Research in High Energy Physics
Lead Research Organisation:
Imperial College London
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
Investigation into the properties of elementary particles and the fundamental forces of nature. Precision tests of the Standard Model (SM); searches for new phenomena and extensions to the SM; studies of CP violation in the b-system; measurement of neutrino oscillation parameters; WIMP dark matter searches, preparations for future experiments, including HL-LHC, feasibility studies for future neutrino factories, double-beta decay experiments, gravitational wave detectors and linear colliders.
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST/T506151/1 | 01/10/2019 | 30/09/2023 | |||
| 2275083 | Studentship | ST/T506151/1 | 01/10/2019 | 30/04/2023 | Matthew BIRCH |
| Description | Searching for physics beyond the standard model. Recent results have shown discrepancies in flavour physics with respect to the standard model. This research has resulted in innovative methods in the selection and measurement of data in order measure some interesting parameters in the decay B->Kst mu mu in a model-independent way. |
| Exploitation Route | By theorists - synthetic datasets can be generated and fit with any choice of model to learn more about the behaviour of the underlying physics. By experimentalists - new measurements will use tools and methods developed in this analysis. Theorists and researchers in fundamental physics will use the results from this research in order to constrain the type of new physics there is. |
| Sectors | Education |
| Description | LHCb collaboration |
| Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Contributed to several ongoing projects in addition to discussions with collaboration members. Leading an analysis of the decay B->Kst mu mu where innovative methods have been developed. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Initial concept of the analysis made by other collaboration members, preparation of simulation and data made by the collaboration. |
| Impact | The access to data and simulation in order to search for new physics. Informal discussions with other collaboration members. |