University of Nebraska-Lincoln
312 N 14TH STREET
LINCOLN, NE 68588 402/472-1825
NSF Program(s):
ELEMENTARY PARTICLE ACCEL USER
Field Application(s):
0000099 Other Applications NEC
Program Reference Code(s):
OTHR,9150,1187,1045,0000
Program Element Code(s):
1221
ABSTRACT
This proposal is for the study of top quark physics at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN using the CMS detector. This quark, based on data from the Tevatron at Fermilab, behaves in a manner consistent with the Standard Modelof Particle Physics. Due to the modest energy and luminosity of the Tevatron, however, the number of top quarks that can be studied is small and the tests to date are not very stringent. Early in its operation, the LHC will produce top quarks at 100 times the Tevatron's rate and eventually at one thousand times the Tevatron's rate. The precise measurements enabled by these data rates could reveal new physics or result in a precise validation of the Standard Model for this unusually heavy object. The PI has mapped out a strategy for developing tools that are required to study the top quark at CMS, for using them in the initial effort to understand and calibrate the CMS detector, and for executing a program of physics which includes measurement of the top quark mass, CKM couplings (single top), spin of the top quark, and search for t-tbar-Higgs and rare decays.
A technical thrust of the proposal is to lead an effort to establish a Tier-2 computing center for US CMS. The CMS Tier-2 centers will carry out a significant part of the overall computing task and will be crucial to the physics analysis. The PI is the member of the project execution team for US CMS computing and is in charge of the Tier-2 center implementation.
The third component is an education and outreach program directed at encouraging young people in rural communities in Nebraska to embark on careers in science. A thoughtful analysis went into the creation of this proposed activity and the idea that there should be benchmarks to evaluate the effectiveness of the program is significant.
PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THIS RESEARCH Next
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Abazov, VM; Abbott, B; Abolins, M; Acharya, BS; Adams, M; Adams, T; Agelou, M; Agram, JL; Ahn, SH; Ahsan, M; Alexeev, GD; Alkhazov, G; Alton, A; Alverson, G; Alves, GA; Anastasoaie, M; Andeen, T; Anderson, S; Andrieu, B; Anzelc, MS; Arnoud, Y; Arov, M; As.
"Search for neutral Higgs bosons decaying to tau pairs in p(p)over-bar collisions at root s=1.96 TeV,"
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS,
v.97,
2006,
Abazov, VM; Abbott, B; Abolins, M; Acharya, BS; Adams, M; Adams, T; Agelou, M; Agram, JL; Ahn, SH; Ahsan, M; Alexeev, GD; Alkhazov, G; Alton, A; Alverson, G; Alves, GA; Anastasoaie, M; Andeen, T; Anderson, S; Andrieu, B; Anzelc, MS; Arnoud, Y; Arov, M; As.
"Search for resonant second generation slepton production at the Fermilab Tevatron,"
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS,
v.97,
2006,
Abazov, VM; Abbott, B; Abolins, M; Acharya, BS; Adams, M; Adams, T; Agelou, M; Agram, JL; Ahn, SH; Ahsan, M; Alexeev, GD; Alkhazov, G; Alton, A; Alverson, G; Alves, GA; Anastasoaie, M; Andeen, T; Anderson, S; Andrieu, B; Anzelc, MS; Arnoud, Y; Arov, M; As.
"Search for scalar leptoquarks in the acoplanar jet topology in p(p)over-bar collisions at root s=1.96 TeV,"
PHYSICS LETTERS B,
v.640,
2006,
p. 230
- 237.
Abazov, VM; Abbott, B; Abolins, M; Acharya, BS; Adams, M; Adams, T; Agelou, M; Agram, JL; Ahn, SH; Ahsan, M; Alexeev, GD; Alkhazov, G; Alton, A; Alverson, G; Alves, GA; Anastasoaie, M; Andeen, T; Anderson, S; Andrieu, B; Anzelc, MS; Arnoud, Y; Arov, M; As.
"Search for associated Higgs boson production WH -> WWW*-> l(+/-)nu l('+/-)nu(')+X in p(p)over-bar collisions at root S=1.96 TeV,"
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS,
v.97,
2006,
Abazov, VM; Abbott, B; Abolins, M; Acharya, BS; Adams, M; Adams, T; Agelou, M; Agram, JL; Ahn, SH; Ahsan, M; Alexeev, GD; Alkhazov, G; Alton, A; Alverson, G; Alves, GA; Anastasoaie, M; Andeen, T; Anderson, S; Andrieu, B; Anzelc, MS; Arnoud, Y; Arov, M; As.
