Particle Physics Rolling Grant 2009
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Oxford
Department Name: Oxford Physics
Abstract
Particle physics attempts to understand the Universe and its evolution in terms of the interplay of a small number of fundamental forces and particles. The last thirty years has seen the development of a robust and extremely successful theoretical framework, known as the Standard Model, in which all available data can be explained. However, this model is demonstrably incomplete and has many parameters that must be inserted by hand. Our proposed progamme will significantly advance our understanding of whatever theory must be constructed to replace the Standard Model. Our collaboration in the SNO experiment has been a major contributor to our understanding of the phenomenon of neutrino mass, originally outside the Standard Model. As SNO draws to an end, we will continue our neutrino investigations with a leading role in the MINOS experiment and the next generation experiment based in Japan, T2K. We plan to measure other fundamental properties of the neutrino, such as whether or not it is its own antiparticle - a Majorana or a Dirac neutrino - by utilising our unique experience with the SNO experiment and its underground laboratory. The CDF experiment is coming to the end of its life as LHC takes over the energy frontier, but we intend to continue our important contributions to the remaining running and in the exploitation of the full data sample to produce papers. The ZEUS experiment has now completed data taking; we are determined to play a major part in bringing these classic results on the structure of the proton, and the strong interaction, to publication. These results are likely to remain in the text-books for many years. After the disappointment of the failure of the LHC in 2008, repairs are well under way and the LHC experiments will come on line during the period of this Rolling Grant. We will ensure that Oxford plays a major role in the extraction of physics results from ATLAS and LHCb, which have the potential to completely revolutionise our understanding of particle physics. We are committed to providing the computing resources and analysis tools necessary for the extraction of these results, and our work in ensuring that Grid concepts and technology are available to the wider academic and business community will continue. The CRESST-II and cryo-EDM experiments will use technologies in which Oxford has a world lead to explore some of the most important questions in particle physics and cosmology; in particular the nature off the material that appears to make up most of the Universe. The spokesman of a major new initiative in this area, EURECA, is from Oxford, so that we will continue our leading role in the search for Dark Matter. The John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science has major programmes in the accelerators of the future, including Linear Colliders and the Neutrino Factory. The JAI has established itself as a world-class institute in accelerator physics under the leadership of Professor Peach; we are starting the search for a world-class accelerator scientist to be his successor. We are also providing leaders in international bodies charged with the development of new accelerators. We will continue to develop and enhance our capabilities in mechanical and electronics design so that Oxford will retain the ability to construct the most sophisticated apparatus of whatever size is required for the physics objectives. We are determined to play a leading role in world particle physics in the future, as we have in the past.
Organisations
Publications
Abramowicz H
(2010)
Measurement of high-Q 2 charged current deep inelastic scattering cross sections with a longitudinally polarised positron beam at HERA
in The European Physical Journal C
Abramowicz H
(2014)
Deep inelastic cross-section measurements at large y with the ZEUS detector at HERA
in Physical Review D
Abramowicz H
(2010)
Measurement of D + and ? c + production in deep inelastic scattering at HERA
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Abramowicz H
(2012)
Measurement of isolated photons accompanied by jets in deep inelastic ep scattering
in Physics Letters B
Abramowicz H
(2014)
Measurement of beauty and charm production in deep inelastic scattering at HERA and measurement of the beauty-quark mass
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Abramowicz H
(2014)
Measurement of neutral current e ± p cross sections at high Bjorken x with the ZEUS detector
in Physical Review D
Abramowicz H
(2010)
Inclusive dijet cross sections in neutral current deep inelastic scattering at HERA
in The European Physical Journal C
Abramowicz H
(2011)
Measurement of heavy-quark jet photoproduction at HERA
in The European Physical Journal C
Abramowicz H
(2012)
Inclusive-jet photoproduction at HERA and determination of
in Nuclear Physics B
Abramowicz H
(2014)
Further studies of the photoproduction of isolated photons with a jet at HERA
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Abramowicz H
(2010)
Scaled momentum spectra in deep inelastic scattering at HERA
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Abramowicz H
(2012)
Search for first-generation leptoquarks at HERA
in Physical Review D
Abramowicz H
(2013)
Production of Z 0 bosons in elastic and quasi-elastic ep collisions at HERA
in Physics Letters B
Achten F
(2012)
A study of the effect of a 500 kGy(Si) radiation dose on the bandwidth of a radiation hard multi-mode fibre
in Journal of Instrumentation
Adams G
(2011)
Amplitude analyses of the decays ? c 1 ? ? p + p - and ? c 1 ? ? ' p + p -
in Physical Review D
Adamson P
(2014)
Combined analysis of ?µ disappearance and ?µ??e appearance in MINOS using accelerator and atmospheric neutrinos.
in Physical review letters
Adamson P
(2011)
Active to sterile neutrino mixing limits from neutral-current interactions in MINOS.
in Physical review letters
Adamson P
(2010)
Search for Lorentz invariance and CPT violation with the MINOS far detector.
