Responsive RA submission for a 'New measurement of the ratio Gamma(K->e nu)/Gamma(K->mu nu) at NA48/2'
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Birmingham
Department Name: School of Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
I have identified an unique opportunity for UK particle physics to make a telling contribution in the search for Lepton Flavour Violation. The proposed measurement will either give evidence of physics beyond the Standard Model or will place meaningful constraints on various SUSY models. The proposal is timely and cost-effective. This opportunity can be pursued immediately, as an exploitation of a running experiment, and the scientific objectives fit well into the 3-year scope of a Responsive RA.
People |
ORCID iD |
| Cristina Lazzeroni (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Batley J
(2013)
Measurement of the branching ratio of the decay ? 0 ? S + µ - ? ¯ µ
in Physics Letters B
Batley J
(2012)
New measurement of the K ± ? p + p - e ± ? ( K e 4 ) decay branching ratio and hadronic form factors
in Physics Letters B
Batley J
(2014)
A new measurement of the K ± ? p ± ? ? decay at the NA48/2 experiment
in Physics Letters B
Batley J
(2011)
Precision measurement of the ratio BR ( K S ? p + p - e + e - ) / BR ( K L ? p + p - p D 0 )
in Physics Letters B
Batley J
(2011)
New measurement of the K ± ? p ± µ + µ - decay
in Physics Letters B
Batley J
(2014)
Detailed study of the K ± ? p 0 p 0 e ± ? (K e4 00 ) decay properties
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Goudzovski E
(2015)
Development of the kaon tagging system for the NA62 experiment at CERN
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Goudzovski Evgueni
(2015)
Search for the dark photon in $\pi^0$ decays
in PoS
Lazzeroni C
(2014)
Study of the K ± ? p ± ? ? decay by the NA62 experiment
in Physics Letters B
Lazzeroni C
(2013)
Precision measurement of the ratio of the charged kaon leptonic decay rates
in Physics Letters B
| Description | Elementary particle are divided into quarks and leptons. The latter being electrons, muons, taus and neutrinos. In the Standard Model of Particle Physics, interactions conserve the lepton type and number but this conservation is accidental, i.e. we are not aware of an underlying physics motivation. The research here has mainly looked at possible violation of this conservation. There are several models of new physics that allow for the violation, and this research has constrained such models. |
| Exploitation Route | The findings here help constraining theoretical models which then can be refined. Besides, the results can be combined with results from other branches of particle physics research on the same topic. |
| Sectors | Education |
| Description | This RA position helped substantially the creation of a new line of research in the Particle Physics group at the University of Birmingham, i.e. rare kaon decays and flavour physics. Later on, this research was able to attract further funding from STFC and ERC, and a Royal Society University fellowship. |
| Sector | Education |
| Impact Types | Cultural |
| Description | CERN |
| Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
| Department | CERN - Other |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | NA62: we have built a sub-detector for the experiment |
| Collaborator Contribution | NA62: The rest of the collaboration have built the remaining of the detectors |
| Impact | Several papers, as detailed in paper list |
| Description | Cafe scientific |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 40 people attended and had a wide discussion people were much more interested in particle physics afterwards |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | Cheltenam Science 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 | exhibit on cosmic rays |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Daytime entertainment talk at Royal Society Exhibition |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | about 400 people attended talk and discussion afterwards very positive feedback received by audience, who was enthusiastic |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| Description | Exhibit at British Science Festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | about 100 students tried the game and liked it a lot, and gave us feedback for improvements. Teachers said they would be willing to play game at school as educational tool. Students also enjoyed the large variety of other demonstrations we offered and engaged with us about particle research. students said they would be willing to pay and buy the game. teachers said they would be willing to use game at school as educational tool for particle physics and business studies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010,2014 |
| Description | Exhibit at the Royal Society Exhibition |
| 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 | We were flooded by interested people at our stand (around 15,000 every year). Several members of the public contacted us afterwards for more information. I was asked to bring the stand to many other national science events. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016 |
| Description | Lectures at IoP CPD event for teachers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 15 teachers training per year per workshop. Three workshops. After my talk, I discussed with the IoP and we decided to enlarge the scheme. Several teachers decided to hire my equipment and my teaching resources. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014,2015,2016 |
| Description | Lectures at Teacher CPD event on Modern Physics, organised by Philip Allan Events, part of Hodder Education |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 15 teachers training The teachers agreed that they knew more after the lectures; they asked for more resources to be provided to them via a website; some invited me to give talks at their schools; others decided to hire my equipment for practical demonstrations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013,2014,2015,2016 |
| Description | Manchester Science festival, Brighton Science 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 | Exhibits on particle physics |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013,2014,2015,2016 |
| Description | Royal Society MP and Civil Servant pairing scheme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | I had a week each with MP and Civil servant in Parliament i am still in touch with MP and Civil Servant for discussions on science and science related subjects. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2007 |
| Description | Sessions for teachers at ASE annual conference on quark model and feynman diagrams; and on particle detection with cloud chamber and cosmic telescope |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 13 teachers from europe every workshop and every year. three workshops every year several teachers asked for my resources to be used in their class teaching |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014,2015,2016 |
| Description | Talk and exhibit at British Science Festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 200 people attended the talk, asked question and had discussion afterwards. same number visit the exhibit. schools asked about borrowing detectors for school demo. teachers invited me to give further talks at their schools. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010,2014 |
| Description | Talk on Mysteries of the Early Universe, general programme, British Science Festival 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk was followed by very lively discussion session with many questions from the audience I have submitted a similar format event for consideration at other science festivals and events. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Talks at local schools (around 10 yearly) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Talks always sparks lively discussions and questions. I got more and more invitations, and a few schools approached me to do after-school science projects. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013,2014,2015,2016 |
| Description | radio interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | radio interview for italian channel audience was high and I got good review |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |
| Description | talk at Science week at school in birmingham |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | 50 students attended and had discussion afterwards school asked me to visit regularly to have a extra-curriculum science activity |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |