The Fermilab Muon g-2 Experiment
Lead Research Organisation:
University College London
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
In this project the student will work on the Fermilab muon g-2 experiment. The student will be responsible for the commissioning of the straw tracker readout and DAQ system with first data in 2017 and the analysis of the data to reduce the systematics in the determination of a_mu and the muon EDM (limit). He will establish alignment algorithms for the straw tracker and determine the alignment systematic which is critical to accurately measuring the beam profile and the up-down asymmetry for the EDM. The thesis will update the limit on the muon EDM (or measure it) with a sensitivity that is expected to surpass than from BNL by at least a factor of 10 and likely a factor of 100.
Organisations
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST/N50449X/1 | 01/10/2015 | 31/03/2021 | |||
| 1813008 | Studentship | ST/N50449X/1 | 01/10/2016 | 31/03/2020 | Gleb Lukicov |
| Description | URA Visiting Scholars Program |
| Amount | $15,000 (USD) |
| Funding ID | 18-F-13 |
| Organisation | Fermilab - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 02/2019 |
| End | 11/2019 |
| Title | Alignment Code for the g-2 tracking detector (C++, Python, Fortran) |
| Description | This project contains code and plotting scripts for the internal alignment (calibration) of the g-2 tracking detector |
| Type Of Technology | Software |
| Year Produced | 2019 |
| Open Source License? | Yes |
| Impact | This work led to a publication (arXiv:1909.12900): https://arxiv.org/pdf/1909.12900.pdf, where alignment results with data are discussed. |
| URL | https://github.com/glukicov/alignTrack |
| Title | Electric Dipole Moment (EDM) analysis code (Python, C, SQL) |
| Description | This project contains analysis code to place a new limit on the Electric Dipole Moment (EDM) of the muon using the g-2 tracking detectors |
| Type Of Technology | Software |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Open Source License? | Yes |
| Impact | EDM signal manifests itself as an oscillation in the observed vertical angle of the tracks. |
| URL | https://github.com/glukicov/EDMTracking |