Fundamental Interactions
Fundamental Interactions

Author: A. Astbury

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 429

ISBN-13: 9814280941

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This book contains pedagogical lectures on both theoretical and experimental particle physics, cosmology, and atomic trap physics. Numerous additional contributions provide up-to-date information on new experimental results from accelerators, underground laboratories, and nuclear astrophysics. This combination of pedagogical talks and topical short discussions presents a comprehensive amount of information and latest developments to researchers. Sample Chapter(s). Chapter 1: New Physics and the LHC (9,214 KB). Contents: New Physics and the LHC (G Altarelli); Very High Energy Cosmic Rays: Results from the Pierre Auger Observatory (C E Covault); Neutrinos at Lake Louise (S Davidson); Physics Impact of the Tevatron (D C O''Neil); Cosmology and the LHC (V Rubakov); CMK Angle Measurements from BABAR (J M Anderson); An Overview of Top Quark Analyses from the CMS Collaboration (J Andrea); Heavy Quark Production at HERA and Heavy Quark Contributions to the Proton Structure Function (D Bartsch); ATLAS Commissioning and Physics with Early Data (P J Bell); Search for Heavy Stable Charged Particles at CMS (J Chen); A High-Sensitivity Search for Charged Lepton Flavor Violation at Fermilab (E C Dukes); Prospects for CP Violation Studies at LHCb (V V Gligorov); Measurements of a 3 () at Belle (Y Horii); High P T Jets and Photons at Dy (Z Hubacek); SUSY Search at ATLAS (Y Kataoka); Neutrino Physics with the IceCube Detector (J Kirkyluk); Determination of the Strong Phase in D 0 OaAE K + C - Using Quantum-Correlated Measurements (A Lincoln); Results on Top Quark Physics at Dy (Y Peters); Quarkonium Production and Polarisation with Early Data at ATLAS (D D Price); and other papers. Readership: Graduate students, researchers and academics in high energy physics (HEP), astrophysics and atomic physics."

Fundamental Interactions - Proceedings Of The 23rd Lake Louise Winter Institute 2008
Fundamental Interactions - Proceedings Of The 23rd Lake Louise Winter Institute 2008

Author: Alan Astbury

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2009-09-03

Total Pages: 429

ISBN-13: 981446709X

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This book contains pedagogical lectures on both theoretical and experimental particle physics, cosmology, and atomic trap physics. Numerous additional contributions provide up-to-date information on new experimental results from accelerators, underground laboratories, and nuclear astrophysics. This combination of pedagogical talks and topical short discussions presents a comprehensive amount of information and latest developments to researchers.

New Physics In B Decays
New Physics In B Decays

Author: Sheldon Stone

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2022-04-07

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9811251312

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The Standard Model (SM) of particle physics has withstood thus far every attempt by experimentalists to show that it does not describe data. We discuss the SM in some detail, focusing on the mechanism of fermion mixing, which represents one of its most intriguing aspects. We discuss how this mechanism can be tested in b-quark decays, and how b decays can be used to extract information on physics beyond the SM. We review experimental techniques in b physics, focusing on recent results and highlighting future prospects. Particular attention is devoted to recent results from b decays into a hadron, a lepton and an anti-lepton, that show discrepancies with the SM predictions — the so-called B-physics anomalies — whose statistical significance has been increasing steadily. We discuss these experiments in a detailed manner, and also provide theoretical interpretation of these results in terms of physics beyond the SM.

