GridPP5 Cambridge Staff Grant
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Cambridge
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
This proposal, submitted in response to the 2014 invitation from STFC, aims to provide and operate a computing Grid for the exploitation of LHC data in the UK. The success of the current GridPP Collaboration will be built upon, and the UK's response to production of LHC data in the period April 2016 to March 2020 will be to ensure that there is a sustainable infrastructure providing "Distributed Computing for Particle Physics"
We propose to operate a distributed high throughput computational service as the main mechanism for delivering very large-scale computational resources to the UK particle physics community. This foundation will underpin the success and increase the discovery potential of UK physicists. We will operate a production-quality service, delivering robustness, scale and functionality. The proposal is fully integrated with international projects and we must exploit the opportunity to capitalise on the UK leadership already established in several areas. The Particle Physics distributed computing service will increasingly be integrated with national and international initiatives.
The project will be managed across various domains and will deliver the UK's commitment to the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG) and ensure that worldwide activities directly benefit the UK.
By 2015, the UK Grid infrastructure will have expanded in size to 50,000 cores, with more than 35 PetaBytes of storage. This will enable the UK to exploit, in an internationally competitive way, the unique physics potential of the LHC.
We propose to operate a distributed high throughput computational service as the main mechanism for delivering very large-scale computational resources to the UK particle physics community. This foundation will underpin the success and increase the discovery potential of UK physicists. We will operate a production-quality service, delivering robustness, scale and functionality. The proposal is fully integrated with international projects and we must exploit the opportunity to capitalise on the UK leadership already established in several areas. The Particle Physics distributed computing service will increasingly be integrated with national and international initiatives.
The project will be managed across various domains and will deliver the UK's commitment to the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG) and ensure that worldwide activities directly benefit the UK.
By 2015, the UK Grid infrastructure will have expanded in size to 50,000 cores, with more than 35 PetaBytes of storage. This will enable the UK to exploit, in an internationally competitive way, the unique physics potential of the LHC.
Planned Impact
GridPP's knowledge exchange activities fall into two main areas: firstly, those aimed at other academic disciplines, and secondly, business and industry. GridPP has a strong outreach programme to a public and academic audience, and intends to continue this in GridPP5. The Dissemination Officer will organise GridPP's presence at conferences and events. This includes booking and manning booths, arranging backdrops, material, posters, screens, and rotas where appropriate. Examples of events that we have attended include The British Science Festival, The Royal Society Summer Exhibition, the British Science Association Science Communication Conference and Meet The Scientist at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester.
GridPP has developed an extensive website that is central to project communications. The Dissemination Officer will be responsible for producing news items for the website and drafting GridPP press releases. We have had broad coverage from these in the past, including many national newspapers and online publications.
Additional activities will include producing GridPP material, such as leaflets, posters, t-shirts, bags and magic cubes. We have found these very valuable in raising GridPP's and LHC's profile at minimal cost. The Dissemination Officer will also promote outreach training for members of the collaboration, will identify GridPP staff who have specific expertise in this area and will arrange occasional GridPP events, such as the Tier-1 open day.
On KE, our initial work has proved that GridPP's technology can be of use across a range of disciplines and sectors, and we plan to continue this work during GridPP5. The objectives of this program will be to improve awareness of the technologies developed by GridPP and its partners in academia and industry, and hence facilitate the increase in use of these technologies within new areas.
GridPP has developed an extensive website that is central to project communications. The Dissemination Officer will be responsible for producing news items for the website and drafting GridPP press releases. We have had broad coverage from these in the past, including many national newspapers and online publications.
Additional activities will include producing GridPP material, such as leaflets, posters, t-shirts, bags and magic cubes. We have found these very valuable in raising GridPP's and LHC's profile at minimal cost. The Dissemination Officer will also promote outreach training for members of the collaboration, will identify GridPP staff who have specific expertise in this area and will arrange occasional GridPP events, such as the Tier-1 open day.
On KE, our initial work has proved that GridPP's technology can be of use across a range of disciplines and sectors, and we plan to continue this work during GridPP5. The objectives of this program will be to improve awareness of the technologies developed by GridPP and its partners in academia and industry, and hence facilitate the increase in use of these technologies within new areas.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
Valerie Gibson (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Aaij R
(2016)
Angular analysis of the B 0 ? K *0 µ + µ - decay using 3 fb-1 of integrated luminosity
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2016)
Measurement of the B s 0 ? D s ( * ) + D s ( * ) - branching fractions
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2016)
Erratum: Constraints on the unitarity triangle angle ? from Dalitz plot analysis of B 0 ? D K + p - decays [Phys. Rev. D 93 , 112018 (2016)]
in Physical Review D
Aaij R
(2016)
Measurement of the Difference of Time-Integrated CP Asymmetries in D^{0}?K^{-}K^{+} and D^{0}?p^{-}p^{+} Decays.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2016)
Observation of the B s 0 ? J/??? decay
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2016)
Search for the lepton-flavour violating decay D0?e±µ±
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2016)
Measurements of long-range near-side angular correlations in s N N = 5 TeV proton-lead collisions in the forward region
in Physics Letters B
Aaij R
(2016)
Study of ?(2S) production and cold nuclear matter effects in pPb collisions at s N N = 5 $$ \sqrt{s_{N\;N}}=5 $$ TeV
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2016)
First observation of the decay B s 0 ? K S 0 K *(892)0 at LHCb
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2016)
First Observation of D^{0}-D[over ¯]^{0} Oscillations in D^{0}?K^{+}p^{-}p^{+}p^{-} Decays and Measurement of the Associated Coherence Parameters.
in Physical review letters
Aaij R
(2016)
Study of D sJ (*) + mesons decaying to D * + K S 0 and D *0 K + final states
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2016)
A new algorithm for identifying the flavour of B 0 s mesons at LHCb
in Journal of Instrumentation
Aaij R
(2016)
Measurement of forward W and Z boson production in pp collisions at s = 8 $$ \sqrt{s}=8 $$ TeV
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaij R
(2016)
Study of the production of and hadrons in pp collisions and first measurement of the branching fraction
in Chinese Physics C
Aaij R
(2016)
Model-independent measurement of mixing parameters in D0 ? K S 0 p+p- decays
in Journal of High Energy Physics
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 | 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 |