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
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Combined search for the standard model Higgs boson decaying to a bb pair using the full CDF data set.
in Physical review letters
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Search for a heavy vector boson decaying to two gluons in p p ¯ collisions at s = 1.96 TeV
in Physical Review D
Waldron A
(2012)
Combining neutrino oscillation experiments with the Feldman-Cousins method
in New Journal of Physics
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
Aad G
(2012)
Measurement of the top quark pair production cross section in pp collisions at s = 7 TeV in dilepton final states with ATLAS
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2012)
Search for the Higgs boson in the H ? W W ? l ? j j decay channel at s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2012)
Measurement of the azimuthal ordering of charged hadrons with the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Search for W Z + Z Z production with missing transverse energy + jets with b enhancement at s = 1.96 TeV
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Measurements of the top-quark mass and the tt cross section in the hadronic t+jets decay channel at sqrt[s] = 1.96 TeV.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2012)
Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
in Physics Letters B
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Search for the standard model Higgs boson decaying to a bb pair in events with one charged lepton and large missing transverse energy using the full CDF data set.
in Physical review letters
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
Aaij R
(2012)
Measurement of the polarization amplitudes and triple product asymmetries in the B s 0 ? ? ? decay
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2012)
Search for heavy vector-like quarks coupling to light quarks in proton-proton collisions at s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Aaron F
(2012)
Combined inclusive diffractive cross sections measured with forward proton spectrometers in deep inelastic ep scattering at HERA
in The European Physical Journal C
Bates R
(2012)
The ATLAS SCT grounding and shielding concept and implementation
in Journal of Instrumentation
WEBER A
(2012)
T2K: A LONG-BASELINE EXPERIMENT TO STUDY NEUTRINOS
in Modern Physics Letters A
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Search for neutral Higgs bosons in events with multiple bottom quarks at the Tevatron
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2012)
Observation of a new ?(b) state in radiative transitions to ?(1S) and ?(2S) at ATLAS.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2012)
Measurements of the electron and muon inclusive cross-sections in proton-proton collisions at s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Artuso M
(2012)
Amplitude analysis of D 0 ? K + K - p + p -
in Physical Review D
Abramowicz H
(2012)
Measurement of isolated photons accompanied by jets in deep inelastic ep scattering
in Physics Letters B
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Measurement of C P -violating asymmetries in D 0 ? p + p - and D 0 ? K + K - decays at CDF
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2012)
Determination of the strange-quark density of the proton from ATLAS measurements of the W?l? and Z?ll cross sections.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2012)
Search for diphoton events with large missing transverse momentum in 7 TeV proton-proton collision data with the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2012)
Evidence for the associated production of a W boson and a top quark in ATLAS at s = 7 TeV
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2012)
Measurements of B(c)+ production and mass with the B(c)+ ? J/?p+ decay.
in Physical review letters
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Measurement of Bs0?Ds(*)+Ds(*)- branching ratios.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2012)
Search for contact interactions in dilepton events from pp collisions at s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Adamson P
(2012)
Improved measurement of muon antineutrino disappearance in MINOS.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2012)
Search for down-type fourth generation quarks with the ATLAS detector in events with one lepton and hadronically decaying W bosons.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2012)
Differential branching fraction and angular analysis of the decay B0 ? K*0 µ+ µ-.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2012)
First evidence of direct CP violation in charmless two-body decays of Bs0 mesons.
in Physical review letters
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Search for the standard model Higgs boson produced in association with a Z boson in 7.9 fb - 1 of p p ¯ collisions at s = 1.96 TeV using the CDF II detector
in Physics Letters B
Abramowicz H
(2012)
Inclusive-jet photoproduction at HERA and determination of
in Nuclear Physics B
ATLAS Collaboration
(2012)
Measurement of [Formula: see text] production with a veto on additional central jet activity in pp collisions at [Formula: see text] TeV using the ATLAS detector.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Aad G
(2012)
Electron performance measurements with the ATLAS detector using the 2010 LHC proton-proton collision data
in The European Physical Journal C
Aad G
(2012)
Search for supersymmetry in events with three leptons and missing transverse momentum in v[s]=7 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2012)
Search for the X ( 4140 ) state in B + ? J / ? ? K + decays
in Physical Review D
Aaltonen T
(2012)
Measurements of the angular distributions in the decays B?K(*)µ(+)µ(-) at CDF.
in Physical review letters
Adamson P
(2011)
Measurement of the neutrino mass splitting and flavor mixing by MINOS.
in Physical review letters
Adamson P
(2011)
Observation in the MINOS far detector of the shadowing of cosmic rays by the sun and moon
in Astroparticle 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 |