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
Aaij R
(2019)
Observation of New Resonances in the ?_{b}^{0}p^{+}p^{-} System.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2019)
Observation of Light-by-Light Scattering in Ultraperipheral Pb+Pb Collisions with the ATLAS Detector.
in Physical review letters
Aaboud M
(2018)
Observation of H ? b b ¯ decays and VH production with the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2017)
Observation of Five New Narrow O_{c}^{0} States Decaying to ?_{c}^{+}K^{-}.
in Physical review letters
Aaboud M
(2019)
Observation of electroweak W±Z boson pair production in association with two jets in pp collisions at s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Aaboud M
(2019)
Observation of Electroweak Production of a Same-Sign W Boson Pair in Association with Two Jets in pp Collisions at sqrt[s]=13 TeV with the ATLAS Detector.
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
Aaij R
(2019)
Observation of C P Violation in Charm Decays
in Physical Review Letters
Aaij R
(2019)
Observation of B_{(s)}^{0}?J/?pp[over ¯] Decays and Precision Measurements of the B_{(s)}^{0} Masses.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2018)
Observation of B s 0 ? D ¯ * 0 ? and search for B 0 ? D ¯ 0 ? decays
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2019)
Observation of an Excited B_{c}^{+} State.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2018)
Observation of a New ?_{b}^{-} Resonance.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2019)
Observation of a Narrow Pentaquark State, P_{c}(4312)^{+}, and of the Two-Peak Structure of the P_{c}(4450)^{+}.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2020)
Observation and Measurement of Forward Proton Scattering in Association with Lepton Pairs Produced via the Photon Fusion Mechanism at ATLAS.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2017)
New algorithms for identifying the flavour of [Formula: see text] mesons using pions and protons.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Aaboud M
(2019)
Modelling radiation damage to pixel sensors in the ATLAS detector
in Journal of Instrumentation
Aaij R
(2019)
Model-Independent Observation of Exotic Contributions to B^{0}?J/?K^{+}p^{-} Decays.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2016)
Model-independent measurement of mixing parameters in D0 ? K S 0 p+p- decays
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aad G
(2021)
Medium-Induced Modification of Z-Tagged Charged Particle Yields in Pb+Pb Collisions at 5.02 TeV with the ATLAS Detector.
in Physical review letters
Aaboud M
(2019)
Measurements of W and Z boson production in pp collisions at $$\sqrt{s}=5.02$$ s = 5.02 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in The European Physical Journal C
Aad G
(2021)
Measurements of top-quark pair single- and double-differential cross-sections in the all-hadronic channel in pp collisions at $$ \sqrt{\mathrm{s}} $$ = 13 TeV using the ATLAS detector
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaboud M
(2017)
Measurements of top-quark pair differential cross-sections in the [Formula: see text] channel in pp collisions at [Formula: see text] TeV using the ATLAS detector.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Aad G
(2019)
Measurements of top-quark pair differential and double-differential cross-sections in the $$\ell $$+jets channel with pp collisions at $$\sqrt{s}=13$$ TeV using the ATLAS detector
in The European Physical Journal C
Aaboud M
(2017)
Measurements of the production cross section of a $$Z$$ Z boson in association with jets in pp collisions at $$\sqrt{s} = 13$$ s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in The European Physical Journal C
| 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 |