Exploitation of the CMS experiment at the LHC, construction of MICE phase 2 and R&D for large-scale neutrino detectors.
Lead Research Organisation:
Brunel University London
Department Name: Sch of Engineering and Design
Abstract
This grant supports research activities in particle physics at the Large Hadron Collider, CERN, the construction and testing of a beamline to evaluate a technique for the collimation of a muon beam, and work aimed at developing new techniques for the construction of megatonne detectors for neutrinos. Exploiting the newly commissioned Compact Muon Solenoid detector at the LHC will bring greatly enhanced understanding of the 'Standard Model' of particle physics, particularly in the area of heavy-quark physics, searching for as yet undiscovered gauge bosons and supersymmetric particles, and ultimately shedding light on the mysterious 'Higgs' boson which is connected with the origins of mass. The experimental work on to producing a narrow beam of muons is an essential precursor to building intense beams of these particles which will be used, by their decay in flight, to provide intense beams of neutrinos to be detected in large (million tonne) detector systems. Studying in detail the properties of neutrinos will illuminate the matter/anti-matter asymmetry of our universe.
Publications
Adam W
(2016)
Trapping in proton irradiated p + -n-n + silicon sensors at fluences anticipated at the HL-LHC outer tracker
in Journal of Instrumentation
Chatrchyan S
(2014)
Measurement of the top-quark mass in all-jets [Formula: see text] events in pp collisions at [Formula: see text] TeV.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Chatrchyan S
(2013)
Search for supersymmetry in final states with a single lepton, b -quark jets, and missing transverse energy in proton-proton collisions at s = 7 TeV
in Physical Review D
Chatrchyan S
(2014)
Measurement of the production cross sections for a Z boson and one or more b jets in pp collisions at s $$ \sqrt{s} $$ = 7 TeV
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Chatrchyan S
(2014)
Observation of a peaking structure in the J / ? ? mass spectrum from B ± ? J / ? ? K ± decays
in Physics Letters B
Chatrchyan S
(2014)
Observation of the Associated Production of a Single Top Quark and a W Boson in p p Collisions at s = 8 TeV
in Physical Review Letters
Chatrchyan S
(2014)
Measurement of the production cross section for a W boson and two b jets in pp collisions at s = 7 TeV
in Physics Letters B
Chatrchyan S
(2014)
Search for flavor-changing neutral currents in top-quark decays t ? Zq in pp collisions at sqrt[s] = 8 TeV.
in Physical review letters
Chatrchyan S
(2014)
Erratum: Measurement of the $ \mathrm{t}\overline{\mathrm{t}} $ production cross section in the dilepton channel in pp collisions at $ \sqrt{s} $ = 8 TeV
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Chatrchyan S
(2014)
Search for the standard model Higgs boson produced in association with a W or a Z boson and decaying to bottom quarks
in Physical Review D
Related Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Award Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST/H000925/1 | 30/09/2009 | 30/03/2011 | £177,012 | ||
| ST/H000925/2 | Transfer | ST/H000925/1 | 30/09/2010 | 29/09/2012 | £3,929,993 |
| Description | A deeper understanding of the origin of the universe through experiments that test the Standard Model of Particle Physics. |
| Exploitation Route | The projects are being taken on by further funded STFC funded projects. |
| Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software) Education Electronics |
| Description | Detector R&D and laboratory facilities have contributed to the development of high temperature diamond detectors. Via an EPSRC grant EP/L504671/1 |
| Sector | Electronics,Energy |
| Impact Types | Economic |
| Description | CMS |
| Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
| Department | Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Construction, comissioning and operation of the CMS experiment. Data analysis in top-quark physics studies. Provision (via GridPP London Tier-2) of computing resources. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Data acquistion, computing resources (Tier 0), co-authorship of publications, access to data, scientific leadership and support |
| Impact | Over 200 refereed journal publications in experimental particle physics. Along with LHC data analysed by the ATLAS collaboration CMS determined the existence of the Higgs boson which was the subject of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics. Several STFC funded doctoral students have been trained in data analysis, computer programming and large-scale distributed Grid computing techniques. |
| Description | CMS |
| Organisation | Imperial College London |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Construction, comissioning and operation of the CMS experiment. Data analysis in top-quark physics studies. Provision (via GridPP London Tier-2) of computing resources. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Data acquistion, computing resources (Tier 0), co-authorship of publications, access to data, scientific leadership and support |
