Wakeham efficiency savings PP
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Birmingham
Department Name: School of Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
Purchase of consumables in support of Experimental Particle Physics programme (ST/H00100X/2)
Planned Impact
Cultural benefits to society in understanding fundamental microscopic science, obtained for example through a large amount of outreach activity and media presence. Reflected in undergraduate applications to physics.
High-level training of skilled individuals whose later contributions to the economy are well documented.
High-level training of skilled individuals whose later contributions to the economy are well documented.
People |
ORCID iD |
| Paul Newman (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Aad G
(2015)
Search for new phenomena in events with three or more charged leptons in pp collisions at s = 8 $$ \sqrt{s}=8 $$ TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aad G
(2014)
Measurements of fiducial and differential cross sections for Higgs boson production in the diphoton decay channel at s = 8 $$ \sqrt{s}=8 $$ TeV with ATLAS
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aad G
(2013)
Search for single b ? -quark production with the ATLAS detector at s = 7 TeV
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2016)
Measurements of fiducial cross-sections for [Formula: see text] production with one or two additional b-jets in pp collisions at [Formula: see text]=8 TeV using the ATLAS detector.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Aad G
(2016)
Dijet production in s = 7 TeV pp collisions with large rapidity gaps at the ATLAS experiment
in Physics Letters B
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
Aad G
(2013)
Search for long-lived, multi-charged particles in pp collisions at s = 7 TeV using the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2015)
Search for heavy long-lived multi-charged particles in pp collisions at [Formula: see text] TeV using the ATLAS detector.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Aad G
(2016)
Search for single top-quark production via flavour-changing neutral currents at 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Aad G
(2012)
Measurement of the charge asymmetry in top quark pair production in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}=7\ \mathrm{TeV}$ using the ATLAS detector
in The European Physical Journal C
Aad G
(2013)
Dynamics of isolated-photon plus jet production in pp collisions at s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Nuclear Physics B
Aad G
(2015)
Search for Higgs bosons decaying to a a in the µ µ t t final state in p p collisions at s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS experiment
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2015)
Search for squarks and gluinos in events with isolated leptons, jets and missing transverse momentum at s = 8 $$ \sqrt{s}=8 $$ TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aad G
(2015)
Measurement of four-jet differential cross sections in s = 8 $$ \sqrt{s}=8 $$ TeV proton-proton collisions using the ATLAS detector
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aad G
(2015)
Z boson production in p + Pb collisions at s NN = 5.02 TeV measured with the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review C
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
Aad G
(2015)
Measurement of the branching ratio G ( ? b 0 ? ? ( 2 S ) ? 0 ) / G ( ? b 0 ? J / ? ? 0 ) with the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
| Description | AIDA |
| Amount | £73,538 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | AIDA-2020 (H2020-INFRAIA-2014-2015 call) |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 01/2015 |
| End | 12/2019 |
| Description | Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships (Watson) |
| Amount | £402,603 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2010 |
| End | 09/2016 |
| Description | ERC Starting Grant (Goudzovski) |
| Amount | € 1,600,000 (EUR) |
| Organisation | European Research Council (ERC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 10/2013 |
| End | 09/2018 |
| Description | FP7 |
| Amount | £506,292 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | GA 268062 |
| Organisation | European Research Council (ERC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 09/2011 |
| End | 08/2016 |
| Description | FP_MC_IEF |
| Amount | £154,883 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | PIEF-GA-2010-271987 |
| Organisation | European Research Council (ERC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 04/2011 |
| End | 03/2013 |
| Description | IPPP Associateship (Nikolopoulos) |
| Amount | £3,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Durham University |
| Department | Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology (IPPP) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2014 |
| End | 09/2015 |
| Description | Marie Curie Career Integration Grant (Nikolopoulos) |
| Amount | € 100,000 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 334034 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 04/2013 |
| End | 03/2017 |
| Description | Marie Curie Fellowships |
| Amount | € 78,125 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | FP7-PEOPLE-2012-CIG-334034 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 01/2013 |
| End | 03/2017 |
| Description | Outreach awards |
| Amount | £41,559 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 283487 |
| Organisation | European Research Council (ERC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 09/2011 |
| End | 08/2013 |
| Description | Royal Society Partnership (Lazzeroni) |
| Amount | £3,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2014 |
| End | 08/2015 |
| Description | UKIERI Joint Projects |
| Amount | £19,425 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | UKUTP2001100159 |
| Organisation | UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2012 |
| End | 02/2014 |
| Description | University Research Fellowships (Goudzovski) |
| Amount | £525,769 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | UF100308 |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2012 |
| End | 12/2016 |
