RUI: Theoretical Investigation of Observables Sensitive to New Physics

RUI：对新物理敏感的可观测值的理论研究

• 批准号: 1215785
• 负责人: Ken Kiers
• 金额: $ 9万
• 依托单位: Taylor University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-08-01 至 2015-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1215785&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RUI; Theoretical; Investigation; Observables; Sensitive

This award funds the research of Professor Ken Kiers at Taylor University.The field of particle physics is entering a new era, now that data collection and analysis have begun in earnest at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). LHC experimentalists have already made significant progress in the search for the Higgs boson, and there are suggestive hints that the Higgs may soon be discovered. In addition to searching for the Higgs, the LHC has an ambitious program of research aimed at searching for "new physics" --- that is, physics beyond the Standard Model. The next few years could witness exciting discoveries as LHC experimentalists map out physics at the TeV energy scale. Professor Kiers will undertake a theoretical investigation focused on constructing observables that can be used to search for new physics and to distinguish among different types of new physics, should physics beyond the Standard Model be discovered. The research will be broken down into several projects. One of the main projects involves using the production and decay of the top quark to search for new physics. A second major project, which will be undertaken as part of a joint theoretical-experimental collaboration, focuses on supersymmetric extensions of the Standard Model. Finally, complementary projects are envisioned that could provide analytical tools to help search for or analyze new physics effects in other systems. New experimental results, as they become available, will also provide significant direction regarding which observables or models of new physics will be considered.The work undertaken by Professor Kiers will also have a significant impact in a broader sense at Taylor University. In particular, the direct involvement of several undergraduate students in the research will enhance the educational experiences of those students and will better prepare them for entrance into top graduate schools. This level of undergraduate research will help the institution attract highly qualified undergraduate students to the physics program and will be particularly helpful in attracting more female and minority students, who are currently underrepresented in the physics program at Taylor.

该奖项资助泰勒大学 Ken Kiers 教授的研究。随着大型强子对撞机 (LHC) 认真开始数据收集和分析，粒子物理学领域正在进入一个新时代。 大型强子对撞机实验学家在寻找希格斯玻色子方面已经取得了重大进展，并且有暗示性暗示希格斯玻色子可能很快就会被发现。 除了寻找希格斯粒子之外，大型强子对撞机还有一项雄心勃勃的研究计划，旨在寻找“新物理学”——即超越标准模型的物理学。 随着大型强子对撞机实验家在 TeV 能量尺度上绘制物理图谱，未来几年可能会出现令人兴奋的发现。 基尔斯教授将进行一项理论研究，重点是构建可观察到的物理现象，如果发现了超出标准模型的物理现象，可用于寻找新物理并区分不同类型的新物理。 该研究将分为几个项目。 主要项目之一涉及利用顶夸克的产生和衰变来寻找新的物理学。 第二个主要项目将作为联合理论实验合作的一部分进行，重点研究标准模型的超对称扩展。 最后，预计互补项目可以提供分析工具来帮助搜索或分析其他系统中的新物理效应。 新的实验结果一旦获得，也将为考虑新物理学的可观测值或模型提供重要方向。基尔斯教授所做的工作也将对泰勒大学产生更广泛意义上的重大影响。 特别是，一些本科生直接参与研究将增强这些学生的教育经历，并为他们进入顶尖研究生院做好更好的准备。 这种水平的本科生研究将有助于该机构吸引高素质的本科生进入物理项目，并将特别有助于吸引更多的女性和少数族裔学生，而这些学生目前在泰勒的物理项目中代表性不足。