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
Abe K
(2012)
Measurements of the T2K neutrino beam properties using the INGRID on-axis near detector
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Boudjemline K
(2010)
The calibration of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory using uniformly distributed radioactive sources
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Cox G
(2012)
A multi-tiered data structure and process management system based on ROOT and CouchDB
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
O'Keeffe H
(2011)
Four methods for determining the composition of trace radioactive surface contamination of low-radioactivity metal
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Henry S
(2014)
A SQUID magnetometry system for a cryogenic neutron electric dipole moment experiment
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Kotwal A
(2014)
Drift chamber alignment using cosmic rays
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Danevich F
(2014)
Optimization of light collection from crystal scintillators for cryogenic experiments
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Assylbekov S
(2012)
The T2K ND280 off-axis pi-zero detector
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Borgia A
(2014)
The magnetic distortion calibration system of the LHCb RICH1 detector
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Viehhauser G
(2011)
Evaporative cooling in ATLAS-Present and future
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Aad G
(2011)
Charged-particle multiplicities in pp interactions measured with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
in New Journal of Physics
Aad G
(2011)
A search for new physics in dijet mass and angular distributions in pp collisions at \sqrt{s}=7 TeV measured with the ATLAS detector
in New Journal of Physics
Waldron A
(2012)
Combining neutrino oscillation experiments with the Feldman-Cousins method
in New Journal of Physics
ATLAS Collaboration
(2011)
Measurement of the inelastic proton-proton cross-section at vs=7 TeV with the ATLAS detector.
in Nature communications
WEBER A
(2012)
T2K: A LONG-BASELINE EXPERIMENT TO STUDY NEUTRINOS
in Modern Physics Letters A
Aaij R
(2014)
Updated measurements of exclusive J /? and ?(2S) production cross-sections in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}=7$ TeV
in Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Barr A
(2010)
A review of the mass measurement techniques proposed for the Large Hadron Collider
in Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Cooper-Sarkar A
(2012)
What did HERA teach us about the structure of the proton?
in Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Aaij R
(2013)
Exclusive J /? and ?(2 S ) production in pp collisions at $\protect \sqrt{s} = 7$ TeV
in Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Nakamura K
(2010)
Review of Particle Physics
in Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Ryder N
(2011)
The radiation hardness and temperature stability of Planar Light-wave Circuit splitters for the High Luminosity LHC
in Journal of Instrumentation
Gong D
(2011)
Link model simulation and power penalty specification of the versatile link systems
in Journal of Instrumentation
Collaboration T
(2014)
Operation and performance of the ATLAS semiconductor tracker
in Journal of Instrumentation
Collaboration T
(2012)
A study of the material in the ATLAS inner detector using secondary hadronic interactions
in Journal of Instrumentation
Abat E
(2010)
Combined performance studies for electrons at the 2004 ATLAS combined test-beam
in Journal of Instrumentation
Bogomilov M
(2012)
The MICE Muon Beam on ISIS and the beam-line instrumentation of the Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment
in Journal of Instrumentation
Price T
(2013)
First radiation hardness results of the TeraPixel Active Calorimeter (TPAC) sensor
in Journal of Instrumentation
Abat E
(2011)
Photon reconstruction in the ATLAS Inner Detector and Liquid Argon Barrel Calorimeter at the 2004 Combined Test Beam
in Journal of Instrumentation
Collaboration T
(2014)
A neural network clustering algorithm for the ATLAS silicon pixel detector
in Journal of Instrumentation
Díez S
(2014)
A double-sided, shield-less stave prototype for the ATLAS Upgrade strip tracker for the High Luminosity LHC
in Journal of Instrumentation
Bartolini R
(2012)
Electron bunch profile reconstruction in the few fs regime using coherent Smith-Purcell radiation
in Journal of Instrumentation
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
Bates R
(2012)
The ATLAS SCT grounding and shielding concept and implementation
in Journal of Instrumentation
Collaboration T
(2014)
Monitoring and data quality assessment of the ATLAS liquid argon calorimeter
in Journal of Instrumentation
Abat E
(2011)
A layer correlation technique for pion energy calibration at the 2004 ATLAS Combined Beam Test
in Journal of Instrumentation
Aaij R
(2014)
Search for CP violation using T-odd correlations in D 0 ? K + K -p+p- decays
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aad G
(2014)
Measurement of ? c1 and ? c2 production with s $$ \sqrt{s} $$ = 7 TeV pp collisions at ATLAS
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaron F
(2010)
Combined measurement and QCD analysis of the inclusive e ± p scattering cross sections at HERA
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aad G
(2011)
Search for new phenomena in final states with large jet multiplicities and missing transverse momentum using $\sqrt {s}$ = 7 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2014)
Measurement of CP asymmetry in D 0 ? K - K + and D 0 ? p - p + decays
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2014)
Observation of associated production of a Z boson with a D meson in the forward region
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2014)
Differential branching fractions and isospin asymmetries of B ? K (*) µ + µ - decays
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaron F
(2010)
Events with an isolated lepton and missing transverse momentum and measurement of W production at HERA
in Journal of High Energy Physics
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
Abramowicz H
(2014)
Measurement of D * photoproduction at three different centre-of-mass energies at HERA
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aad G
(2014)
Measurement of the production of a W boson in association with a charm quark in pp collisions at $ \sqrt{s} $ = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Levy A
(2011)
Study of taupair production at HERA
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aad G
(2014)
Measurement of the top quark pair production charge asymmetry in proton-proton collisions at $ \sqrt{s} $ = 7 TeV using the ATLAS detector
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2014)
Search for CP violation in D ± ? K S 0 K ± and D s ± ? K S 0 p ± decays
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2014)
Measurement of the ? b (3P) mass and of the relative rate of ? b1(1P) and ? b2(1P) production
in Journal of High Energy Physics
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 |