antimatter |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Preparatory meetings/explanations with researchers about antimatter and its discovery, and the cutting edge of research today. One day filming as a contributor to hour long documentary, an episode in "The Universe's greatest mysteries" (BBC), destined for China/Asia. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | ITV news at 10 interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview for ITV news at 10 around LHC startup. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Interview for radio scotland |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview with Radio Scotland around Run 3 startup. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Interview with Nature news ahead of Run3 startup |
| 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 | Interview ahead of Run3 start |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Nature news interview |
| 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 | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Interview for piece around Run 3 startup |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01388-6 |
| Description | Nicky Campbell's 5 live phone-in |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Participant on Nicky Campbell's 5 live phone in, answering questions on CERN and particle physics for an hour. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Posting of IATV antimatter debate with Sabine Hossenfeld and Lee Smolin |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | reocrded debate about antimatter, released on tuotube |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2ngmVwXteE |
| Description | Prospect interview |
| 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 | Interviewee for Philip Ball article on LHC and the future of particle physics |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/science-and-technology/is-particle-physics-at-a-dead-end-large-ha... |
| Description | Radio 2 interview/midnight mastermind quiz with OJ Borg (on antimatter) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | participation in midnight mastermind asking questions about antimatter. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Radio 4 programme with poet |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Programme with poet Fiona Sampson, exploring antimatter (with LHCb), our process and language |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001dwnt |
| Description | Radio 5 live interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview on the Naga Munchetty show on 5 live, around the LHC reaching record breaking energies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Razor (antimatter documentary/LHCb) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This is a science documentary series, Razor, filmed by CCGN with global reach. One episode concerns antimatter. I am one of the interviewees and have helped with parts of the script. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022,2023 |
| Description | STFC/uni press release on VELO |
| 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 helped STFC prepare a press release around the delivery of the VELO to CERN in time for Run 3. This involved drafting and iterating text and coming up with quotes for Themis. The text was used for a university news story too. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/physical-sciences/news/articles/the-device-hoping-to-answer-the-ultimate... |
| Description | Today programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview on radio 4's Today programme around LHC Run 3 startup. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | University news story |
| 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 | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Helped draft and supplied quote for university news story on Run 3 startup |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2022/07/05/large-hadron-collider-takes-first-data-in-record-breaking-ru... |
| Description | University news story about poet |
| 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 | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | University news story to accompany radio 4 programme with Fiona Sampson - I fact checked. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2022/11/16/scientists-inspire-new-poetry-for-radio-4s-language-exchange... |
| Description | assistance in drafting STFC press release for VELO completion |
| 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 | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | drafting / revising STFC press release on VELO delivery, ahead of delivery. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | la scienze piece |
| 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 | This is actually the nature news article, translated |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.lescienze.it/news/2022/07/07/news/lhc_aggiornato_run3_aumento_energia_esperimenti_atlas_... |
| Description | quoted in Spanish piece on Galois |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I'm not really sure how to classify this. I contributed to a radio 4 documentary on Galois 10 (?) years ago and am quoted from it here. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.levante-emv.com/tendencias21/2022/09/19/mayor-testamento-matematico-historia-surgio-7562... |