Capital Equipment for Warwick Particle Physics Programme 2015-2019

2015-2019 年沃里克粒子物理项目资本设备

• 批准号: ST/N001249/1
• 负责人: Paul Harrison
• 金额: $ 1.91万
• 依托单位: University of Warwick
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2015 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ST%2FN001249%2F1
• 关键词: Capital; Equipment; Warwick; Particle; Physics

The scope of the proposed research lies in three distinct areas: Higgs and new phenomena searches at the ATLAS Experiment; the physics of neutrinos with T2K, LBNE, HyperK and SuperNEMO; generic detector R&D. It also includes Outreach and Knowledge Exchange programmes. In more detail:o The ATLAS experiment at CERN, a large, general purpose detector operating at the LHC was designed to search for and study the Higgs boson, as well as new exotic forms of matter. Our initial work will be to support the experiment by contributing to its ability to identify interesting events rapidly for recording and further analysis. We will also contribute to the detailed study of the Higgs boson which was discovered in 2012. We will do this by helping to optimise the coeection of events in which it decays to pairs of tau leptons, heavy relatives of the electron. We will also look for other, heavier exotic new bosons.o The elucidation of the properties of neutrinos. These are very light, neutral particles which are emitted, for example, by the sun, and in radioactive beta decay. They have recently been found to oscillate, ie. transmute from one type to another, while they propagate. We have built part of the T2K experiment which is now operating in Japan. Analyses of its data recently found new types of oscillations of muon to electron type neutrinos. We aim to continue running this experiment, to better measure this newly-discovered effect, and also to search for it with anti-neutrinos. We further plan to contribute to the SuperNEMO experiment, which aims to determine the nature of the neutrino as so called Dirac or Majorana particle. The former has distinct anti-particles, while the latter is its own antiparticle. This question may be resolved by searching for double beta decay accompanied by no neutrinos. We will contribute to the analysis of data obtained by a "demonstrator module" attempting to observe such decays.o We propose to continue our research and development of position- and energy-sensitive detectors for applications in neutrino experiments and with potential spin-off applications in industry. In particular, we plan to develop a prototype high pressure hydrogen TPC for neutrino physics.o We will continue to develop our outreach programme which includes activities for local schoolsand articles in popular science publications.o Supported by a strong University strategy and ethos in knowledge exchange, we will continue to pursue all avenues for possible knowledge exchange.

拟议的研究范围包括三个不同的领域：在ATLAS实验中寻找希格斯粒子和新现象；T2K、LBNE、HyperK和SuperNEMO的中微子物理学；通用检测仪研发。它还包括外展和知识交流项目。o欧洲核子研究中心（CERN）的ATLAS实验是在大型强子对撞机（LHC）上运行的一个大型通用探测器，旨在寻找和研究希格斯玻色子，以及新的奇异物质形式。我们最初的工作将是支持这项实验，使其能够快速识别有趣的事件，以便进行记录和进一步分析。我们还将为2012年发现的希格斯玻色子的详细研究做出贡献。我们将通过帮助优化事件的集合来做到这一点，在这些事件中，它会衰变成一对tau轻子，这是电子的重亲戚。我们还将寻找其他更重的外来新玻色子。o中微子性质的阐明。它们是非常轻的中性粒子，例如，由太阳发射，在放射性衰变中。最近发现它们是振荡的。从一种类型转化为另一种，当他们繁殖。我们已经建立了T2K实验的一部分，目前正在日本进行。对其数据的分析最近发现了新型的介子到电子型中微子的振荡。我们的目标是继续进行这个实验，以更好地测量这种新发现的效应，同时用反中微子来寻找它。我们进一步计划为SuperNEMO实验做出贡献，该实验旨在确定中微子作为所谓的狄拉克或马约拉纳粒子的性质。前者有不同的反粒子，后者有自己的反粒子。这个问题可以通过寻找没有中微子的双β衰变来解决。我们将对试图观察这种衰变的“演示模块”获得的数据进行分析。o我们建议继续研究和发展位置和能量敏感探测器，以应用于中微子实验和潜在的工业应用。特别是，我们计划开发一个用于中微子物理的高压氢TPC原型。o我们会继续推行外展计划，包括为本地学校举办活动及在科普刊物刊登文章。o在大学的知识交流策略和精神的支持下，我们会继续寻求各种可能的知识交流途径。