Programme of Research in Experimental Particle Physics at the University of Warwick, 2009-2014
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Warwick
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
The scope of the proposed research lies in four distinct areas: the physics of particles containing the beauty quark, and the physics of neutrinos, accelerator and detector research and development. It also includes Outreach and Knowledge Exchange programmes, as follows: o We aim to further our research into matter/anti-matter asymmetry (CP Violation) with Beauty mesons at the LHCb experiment. This is important, because we have shown in past experiments that the leading source of CP violation at low energies is consistent with the Standard Model mechanism of CP violation. However, cosmological considerations indicate that there should be other sources of CP violation in Nature, so we aim to make further sensitive tests with beauty mesons, in order to see if any evidence for additional sources of CP violation in Nature may appear there. o The elucidation of the properties of neutrinos. These are very light, neutral particles which are emitted, for example, by the sun, and in radioactive beta decay. They have recently been found to oscillate, ie. transmute from one type to another, while they propagate. We propose to build part of the T2K experiment, operate it and analyse its data., This experiment aims to determine the details of the oscillation behaviour. In particular, it aims to establish the rate and extent of oscillations between muon- and electron-neutrinos, and to derive related information on neutrino masses. o We propose to continue our research and development on the Neutrino Factory project, which aims to provide crucial information for the design of such a particle accelerator, which, in turn, could be built in the future to search for CP violation in the oscillations of neutrinos. o We propose to continue our research and development of position- and energy-sensitive detectors for applications in neutrino experiments and with potential spin-off applications in industry. o We will continue to develop our outreach programme which includes activities for local schools and articles in popular science publications. o Supported by a strong University strategy and ethos in KE, we will continue to pursue all avenues for possible KE.
Organisations
- University of Warwick (Lead Research Organisation)
- University College London (Collaboration)
- Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (Collaboration)
- T2K Collaboration (Collaboration)
- International Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (Collaboration)
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) (Collaboration)
Publications
Lees J
(2013)
Production of charged pions, kaons, and protons in e + e - annihilations into hadrons at s = 10.54 GeV
in Physical Review D
Morgan B
(2012)
Probing light WIMPs with directional detection experiments
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2014)
Precision measurement of the mass and lifetime of the ?b? baryon.
in Physical review letters
Lees J
(2013)
Precision measurement of the e + e - ? K + K - ( ? ) cross section with the initial-state radiation method at BABAR
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2013)
Precision measurement of the ?b(0) baryon lifetime.
in Physical review letters
Collaboration T
(2014)
Precision luminosity measurements at LHCb
in Journal of Instrumentation
Rutter G
(2011)
Point-source reconstruction with a sparse light-sensor array for optical TPC readout
in Journal of Instrumentation
Cowan G
(2013)
Performance of the LHCb silicon tracker
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
LHCb RICH Collaboration
(2013)
Performance of the LHCb RICH detector at the LHC.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Gligorov V
(2013)
Performance and upgrade plans of the LHCb trigger system
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Back, J.J. And Kirk, H.G. And Souchlas, N. And Efthymiopoulos, I. And Gilardoni, S. And Others
(2011)
Particle Production Simulations for the Neutrino Factory Target
in Conf.Proc.
Edgecock R.
(2010)
Overview of Solid Target Studies for a Neutrino Factory
in Conf.Proc.C
McConkey N
(2011)
Optical Readout Technology for Large Volume Liquid Argon Detectors
in Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements
LHCb Collaboration
(2012)
Opposite-side flavour tagging of B mesons at the LHCb experiment.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Aaltonen T
(2013)
Operational experience, improvements, and performance of the CDF Run II silicon vertex detector
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Aaij R
(2013)
Observations of B s 0 ? ? ( 2 S ) ? and B ( s ) 0 ? ? ( 2 S ) p + p - decays
in Nuclear Physics B
Aaij R
(2013)
Observation of the suppressed ADS modes B ± ? [ p ± K ± p + p - ] D K ± and B ± ? [ p ± K ± p + p - ] D p ±
in Physics Letters B
Aaltonen T
(2013)
Observation of the production of a W boson in association with a single charm quark.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2013)
Observation of the decay B(c)(+) ? B(s)(0)p+.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2013)
Observation of the decay B s 0 ? D ¯ 0 ?
