G. Lafferty
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
- High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
- Neutrino Physics Research
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
- Particle Detector Development and Performance
- Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers
- Computational Physics and Python Applications
- Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
- Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
- Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
- Superconducting Materials and Applications
- Nuclear physics research studies
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
- Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
- Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
- Advanced Data Storage Technologies
- International Science and Diplomacy
- Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
- Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
- Nuclear Physics and Applications
- X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis
University of Manchester
2015-2024
Queen's University
2024
University of Oxford
2023
Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute
2012-2021
Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics
2014-2020
Institute of High Energy Physics
2020
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2020
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bologna
1992-2020
University of Bologna
1992-2020
University of Sassari
2020
The Vertex Locator (VELO) is a silicon microstrip detector that surrounds the proton-proton interaction region in LHCb experiment. performance of during first years its physics operation reviewed. system operated vacuum, uses bi-phase CO2 cooling system, and sensors are moved to 7 mm from LHC beam for data taking. stability these characteristic features described, details material budget given. calibration timing processing algorithms implemented FPGAs described. fully characterised. have...
The four LEP collaborations, ALEPH, DELPHI, L3 and OPAL, have searched for pair-produced charged Higgs bosons in the framework of Two Doublet Models (2HDMs). data experiments been statistically combined. results are interpreted within 2HDM Type I II benchmark scenarios. No significant excess has observed when compared to Standard Model background prediction, combined exclude large regions model parameter space. Charged with mass below 80 \({\rm GeV}/c^{2}\) (Type scenario) or 72.5 scenario,...
Hadronic event shape distributions from e+e− annihilation measured by the OPAL experiment at centre-of-mass energies between 91 GeV and 209 are used to determine strong coupling α S. The results based on QCD predictions complete next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO), NNLO calculations matched resummed next-to-leading-log-approximation terms (NNLO + NLLA). combined result all variables is while NLLA completeness of with respect missing higher contributions, studied varying renormalization...
The confinement transition from the quark and gluon degrees of freedom appropriate in perturbation theory to hadrons observed by real world experiments is poorly understood. In this strongly interacting regime we presently rely on models, which varying reflect possible scenarios for QCD dynamics. Because absence beam target remnants, clean experimental conditions high event rates, annihilation at provides a unique laboratory, both experimentally theoretically, study parton hadronization....
The LHCb Vertex Locator (VELO) is a silicon strip detector designed to reconstruct charged particle trajectories and vertices produced at the interaction region. During first two years of data collection, 84 VELO sensors have been exposed range fluences up maximum value approximately 45 × 1012 1 MeV neutron equivalent (1 neq). At operational sensor temperature −7 °C, average rate current increase 18 μA per fb−1, in excellent agreement with predictions. effective bandgap has determined using...
We report updated branching fraction measurements of the color-suppressed decays {bar B}{sup 0} {yields} D{sup 0}{pi}{sup 0}, D*{sup 0}{eta}, 0}{omega}, 0}{eta}', and 0}{eta}'. measure fractions (x10{sup -4}): {Beta}({bar 0}) = 2.69 {+-} 0.09 0.13, 3.05 0.14 0.28, 0}{eta}) 2.53 0.11, 0.23, 0}{omega}) 2.57 0.11 0.14, 4.55 0.24 0.39, 0}{eta}') 1.48 0.13 0.07, 1.49 0.22 0.15. also present first measurement longitudinal polarization decay channel f{sub L} (66.5 4.7 1.5)%. In above, uncertainty...
Precise knowledge of the location material in LHCb vertex locator (VELO) is essential to reducing background searches for long-lived exotic particles, and identifying jets that originate from beauty charm quarks. Secondary interactions hadrons produced beam-gas collisions are used map VELO. Using this map, along with properties a reconstructed secondary its constituent tracks, $p$-value can be assigned hypothesis originates interaction. A validation procedure presented using photon...
A comprehensive compilation of experimental data on inclusive particle production in e+e- interactions is presented. Data are given both tabular and graphical form for multiplicities differential cross sections from experiments at all the world`s high energy colliders. To facilitate comparison between sets, curves also shown JETSET 7.4 Monte Carlo program. All this review, together with other data, can be found in, retrieved from, Durham-RAL HEP Databases (HEPDATA durpdg machine) using...