"Search for the standard model Higgs boson in the p(p)over-bar -> ZH -> v(v)over-barb(b)over-bar channel,"
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS,
v.97,
2006,
Abazov, VM; Abbott, B; Abolins, M; Acharya, BS; Adams, M; Adams, T; Agelou, M; Agram, JL; Ahn, SH; Ahsan, M; Alexeev, GD; Alkhazov, G; Alton, A; Alverson, G; Alves, GA; Anastasoaie, M; Andeen, T; Anderson, S; Andrieu, B; Anzelc, MS; Arnoud, Y; Arov, M; As.
"Search for W ' boson production in the W ' -> t(b)over-bar decay channel,"
PHYSICS LETTERS B,
v.641,
2006,
p. 423
- 431.
Abazov, VM; Abbott, B; Abolins, M; Acharya, BS; Adams, M; Adams, T; Agelou, M; Agram, JL; Alm, SH; Ahsan, M; Alexeev, GD; Alkhazov, G; Alton, A; Alverson, G; Alves, GA; Anastasoaie, M; Andeen, T; Anderson, S; Andrieu, B; Anzelc, MS; Arnoud, Y; Arov, M; As.
"Search for particles decaying into a Z boson and a photon in p(p)over-bar collisions at root s=1.96 TeV,"
PHYSICS LETTERS B,
v.641,
2006,
p. 415
- 422.
Abazov, VM; Abbott, B; Abolins, M; Acharya, BS; Adams, M; Adams, T; Agelou, M; Aguilo, E; Ahn, SH; Ahsan, M; Alexeev, GD; Alkhazov, G; Alton, A; Alverson, G; Alves, GA; Anastasoaie, M; Andeen, T; Anderson, S; Andrieu, B; Anzelc, MS; Arnoud, Y; Arov, M; As.
"Measurement of the CP-violation parameter of B-0 mixing and decay with p(p)over-bar ->mu mu X data,"
PHYSICAL REVIEW D,
v.74,
2006,
Abazov, VM; Abbott, B; Abolins, M; Acharya, BS; Adams, M; Adams, T; Agelou, M; Aguilo, E; Ahn, SH; Ahsan, M; Alexeev, GD; Alkhazov, G; Alton, A; Alverson, G; Alves, GA; Anastasoaie, M; Andeen, T; Anderson, S; Andrieu, B; Anzelc, MS; Arnoud, Y; Arov, M; As.
"Measurement of the top quark mass in the lepton plus jets final state with the matrix element method,"
PHYSICAL REVIEW D,
v.74,
2006,
Abazov, VM; Abbott, B; Abolins, M; Acharya, BS; Adams, M; Adams, T; Agelou, M; Ahn, SH; Ahsan, M; Alexeev, GD; Alkhazov, G; Alton, A; Alverson, G; Alves, GA; Anastasoaie, M; Andeen, T; Anderson, S; Andrieu, B; Anzelc, MS; Arnoud, Y; Arov, M; Askew, A; Asm.
"Limits on anomalous trilinear gauge couplings from WW -> e(+)e(-), WW -> e(+/-)mu(-/+), and WW ->mu(+)mu(-) events from pp collisions at root s=1.96 TeV,"
PHYSICAL REVIEW D,
v.74,
2006,
Abazov, VM; Abbott, B; Abolins, M; Acharya, BS; Adams, M; Adams, T; Agelou, M; Ahn, SH; Ahsan, M; Alexeev, GD; Alkhazov, G; Alton, A; Alverson, G; Alves, GA; Anastasoaie, M; Andeen, T; Anderson, S; Andrieu, B; Anzelc, MS; Arnoud, Y; Arov, M; Askew, A; Asm.
"Publisher's Note: Limits on anomalous trilinear gauge couplings from WW -> e(+)e(-), WW -> e(+/-)mu(-/+), and WW ->mu(+)mu(-) events from p$(p)over-bar-$collisions at root s = 1.96 TeV (vol 74, pg 057101, 2006),"
PHYSICAL REVIEW D,
v.74,
2006,
Abazov, VM; Abbott, B; Abolins, M; Acharya, BS; Adams, M; Adams, T; Agelou, M; Ahn, SH; Ahsan, M; Alexeev, GD; Alkhazov, G; Alton, A; Alverson, G; Alves, GA; Anastasoaie, M; Andeen, T; Anderson, S; Andrieu, B; Anzelc, MS; Arnoud, Y; Arov, M; Askew, A; Asm.
"Search for neutral, long-lived particles decaying into two muons in p(p)over-bar collisions at root s=1.96 TeV,"
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS,
v.97,
2006,
Abazov, VM; Abbott, B; Abolins, M; Acharya, BS; Adams, M; Adams, T; Agelou, M; Ahn, SH; Ahsan, M; Alexeev, GD; Alkhazov, G; Alton, A; Alverson, G; Alves, GA; Anastasoaie, M; Andeen, T; Anderson, S; Andrieu, B; Anzelc, MS; Arnoud, Y; Arov, M; Askew, A; Asm.
"Search for pair production of scalar bottom quarks in p(p)over-bar collisions at root s = 1.96 TeV,"
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS,
v.97,
2006,
Abazov, VM; Abbott, B; Abolins, M; Acharya, BS; Adams, M; Adams, T; Aguilo, E; Ahn, SH; Ahsan, M; Alexeev, GD; Alkhazov, G; Alton, A; Alverson, G; Alves, GA; Anastasoaie, M; Ancu, LS; Andeen, T; Anderson, S; Andrieu, B; Anzelc, MS; Amoud, Y; Arov, M; Arth.
"Model-independent measurement of the W-boson helicity in top-quark decays at D0,"
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS,
v.100,
2008,
Abazov, VM; Abbott, B; Abolins, M; Acharya, BS; Adams, M; Adams, T; Aguilo, E; Ahn, SH; Ahsan, M; Alexeev, GD; Alkhazov, G; Alton, A; Alverson, G; Alves, GA; Anastasoaie, M; Ancu, LS; Andeen, T; Anderson, S; Andrieu, B; Anzelc, MS; Aoki, M; Arnoud, Y; Aro.
"Measurement of the t(t)over-bar production cross section in p(p)over-bar collisions at root s=1.96 TeV,"
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS,
v.100,
2008,
Abazov, VM; Abbott, B; Abolins, M; Acharya, BS; Adams, M; Adams, T; Aguilo, E; Ahn, SH; Ahsan, M; Alexeev, GD; Alkhazov, G; Alton, A; Alverson, G; Alves, GA; Anastasoaie, M; Ancu, LS; Andeen, T; Anderson, S; Andrieu, B; Anzelc, MS; Aoki, M; Arnoud, Y; Aro.
"Study of direct CP violation in B-+/--> J/psi K-+/-(pi(+/-)) decays,"
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS,
v.100,
2008,
Abazov, VM; Abbott, B; Abolins, M; Acharya, BS; Adams, M; Adams, T; Aguilo, E; Ahn, SH; Ahsan, M; Alexeev, GD; Alkhazov, G; Alton, A; Alverson, G; Alves, GA; Anastasoaie, M; Ancu, LS; Andeen, T; Anderson, S; Andrieu, B; Anzelc, MS; Aoki, M; Arnoud, Y; Aro.
"Search for W ' boson resonances decaying to a top quark and a bottom quark,"
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS,
v.100,
2008,
Abazov, VM; Abbott, B; Abolins, M; Acharya, BS; Adams, M; Adams, T; Aguilo, E; Ahn, SH; Ahsan, M; Alexeev, GD; Alkhazov, G; Alton, A; Alverson, G; Alves, GA; Anastasoaie, M; Ancu, LS; Andeen, T; Anderson, S; Andrieu, B; Anzelc, MS; Aoki, M; Arnoud, Y; Aro.
"First study of the radiation-amplitude zero in W gamma production and limits on anomalous WW gamma couplings at root s=1.96 TeV,"
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS,
v.100,
2008,
Abazov, VM; Abbott, B; Abolins, M; Acharya, BS; Adams, M; Adams, T; Aguilo, E; Ahn, SH; Ahsan, M; Alexeev, GD; Alkhazov, G; Alton, A; Alverson, G; Alves, GA; Anastasoaie, M; Ancu, LS; Andeen, T; Anderson, S; Andrieu, B; Anzelc, MS; Aoki, M; Arnoud, Y; Aro.
"Search for large extra dimensions via single photon plus missing energy final states at root s=1.96 TeV,"
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS,
v.101,
2008,
Abazov, VM; Abbott, B; Abolins, M; Acharya, BS; Adams, M; Adams, T; Aguilo, E; Ahn, SH; Ahsan, M; Alexeev, GD; Alkhazov, G; Alton, A; Alverson, G; Alves, GA; Anastasoaie, M; Ancu, LS; Andeen, T; Anderson, S; Andrieu, B; Anzelc, MS; Aoki, M; Arnoud, Y; Aro.
"Observation of the B-c meson in the exclusive decay B-c -> J/psi pi,"
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS,
v.101,
2008,
