Experimental Particle Physics: Equipment Request to the STFC Particle Physics Grants Panel: Addendum to the Consolidated Grant Award (ST/N000358/1)

四年的时间尺度尤其令人兴奋，因为在大型强子对撞机运行2中开辟了一个新的能源前沿。我们将集中精力在ATLAS的Higgs和top扇区中寻找BSM过程，NA62的kaon扇区中寻找BSM过程，LHCb的魅力和美丽扇区中寻找BSM过程。我们正在同时进入一个主要的建设阶段，在我们的ATLAS， LHCb和ILC探测器开发之间已经建立了协同效应。我们预计，MICE将证明电离冷却是迈向中微子工厂的重要一步，日本将与国际社会一道决定建造ILC。我们已经发展了探测器的开发和建造能力，为这一未来方案作出贡献，并以精心规划的方式建立了我们的技术人员和工程努力。改进的分析技术、校准良好的探测器、增加的计算能力和理论投入将是必不可少的，我们处于这些领域所需发展的前沿。所有的学者都积极参与到大型强子对撞机项目中，我们的战略是根据这些实验中发展的专业知识，从三个实验（ATLAS， LHCb和NA62）中产生领先的物理结果。根据我们目前的专业知识，我们将及时为ATLAS提供希格斯H- b> bb模式的第一个结果。在Run 1中确保了高质量的完成后，我们将确保这一经验将成为未来ATLAS出版物的基础。基于我们早期的工作，我们将在回答有关质量起源和CP破坏性质的问题方面发挥关键作用。对于LHCb，我们将测量罕见的两体B衰变，在粲数中寻找CP违背，并对B扇区的CP违背进行精确测量。我们将从环路介导的过程中测量CKM角伽玛，这提供了重要的新物理灵敏度。我们将在粲重子和激发态美介子的光谱学中进行新的测量和寻找新的状态。对于NA62，我们将保持英国在测量介子衰变与电子和介子之比方面的专业知识，建立介子和介子衰变之比的测量方法，并寻找暗光子。我们继续投资和促进世界级的探测器开发活动，以实现长期计划，我们的网格实力旨在最大限度地提高我们在大型强子对撞机物理方面的影响，并促进线性对撞机等新领域的发展。此外，我们还通过学院在这些领域提供重要支持。我们已经为每个实验建立了物理分析流，使用网格，并将继续充分利用LHC Run 2的数据。我们还将继续参与我们发挥领导作用的长期计划。我们目前在ATLAS和LHCb升级、线性对撞机和未来的中微子计划中发挥着主导作用。我们期待在大型强子对撞机发现的基础上，更多地参与这些前瞻性项目。在接下来的四年里，我们将开发这些领域，并推进那些早期投资将成为最有成效的领域，与我们对大型强子对撞机物理开发的最高优先级保持一致。为了加强优先计划，我们将得到苏格兰大学物理联盟（SUPA）的支持。这将确保我们能够通过支持大型强子对撞机升级和其他项目来满足硅探测器开发的优先事项。我们期待与IGR合作，从联合设施中获益。这一战略非常适合我们核心团队的技能和能力。在英国粒子物理学发展的关键时刻，相关的响应努力将是必不可少的。

The four-year timescale is particularly exciting with the opening of a new energy frontier in LHC Run 2. We will focus our efforts on searches for BSM processes in the Higgs and top sectors for ATLAS, in the kaon sector for NA62, and in the charm and beauty sector for LHCb. We are simultaneously entering a major construction phase where synergies have been established between our ATLAS, LHCb and ILC detector developments. We anticipate that MICE will demonstrate ionization cooling as a major step towards a neutrino factory and Japan, with the international community, will decide to build the ILC. We have developed detector development and construction capacity to contribute to this future programme and have built up our technician and engineering effort in a carefully planned approach. Improved analysis techniques, well-calibrated detectors, increased computing power and theoretical input will be essential and we are at the forefront of the required developments in these areas.All academics are heavily involved in the LHC programme and our strategy is to generate leading-edge physics results from three experiments (ATLAS, LHCb and NA62) based upon expertise developed in those experiments. We will provide timely first results in Higgs H->bb modes for ATLAS, based upon our current expertise. Having secured high-quality completion in Run 1, we will ensure that this experience will underpin future ATLAS publications. Based on our earlier work, we will be key players in answering questions concerning the origin of mass and the nature of CP violation. For LHCb, we will measure rare two body B decays, search for CP violation in charm and make precision measurements of CP violation in the Bs sector. We will measure the CKM angle gamma from loop-mediated processes which offer significant new physics sensitivity. We will perform new measurements and search for new states in the spectroscopy of charmed baryons and excited beauty mesons. For NA62 we will maintain the UK expertise in measuring the ratio of kaon decays to electrons and muons, establish measurements of the ratio of kaon and pion decays and search for dark photons.We continue to invest in and promote a world-class Detector Development activity to enable longer-term initiatives and our Grid strength is aimed at maximising our impact in LHC physics as well as promoting new areas such as the linear collider. We additionally lever significant support through the College in these areas. We have set up physics analysis streams for each experiment, using the Grid, and will continue to fully exploit the LHC Run 2 data. We will also maintain our involvement in longer-term initiatives where we have leadership roles. We presently have leading roles in the ATLAS and LHCb upgrades, the linear collider and future neutrino initiatives. We anticipate greater involvement in these forward-looking programmes, based upon discoveries made at the LHC. Over the next four years we will develop these areas and progress those where early investment will become most productive, consistent with our highest priority of LHC physics exploitation.To enhance the priority programme, we will be supported via the Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA). This will ensure that we can meet our priorities in silicon detector development via support of the LHC upgrade and other programmes. We anticipate working with the IGR where we gain from joint facilities. This strategy is well suited to the skills and capacity of our core group. The associated responsive effort will be essential at a critical point in the evolution of UK particle physics.