in Physical review letters
Adamson P
(2012)
Measurements of atmospheric neutrinos and antineutrinos in the MINOS far detector
in Physical Review D
Adamson P
(2012)
Improved measurement of muon antineutrino disappearance in MINOS.
in Physical review letters
Adamson P
(2011)
Measurement of the neutrino mass splitting and flavor mixing by MINOS.
in Physical review letters
Adamson P
(2010)
Neutrino and antineutrino inclusive charged-current cross section measurements with the MINOS near detector
in Physical Review D
Adamson P
(2012)
Search for Lorentz invariance and C P T violation with muon antineutrinos in the MINOS Near Detector
in Physical Review D
Adamson P
(2011)
First direct observation of muon antineutrino disappearance.
in Physical review letters
Adamson P
(2010)
Observation of muon intensity variations by season with the MINOS far detector
in Physical Review D
Adamson P
(2011)
Search for the disappearance of muon antineutrinos in the NuMI neutrino beam
in Physical Review D
Adamson P
(2010)
New constraints on muon-neutrino to electron-neutrino transitions in MINOS
in Physical Review D
Adamson P
(2010)
Search for sterile neutrino mixing in the MINOS long-baseline experiment
in Physical Review D
Adamson P
(2011)
Measurement of the underground atmospheric muon charge ratio using the MINOS Near Detector
in Physical Review D
Adamson P
(2011)
Observation in the MINOS far detector of the shadowing of cosmic rays by the sun and moon
in Astroparticle Physics
Adamson P
(2011)
Improved search for Muon-neutrino to electron-neutrino oscillations in MINOS.
in Physical review letters
Adey D
(2014)
Light sterile neutrino sensitivity at the nuSTORM facility
in Physical Review D
Agarwalla S
(2014)
The mass-hierarchy and CP-violation discovery reach of the LBNO long-baseline neutrino experiment
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aharmim B
(2011)
LOW-MULTIPLICITY BURST SEARCH AT THE SUDBURY NEUTRINO OBSERVATORY
in The Astrophysical Journal
Aharmim B
(2010)
SEARCHES FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY VARIATIONS IN THE 8 B SOLAR NEUTRINO FLUX AT THE SUDBURY NEUTRINO OBSERVATORY
in The Astrophysical Journal
Aharmim B
(2010)
Low-energy-threshold analysis of the Phase I and Phase II data sets of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
in Physical Review C
Aharmim B
(2013)
Measurement of the ? e and total 8 B solar neutrino fluxes with the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory phase-III data set
in Physical Review C
Ahmed Z
(2011)
Combined limits on WIMPs from the CDMS and EDELWEISS experiments
in Physical Review D
Alabau-Gonzalvo, J. And Others
(2011)
ATF2 summary and status
in ICFA Beam Dyn.Newslett.
Alexander J
(2010)
Study of ? ( 2 S ) decays to ? p p ¯ , p 0 p p ¯ , and ? p p ¯ , and search for p p ¯ threshold enhancements
in Physical Review D
Allanach B
(2011)
Discovery reach for generic supersymmetry at the LHC: M T2 versus missing transverse momentum selections for pMSSM searches
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Allport P
(2011)
Progress with the single-sided module prototypes for the ATLAS tracker upgrade stave
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Angloher G
(2014)
EURECA Conceptual Design Report
in Physics of the Dark Universe
Antonelli M
(2010)
Flavor physics in the quark sector
in Physics Reports
Aoki S
(2013)
The T2K Side Muon Range Detector (SMRD)
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Apollonio M
(2010)
Measurements of forward proton production with incident protons and charged pions on nuclear targets at the CERN Proton Synchroton
in Physical Review C
Armengaud E
(2012)
Search for low-mass WIMPs with EDELWEISS-II heat-and-ionization detectors
in Physical Review D
Armengaud E
(2011)
Final results of the EDELWEISS-II WIMP search using a 4-kg array of cryogenic germanium detectors with interleaved electrodes
in Physics Letters B
Artuso M
(2009)
Higher-order multipole amplitudes in charmonium radiative transitions
in Physical Review D
Artuso M
(2012)
Amplitude analysis of D 0 ? K + K - p + p -
in Physical Review D
Description | Media interviews and articles |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Members of staff supported on this grant give interviews regularly to radio, newspapers and magazine. There are too many examples to list separately, but include BBC Radios 3 and 4, Irish Radio, Radio New Zealand, Research Fortnight, Nature, New Scientist, etc. General impact of public and opinion formers. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 |
Description | Particle Physics Masterclass |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Teachers bring groups of pupils to a concentrated 1-day event in which they hear the latest news from particle physics, get involved with hands-on activities and interact with academic staff. Interacts with students and teachers - the classes are always full, we run 2 separate days and each year we reach more than 100 pupils and teachers. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013 |
Description | Schools |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Visits by researchers to schools to give talks about LHC, neutrinos and other areas of particle physics Around 100 schools visited by various members of staff since 2006. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 |
Description | Teachers Open Day in Accelerators and Particle Physics |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Teachers spent the day in Oxford having a refresher course on the latest research results in accelerator science and particle physics. Interaction with many physics teachers in schools. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |