Particle Physics in the LHC era Barr, Giles; Devenish, R; Walczak, R ...
Oxford University Press eBooks,
2016, 2016-01-01, 2016-01-14, Volume:
24
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This book gives a modern introduction to particle physics. The main mathematical tools required for the rest of the book are developed in Chapter 2. A quantitative introduction to accelerator physics ...is presented in Chapter 3. Chapter 4 covers detector physics, with an emphasis on fundamental physical principles. Chapter 5 covers the static quark model, with applications to light mesons and baryons as well as heavier states containing charm and beauty quarks. Chapter 6 introduces relativistic quantum mechanics and uses spinors to relate Lorentz invariance to the Dirac equation. Chapter 7 covers the basics of the electroweak theory based on broken SU(2) × U(1) symmetry. Chapter 8 reviews some of the key experiments that led to the development of the electroweak theory. Chapter 9 explains the importance of deep inelastic scattering data for providing direct evidence for the existence of quarks. It also gives a brief introduction to quantum chromodynamics (QCD). Chapter 10 considers flavour oscillations in the quark sector and then discusses the evidence for CP violation. Chapter 11 examines the theory of neutrino oscillations as well as the evidence for these oscillations. Chapter 12 gives an elementary introduction to the Higgs mechanism as well as a careful explanation of the experimental evidence for the existence of a Higgs boson. Chapter 13 looks at LHC physics and explains how searches for Beyond the Standard Model Physics are performed. It concludes with a discussion of the evidence for dark matter and dark energy.
Optical alignment system for the ZEUS micro vertex detector Matsushita, Takashi; Boogert, Stewart; Devenish, Robin ...
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment,
07/2001, Volume:
466, Issue:
2
Journal Article
Peer reviewed
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The electron–proton scattering experiment ZEUS will be equipped with a silicon vertex detector in preparation for the upgrade of the HERA collider. An optical alignment system for the vertex detector ...is being developed. The alignment system measures the position of the vertex detector with respect to the outer tracking detector as well as the shape of the vertex detector using semi-transparent amorphous-silicon sensors and diode lasers. A test of the alignment system was performed using the support structures of the vertex detector. The results are presented and discussed.
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A brief overview is given of the current measurements of proton and photon stucture functions and other data relevant for the extraction of parton density functions (PDFs). Some comments are made on ...the outlook for the near future.
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Low x Physics At HERA Devenish, Robin
arXiv (Cornell University),
08/2002
Journal Article
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eConf C020620:FRBT01,2002 Data on low x physics from H1 & ZEUS are presented and their interpretation
discussed. The focus is on the increasing hardness of the energy dependence of
inclusive ...virtual-photon proton scattering and certain diffractive processes as
the transverse size of the probe decreases.
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