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
Altheimer A
(2014)
Boosted objects and jet substructure at the LHC. Report of BOOST2012, held at IFIC Valencia, 23rd-27th of July 2012
in The European Physical Journal C
Ambru? V
(2015)
Renormalised fermion vacuum expectation values on anti-de Sitter space-time
in Physics Letters B
Ambrus V
(2015)
Massless rotating fermions inside a cylinder
Ambrus V
(2014)
Dirac fermions on an anti-de Sitter background
Ambrus V
(2014)
Rotating quantum states
in Physics Letters B
Ashoorioon A
(2014)
Non-Bunch-Davis initial state reconciles chaotic models with BICEP and Planck
in Physics Letters B
Ashoorioon A
(2014)
Implications of purely classical gravity for inflationary tensor modes
in Modern Physics Letters A
Ashoorioon A
(2014)
Effect of transitions in the Planck mass during inflation on primordial power spectra
in Physical Review D
Ashoorioon A
(2014)
Gravitational waves from preheating in M-flation
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Ashoorioon A
(2014)
Reconciliation of high energy scale models of inflation with Planck
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Ashoorioon A
(2014)
Gauged M-flation after BICEP2
in Physics Letters B
Ashoorioon A
(2014)
Black holes as beads on cosmic strings
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Babu K
(2013)
Post-sphaleron baryogenesis and an upper limit on the neutron-antineutron oscillation time
in Physical Review D
Baer H
(2015)
Dark matter production in the early Universe: Beyond the thermal WIMP paradigm
in Physics Reports
Balázs C
(2014)
Baryogenesis, dark matter and inflation in the next-to-minimal supersymmetric standard model
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Banerjee S
(2015)
Prospects of heavy neutrino searches at future lepton colliders
in Physical Review D
Banerjee S
(2013)
Invisible Higgs decay in a supersymmetric inverse seesaw model with light sneutrino dark matter
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Battye R
(2012)
Classically spinning and isospinning solitons
Battye R
(2014)
Classically isospinning Skyrmion solutions
in Physical Review D
Battye R
(2013)
Isospinning baby Skyrmion solutions
in Physical Review D
Battye R
(2013)
Classically isospinning Hopf solitons
in Physical Review D
Battye RA
(2014)
Evidence for massive neutrinos from cosmic microwave background and lensing observations.
in Physical review letters
Baxter J
(2016)
Topological black holes in su ( N ) Einstein-Yang-Mills theory with a negative cosmological constant
in Physics Letters B
Benone C
(2014)
Absorption of a massive scalar field by a charged black hole
in Physical Review D
Bezrukov F
(2013)
Light inflaton after LHC8 and WMAP9 results
in Journal of High Energy Physics
| 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 |