Experimental Particle Physics

三年的时间尺度特别令人兴奋，因为作为升级计划的一部分，大型强子对撞机可能即将发现希格斯，并开辟一个新的能量前沿：我们将把工作重点放在希格斯分析、发现和解释上，以及在CP破坏和稀有B衰变中寻找新的物理。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。所有学者都积极参与大型强子对撞机计划，我们的战略是根据两个实验(ATLAS和LHCb)以及CDF发展的专业知识，产生尖端物理结果。我们将根据我们目前的专业知识，及时为ATLAS提供希格斯极限设置和发现方面的第一个结果。在确保CDF的高质量完成后，我们在希格斯分析中设定了较早的限制，我们将确保这种经验将支持未来的ATLAS出版物。在我们早期工作的基础上，我们将在回答有关质量起源和CP违规性质的问题时发挥关键作用。对于LHCb，我们将发现罕见的双体B衰变，寻找魅力中的CP违例，并利用早期数据样本对BS区的CP违禁进行精确测量。从长远来看，我们将从提供重要新物理灵敏度的环路中介过程中测量CKM角度伽马。我们将继续投资和促进世界级探测器开发活动，以实现更长期的倡议，我们的网格实力旨在最大化我们在大型强子对撞机物理领域的影响，以及促进新领域，如NA62和线性对撞机。此外，我们还通过苏格兰基金委员会(SFC)和学院在这些领域提供支持。我们已经使用网格为ATLAS和LHCb建立了物理分析流，并将继续充分利用2011-12年的大型强子对撞机数据。我们还将继续参与我们发挥领导作用的较长期计划。我们目前参与了大型强子对撞机升级、ATLAS-FP计划、超大型强子对撞机强度升级和未来的中微子计划。根据大型强子对撞机的发现，我们预计会有更多人参与到工作中来。在接下来的三年里，我们将发展这些领域，并按照大型强子对撞机物理开发的最高优先顺序，在早期投资将变得最有成效的领域取得进展。为了加强优先计划，我们将通过SUPA第二阶段取得成果。这将确保我们能够通过支持大型强子对撞机升级计划(SUPA-LHC)的大量资金来实现我们在硅探测器开发方面的优先事项。我们预计在设备上投资80万GB，与IGR平分，我们从联合设施中获益。这一战略非常适合我们核心团队的技能和能力。我们相信，在英国粒子物理学发展的关键时刻，相关的额外努力将是必不可少的。

The three-year timescale is particularly exciting with the possibility of imminent Higgs discovery at the LHC and the opening of a new energy frontier as part of the upgrade programme: we will focus our efforts on Higgs analysis, discovery and interpretation, and the search for new physics in CP violation and rare B decays. 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 two experiments (ATLAS and LHCb) based upon expertise developed in those experiments as well as from CDF. We will provide timely first results in Higgs limit setting and discovery for ATLAS, based upon our current expertise. Having secured high-quality completion on CDF, where we set earlier limits in the Higgs analyses, 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 discover rare two body B decays, search for CP violation in charm and make precison measurements of CP violaton in the Bs sector with early data samples. In the longer term we will measure the CKM angle gamma from loop-mediated processes which offer significant new physics sensitivity.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 NA62 and the linear collider. We additionally lever support through Scottish Funding Council (SFC) and the College in these areas. We have set up physics analysis streams for ATLAS and LHCb, using the Grid, and will continue to fully exploit the 2011-12 LHC data. We will also maintain our involvement in longer-term initiatives where we have leadership roles. We presently participate in the LHCb upgrade, the ATLAS-FP initiative, the super-LHC intensity upgrades and future neutrino initiatives. We anticipate greater involvement in work, contingent upon discoveries made at the LHC. Over the next three years we will develop these areas and progress those where early investment will become most productive, consistent with the highest priority of LHC physics exploitation.To enhance the priority programme, we will gain through the second phase of SUPA. This will ensure that we can meet our priorities in silicon detector development via substantial funding in support of the LHC upgrade programme, known as SUPA-LHC. We anticipate investing £800k in equipment, shared equally with the IGR where we gain from joint facilities. This strategy is well suited to the skills and capacity of our core group. We believe the associated additional effort will be essential at a critical point in the evolution of UK particle physics.