High Energy Physics
Overview
The experimental HEP group at TTU, led by Professors
Akchurin,
Lee,
Volobouev
and Wigmans,
is playing a leading role in the design, construction
and commissioning of the CMS forward hadron calorimeters and is deeply
involved in searches for the Higgs bosons and physics beyond the
Standard Model at LHC (Large Hadron Collider). The group participates in the activities of the
LHC Physics Center at Fermilab and maintains a generic detector R&D
program with possible future applications at the ILC (International Linear Collider).
Details can be found at http://highenergy.phys.ttu.edu
The theoretical HEP group at TTU consists of 1 faculty member, Prof. Thacker. Research is perform on a wide range of subjects in the elementary particle physics theory. Recent highlight of this program include precision calculations of heavy quark bound states in lattice QCD (Quantum ChromoDynamics).
Experimental Research Topics
- Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) Experiment @ CERN
- Searches for Higgs Boson and New Physics Phenomena
- Improving the Sensitivity of the CMS Detector to Jet Physics
- Understading of the CMS Hadron Calorimeters
- Click here for the CMS Experiment
- Advanced Detector Research and Development
- CMS Forward Hadron Calorimeter
- DREAM (Dual REadout Module) Calorimeter
- International Linear Collider, 4th Concept
- Large-scale Computing in High Energy Physics
- QuarkNet Outreach Program
Click here for the High Energy Physics Homepage
Theoretical Research Topics
- Precision Calculations of Heavy Quark Bound States in Lattice QCD
- Analytic & Numerical Calculations of Coupling Constants
Faculty Members
Dr. Alan Sill (High Performance Computing Center at TTU, HPCC)
Dr. Beth Thacker (Theory)
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CMS Detector @ CERN
Assembly of the Muon Solenoid structure at CERN. The silver slab is being moved toward the ring with a crane.