| Description | ATLAS |
| Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
| Department | ATLAS Collaboration |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | - Large role in construction, operation and upgrade planning of first level calorimeter trigger - Role in construction, operation and upgrade planning of Semiconductor tracker - Major contributions to data analysis and paper preparation in Higgs boson searches and discovery, top, beauty and charm quark physics and diffraction / minimum bias physics - Leadership (e.g. Prof Dave Charlton is the current spokesperson) |
| Collaborator Contribution | Large international collaboration |
| Impact | See elsewhere |
| Description | H1 |
| Organisation | Deutsches Electronen-Synchrotron (DESY) |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Leadership, data analysis and paper preparation |
| Collaborator Contribution | Large International Caollaboration |
| Impact | See elsewhere (particularly publications) |
| Description | ILC |
| Organisation | International Linear Collider |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Digital calorimeter design and radiation hardness tests. Physics analysis and motivation development ... particularly through involvement in the CALICE and SPIDER projects ... |
| Collaborator Contribution | Large international collaboration. |
| Impact | See elsewhere |
| Description | LHCb |
| Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
| Department | Large Hadron Collider Beauty Experiment (LHCb) |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Development of detector simulation Support for distributed computing Data analysis and paper preparation in the area of rare beauty baryon decays |
| Collaborator Contribution | Large international collaboration |
| Impact | See elsewhere |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | LHeC |
| Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
| Department | LHeC Future Deep Inelastic Scattering Experiment |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Evaluation of low x physics case Various leadership and steering roles Conference talk and web page coordination |
| Collaborator Contribution | Large international study group |
| Impact | See elsewhere (in particular Conceptual Design Report) |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | NA62 |
| Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
| Department | NA62 Rare Kaon-Decay Experiment |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Large role in design and construction of detector, in particular the electronics and readout for the CEDAR Cherenkov detector. Leadership in preparations for data analysis, particularly in the area of searches for charged lepton flavour violation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Large international collaboration |
| Impact | See elsewhere |
| Description | Amateur scientific societies |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Approximately 10 presentations of recent results from the LHC at scientific societies and similar bodies since October 2012. Impact on the enhanced enthusiasm, engagement and understanding of STFC science among members of the public with a strong scientific interest |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013,2014 |
| Description | Big Bang Fair 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Poster Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Version of the `Understanding the Higgs Boson' stand used at the 2014 Big Bang Fair at the NEC, aimed at schools and general public aged mostly between 9 and 16. Reached an estimated 5000 visitors |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Big Bang Fair 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Reuse of 'Beyond the Higgs Boson Exhibition, first shown at 2014 Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Discover the Cosmos teachers' workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Dedicated workshop for science school-teachers in which LHC and other particle physics is illustrated using the MINERVA software package, built in Birmingham and derived from the ATLAS event display. About 50 attended. Improved quality and enthusiasm in teaching of particle physics and other STFC science in schools. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013 |
| Description | Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Poster Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Coordination of successful bid by multiple UK particle physics groups and preparations to provide an `Understanding the Higgs Boson' stand at the 2013 Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition (to be held in July 2013). This reached a large volume and cross section of the UK public, including opinion formers, politicians and eminent scientists, increasing their knowledge, understanding and enthusiasm for the Higgs boson discovery and other aspects of STFC science |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013 |
| URL | http://www.understanding-the-higgs-boson.org |
| Description | Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Leadership of UK universities consortium in preparations for a `Higgs Boson and Beyond' stand at the 2014 RS Summer Science Exhibition, following on from the successful 2013 version. Similar audience to 2013 version |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://sse.royalsociety.org/2014/higgs-boson/ |
| Description | Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 'Cosmic Ray Detectives' stand at RS summer science exhibition. Estimated audience ~20000 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://sse.royalsociety.org/2015/cosmic-ray-detectives/ |
| Description | School visits (approximately 20) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Approximately 20 visits to schools were made since October 2012. The usual format is a seminar-style presentation of particle physics and the latest results from the LHC, combined with demonstrations of spark chamber and cloud chamber detectors built at Birmingham University for this purpose. Impact on the enthusiasm and awareness of STFC science to the next generation of researchers, administrators and taxpayers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013,2014 |