Solid-State Radiation Detectors
Solid-State Radiation Detectors

Author: Salah Awadalla

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2017-12-19

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 1351830902

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Integrating aspects of engineering, application physics, and medical science, Solid-State Radiation Detectors: Technology and Applications offers a comprehensive review of new and emerging solid-state materials-based technologies for radiation detection. Each chapter is structured to address the current advantages and challenges of each material and technology presented, as well as to discuss novel research and applications. Featuring contributions from leading experts in industry and academia, this authoritative text: Covers modern semiconductors used for radiation monitoring Examines CdZnTe and CdTe technology for imaging applications including three-dimensional capability detectors Highlights interconnect technology for current pixel detectors Describes hybrid pixel detectors and their characterizations Tackles the integrated analog signal processing read-out front ends for particle detectors Considers new organic materials with direct bandgap for direct energy detection Summarizes recent developments involving lanthanum halide and cerium bromide scintillators Analyzes the potential of recent progress in the field of crystallogenesis, quantum dots, and photonics crystals toward a new concept of x- and gamma-ray detectors based on metamaterials Explores position-sensitivity photomultipliers and silicon photomultipliers for scintillation crystals Solid-State Radiation Detectors: Technology and Applications provides a valuable reference for engineers and scientists looking to enhance the performance of radiation detector technology for medical imaging and other applications.

High-Precision W-Boson Studies with LHCb
High-Precision W-Boson Studies with LHCb

Author: Ross Hunter

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2024-01-02

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 3031497031

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This book details a new and ground-breaking contribution to the search for a successor to the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics - the largest modern endeavour in the field. In the hope of seeing a discrepancy with the SM's predictions, this work discusses two hitherto unforeseen measurements at the frontier of experimental precision: a measurement of W-boson mass and a test of the fundamental axiom of the W boson's lepton flavour universality (LFU). Both measurements are made by analysing collision data from the LHCb experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, and represent the establishment of a new field of high-precision Standard Model tests with LHCb. This book also describes the development of new software tools for the optimisation of the LHCb trigger system, which helps to ensure that LHCb's exciting physics program can continue to prosper into the future. This book is accessible to those with graduate—or master's—level training in experimental particle physics.

Lifespan Development in Context
Lifespan Development in Context

Author: Tara L. Kuther

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2018-01-02

Total Pages: 1249

ISBN-13: 1506373380

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Award-winning author Tara L. Kuther presents Lifespan Development in Context, a topically organized version of her bestselling Lifespan Development text that provides a panoramic view of the many influences that shape human development. Kuther’s student-friendly narrative illustrates how the places, sociocultural environments, and ways in which we are raised influence who we become and how we grow and change throughout our lives. Three core themes resonate throughout each chapter: the centrality of context, the importance of research, and the value of applied developmental science. Foundational theories and classic studies are combined with contemporary research and culturally diverse perspectives for a modern introduction to the field that is both comprehensive and concise. Visual overviews, case studies, and critical thinking questions encourage self-reflection and class discussion, ensuring students have the tools they need to apply course concepts to their lives and future careers.

Electroweak Theory
Electroweak Theory

Author: E. A. Paschos

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2007-03-01

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 1139462571

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The electroweak theory unifies two basic forces of nature: the weak force and electromagnetism. This 2007 book is a concise introduction to the structure of the electroweak theory and its applications. It describes the structure and properties of field theories with global and local symmetries, leading to the construction of the standard model. It describes the particles and processes predicted by the theory, and compares them with experimental results. It also covers neutral currents, the properties of W and Z bosons, the properties of quarks and mesons containing heavy quarks, neutrino oscillations, CP-asymmetries in K, D, and B meson decays, and the search for Higgs particles. Each chapter contains problems, stemming from the long teaching experience of the author, to supplement the text. This will be of great interest to graduate students and researchers in elementary particle physics.

Top Quark Physics at Hadron Colliders
Top Quark Physics at Hadron Colliders

Author: Arnulf Quadt

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-08-16

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 3540710604

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This will be a required acquisition text for academic libraries. More than ten years after its discovery, still relatively little is known about the top quark, the heaviest known elementary particle. This extensive survey summarizes and reviews top-quark physics based on the precision measurements at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider, as well as examining in detail the sensitivity of these experiments to new physics. Finally, the author provides an overview of top quark physics at the Large Hadron Collider.