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
McDonald J
(2013)
Explaining the dark energy, baryon and dark matter coincidence via domain-dependent random densities
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
McDonald J
(2013)
Isocurvature and curvaton perturbations with red power spectrum and large hemispherical asymmetry
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
McDonald J
(2013)
Baryon-to-dark matter ratio from random angular fields
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
McDonald J
(2012)
Simultaneous Generation of WIMP Miracle-like Densities of Baryons and Dark Matter
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Millington P
(2013)
Perturbative nonequilibrium thermal field theory
in Physical Review D
Millington P
(2013)
Thermal field theory to all orders in gradient expansion
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Millington P
(2013)
Perturbative non-equilibrium thermal field theory to all orders in gradient expansion
in Physics Letters B
Munir S
(2013)
Simultaneous enhancement in ? ? , b b ¯ and t + t - rates in the NMSSM with nearly degenerate scalar and pseudoscalar Higgs bosons
in Physical Review D
Nolan B
(2016)
On the stability of dyons and dyonic black holes in Einstein-Yang-Mills theory
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Nolan P
(2015)
Octupolar invariants for compact binaries on quasicircular orbits
in Physical Review D
Pilaftsis A
(2013)
Symmetry-improved CJT effective action
in Nuclear Physics B
Pilaftsis A
(2015)
Symmetry Improved 2PI Effective Action and the Infrared Divergences of the Standard Model
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Pilaftsis A
(2016)
Diphoton signatures from heavy axion decays at the CERN Large Hadron Collider
in Physical Review D
Pilaftsis A
(2013)
Advances in Leptogenesis
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
PILAFTSIS A
(2013)
ANOMALOUS FERMION MASS GENERATION AT THREE LOOPS
in Modern Physics Letters A
Pilaftsis A
(2015)
Mass bounds on light and heavy neutrinos from radiative minimal-flavor-violation leptogenesis
in Physical Review D
Roszkowski L
(2015)
Axino dark matter with low reheating temperature
in Journal of High Energy Physics
ROSZKOWSKI L
(2013)
BAYESIAN IMPLICATIONS OF COLLIDER AND SUSY DARK MATTER DIRECT AND INDIRECT SEARCHES
in Modern Physics Letters A
Roszkowski L
(2014)
What next for the CMSSM and the NUHM: improved prospects for superpartner and dark matter detection
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Roszkowski L
(2015)
Prospects for dark matter searches in the pMSSM
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Roszkowski L
(2013)
Gravitino Dark Matter with Constraints from Higgs Boson Mass and Sneutrino Decays
in Acta Physica Polonica B
Roszkowski L
(2013)
Gravitino dark matter with constraints from Higgs boson mass and sneutrino decays
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Roszkowski L
(2014)
Neutralino and gravitino dark matter with low reheating temperature
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Salvio A
(2015)
Classical and quantum initial conditions for Higgs inflation
in Physics Letters B
Sanchez J
(2014)
Inflationary buildup of a vector field condensate and its cosmological consequences
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Sanidas S
(2013)
PROJECTED CONSTRAINTS ON THE COSMIC (SUPER)STRING TENSION WITH FUTURE GRAVITATIONAL WAVE DETECTION EXPERIMENTS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Seymour M
(2013)
Constraining MPI models using s eff and recent Tevatron and LHC Underlying Event data
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Talaganis S
(2015)
Towards understanding the ultraviolet behavior of quantum loops in infinite-derivative theories of gravity
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Van De Bruck C
(2015)
Simplest extension of Starobinsky inflation
in Physical Review D
Van De Bruck C
(2013)
Modified gravity and the radiation dominated epoch
in Physical Review D
Van De Bruck C
(2015)
Stabilizing the Planck mass shortly after inflation
in Physical Review D
Van De Bruck C
(2013)
Nonadiabatic pressure perturbation and noncanonical kinetic terms in multifield inflation
in Physical Review D
Van De Bruck C
(2013)
Constraints on nonconformal couplings from the properties of the cosmic microwave background radiation.
in Physical review letters
Wang L
(2013)
Small non-Gaussianity and dipole asymmetry in the cosmic microwave background
in Physical Review D
Wang L
(2013)
Cosmological perturbations from a spectator field during inflation
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Wang L
(2013)
Visible sector inflation and the right thermal history in light of Planck data
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Wardell B
(2014)
Self-force via Green functions and worldline integration
in Physical Review D
Winstanley E
(2016)
1st Karl Schwarzschild Meeting on Gravitational Physics
Zenaiev O
(2015)
Impact of heavy-flavour production cross sections measured by the LHCb experiment on parton distribution functions at low x PROSA Collaboration
in The European Physical Journal C
Ángeles-Martínez R
(2015)
Coulomb gluons and the ordering variable
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 |