The search for natural supersymmetry

Lead Research Organisation: University of Sussex
Department Name: Sch of Mathematical & Physical Sciences

Abstract

The search for natural supersymmetry (SUSY) is one of the main physics objectives for Run-2 of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The student will devise optimal event selections to search for natural SUSY in ATLAS data. He will also develop data-driven methodologies to estimate crucial Standard Model backgrounds, such as ttbarZ, and work on the ATLAS High-Level Trigger, contributing to the ATLAS operations during data taking.
It is anticipated that he will spend an extended period of time at CERN on Long-Term Attachment.

Publications

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Studentship Projects

Project Reference Relationship Related To Start End Student Name
ST/N504452/1 01/10/2015 31/03/2021
1659192 Studentship ST/N504452/1 01/10/2015 31/03/2019 Samuel Jones
 
Description Sussex Fund Doctoral Overseas Conference Grant
Amount £1,000 (GBP)
Organisation University of Sussex 
Sector Academic/University
Country United Kingdom
Start 09/2017 
End 09/2017
 
Description The ATLAS Collaboration 
Organisation European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
Department ATLAS Collaboration
Country Switzerland 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Ongoing contributions to searches for Supersymmetry (direct squark pair production) and ongoing electron trigger efficiency measurements with the ATLAS detector.
Collaborator Contribution All of my research is part of a 3000-strong ATLAS collaboration using the ATLAS detector based at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. My research contributes to, and depends on, the successful running of the ATLAS experiment.
Impact All of my publications to date were co-authored as part of this collaboration.
Start Year 2015