Experimental Physics Research Program at Columbia University/Nevis Laboratories

哥伦比亚大学/尼维斯实验室实验物理研究项目

• 批准号: 1067934
• 负责人: Michael Shaevitz
• 金额: $ 646.8万
• 依托单位: Columbia University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-08-01 至 2015-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1067934&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Experimental; Physics; Research; Program; Columbia

This award provides continuing support for a program of research for the High Energy Physics group at Columbia University Nevis Labs. The program encompasses a broad spectrum of fundamental experiments in particle and astroparticle physics covering activities in five major ongoing programs: ATLAS; MiniBooNE/SciBooNE; MicroBooNE; and Double Chooz as well as R&D work on future projects including the Long Baseline Neutrino Experiment (LBNE) and proton decay. Studies will be devoted to characterizing the Standard Model (SM) with increased precision and looking for new physics beyond the Standard Model since this most likely holds the key to making progress in our understanding of the universe. These will include searches for effects that herald supersymmetry, the Higgs boson, and possible extra space-time dimensions. The research program will also tackle the question of the nature of fundamental particles, such as top quarks (ATLAS) and neutrinos (MiniBooNE, MicroBooNE, Double Chooz), and, through precision measurements, probe higher energy scales. In addition, the Columbia group places a high priority on broader impacts, especially education and outreach, and plans to build on its very successful past efforts to integrate these activities into its ongoing research. The goal is to engage the full educational spectrum from high school students, high school teachers, undergraduates and the general public in understanding and doing high energy physics. The activities range from individual faculty outreach efforts, such as lectures, tours, and research involvement with high school students, to structured programs like the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). A primary emphasis of the Columbia programs is to target diversity and underrepresented groups

该奖项为哥伦比亚大学Nevis Labs的高能物理小组的研究计划提供了持续的支持。该计划涵盖了粒子和天线物理学的基本实验，涵盖了五个主要正在进行的计划：Atlas；迷你/sciboone;微酮；以及双重动物以及R＆D在未来项目中进行的研发工作，包括长基线中微子实验（LBNE）和质子衰减。研究将致力于以更高的精度来表征标准模型（SM），并在标准模型之外寻找新物理学，因为这很可能是我们对宇宙理解的关键。这些将包括搜索先驱超对称性，希格斯玻色子的效果以及可能的额外时空维度。该研究计划还将解决基本颗粒的性质问题，例如顶级夸克（Atlas）和中微子（Miniboone，Microboone，Microboone，Double Chooz），以及通过精确测量，探测较高的能量尺度。此外，哥伦比亚集团在更广泛的影响（尤其是教育和外展）方面将高度重视，并计划基于其过去成功的努力，将这些活动融入其正在进行的研究中。目的是吸引高中生，高中老师，本科生和公众的全部教育范围，以理解和做高能量物理。活动范围从个人教师推广工作（例如讲座，旅行和与高中生的研究参与）到诸如本科生研究经验（REU）之类的结构化计划。哥伦比亚计划的主要重点是针对多样性和代表性不足的群体