Warwick Elementary Particle Physics Capital Equipment 2016

沃里克基本粒子物理资本设备 2016

• 批准号: ST/P005926/1
• 负责人: Paul Harrison
• 金额: $ 11.03万
• 依托单位: University of Warwick
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2017 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ST%2FP005926%2F1
• 关键词: Warwick; Elementary; Particle; Physics; Capital

The proposed research will contribute to the design and construction of detectors that will enable measurements to elucidate the nature of fundamental physics and the universe we live in. Warwick has experience of building detector components, which we seek to expand considerably with the modest investments requested here. The devices we intend to design and build will contribute to three distinct areas of science: precision Higgs, Standard Model and new phenomena searches at the LHC, ILC and FCC; the physics of neutrinos with the T2K, LBNE, HyperK and SuperNEMO experiments and CP violation at the LHC, ILC and FCC. Warwick has invested substantially in this research programme by committing significant lab space, academic/PDRA/student time and, in particular, with the recent appointment of a new physicist engineer and technician. These are experts from a background in both semi-conductor and optical physics. The equipment requested would have: a) a large, immediate, impact on our research programme and, b) open up significant new physics opportunities. All items requested either do not exist across the Warwick Science Faculty or are not available for general use. In more detail:o The Large Hadron Collider was designed to search for the Higgs boson and new exotic forms of matter, motivated by shortcomings of the Standard Model. Now a Higgs boson has been found and the quest continues to understand its exact nature and to search for new phenomena. The laboratory hardware will be used to develop and test new semiconductor devices for the future ATLAS ITk detector. During the current initial stage of ITk assembly, we are establishing ourselves as the leading Quality Assurance and Quality Control group for the ITk silicon strip modules by constructing thermal cycling equipment which requires accurate metrology to understand the effect of heating/cooling. We would use this equipment and expertise in the development of the future International Linear Collider (ILC) and Future Circular Collider (FCC) semiconductor detectors. We will use the requested computing equipment to analyse the data from the experiment. In particular, we will contribute to the precision measurements of the Higgs boson and to searches for new phenomena such as unexpected decays and production mechanisms of the Higgs boson. o Neutrinos are fundamental particles that may hold the key to an understanding of the early Universe. Our experimental neutrino physics programme aims to measure the fundamental properties of the particle by two different approaches: a) by observing neutrinos change (or `oscillate') from one type into another into via neutrino beam experiments operating on very long baselines (up to 1200 km) ; b) observing very rare neutrinoless double-beta decay processes. A common theme running through much of this work is the application of light-detection and readout as a way of reconstructing the kinematics of a neutrino interaction in a detection medium. To support this work we have established an optical laboratory which, in the past delivered light readout R&D for the T2K project and, is currently supporting our work on a light calibration system for the Hyper-K experiment and readout of the photosensor digitisers for the DUNE project. The requested infrastructure items will allow the expansion of our roles in the construction phase of future projects (e.g. DUNE/Hyper-K) and ensure we continue to play a full part in the analysis of data from T2K and DUNE/Hyper-K prototype detectors. o Our group is also active in generic detector development which both underpins the experimental programme outlined above and which spawns opportunities for interdisciplinary R&D with potential industrial spin-offs.

拟议的研究将有助于探测器的设计和构建，这些探测器将有助于测量以阐明基本物理和我们所生活的宇宙的性质。Warwick具有建筑探测器组件的经验，我们寻求在此处要求的适度投资方面进行大量扩展。我们打算设计和构建的设备将有助于三个不同的科学领域：Precision Higgs，标准模型和LHC，ILC和FCC的新现象搜索； LHC，ILC和FCC的T2K，LBNE，HYPERK和SUPERNEMO实验的中微子物理学以及违反CP的物理。沃里克（Warwick）在该研究计划中进行了大量投资，该研究计划是通过大量的实验室空间，学术/PDRA/学生时间，尤其是最近任命了新的物理学工程师和技术人员。这些是来自半导体和光学物理学的背景专家。所要求的设备将具有：a）对我们的研究计划产生的巨大，直接的影响，b）开放了重要的新物理机会。所有要求的项目都不存在于沃里克科学教师中，或者不可用。更详细地说：o大型强子对撞机旨在搜索希格斯玻色子和新的外来物质形式，这是由标准模型的缺点所激发的。现在已经找到了希格斯玻色子，并且该探索继续理解其确切的性质并寻找新现象。实验室硬件将用于开发和测试未来Atlas ITK探测器的新的半导体设备。在ITK组件的当前初始阶段，我们通过构建需要准确的计量学来了解加热/冷却的效果的热循环设备，将自己确立为ITK硅条模块的领先质量保证和质量控制组。我们将使用此设备和专业知识来开发未来的国际线性撞机（ILC）和未来的圆形撞机（FCC）半导体探测器。我们将使用请求的计算设备分析实验中的数据。特别是，我们将有助于希格斯玻色子的精确测量，并搜索新现象，例如希格斯玻色子的意外衰减和生产机制。 o中微子是基本颗粒，可能是理解早期宇宙的关键。我们的实验性中微子物理学计划旨在通过两种不同的方法来测量粒子的基本特性：a）通过观察中微子变化（或“振荡”）从一种类型的变化（或通过一种在长长的基础线上运行（高达1200 km））的中微子束实验到另一种类型的中微子束实验； b）观察非常罕见的中性s中性双β衰减过程。通过这项工作的大部分时间运行的一个共同主题是光检测和读数的应用，作为在检测介质中重建中微子相互作用的运动学的一种方式。为了支持这项工作，我们建立了一个光学实验室，该实验室过去曾为T2K项目提供轻读数R＆D，目前正在为Hyper-K实验和Dune Project的Hyper-K实验和读数提供光线校准系统的工作。请求的基础架构项目将允许在未来项目的建设阶段（例如Dune/Hyper-K）扩大我们的角色，并确保我们继续在T2K和Dune/Hyper-K原型探测器的数据分析中发挥全面作用。 o我们的小组还活跃于通用检测器开发中，这既支持上述实验计划，又为潜在的工业衍生产品带来了跨学科研发的机会。