Particle Physics Phenomenology in the Standard Model and Beyond (2008-2013)JF
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Manchester
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
Particle physics is the branch of physics concerned with the behaviour of matter at the smallest distances. Over the years, physicists have developed the 'Standard Model' of particle physics. It is a very elegant theory capable of describing pretty much all known phenomena (at least in principle) with the exception of gravity and it has been tested to remarkable precision in equally remarkable experiments based at the world's 'atom smashers' (a.k.a. particle accelerators). However, we know that the Standard Model is flawed and so we expect there to be physics 'Beyond the Standard Model'. This research project is concerned with identifying possible sources of new physics and exploring how it might manifest itself in experiments. This study is very timely because the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will soon start up at CERN, the European Centre for Particle Physics. This is the most powerful accelerator ever built and it is seriously expected to push the Standard Model to breaking point. QCD is that part of the Standard Model concerned with the strong nuclear force. It is rich in interesting physics and not so well understood as the rest of the Standard Model. We are experts in its study and will explore various aspects of QCD in this project. Moreover, QCD effects are almost always present in particle collisions and they must be understood if we are to make the most of our experiments. We will pay close attention to understanding the role of QCD when searching for new physics. The Big Bang model of the Universe implies there was a time, very early in the Universe's history, when particle physics played a crucial role in the evolution of the Universe. We will devote time in this project to exploring the particle physics of the Early Universe.
Organisations
Publications
Battye R
(2012)
Classically spinning and isospinning solitons
McDonald J
(2012)
Simultaneous Generation of WIMP Miracle-like Densities of Baryons and Dark Matter
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Lee J
(2013)
CPsuperH2.3: An updated tool for phenomenology in the MSSM with explicit CP violation
in Computer Physics Communications
Wang L
(2013)
Small non-Gaussianity and dipole asymmetry in the cosmic microwave background
in Physical Review D
Pilaftsis A
(2013)
Symmetry-improved CJT effective action
in Nuclear Physics B
Dev P
(2013)
Erratum: 125 GeV Higgs boson and the type-II seesaw model
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Macedo C
(2013)
Absorption of planar massless scalar waves by Kerr black holes
in Physical Review D
Choi K
(2013)
Review of axino dark matter
in Journal of the Korean Physical Society
Kowalska K
(2013)
Two ultimate tests of constrained supersymmetry
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Casals M
(2013)
Self-force and Green function in Schwarzschild spacetime via quasinormal modes and branch cut
in Physical Review D
Casals M
(2013)
Quantization of fermions on Kerr space-time
in Physical Review D
Bœhm C
(2013)
Naturalness of light neutralino dark matter in pMSSM after LHC, XENON100 and Planck data
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Sanidas S
(2013)
PROJECTED CONSTRAINTS ON THE COSMIC (SUPER)STRING TENSION WITH FUTURE GRAVITATIONAL WAVE DETECTION EXPERIMENTS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Dolan S
(2013)
Superradiant instabilities of rotating black holes in the time domain
in Physical Review D
Ilakovac A
(2013)
Charged lepton flavor violation in supersymmetric low-scale seesaw models
in Physical Review D
Battye R
(2013)
Classically isospinning Hopf solitons
in Physical Review D
Dolan S
(2013)
Self-force via m -mode regularization and 2 + 1 D evolution. III. Gravitational field on Schwarzschild spacetime
in Physical Review D
Mazumdar A
(2013)
CMB dipole asymmetry from a fast roll phase
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
McDonald J
(2013)
Hemispherical power asymmetry from scale-dependent modulated reheating
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Bezrukov F
(2013)
Leptogenesis in models with keV sterile neutrino dark matter
in Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Babu K
(2013)
Post-sphaleron baryogenesis and an upper limit on the neutron-antineutron oscillation time
in Physical Review D
Bähr M
(2013)
Extracting s eff from the CDF ? + 3jets measurement
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Dev P
(2013)
Light and superlight sterile neutrinos in the minimal radiative inverse seesaw model
in Physical Review D
Dimopoulos K
(2013)
Statistical anisotropy from vector curvaton in D-brane inflation
in Nuclear Physics B
Van De Bruck C
(2013)
Modified gravity and the radiation dominated epoch
in Physical Review D
| Description | Progress on many fronts towards a better understanding of the universe, by developing theoretical models constrained by data from the LHC and cosmology experiments such as Planck. |
| Exploitation Route | Other scientists will develop their research in light of our publications. |
| Sectors | Energy |
| Description | Researchers supported by this award have been very active in outreach activities for the general public, schools and scientists from other fields |
| First Year Of Impact | 2014 |
| Sector | Education |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal |