scholarly journals THE MoEDAL EXPERIMENT AT THE LHC — A NEW LIGHT ON THE HIGH ENERGY FRONTIER

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (03) ◽  
pp. 1430003
Author(s):  
JAMES L. PINFOLD
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Particle Physics ◽  
Extra Dimensions ◽  
Hadron Collider ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
New Physics ◽  
Magnetic Monopoles ◽  
Energy Frontier ◽  
The Big Bang

In 2010, the CERN (European Centre for Particle Physics Research) Research Board unanimously approved MoEDAL, the seventh international experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which is designed to search for avatars of new physics signified by highly ionizing particles. A MoEDAL discovery would have revolutionary implications for our understanding of the microcosm, providing insights into such fundamental questions as: do magnetic monopoles exist, are there extra dimensions or new symmetries of nature; what is the mechanism for the generation of mass; what is the nature of dark matter and how did the big bang unfurl at the earliest times.

scholarly journals Effective theories with dark matter applications

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subhaditya Bhattacharya ◽  
José Wudka
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Dark Matter ◽  
Effective Field Theory ◽  
Particle Physics ◽  
High Energy ◽  
New Physics ◽  
Effective Field ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Effective Theories ◽  
Detailed Nature

Standard Model (SM) of particle physics has achieved enormous success in describing the interactions among the known fundamental constituents of nature, yet it fails to describe phenomena for which there is very strong experimental evidence, such as the existence of dark matter, and which point to the existence of new physics not included in that model; beyond its existence, experimental data, however, have not provided clear indications as to the nature of that new physics. The effective field theory (EFT) approach, the subject of this review, is designed for this type of situations; it provides a consistent and unbiased framework within which to study new physics effects whose existence is expected but whose detailed nature is known very imperfectly. We will provide a description of this approach together with a discussion of some of its basic theoretical aspects. We then consider applications to high-energy phenomenology and conclude with a discussion of the application of EFT techniques to the study of dark matter physics and its possible interactions with the SM. In several of the applications we also briefly discuss specific models that are ultraviolet complete and may realize the effects described by the EFT.

scholarly journals CP VIOLATIONS (AND MORE) AFTER THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF LHCB

2013 ◽  
Vol 53 (A) ◽  
pp. 528-533
Author(s):  
Giulio Auriemma
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Dark Energy ◽  
Particle Physics ◽  
Hadron Collider ◽  
Higgs Sector ◽  
New Physics ◽  
Baryon Asymmetry ◽  
Open Problems ◽  
Cp Violations ◽  
The Standard Model

The most interesting cosmological open problems, baryon asymmetry, dark matter, inflation and dark energy, are not explained by the standard model of particle physics (SM). The final<br />goal of the Large Hadron Collider an experimental verification of the SM in the Higgs sector, and also a search for evidence of new physics beyond it. In this paper we will report some of the results obtained in 2010 and 2011, from the LHCb experiment dedicated to the study of CP violations and rare decays of heavy quarks.

scholarly journals Early physics results

2012 ◽  
Vol 370 (1961) ◽  
pp. 933-949 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Jenni
Keyword(s):  
Standard Model ◽  
Hadron Collider ◽  
High Energy ◽  
New Physics ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Good Shape ◽  
The Standard Model ◽  
Breaking Mechanism ◽  
Bsm Physics ◽  
Energy Frontier

For the past year, experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have started exploring physics at the high-energy frontier. Thanks to the superb turn-on of the LHC, a rich harvest of initial physics results have already been obtained by the two general-purpose experiments A Toroidal LHC Apparatus (ATLAS) and the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS), which are the subject of this report. The initial data have allowed a test, at the highest collision energies ever reached in a laboratory, of the Standard Model (SM) of elementary particles, and to make early searches Beyond the Standard Model (BSM). Significant results have already been obtained in the search for the Higgs boson, which would establish the postulated electro-weak symmetry breaking mechanism in the SM, as well as for BSM physics such as Supersymmetry (SUSY), heavy new particles, quark compositeness and others. The important, and successful, SM physics measurements are giving confidence that the experiments are in good shape for their journey into the uncharted territory of new physics anticipated at the LHC.

scholarly journals Tempeature Redshift of Photons

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoping Hu
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Hubble Constant ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
New Physics ◽  
Current Theory ◽  
Big Bang Theory ◽  
Celestial Bodies ◽  
Expansion Force ◽  
The Big Bang ◽  
The Universe

This article presents a new theory on redshift of light from celestial bodies. Lately it has been found that the Hubble constant calculated from different methods discord so much that calls arise for new physics to explain. Also, in addition to many unsolved puzzles like dark matter and source of expansion force, we shall show in this article that the current theory of redshift implies a few hidden, unreasonale assumptions. By assuming photon has temperature and its thermal energy is fully converted to wave energy, this article shows that photon can have a new redshift called Temperature Redshift, which not only is more significant for remote stars or galaxies, but also better fits the observational data, including those used in Hubble constant calculation. As such, if true, this new theory not only adds to our new understanding of photons, but may totally change our current understanding of the Universe, i.e., the Big Bang theory.

scholarly journals A magnetic-monopole-based mechanism to the formation of the Hot Big Bang modeled Universe

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (07) ◽  
pp. 2050030
Author(s):  
Qiu-He Peng ◽  
Jing-Jing Liu ◽  
Chi-Kang Chou
Keyword(s):  
Particle Physics ◽  
High Energy Physics ◽  
Baryon Number ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
Magnetic Monopoles ◽  
Nucleon Decay ◽  
Fermion Fields ◽  
Standard Cosmological Model ◽  
Energy Physics

There are some particle physics theories that go beyond the so-called “standard cosmological model” to predict the existence of magnetic monopoles (MMs). The discovery of MMs would be an incredible breakthrough in high-energy physics. The existence of MMs in the early Universe has been speculated and anticipated from Grand Unified Theory. If MMs exist, the inverse powers of the unification mass will not suppress the baryon number violating effects of grand unified gauge theories. Therefore, MM catalyzing nucleon decay is a typical strong interaction. This phenomenon is due to the boundary conditions that must be imposed on the core of MM fermion fields. We present a possible mechanism to explain the formation of the Hot Big Bang Cosmology. The main ingredient in our model is nucleon decay catalyzed by MMs (i.e. the Rubakov–Callan effect). It is shown that Hot Big Bang developed naturally because the luminosity due to the Rubakov–Callan effect is much greater than the Eddington luminosity (i.e. [Formula: see text]).

scholarly journals The future of the Large Hadron Collider and CERN

2012 ◽  
Vol 370 (1961) ◽  
pp. 986-994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rolf-Dieter Heuer
Keyword(s):  
Large Hadron Collider ◽  
Particle Physics ◽  
Linear Collider ◽  
Hadron Collider ◽  
International Linear Collider ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Scientific Programme ◽  
Electron Positron ◽  
To Come ◽  
Energy Frontier

This paper presents the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and its current scientific programme and outlines options for high-energy colliders at the energy frontier for the years to come. The immediate plans include the exploitation of the LHC at its design luminosity and energy, as well as upgrades to the LHC and its injectors. This may be followed by a linear electron–positron collider, based on the technology being developed by the Compact Linear Collider and the International Linear Collider collaborations, or by a high-energy electron–proton machine. This contribution describes the past, present and future directions, all of which have a unique value to add to experimental particle physics, and concludes by outlining key messages for the way forward.

scholarly journals Tantalizing new physics from the cosmic purview

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (26) ◽  
pp. 1930004
Author(s):  
Fulvio Melia
Keyword(s):  
Particle Physics ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
New Physics ◽  
Unexpected Result ◽  
Active Mass ◽  
Cosmological Observations ◽  
The Standard Model ◽  
Walker Metric ◽  
The Big Bang ◽  
Dynamical Dark Energy

The emergence of a highly improbable coincidence in cosmological observations speaks of a remarkably simple cosmic expansion. Compelling evidence now suggests that the Universe’s gravitational horizon, coincident with the better known Hubble sphere, has a radius improbably equal to the distance light could have traveled since the Big Bang. The confirmation of this unexpected result would undoubtedly herald the influence of new physics, yet appears to be unavoidable after a recent demonstration that the Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker metric is valid only for the so-called zero active mass equation of state. As it turns out, a cosmic fluid with this property automatically produces the aforementioned equality, leaving little room for a cosmological constant. The alternative — a dynamical dark energy — would suggest an extension to the Standard Model of particle physics and a serious re-evaluation of the Universe’s early history.

scholarly journals DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF DARK MATTER

2011 ◽  
Vol 01 ◽  
pp. 98-107
Author(s):  
DAVID G. CERDEÑO
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Particle Physics ◽  
Extra Dimensions ◽  
Direct Detection ◽  
Massive Particle ◽  
New Physics ◽  
Little Higgs ◽  
Weakly Interacting ◽  
Detection And Identification ◽  
Modern Physics

Dark matter is an abundant component of our Universe and its detection and identification constitutes one of the most challenging goals in modern Physics. Particle Physics provides well motivated candidates for dark matter, among which a generic weakly-interacting massive particle (WIMP) stands out for its simplicity and the fact that WIMP candidates can be found in many theories proposing new physics at the TeV scale, such as Supersymmetry, models with Universal Extra Dimensions and Little Higgs Theories. I will review the properties of some of the main WIMP candidates and their detectability (with special emphasis on direct detection experiments). I will also address the strategies that can be used to discriminate among them in the case of a future detection.

MONOJET EVENTS: FROM DARK MATTER TO EXTRA DIMENSIONS, A SEARCH FOR THE EXOTICS USING THE STANDARD MODEL

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (08) ◽  
pp. 1330012
Author(s):  
PIERRE-HUGUES BEAUCHEMIN ◽  
REYHANEH REZVANI
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Standard Model ◽  
Extra Dimensions ◽  
Transverse Energy ◽  
Large Extra Dimensions ◽  
High Energy ◽  
New Physics ◽  
High Transverse Momentum ◽  
Final State ◽  
The Standard Model

Monojet events consist in event topologies with a high transverse momentum jet and a large amount of missing transverse energy. They constitute a promising final state that could lead to phenomena beyond the Standard Model. The theoretical models giving rise to such a signature include the pair production of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles, as dark matter candidates, and models of large extra dimensions. Monojet events can even be used to measure the Standard Model properties of Z boson decays, provided that the precision of the analysis is high enough. Such precision can be achieved by using data-driven determinations of the Standard Model contributions to monojet events. Exotics searches for new physics in such a final state have been performed at all high energy hadronic collider experiments since SPS. The ATLAS and CMS analyses with 7 TeV LHC data provide the latest and most useful information obtained from monojet studies. Their results are presented and discussed in this review paper.

B MESON FACTORIES

1989 ◽  
Vol 04 (26) ◽  
pp. 2589-2593 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVID B. CLINE
Keyword(s):  
High Precision ◽  
High Intensity ◽  
Particle Physics ◽  
B Meson ◽  
High Energy ◽  
New Physics ◽  
Energy Frontier

Particle physics makes progress in three Frontiers: (1) High Energy Frontier, (2) High Intensity Frontier, and (3) High Precision Frontier. Category (1) will be dominated by the SSC and LHC experiments in the next decade and (3) by precise measurements of the (g−2)μ and sin2θw. In category (2) there will be a new round of intense “factories” constructed for rare K decays, [τ charm] studies, ϕ Factories and B Factories. Each of these Factories provide new physics possibilities as illustrated in Table 1. Note that the High Intensity Frontier is sometimes the same as the High Precision Frontier since high statistics are usually needed for high precision. In this brief note we describe some of the current possibilities for B Meson Factories.

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