The Experimental Study of Elementary Particle Interactions at High Energy
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Cambridge
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
The Cambridge High Energy Physics Group focuses its research activities on experiments at high-energy accelerators, currently the Large Hadron Collider and the ATLAS and LHCb experiments at CERN, and the future long-baseline neutrino experiment LBNF at Fermilab and linear collider facilities. The goal is to understand the fundamental particles of nature and their interactions, in particular, to discover physics beyond our current understanding, to understand why the Universe is made only of matter and not antimatter and to reveal the identity of dark matter. This grant will enable the group to fully exploit the physics of the LHC, deliver our commitments to the upgrades of the ATLAS and LHCb experiments, and to consolidate our strong participation in our neutrino programme. The opportunities offered by this exciting physics programme will not only drive the forefront of discovery, but also provide substantial impact to local enterprises and on public engagement.
Planned Impact
Please see attached Pathways to Impact document.
Organisations
Publications
Aaboud M
(2017)
Jet energy scale measurements and their systematic uncertainties in proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review D
Aaboud M
(2018)
Search for photonic signatures of gauge-mediated supersymmetry in 13 TeV p p collisions with the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review D
Aaboud M
(2019)
Electron reconstruction and identification in the ATLAS experiment using the 2015 and 2016 LHC proton-proton collision data at $$\sqrt{s} = 13$$ $$\text {TeV}$$
in The European Physical Journal C
Aaboud M
(2017)
Measurements of ?(2S) and X(3872) ? J/?p + p - production in pp collisions at s = 8 $$ \sqrt{s}=8 $$ TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaboud M
(2016)
Measurement of top quark pair differential cross sections in the dilepton channel in p p collisions at s = 7 and 8 TeV with ATLAS
in Physical Review D
Aaboud M
(2019)
Search for long-lived neutral particles in pp collisions at $${\sqrt{s}} = 13~{\text { TeV}}$$ that decay into displaced hadronic jets in the ATLAS calorimeter
in The European Physical Journal C
Aaboud M
(2018)
Search for additional heavy neutral Higgs and gauge bosons in the ditau final state produced in 36 fb-1 of pp collisions at s = 13 $$ \sqrt{s}=13 $$ TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaboud M
(2016)
Dark matter interpretations of ATLAS searches for the electroweak production of supersymmetric particles in s = 8 $$ \sqrt{s}=8 $$ TeV proton-proton collisions
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaboud M
(2017)
Measurement of forward-backward multiplicity correlations in lead-lead, proton-lead, and proton-proton collisions with the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review C
Aaboud M
(2017)
Performance of the ATLAS Transition Radiation Tracker in Run 1 of the LHC: tracker properties
in Journal of Instrumentation
Aaboud M
(2016)
Measurement of the Inelastic Proton-Proton Cross Section at sqrt[s]=13 TeV with the ATLAS Detector at the LHC.
in Physical review letters
Aaboud M
(2018)
Observation of Centrality-Dependent Acoplanarity for Muon Pairs Produced via Two-Photon Scattering in Pb+Pb Collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=5.02 TeV with the ATLAS Detector.
in Physical review letters
Title | Science Museum Collider Exhbition |
Description | Exhibition featruing the Large Hadron Collider and CERN |
Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
Year Produced | 2013 |
Impact | The exhibition has reached over 100,000 people worldwide. |
URL | http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visitmuseum/Plan_your_visit/exhibitions/collider |
Description | Discovery of new sources of CP violation, b-hadron rare decays and multi-quark states. |
Exploitation Route | Further academic research, public engagement and education |
Sectors | Education |
Description | Public engagement and economic impact |
First Year Of Impact | 2015 |
Sector | Education |
Impact Types | Cultural,Economic |
Description | Gravity Fields Festival |
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 | Biannual Science Festival held in Grantham in honour of Sir Isaac Newton. I am Patron. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2014,2016 |
URL | https://www.gravityfields.co.uk/ |
Description | In Our Time |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | I have been a panel member on BBC Radio 4 "In Our Time" three times (Theories of Everything, Antimatter, the Neutron). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | Pre-2006,2011,2016 |
URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl |
Description | New Scientist Expert event |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | New Scientist expert event on the Large Hadron Collider |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Royal Society Summer Exhibition |
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 | Royal Society Summer Exhibition - AntiMatter |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Science Museum "Collider" exhibition |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | The Science Museum Collider exhibition has reached over 100,000 people and is currently on world tour. I am one of the orginal designers and advisors of the exhibition. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014,2015,2016,2017 |
URL | http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visitmuseum/Plan_your_visit/exhibitions/collider |
Description | U3Age - Norah Boyce Lecture |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | U3Age are educated retired people who have an interest in science. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011,2016 |
Description | Worshipful Company Scientific Instrument Makers - Women in Engineering and Science |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Event to encourage Year 7 and 8 girls to do Science and Engineering. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |