Bristol Particle Physics Consolidated Grant 2015-19
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Bristol
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
The Bristol particle physics group will search for evidence of physics beyond the Standard Model, and work to understand the properties of new phenomena. We will carry out this study using a range of approaches and experiments.
At the CERN CMS experiment at the LHC, we will search for signatures of the production of dark matter and supersymmetric particles, using events with 'missing energy'. In the absence of a discovery, we will combine statistical information from our observations with results from cosmology and direct dark matter searches, to rule out potential theories of new physics. We will also use the very large datasets produced at the LHC to study the production and properties of the top quark, a standard model particle with unique properties.
We will use a complementary approach to search for new physics at the CERN LHCb experiment, looking for subtle signatures of new physics that manifest themselves in the decays of mesons containing heavy quarks. We will use similar approaches to test current ideas about the nature of fundamental quantum symmetries.
A number of new experiments are being prepared, and will be ready for use within or shortly after the grant period. The NA62 experiment at the CERN SPS will study the decays of kaons to look for signs of new physics. The SOLID experiment at the BR2 reactor will study neutrino oscillations on an ultra-short baseline of 5-10m. The SHiP experiment at the CERN SPS will use a very high intensity beam to search for 'dark particles' that are signatures of physics beyond the Standard Model. Finally, we have begun to make preparations for the detailed design and optimisation of detectors for a future linear collider.
We will continue our programme of particle detector R&D, contributing to the upgrade of CMS and LHCb, to the design and construction of new experiments, and to the development of new sensors and technologies. An important part of this programme will be collaboration with industry and other academic disciplines, in order to generate impact from our work.
At the CERN CMS experiment at the LHC, we will search for signatures of the production of dark matter and supersymmetric particles, using events with 'missing energy'. In the absence of a discovery, we will combine statistical information from our observations with results from cosmology and direct dark matter searches, to rule out potential theories of new physics. We will also use the very large datasets produced at the LHC to study the production and properties of the top quark, a standard model particle with unique properties.
We will use a complementary approach to search for new physics at the CERN LHCb experiment, looking for subtle signatures of new physics that manifest themselves in the decays of mesons containing heavy quarks. We will use similar approaches to test current ideas about the nature of fundamental quantum symmetries.
A number of new experiments are being prepared, and will be ready for use within or shortly after the grant period. The NA62 experiment at the CERN SPS will study the decays of kaons to look for signs of new physics. The SOLID experiment at the BR2 reactor will study neutrino oscillations on an ultra-short baseline of 5-10m. The SHiP experiment at the CERN SPS will use a very high intensity beam to search for 'dark particles' that are signatures of physics beyond the Standard Model. Finally, we have begun to make preparations for the detailed design and optimisation of detectors for a future linear collider.
We will continue our programme of particle detector R&D, contributing to the upgrade of CMS and LHCb, to the design and construction of new experiments, and to the development of new sensors and technologies. An important part of this programme will be collaboration with industry and other academic disciplines, in order to generate impact from our work.
Planned Impact
- There will be a societal impact amongst the general public as we publicise the results of our research through outreach.
- We will engage with school age students and teachers to convey the excitement of fundamental research, motivating more students to study STEM subjects at post-16 and HE levels.
- Engagement with UK industry through contracts and joint projects, and through the provision of well-trained physicists as employees, will result in economic impact
- Other academic disciplines will benefit from our skills, knowledge and capabilities, addressing a number of important problems across a range of fields
Full details are given in our Case for Support and Pathways to Impact document
- We will engage with school age students and teachers to convey the excitement of fundamental research, motivating more students to study STEM subjects at post-16 and HE levels.
- Engagement with UK industry through contracts and joint projects, and through the provision of well-trained physicists as employees, will result in economic impact
- Other academic disciplines will benefit from our skills, knowledge and capabilities, addressing a number of important problems across a range of fields
Full details are given in our Case for Support and Pathways to Impact document
Publications
Chatrchyan S
(2015)
Erratum to: Measurement of jet multiplicity distributions in $$\mathrm {t}\overline{\mathrm {t}}$$ t t ¯ production in pp collisions at $$\sqrt{s} = 7\,\text {TeV} $$ s = 7 TeV
in The European Physical Journal C
Chatrchyan S
(2015)
Study of Z production in PbPb and pp collisions at s N N = 2.76 $$ \sqrt{s_{\mathrm{NN}}}=2.76 $$ TeV in the dimuon and dielectron decay channels
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Chatrchyan S
(2015)
Erratum: Evidence of b -Jet Quenching in PbPb Collisions at s N N = 2.76 TeV [Phys. Rev. Lett. 113 , 132301 (2014)]
in Physical Review Letters
Chen Z
(2016)
Azimuthal anisotropy harmonics from long-range correlations in high multiplicity pp collisions at CMS
in Nuclear Physics A
Chen Z
(2015)
Probing novel long-range correlation phenomena in pPb collisions with identified particles at CMS
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Chouridou S
(2015)
Recent results on associated vector boson production with the ATLAS and CMS experiments
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Cieri D
(2016)
Hardware Demonstrator of a Level-1 Track Finding Algorithm with FPGAs for the Phase II CMS Experiment
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
CMS And LHCb Collaborations
(2015)
Observation of the rare B(s)(0) ?µ+µ- decay from the combined analysis of CMS and LHCb data.
in Nature
Collaboration T
(2015)
Identification of beauty and charm quark jets at LHCb
in Journal of Instrumentation
Collaboration T
(2015)
Performance of the CMS missing transverse momentum reconstruction in pp data at v s = 8 TeV
in Journal of Instrumentation
Collaboration T
(2015)
Measurement of the track reconstruction efficiency at LHCb
in Journal of Instrumentation
Collaboration T
(2015)
B flavour tagging using charm decays at the LHCb experiment
in Journal of Instrumentation
Conneely T
(2015)
The TORCH PMT: a close packing, multi-anode, long life MCP-PMT for Cherenkov applications
in Journal of Instrumentation
Cooper S
(2016)
Phase I Upgrade of the CMS Hadron Calorimeter
in Nuclear and Particle Physics Proceedings
Cortina Gil E
(2019)
First search for K + ? p + ? ? ¯ using the decay-in-flight technique
in Physics Letters B
Cortina Gil E
(2018)
Search for heavy neutral lepton production in K+ decays
in Physics Letters B
Cossutti F
(2016)
Production of vector bosons and jets at CMS
in Nuclear and Particle Physics Proceedings
Costantini S
(2015)
Radiation background with the CMS RPCs at the LHC
in Journal of Instrumentation
Cussans David
(2019)
Timing and Synchronization of the DUNE Neutrino Detector
in arXiv e-prints
D Souza
(2016)
Analysis of charm pair production at the LHC
in Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
D'Argent P
(2017)
Amplitude analyses of D 0 ? p + p - p + p - and D 0 ? K + K - p + p - decays
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Dabrowski A
(2016)
Upgrade of the CMS Instrumentation for luminosity and machine induced background measurements
in Nuclear and Particle Physics Proceedings
Daci N
(2015)
Dark matter searches in CMS
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
De Guio F
(2016)
Performance of the CMS Detector During the LHC Run 2
in Acta Physica Polonica B
De Guio F
(2016)
CMS Alignement and Calibration workflows: lesson learned and future plans
in Nuclear and Particle Physics Proceedings
De Visscher S
(2015)
Recent Standard Model results from CMS
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
De Vries KJ
(2015)
The pMSSM10 after LHC run 1.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Devetak D
(2016)
Leading and Sub-leading Flows at the LHC from the CMS
in Acta Physica Polonica B Proceedings Supplement
Di Marco E
(2016)
Studies of the Higgs boson spin and parity using the ??, ZZ, and WW decay channels with the CMS detector
in Nuclear and Particle Physics Proceedings
Dogra S
(2016)
Two-particle Correlations in $pp$ Collisions at 13 TeV Measured with CMS
in Acta Physica Polonica B Proceedings Supplement
Dordevic M
(2016)
Recent Standard Model measurements at CMS
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Dorigo T
(2016)
Recent Results of the CMS Experiment
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Duarte J
(2016)
Inclusive Searches for Supersymmetry with the CMS detector at s = 8 TeV
in Nuclear and Particle Physics Proceedings
Duk V
(2016)
Search for K + ? p + ??¯ at the NA62 experiment
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Dutta D
(2016)
Minimum Bias, MPI and DPS, Diffractive and Exclusive measurements at CMS
in Nuclear and Particle Physics Proceedings
Dünser M
(2015)
Measurements of the top-quark mass and properties at CMS
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Egede U
(2015)
Method for an unbinned measurement of the q 2 dependent decay amplitudes of B ¯ 0 ? K * 0 µ + µ - $$ {\overline{B}}^0\to {K}^{\ast 0}{\mu}^{+}{\mu}^{-} $$ decays
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Elayavalli R
(2015)
