P. P. Allport
A5038487413- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
- Particle Detector Development and Performance
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
- Computational Physics and Python Applications
- Neutrino Physics Research
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors
- Radiation Effects in Electronics
- Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems
- Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
- Superconducting Materials and Applications
- Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers
- Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
- Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
- Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
- Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design
- Nuclear Physics and Applications
- Algorithms and Data Compression
- Muon and positron interactions and applications
- Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
- Advanced Data Storage Technologies
University of Birmingham
2016-2025
Federación Española de Enfermedades Raras
2024
Federico Santa María Technical University
2023-2024
European Organization for Nuclear Research
2010-2024
A. Alikhanyan National Laboratory
2024
SR Research (Canada)
2024
Atlas Scientific (United States)
2024
The University of Adelaide
2014-2023
University of California, Santa Cruz
2023
High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
2023
A search for the Standard Model Higgs boson in proton-proton collisions with ATLAS detector at LHC is presented. The datasets used correspond to integrated luminosities of approximately 4.8 fb^-1 collected sqrt(s) = 7 TeV 2011 and 5.8 8 2012. Individual searches channels H->ZZ^(*)->llll, H->gamma gamma H->WW->e nu mu data are combined previously published results H->ZZ^(*), WW^(*), bbbar tau^+tau^- from improved analyses H->ZZ^(*)->llll data. Clear evidence production a neutral measured mass...
The ATLAS detector as installed in its experimental cavern at point 1 CERN is described this paper. A brief overview of the expected performance when Large Hadron Collider begins operation also presented.
The simulation software for the ATLAS Experiment at Large Hadron Collider is being used large-scale production of events on LHC Computing Grid. This requires many components, from generators that simulate particle collisions, through packages simulating response various detectors and triggers. All these components come together under infrastructure. In this paper, infrastructure discussed, including supporting detector description, interfacing event generation, combining GEANT4 individual...
A measurement of the Higgs boson mass is presented based on combined data samples ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN LHC in H→γγ H→ZZ→4ℓ decay channels. The results are obtained from a simultaneous fit to reconstructed invariant peaks two channels for experiments. measured masses individual found be consistent among themselves. mH=125.09±0.21 (stat)±0.11 (syst) GeV.Received 25 March 2015DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.191803This article available under terms Creative Commons...
Combined ATLAS and CMS measurements of the Higgs boson production decay rates, as well constraints on its couplings to vector bosons fermions, are presented. The combination is based analysis five processes, namely gluon fusion, associated with a $W$ or $Z$ pair top quarks, six modes $H \to ZZ, WW$, $\gamma\gamma, \tau\tau, bb$, $\mu\mu$. All results reported assuming value 125.09 GeV for mass, result combined measurement by experiments. uses CERN LHC proton--proton collision data recorded...
In response to the 2013 Update of European Strategy for Particle Physics, Future Circular Collider (FCC) study was launched, as an international collaboration hosted by CERN. This covers a highest-luminosity high-energy lepton collider (FCC-ee) and energy-frontier hadron (FCC-hh), which could, successively, be installed in same 100 km tunnel. The scientific capabilities integrated FCC programme would serve worldwide community throughout 21st century. also investigates LHC energy upgrade,...
By using the ATLAS detector, observations have been made of a centrality-dependent dijet asymmetry in collisions lead ions at Large Hadron Collider. In sample lead-lead events with per-nucleon center mass energy 2.76 TeV, selected minimum bias trigger, jets are reconstructed fine-grained, longitudinally segmented electromagnetic and hadronic calorimeters. The transverse energies dijets opposite hemispheres observed to become systematically more unbalanced increasing event centrality leading...
During 2015 the ATLAS experiment recorded $$3.8\,{\mathrm{fb}}^{-1}$$ of proton–proton collision data at a centre-of-mass energy $$13\,{\mathrm{TeV}}$$ . The trigger system is crucial component experiment, responsible for selecting events interest recording rate approximately 1 kHz from up to 40 MHz collisions. This paper presents short overview changes and acquisition systems during first long shutdown LHC shows performance its components based on data.
A detailed study is presented of the expected performance ATLAS detector. The reconstruction tracks, leptons, photons, missing energy and jets investigated, together with b-tagging trigger. physics potential for a variety interesting processes, within Standard Model beyond, examined. comprises series notes based on simulations detector particular emphasis given to data from first years operation LHC at CERN.
The physics programme and the design are described of a new collider for particle nuclear physics, Large Hadron Electron Collider (LHeC), in which newly built electron beam 60 GeV, up to possibly 140 energy collides with intense hadron beams LHC. Compared HERA, kinematic range covered is extended by factor twenty negative four-momentum squared, $Q^2$, inverse Bjorken $x$, while luminosity $10^{33}$ cm$^{-2}$s$^{-1}$ LHeC projected exceed integrated HERA two orders magnitude. devoted an...
We review the physics opportunities of Future Circular Collider, covering its e+e-, pp, ep and heavy ion programmes. describe measurement capabilities each FCC component, addressing study electroweak, Higgs strong interactions, top quark flavour, as well phenomena beyond Standard Model. highlight synergy complementarity different colliders, which will contribute to a uniquely coherent ambitious research programme, providing an unmatchable combination precision sensitivity new physics.