| Impact | Over 200 refereed journal publications in experimental particle physics. Along with LHC data analysed by the ATLAS collaboration CMS determined the existence of the Higgs boson which was the subject of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics. Several STFC funded doctoral students have been trained in data analysis, computer programming and large-scale distributed Grid computing techniques. |
| Description | CMS |
| Organisation | Rutherford Appleton Laboratory |
| Department | Particle Physics Department |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Construction, comissioning and operation of the CMS experiment. Data analysis in top-quark physics studies. Provision (via GridPP London Tier-2) of computing resources. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Data acquistion, computing resources (Tier 0), co-authorship of publications, access to data, scientific leadership and support |
| Impact | Over 200 refereed journal publications in experimental particle physics. Along with LHC data analysed by the ATLAS collaboration CMS determined the existence of the Higgs boson which was the subject of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics. Several STFC funded doctoral students have been trained in data analysis, computer programming and large-scale distributed Grid computing techniques. |
| Description | CMS |
| Organisation | University of Bristol |
| Department | School of Physics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Construction, comissioning and operation of the CMS experiment. Data analysis in top-quark physics studies. Provision (via GridPP London Tier-2) of computing resources. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Data acquistion, computing resources (Tier 0), co-authorship of publications, access to data, scientific leadership and support |
| Impact | Over 200 refereed journal publications in experimental particle physics. Along with LHC data analysed by the ATLAS collaboration CMS determined the existence of the Higgs boson which was the subject of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics. Several STFC funded doctoral students have been trained in data analysis, computer programming and large-scale distributed Grid computing techniques. |
| Description | Big Bang Fair NEC 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This exhibit showed the ideas behind the Higgs boson, and guided visitors through the physics, engineering and computing developments that have led to its discovery. Activities included: mass generation using magnets; operation of a table-top accelerator; handling of components from LHC detectors; and dice games that simulate particle-physics experiments. From badges given away to individual visitors we estimate about 5000 people (pre-booked school groups and 7-18 year-old children with parents/carers) came to the stand. Not yet known, activity took place last week. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.thebigbangfair.co.uk/View/?con_id=3108 |
| Description | Goldsmith A-level Physics Teachers Course |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Invited talks on particle physics plus one-day visit to CERN. 25 A-level (or equivalent) Physics Teachers attend a week-long residential course run at Brunel. Contacts established with Schools whom we subsequently have visited. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | Pre-2006,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012 |
| Description | Public Lecture on Higgs discovery |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 45 school pupils attended out of a toal audience of about 130 None so far |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Royal Society Summer Exhibition 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Exhibition is the Society's main public event of the year and is open to members of the general public as well as students and teachers, scientists, policymakers and the media. The "Higgs Boson" stand was one of the most visited during the exhibition. Over 2300 students and 260 teachers visited the exhibition, most of whom will have visited the Higgs Boson stand. Over 11000 visitors in total attended and we estimate well over half of these visited our stand (judged by number of items given away to visitors). A large number of visitors from the general public were enthused about the LHC, ATLAS & CMS experiments and the UK role in discovering the Higgs Boson. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://sse.royalsociety.org/2013/exhibits/higgs-boson/ |
| Description | Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talks and presentations generated discussion and engagement with Nobel Prize winning physics. Generated a great deal of interest in the Higgs Boson, Dark Matter and Supersymmetry amongst a diverse audience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://sse.royalsociety.org/2014/higgs-boson/ |