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
(2018)
Comparison between simulated and observed LHC beam backgrounds in the ATLAS experiment at E beam =4 TeV
in Journal of Instrumentation
Aaboud M
(2019)
Comparison of Fragmentation Functions for Jets Dominated by Light Quarks and Gluons from pp and Pb+Pb Collisions in ATLAS.
in Physical review letters
Aaboud M
(2017)
Correction to: Identification and rejection of pile-up jets at high pseudorapidity with the ATLAS detector
in The European Physical Journal C
Aaboud M
(2019)
Correlated long-range mixed-harmonic fluctuations measured in pp, p+Pb and low-multiplicity Pb+Pb collisions with the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2020)
CP Properties of Higgs Boson Interactions with Top Quarks in the tt[over ¯]H and tH Processes Using H??? with the ATLAS Detector.
in Physical review letters
Aaboud M
(2019)
Cross-section measurements of the Higgs boson decaying into a pair of t -leptons in proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review D
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
(2020)
Determination of jet calibration and energy resolution in proton-proton collisions at $$\sqrt{s} = 8~\hbox {TeV}$$ using the ATLAS detector
in The European Physical Journal C
Aaij R
(2020)
Determination of quantum numbers for several excited charmed mesons observed in B - ? D * + p - p - decays
in Physical Review D
Aaboud M
(2019)
Dijet azimuthal correlations and conditional yields in p p and p + Pb collisions at s N N = 5.02 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review C
Aad G
(2020)
Dijet Resonance Search with Weak Supervision Using sqrt[s]=13 TeV pp Collisions in the ATLAS Detector.
in Physical review letters
Steinberg P
(2019)
Electromagnetic processes with quasireal photons in Pb+Pb collisions: QED, QCD, and the QGP
in Nuclear Physics A
Aaboud M
(2019)
Electron and photon energy calibration with the ATLAS detector using 2015-2016 LHC proton-proton collision data
in Journal of Instrumentation
Aad G
(2019)
Electron and photon performance measurements with the ATLAS detector using the 2015-2017 LHC proton-proton collision data
in Journal of Instrumentation
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 |