Bristol Particle Physics Consolidated Grant 2012-17
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Bristol
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
The University of Bristol proposes to carry out research into the fundamental laws of space, time, matter and force. The current theoretical description of physics at the smallest scales, the Standard Model, is known not to hold at energies greater than around 1TeV. By carrying out experiments at particle colliders, we will observe how and when the Standard Model breaks down; discover new models which accurate describe physics at these scales; measure the parameters of these models; and investigate their significance for cosmology and the study of the large-scale universe. This work will be carried out using a wide range of different experiments and studies.
The experimental data supporting this programme will be obtained using the CMS and LHCb experiments at the CERN LHC, and the NA62 experiment at the CERN SPS. We will use these detectors to work both at the energy frontier, with sensitivity to new heavy particles, and the precision frontier, comparing the largest ever experimental data sets with the predictions of the Standard Model. Having built important components of these experiments, we will continue to operate and maintain the apparatus, and design and install upgraded equipment to further enhance their capabilities.
We will design and construct new particle detectors and instruments, optimised for sensitivity, performance and cost. Along with new techniques we will develop in computing and data analysis, this technology will be used in the future to build new experiments at future colliders, and to solve practical problems in the security, medical and environmental sectors.
The results of our research will be publicised via talks, media involvement and events, in order to enhance public understanding and appreciation of science. We will engage with schools wherever possible, in order to ensure the continued take-up of science subjects at school and university level.
The experimental data supporting this programme will be obtained using the CMS and LHCb experiments at the CERN LHC, and the NA62 experiment at the CERN SPS. We will use these detectors to work both at the energy frontier, with sensitivity to new heavy particles, and the precision frontier, comparing the largest ever experimental data sets with the predictions of the Standard Model. Having built important components of these experiments, we will continue to operate and maintain the apparatus, and design and install upgraded equipment to further enhance their capabilities.
We will design and construct new particle detectors and instruments, optimised for sensitivity, performance and cost. Along with new techniques we will develop in computing and data analysis, this technology will be used in the future to build new experiments at future colliders, and to solve practical problems in the security, medical and environmental sectors.
The results of our research will be publicised via talks, media involvement and events, in order to enhance public understanding and appreciation of science. We will engage with schools wherever possible, in order to ensure the continued take-up of science subjects at school and university level.
Planned Impact
The key beneficiaries of the proposed research programme, and the benefits they are likely to obtain, can be classified as follows:
- The results obtained and techniques developed in this programme will be of direct benefit in the international fields of experimental and theoretical particle physics and astronomy. The research outputs will directly address outstanding questions in these fields.
- Other academic disciplines will benefit directly and indirectly through access to instruments and techniques developed in this research programme. There is also potential impact upon private-sector companies for commercialisation of detector and computing technology. Examples of areas where impact has already been demonstrated include the security and medical instrumentation sectors. UK industry will also benefit through contracts for specialized detectors and electronic / mechanical assemblies.
- The results from high-profile particle physics experiments provide both a significant cultural impact for the general public, and an impact on the science agenda of national and regional government. Engagement of both the general public and policy makers is an explicit aim of this programme, with routes detailed in the pathways to impact document.
- There is a particular impact upon schools and universities, due to the postitive effect of experimental particle physics upon take up of science courses at GCSE, A-Level and degree levels. The results obtained as part of this research programme will help to continue the 'LHC effect', with physics becoming an increasingly popular subject.
- The technological and organisational demands of experimental particle physics have a demonstrated impact upon culture and best practice in universities and academia in general, and will continue to do so. For instance, through the move to open electronic repositories and open publishing; through the use of networking and distributed research in many disciplines; and through well planned and high profile public engagement exercises.
- The results obtained and techniques developed in this programme will be of direct benefit in the international fields of experimental and theoretical particle physics and astronomy. The research outputs will directly address outstanding questions in these fields.
- Other academic disciplines will benefit directly and indirectly through access to instruments and techniques developed in this research programme. There is also potential impact upon private-sector companies for commercialisation of detector and computing technology. Examples of areas where impact has already been demonstrated include the security and medical instrumentation sectors. UK industry will also benefit through contracts for specialized detectors and electronic / mechanical assemblies.
- The results from high-profile particle physics experiments provide both a significant cultural impact for the general public, and an impact on the science agenda of national and regional government. Engagement of both the general public and policy makers is an explicit aim of this programme, with routes detailed in the pathways to impact document.
- There is a particular impact upon schools and universities, due to the postitive effect of experimental particle physics upon take up of science courses at GCSE, A-Level and degree levels. The results obtained as part of this research programme will help to continue the 'LHC effect', with physics becoming an increasingly popular subject.
- The technological and organisational demands of experimental particle physics have a demonstrated impact upon culture and best practice in universities and academia in general, and will continue to do so. For instance, through the move to open electronic repositories and open publishing; through the use of networking and distributed research in many disciplines; and through well planned and high profile public engagement exercises.
