RUI: Theoretical Investigation of Observables Sensitive to New Physics

RUI：对新物理敏感的可观测值的理论研究

• 批准号: 1215785
• 负责人: Ken Kiers
• 金额: $ 9万
• 依托单位: Taylor University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-08-01 至 2015-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1215785&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RUI; Theoretical; Investigation; Observables; Sensitive

This award funds the research of Professor Ken Kiers at Taylor University.The field of particle physics is entering a new era, now that data collection and analysis have begun in earnest at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). LHC experimentalists have already made significant progress in the search for the Higgs boson, and there are suggestive hints that the Higgs may soon be discovered. In addition to searching for the Higgs, the LHC has an ambitious program of research aimed at searching for "new physics" --- that is, physics beyond the Standard Model. The next few years could witness exciting discoveries as LHC experimentalists map out physics at the TeV energy scale. Professor Kiers will undertake a theoretical investigation focused on constructing observables that can be used to search for new physics and to distinguish among different types of new physics, should physics beyond the Standard Model be discovered. The research will be broken down into several projects. One of the main projects involves using the production and decay of the top quark to search for new physics. A second major project, which will be undertaken as part of a joint theoretical-experimental collaboration, focuses on supersymmetric extensions of the Standard Model. Finally, complementary projects are envisioned that could provide analytical tools to help search for or analyze new physics effects in other systems. New experimental results, as they become available, will also provide significant direction regarding which observables or models of new physics will be considered.The work undertaken by Professor Kiers will also have a significant impact in a broader sense at Taylor University. In particular, the direct involvement of several undergraduate students in the research will enhance the educational experiences of those students and will better prepare them for entrance into top graduate schools. This level of undergraduate research will help the institution attract highly qualified undergraduate students to the physics program and will be particularly helpful in attracting more female and minority students, who are currently underrepresented in the physics program at Taylor.

该奖项为泰勒大学（Taylor University）的肯·基尔（Ken Kiers）教授的研究提供了资金。粒子物理领域正在进入一个新时代，现在数据收集和分析已经开始在大型强子撞机（LHC）中认真开始。 LHC实验者已经在寻找希格斯玻色子方面取得了重大进展，并且有暗示的暗示很快就会发现希格斯。 除了搜索希格斯外，LHC还具有雄心勃勃的研究计划，旨在搜索“新物理学” - 即超出标准模型的物理学。 随着LHC实验者以TEV能量量表绘制物理学，接下来的几年可能会看到令人兴奋的发现。 Kiers教授将进行一项理论调查，旨在构建可观察到的物理，以搜索新物理学并区分不同类型的新物理学，如果发现标准模型以外的物理学。 该研究将分为几个项目。 主要项目之一是使用顶级夸克的生产和衰减来寻找新物理。 第二个主要项目将作为联合理论实验合作的一部分进行，重点是标准模型的超对称扩展。 最后，设想补充项目可以提供分析工具来帮助搜索或分析其他系统中的新物理效果。 随着它们的可用，新的实验结果还将为考虑哪些可观察到新物理学的可观察物或模型提供重要方向。基尔教授的工作在泰勒大学的更广泛意义上也将产生重大影响。 特别是，几位本科生参与研究的直接参与将增强这些学生的教育经历，并将更好地准备进入顶级研究生院。 这一水平的本科研究将帮助该机构吸引高素质的本科生参加物理学计划，并将特别有助于吸引更多的女性和少数族裔学生，这些学生目前在泰勒的物理学计划中代表不足。