This article documents the performance of ATLAS muon identification and reconstruction using first LHC dataset recorded at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV in 2015. Using a large sample $J/\psi\to\mu\mu$ $Z\to\mu\mu$ decays from 3.2 fb$^{-1}$ $pp$ collision data, measurements efficiency, as well momentum scale resolution, are presented compared to Monte Carlo simulations. The efficiency is measured be close $99\%$ over most covered phase space ($|\eta|<2.5$ $5 < p_{T} 100$ GeV). isolation varies between...
A combined search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with ATLAS experiment at LHC using datasets corresponding to integrated luminosities from 1.04 fb-1 4.9 of pp collisions collected sqrt(s) = 7 TeV is presented. The mass ranges 112.9-115.5 GeV, 131-238 GeV and 251-466 are excluded 95% confidence level (CL), while range 124-519 expected be in absence a signal. An excess events observed around mH ~ 126 local significance 3.5 standard deviations (sigma). H -> gamma gamma, ZZ(*) lll'l' WW(*)...
Two-particle correlations in relative azimuthal angle (Δø) and pseudorapidity (Δη) are measured sqrt[s(NN)] = 5.02 TeV p+Pb collisions using the ATLAS detector at LHC. The measurements performed approximately 1 μb(-1) of data as a function transverse momentum (p(T)) energy (ΣE(T)(Pb)) summed over 3.1 < η 4.9 direction Pb beam. correlation function, constructed from charged particles, exhibits long-range (2 |Δ | 5) "near-side" (Δø ~ 0) that grows rapidly with increasing ΣE(T)(Pb). A...
Studies of the spin and parity quantum numbers Higgs boson are presented, based on proton-proton collision data collected by ATLAS experiment at LHC. The Standard Model spin-parity JP = 0+ hypothesis is compared with alternative hypotheses using decays H->gamma gamma, H -> ZZ 4 leptons H->WW l nu nu, as well combination these channels. analysed dataset corresponds to an integrated luminosity 20.7 fb-1 a centre-of-mass energy sqrt(s) 8 TeV. For 4-lepton decay mode corresponding 4.6 7 TeV...
In response to the 2013 Update of European Strategy for Particle Physics (EPPSU), Future Circular Collider (FCC) study was launched as a world-wide international collaboration hosted by CERN. The FCC covered an energy-frontier hadron collider (FCC-hh), highest-luminosity high-energy lepton (FCC-ee), corresponding 100 km tunnel infrastructure, well physics opportunities these two colliders, and LHC, based on FCC-hh technology. This document constitutes third volume Conceptual Design Report,...
The luminosity calibration for the ATLAS detector at LHC during pp collisions sqrt(s) = 7 TeV in 2010 and 2011 is presented. Evaluation of scale performed using several luminosity-sensitive detectors, comparisons are made long-term stability accuracy this applied to TeV. A uncertainty Delta L/L +/- 3.5% obtained 47 pb-1 data delivered 2010, an 1.8% 5.5 fb-1 2011.
Measurements are presented from proton–proton collisions at centre-of-mass energies of , 2.36 and 7 TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector LHC. Events were collected using a single-arm minimum-bias trigger. The charged-particle multiplicity, its dependence on transverse momentum pseudorapidity relationship between mean multiplicity measured. in different regions phase space shown, providing diffraction-reduced measurements as well more inclusive ones. observed distributions corrected to...
Combined measurements of Higgs boson production cross sections and branching fractions are presented. The combination is based on the analyses decay modes $H \to \gamma\gamma$, $ZZ^\ast$, $WW^\ast$, $\tau\tau$, $b\bar{b}$, $\mu\mu$, searches for decays into invisible final states, off-shell production. Up to $79.8$ fb$^{-1}$ proton-proton collision data collected at $\sqrt{s}=$ 13 TeV with ATLAS detector used. Results presented gluon-gluon fusion vector-boson processes, associated vector...
Differential measurements of charged particle azimuthal anisotropy are presented for lead-lead collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 2.76 TeV with the ATLAS detector LHC, based on an integrated luminosity approximately 8 mb^-1. This is characterized via a Fourier expansion distribution particles in angle (phi), coefficients v_n denoting magnitude anisotropy. Significant v_2-v_6 values obtained as function transverse momentum (0.5<pT<20 GeV), pseudorapidity (|eta|<2.5) and centrality using event plane...
The reconstruction of the signal from hadrons and jets emerging proton-proton collisions at Large Hadron Collider (LHC) entering ATLAS calorimeters is based on a three-dimensional topological clustering individual calorimeter cell signals. cluster formation follows signal-significance patterns generated by electromagnetic hadronic showers. In this, algorithm implicitly performs noise suppression removing cells with insignificant signals which are not in close proximity to significant...
The jet energy scale and its systematic uncertainty are determined for jets measured with the ATLAS detector at LHC in proton-proton collision data a centre-of-mass of $\sqrt{s}=7\ \mathrm{TeV}$ corresponding to an integrated luminosity 38 pb−1. Jets reconstructed anti-k t algorithm distance parameters R=0.4 or R=0.6. Jet angle corrections from Monte Carlo simulations calibrate transverse momenta p T≥20 GeV pseudorapidities |η|<4.5. is estimated using single isolated hadron response situ...
Detailed measurements of the electron performance ATLAS detector at LHC are reported, using decays Z, W and J/psi particles. Data collected in 2010 sqrt(s)=7 TeV used, corresponding to an integrated luminosity almost 40 pb^-1. The inter-alignment inner electromagnetic calorimeter, determination energy scale resolution, terms response uniformity linearity discussed. identification, reconstruction trigger efficiencies, as well charge misidentification probability, also presented.