Overview

The Experimental Particle Physics group at TTU, led by Professors Akchurin, Kunori, Lee, Volobouev, and Whitbeck, participates in the CMS experiment at CERNLHC and maintain a rigorous R&D program in advanced detector physics. In addition to ongoing beyond the Standard Model searches (resonance searches, mono-X 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 ILC (International Linear Collider).

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

• Dr. Nural Akchurin
• Dr. Shuichi Kunori
• Dr. Sung-Won Lee
• Dr. Igor Volobouev
• Dr. Andrew Whitbeck
• Dr. Alan Sill
  (High Performance Computing Center at TTU, HPCC)

Related

• Texas Tech Today:
  • The Hunt for the "God" Particle
• Video: Particle Hunters:
  • Part 1
  • Part 2