Elementary Particle Physics Using High Energy Colliders

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。该奖项为华盛顿大学高能物理组的研究计划提供持续支持。该小组是D 0和ATLAS合作的成员，计划通过关注两个广泛的主题来利用LHC前所未有的发现潜力：（1）。寻找希格斯玻色子，这是解释标准模型和超对称性中电弱对称破缺的最引人注目的模型的特征粒子;（2）。在标准模型的许多扩展中寻找长寿命粒子，这些扩展解决了大层次问题，并具有早期发现的潜力。除了LHC的物理计划外，它还在继续并扩大其对ATLAS探测器和软件工作的贡献。对于Dendy来说，他的计划是集中在标准模型和超对称中寻找希格斯玻色子。这项工作的更广泛影响跨越几个领域。它为本科生培训提供了一个机会，因为他们计划继续让本科生参与研究工作的各个方面的悠久传统。他们还将继续努力，使代表性不足的少数群体更多地参与他们的所有研究。最后，作为国家QuarkNet计划的一部分，他们积极参与当地高中教师和学生的外展工作。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).This award provides continuing support for a program of research for the High Energy Physics group at the University of Washington. This group is a member of the D0 and ATLAS collaborations and plans to take advantage of the unprecedented discovery potential of the LHC by focusing on two broad themes: (1). the search for the Higgs boson(s), the signature particle(s) of the most compelling model to explain Electroweak Symmetry Breaking in the Standard Model as well as in Supersymmetry; and (2). the search for long-lived particles occurring in many extensions of the Standard Model that address the large hierarchy problem and have a potential for early discovery. In addition to the physics program at the LHC, it is continuing and expanding its contributions to the ATLAS detector and software efforts. For DØ the plan is to focus on the search for the Higgs boson(s), both within the Standard Model and in Supersymmetry.The broader impacts of this work span several areas. It provides an opportunity for undergraduate training as they plan to continue their long tradition of involving undergraduates in all aspects of their research work. They will also continue their efforts to increase the participation of underrepresented minorities in all of their research. Finally, they are actively engaged in outreach efforts to local high school teachers and students, as part of the national QuarkNet program.