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2013)
Observation of the decay B c + ? ? ( 2 S ) p +
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2012)
Observation of J / ? -pair production in pp collisions at s = 7 TeV
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2012)
Observation of excited ?(b)(0) baryons.
in Physical review letters
Abe K
(2014)
Observation of electron neutrino appearance in a muon neutrino beam.
in Physical review letters
Description | We have made many key measurements in B physics. We discovered a Higgs boson in 2012, and excluded large areas of parameter space in beyond Standard Model physics. We have made measurements of neutrino oscillations. |
Exploitation Route | . |
Sectors | Education |
Description | The discovery of the Higgs Boson made a major impact in the press and in the public imagination. This stimulated millions of people to consider the fundamental questions of the origin of matter in the Universe. |
First Year Of Impact | 2011 |
Sector | Education,Energy,Transport |
Impact Types | Cultural,Societal,Economic |
Title | Review of Particle Properties |
Description | This is a globally-accessible database of all particle physics results. Many results of this research have entered into this database and several members of my team have directly contributed to this database. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2009 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | This database is the research Bible for particle physics. It is universally used and accepted within the particle physics community and is without peer. |
URL | http://pdg.lbl.gov |
Description | ATLAS |
Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
Department | Physics Department |
Country | Switzerland |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | The research team at The University of Warwick have provides expertise and personnel to help with the continued operation and data collection at ATLAS as well as data analysis and interpretation of results collected by Warwick and other institutions. |
Collaborator Contribution | Members of the ATLAS team have provided resources and experimental time to allow for the collection of data which has been used by members of Warwick to produce output for ATLAS, with the appropriate acknowledgements to Warwick staff. |
Impact | n/a |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | LHcb |
Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
Department | Large Hadron Collider Beauty Experiment (LHCb) |
Country | Switzerland |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | The research team at The University of Warwick have provides expertise and personnel to help with the continued operation and data collection at LHcb as well as data analysis and interpretation of results collected by Warwick. |
Collaborator Contribution | Members of the LHcb team have provided resources and experimental time to allow for the collection of data which has been used by members of Warwick to produce output for LHcb, with the appropriate acknowledgements to Warwick staff. |
Impact | Any publication which indicates a LHcb Collaboration or authored by 'Aaij, R. and others' |
Start Year | 2008 |
Description | MICE |
Organisation | International Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | The research team at The University of Warwick have provides expertise and personnel to help with the continued operation and data collection at MICE as well as data analysis and interpretation of results collected by Warwick. |
Collaborator Contribution | Members of the MICE team have provided resources and experimental time to allow for the collection of data which has been used by members of Warwick to produce output for MICE, with the appropriate acknowledgements to Warwick staff. |
Impact | Publications with reference MICE experimental data |
Start Year | 2006 |
Description | Neutrino Factory |
Organisation | Rutherford Appleton Laboratory |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | The research team at The University of Warwick have provides expertise and personnel to help with the continued Research and development into the Neutrino Factory as well as data analysis and interpretation of results collected by Warwick and other institutions. |
Collaborator Contribution | Members of the Neutrino Factory team have provided resources and ideas to allow for the development of new techniques which have been used by members of Warwick to produce new insights into techniques and equipment. |
Impact | Publication which make reference to the Neutrino Factory |
Description | SuperNEMO |
Organisation | University College London |
Department | SuperNEMO |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | The research team at The University of Warwick have provides expertise and personnel to help with the continued operation and data collection at SuperNEMO as well as data analysis and interpretation of results collected by Warwick. |
Collaborator Contribution | Members of the SuperNEMO team have provided resources and experimental time to allow for the collection of data which has been used by members of Warwick to produce output for SuperNEMO, with the appropriate acknowledgements to Warwick staff. |
Impact | Publications which reference SuperNEMO experimental Data. (No PubMed ID's Available) |
Start Year | 2010 |
Description | T2K |
Organisation | T2K Collaboration |
Country | Global |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | The research team at The University of Warwick have provides expertise and personnel to help with the continued operation and data collection at ATLAS as well as data analysis and interpretation of results collected by Warwick. |
Collaborator Contribution | Members of the T2K team have provided resources and experimental time to allow for the collection of data which has been used by members of Warwick to produce output for T2K, with the appropriate acknowledgements to Warwick staff. |
Impact | All publications which have used T2K data. |