Research in Elementary Particle Physics

基本粒子物理研究

• 批准号: 0757741
• 负责人: Raymond Brock
• 金额: $ 243万
• 依托单位: Michigan State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-05-01 至 2011-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0757741&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Research; Elementary; Particle; Physics

This proposal requests continuing support for a program of research for the Brock/Abolins group at Michigan State University (MSU) in experimental elementary particle physics based primarily on the D0 experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron collider and the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN.For the past few decades, physicists have been able to describe with increasing detail the fundamental particles that make up the Universe and the interactions between them. Much of this success has been due to the Tevatron program at Fermilab with D0 and CDF making major contributions.. This MSU group has made major contributions to the D0 experiment in its construction and in the physics questions proposed as well as in many leadership roles. Currently, the group is investigating the single top quark production mechanism which is sensitive to possibly new physics beyond the Standard Model. It participated in the initial measurements of the production rate a measurement many consider the single most important result from the Tevatron program. At the same time the LHC and ATLAS will start operation in new regimes of energy and luminosity holding even greater promise for discoveries and measurements leading to revisions of our views on how the world is constructed and the nature of the laws that govern its operation. This group is now transitioning into the ATLAS program where it will parlay its wealth of experience in single top physics into a leadership role in a similar study as well as other areas such as construction of trigger algorithms and installing trigger supporting hardware and its supporting infrastructure. In addition, MSU and the University of Michigan are building a new Tier 2 computing center and faculty research efforts will be directed in part to management and usage of this facility.On Broader Impacts, the group will continue its work primarily within the QuarkNet program as well as an innovative non-science student honors course emphasizing Elementary Particle Physics and Cosmology and a course on modern physics for the Division of Science and Math Education during the summer term which typically draws ~20 high school teachers. Science Days and permanent exhibits in an atrium setting at MSU related to the ATLAS program are planned.

该提案要求继续支持密歇根州立大学（MSU）的Brock/Abolins小组的一项研究计划，该计划主要基于费米实验室Tevatron对撞机的D 0实验和欧洲核子研究中心大型强子对撞机（LHC）的ATLAS实验。物理学家已经能够越来越详细地描述构成宇宙的基本粒子以及它们之间的相互作用。这一成功在很大程度上要归功于费米实验室的Tevatron计划，D 0和CDF做出了重大贡献。 这个MSU小组在其建设和提出的物理问题以及许多领导角色中为D 0实验做出了重大贡献。 目前，该小组正在研究单顶夸克产生机制，该机制对标准模型之外的可能新物理敏感。 它参与了生产率的初步测量，许多人认为这是Tevatron计划最重要的结果。 与此同时，大型强子对撞机和ATLAS将在新的能量和光度体系中开始运行，这对发现和测量带来了更大的希望，从而导致我们对世界如何构造以及支配其运行的定律的性质的看法的修正。该小组现在正在过渡到ATLAS计划，在该计划中，它将利用其在单顶级物理学方面的丰富经验，在类似的研究以及其他领域中发挥领导作用，例如构建触发算法和安装触发支持硬件及其支持基础设施。 此外，密歇根州立大学和密歇根大学正在建设一个新的二级计算中心，教师的研究工作将部分用于管理和使用该设施。该小组将继续主要在QuarkNet计划以及创新的非理科学生荣誉课程，强调基本粒子物理学和宇宙学，以及科学和数学教育部的现代物理学课程在夏季学期，通常会吸引大约20名高中教师。 科学日和永久性展览在一个中庭设置在密歇根州立大学有关的ATLAS计划的计划。