Jet Measurements in Heavy-ion Collisions with CMS
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Elghozi T
(2016)
The D-material universe
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Evdokimov O
(2016)
Decomposing energy balance contributions for quenched jets with CMS
in Nuclear Physics A
Eysermans J
(2016)
Charged Higgs Analysis in CMS
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Fabela B
(2016)
Offline Data Quality Monitoring for the RPC of the CMS Detector
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Faltova J
(2016)
Standard Model Higgs Results from ATLAS and CMS Experiments
in Acta Physica Polonica B
Fedi G
(2016)
Associative Memory Pattern Matching for the L1 Track Trigger of CMS at the HL-LHC
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Fedi G
(2016)
Measurement of the decay width difference ?Gs and the CP-violating phase ?s in Bs?J/??(1020) decays at CMS
in Nuclear and Particle Physics Proceedings
Feld L
(2017)
Experience from design, prototyping and production of a DC-DC conversion powering scheme for the CMS Phase-1 Pixel Upgrade
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Fernandez Prieto A
(2020)
Phase I Upgrade of the Readout System of the Vertex Detector at the LHCb Experiment
in IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
Ferraioli C
(2016)
Quarkonium cross sections and polarizations in pp collisions with CMS
in Nuclear and Particle Physics Proceedings
Description | Resources from this award funded our knowledge exchange programme, developing new detectors that are finding uses in medicine (radiotherapy), security and industrial applications. Findings have been discussed in outreach events, inspiring new generations and generating public interest. |
First Year Of Impact | 2015 |
Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Education,Energy,Healthcare,Security and Diplomacy |
Impact Types | Societal,Economic |
Description | DUNE UK Production Project |
Amount | £689,382 (GBP) |
Funding ID | ST/S00355X/1 |
Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 10/2019 |
End | 09/2024 |
Description | Graphcore's IPUs |
Organisation | Graphcore |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | Evaluating Graphcore's novel IPU processors, and, for the first time, implementing Particle Physics relevant software on them. Of particular interest not only to us, but also the community interested in these novel processors, is that we did not only use IPUs for machine learning (although we did that, too), but also non ML applications (Kalman Filter). Our work was also beneficial to our industrial partner in optimising and debugging their API. |
Collaborator Contribution | Cloud Access to IPUs and technical support. |
Impact | Paper: https://inspirehep.net/literature/1812756 (accepted for publication) |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | Antimatter Matters |
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 | LHCb-UK and Alpha-UK organised a joint stand at the Royal Society summer exhibition 2016. The Bristol Particle Physics group participated in the organisation (printing T-shirts, stickers) and the presentation of the exhibits during the event. Antimatter Matters has its own website and has been presented at several other events throughout the UK. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://www.antimatter-matters.org/ |
Description | Bristol Bright Night 2014 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Various STFC and ERC funded members of the university of Bristol gave public talks to audiences of various sizes (ranging from "pitch talks" of 5 min, to particle physicists contributing to a planetarium demonstration), we had a stall with particle physics-related activities and engaged with members of the public. Feedback was excellent. Positive audience feedback. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://www.bristol.ac.uk/public-engagement/events/2014/bristol-bright-night.html |
Description | Colloquium |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Public colloquium at the school of physics. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Cosmic 100 project at Bristol Balloon Fiesta |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Lots of discussions with the public at the LHC exhibit. Media coverage of balloon flight with particle detector. Don't know how to answer this. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
URL | http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2012/8694.html |
Description | Pint of Science |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | A talk and discussion on the theme of antimatter to a general audience in a pub (including a demonstration with a spark chamber through which muons and anti-muons passed), part of the "Pint of Science" series of events. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://pintofscience.co.uk/about/ |
Description | Women in STEMM |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Event engaging year 8/9 students in science activities, with an emphasis on female role models. The Bristol particle physics group had a stand with hands-on activities, spark chamber, and a video presentation introducing famous female particle physicists. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://www.bristol.ac.uk/biochemistry/public/events/2017/event---women-in-stemm.html |