Organisations
Publications
Flechl M
(2013)
BSM Higgs results from ATLAS and CMS
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Yu S
(2013)
Production of W/Z in Association with Jets
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Jafari A
(2013)
Measurements of the top-quark properties at CMS
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Tosi S
(2015)
Results on top physics by CMS
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Rathjens D
(2013)
Jet Energy Calibration in the CMS experiment
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Dorigo T
(2014)
Recent CMS Results
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Gallo E
(2013)
Diffractive and exclusive production at HERA and LHC
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Siklér F
(2016)
First 13 TeV results from CMS
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Dudero P
(2013)
Search for SM Higgs decaying to two W bosons at CMS
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Wöhri H
(2013)
Heavy Flavour and Quarkonium Production at the LHC
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Diez Pardos C
(2013)
Measurement of Jet Multiplicity Distributions in Top Quark Pair Events with Two Leptons in the Final State at a center of mass energy of 7 TeV.
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Hong B
(2015)
Particle correlations and their implication to collectivity in pPb and PbPb from CMS
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Katkov I
(2013)
Characteristics of hadronic interactions in the forward direction
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Veres G
(2016)
Recent forward physics and diffraction results from CMS
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Degano A
(2014)
Quarkonium production and polarization in pp collisions with the CMS detector
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Lacaprara S
(2013)
Non-SM Exotic Higgs: Beyond SM and MSSM
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Varela J
(2013)
Prospects for physics at high luminosity with CMS
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Chouridou S
(2015)
Recent results on associated vector boson production with the ATLAS and CMS experiments
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Lai S
(2013)
Searches for MSSM Higgs Bosons at ATLAS and CMS
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Isildak B
(2014)
Recent Results from the CMS Experiment at the LHC
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Venditti R
(2015)
Identification of hadronic tau decays in CMS
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Hong B
(2016)
Overview of quarkonium production in heavy-ion collisions at LHC
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Pazzini J
(2013)
Rare B decays with the CMS detector
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Martinez Outschoorn V
(2013)
Search for Stop Pair Production at the LHC using the CMS Detector
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Mohr N
(2013)
Study of Higgs Production in Fermionic Decay Channels at CMS
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Fedi G
(2016)
Associative Memory Pattern Matching for the L1 Track Trigger of CMS at the HL-LHC
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Schilling F
(2013)
Measurements of the Top Quark Pair-Production Cross Section
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Fernandez Perez Tomei T
(2013)
Heavy Ions in CMS
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Kim D
(2013)
Non-Resonance Searches with Lepton
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Vanelderen L
(2013)
Phenomenological MSSM interpretation of the CMS 2011 7 TeV 5 fb -1 results
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Anagnostou G
(2016)
Beyond two generations
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Mankel R
(2015)
Search for Higgs bosons beyond the Standard Model
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Mankel R
(2016)
Beyond the discovery: Higgs results from CMS
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Venditti R
(2015)
Identification of hadronic tau decays in CMS
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Martinez Rivero C
(2013)
Searches with multilepton final states
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Teles P
(2015)
Diffraction & Forward Physics in CMS: results and perspectives
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Piccolo D
(2013)
Single top quark production with CMS
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Vuosalo C
(2013)
Searches for New Physics in Multijet Final States
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Garcia-Abia P
(2013)
CMS standard model Higgs boson results
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Da Silveira G
(2014)
Exclusive production in CMS
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Kazana M
(2014)
Search for exotic phenomena at the CMS
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Hinzmann A
(2015)
Searches for exotic new physics in CMS
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Brona G
(2014)
Forward Physics at CMS
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Austin Belknap D
(2013)
Spin and Parity Measurements of the Higgs-Like Boson in the H ? ZZ ? 4 l Channel at CMS
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Savin A
(2015)
Prospects for Higgs and SM measurements at the HL-LHC
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Gaz A
(2013)
Searches for squarks and gluinos in events with missing transverse momentum
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Vidal M
(2014)
Higgs Physics at CMS
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Costa M
(2013)
Top mass and properties at the LHC and Tevatron
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Mankel R
(2015)
Search for Higgs bosons beyond the Standard Model
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Mohammadi A
(2015)
Search for the Standard Model Higgs boson at CMS
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Description | This award supported several key developments in particle physics. Most notably, early in the funding period the Higgs boson was discovered and considerable effort was then spent to precisely determine its properties to see if it is really exactly as predicted. There were a host of other measurements at various experiments, pinning down details of the standard model and trying to spot deviations. Finally, good progress was made in "spinning out" particle physics technology into other areas, including the development of systems for scanning for dense materials (with security and other applications) as well as for radiotherapy beam monitoring. |
Exploitation Route | The group is continuing to pursue these lines of research with subsequent grants. Other particle physics groups have also noted our results. And companies are working with us to develop commercial products based on our knowledge exchange. |
Sectors | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Healthcare |
Description | Research conducted in muon tomography is being investigated by homeland security agencies, the nuclear industry and others as a means of remote, non-invasive imaging. Research in radiotherapy beam monitoring has led to commercial products. |
First Year Of Impact | 2017 |
Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Healthcare,Security and Diplomacy |
Impact Types | Societal,Economic |