High Energy Physics
Overview
The Experimental Particle Physics group at TTU, led by Professors Akchurin, Feng, Lee, Madrid, and Volobouev, participates in the CMS experiment at CERNLHC and maintain a rigorous R&D program in advanced detector physics. In addition to ongoing Standard Model measurements and beyond the Standard Model searches (resonance searches, dark matter searches, and SUSY searches), the group has significant responsibilities for the upgrade of the CMS end-cap calorimeters for the high luminosity LHC. The Advanced Particle Detector Laboratory, which is well suited for R&D and production of detectors based on scintillator and silicon systems, and the High-Performance Computing Center allocate substantial resources in support of our work. The group also participates in the activities of the LHC Physics Center at Fermilab and maintains a generic detector R&D program with possible future applications at the FCC (Future Circular Collider) and ILC (International Linear Collider), respectively.
Experimental Research Topics
- Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) Experiment @ CERN
- Searches for Higgs Boson and New Physics Phenomena
- Precision Measurements of Standard Model
- Improving the Sensitivity of the CMS Detector to Jet Physics
- Understanding of the CMS Hadron and High-Granularity Calorimeters
- Click here for the CMS Experiment
- Advanced Detector Research and Development
- CMS Forward Hadron Calorimeter
- CMS Phase 2 Upgrades: High-Granularity Calorimeter
- Advanced Particle Detector Laboratory
- DREAM (Dual REadout Module) Calorimeter
- Large-scale High Performance Computing
- QuarkNet Outreach Program
CMS Detector @ CERN
The Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) Detector at CERN LHC.
Faculty Members
Other Faculty Members
- Dr. Shuichi Kunori (Adjunct Professor)
- Dr. Alan Sill (High Performance Computing Center at TTU, HPCC)
- Dr. Andrew Whitbeck (Adjunct Professor)
Related
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