A Proposal to NSF for Research in High Energy Physics At D0 and CMS Experiments

本提案的目标是实现PI的高能物理项目参与大型强子对撞机（LHC），欧洲核子研究中心（CERN）的CMS（紧凑型介子螺线管）实验的前向像素探测器子系统，以及费米实验室D0实验中3级触发和硅轨道触发（STT）项目的延续。PI在CMS上的主要工作是组装和建造这个探测器，将其几何形状纳入CMS跟踪软件的框架，并使用重建的轨迹执行软件校准。这一努力对于理解和及时实现像素检测器系统的全部物理潜力至关重要。在D0上，计划明年的主要任务是继续监测数据质量，保持3级触发射流分析，继续发展b标记效率，并开始对顶夸克和希格斯物理进行初步的Run II数据分析。这项提案的资助将使PI对高能物理研究的贡献和承诺得以实现，并将增加本科生，本地高中生和教师的教育机会，同时为招收学生进入科学学科提供了绝佳的机会。通过对学生进行先进计算机技术及其在科学发现中的应用方面的培训，PI将能够传播对现代科学最先进机器的欣赏，并促进将所学知识转移到课堂上。

The goal of this proposal is to realize the participation of the PI's high energy physics program in the Forward Pixel Detector subsystem for the CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), CERN and continuation of the Level 3 Trigger and Silicon Track Trigger (STT) Projects at the Fermilab D0 experiment. The main thrust of the PI's efforts on CMS would be in the assembling and building of this detector, incorporating its geometry into the framework of CMS tracking software and performing its software alignment using reconstructed tracks. This effort is critical to understanding and to achieving the full physics potential of the Pixel Detector system in a timely manner. On D0, the main tasks planned for the next year are to continue monitoring the data quality, to maintain the Level 3 Trigger Jets analysis, to continue developing the b-tagging efficiency, and to begin preliminary Run II data analysis on the Top quark and Higgs Physics. Funding of this proposal would enable the PI's contribution and commitment to high energy physics research and would enhance the educational opportunities for undergraduate students, local high school students and teachers while providing an excellent opportunity for recruiting students into scientific disciplines. By training students on advance computing techniques and their use in scientific discoveries, the PI will be able to disseminate the appreciation for the state-of-the-art machinery of modern science and promote the transfer of the acquired knowledge to the classroom.