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Introduction to CERN David Barney, CERN
Introduction to CERN ActivitiesIntroduction to CERN Activities
•Intro to particle physics•Accelerators – the LHC•Detectors - CMS
Introduction to CERN David Barney, CERN
From atoms to quarks IFrom atoms to quarks I
Introduction to CERN David Barney, CERN
From atoms to quarks IIFrom atoms to quarks II
Hadrons are made of quarks,e.g.
p = uud0 = uds0
b = udb+ = ud = cc
= bb
Baryons
Mesons
Leptons are fundamentale.g.
electronmuonneutrinos
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The structure of the ProtonThe structure of the Proton
Proton is not, in fact, simplymade from three quarks (uud)
There are actually 3 “valence”quarks (uud) + a “sea” of gluonsand short-lived quark-antiquarkpairs
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Matter and Force ParticlesMatter and Force Particles
Gluons (8)
Quarks
MesonsBaryons Nuclei
Graviton ? Bosons (W,Z)
AtomsLightChemistryElectronics
Solar systemGalaxiesBlack holes
Neutron decayBeta radioactivityNeutrino interactionsBurning of the sun
Strong
Photon
Gravitational Weak
The particle drawings are simple artistic representations
Electromagnetic
Tau
Muon
Electron
TauNeutrino
MuonNeutrino
ElectronNeutrino
-1
-1
-1
0
0
0
Bottom
Strange
Down
Top
Charm
Up
2/3
2/3
2/3
-1/3
-1/3
-1/3
each quark: R, B, G 3 colours
QuarksElectric Charge
LeptonsElectric Charge
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Unanswered questions in Particle Unanswered questions in Particle PhysicsPhysics
a. Can gravity be included in a theory with the other three interactions ?
b. What is the origin of mass? LHC
c. How many space-time dimensions do we live in ?
d. Are the particles fundamental or do they possess structure ?
e. Why is the charge on the electron equal and opposite to that on the proton?
f. Why are there three generations of quark and lepton ?
g. Why is there overwhelmingly more matter than anti-matter in the Universe ?
h. Are protons unstable ?
i. What is the nature of the dark matter that pervades our galaxy ?
j. Are there new states of matter at exceedingly high density and temperature?
k. Do the neutrinos have mass, and if so why are they so light ?
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CERN SiteCERN Site
LHC
CERN Site (Meyrin)CERN Site (Meyrin)
SPS
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CERN Member StatesCERN Member States
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CERN UsersCERN Users
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Beam par t icles
A cceler at ing cavit ies
Defl ect ion magnet s
F ocussing magnet s
Par t icle sour ce
Cir cular acceler at or
wit h colliding beams
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Types of Particle ColliderTypes of Particle Collider
Electron-Positron Collider (e.g. LEP)
e- e+
Ecollision = Ee- + Ee+ = 2 Ebeam
e.g. in LEP, Ecollision ~ 90 GeV = mZ
i.e. can tune beam energy so thatyou always produce a desired particle!
Electrons are elementary particles, so
Proton-Proton Collider (e.g. LHC)
uu
d
uu
d
Eproton1 = Ed1 + Eu1 + Eu2 + Egluons1
Eproton2 = Ed2 + Eu3 + Eu4 + Egluons2
Collision could be between quarksor gluons, so
0 < Ecollision < (Eproton1 + Eproton2)
i.e. with a single beam energy you can“search” for particles of unknown mass!
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LHC DetectorsLHC Detectors
B-physicsCP Violation
Heavy IonsQuark-gluon plasma
General-purposeHiggsSUSY??
General-purposeHiggsSUSY
??
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The two Giants!The two Giants!ATLASA Toroidal LHC ApparatuS
µ
CMSCompact Muon Solenoid
µ
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Particle Detectors IParticle Detectors I
• Cannot directly “see” the collisions/decays– Interaction rate is too high– Lifetimes of particles of interest are too small
• Even moving at the speed of light, some particles (e.g. Higgs) may only travel a few mm (or less)
• Must infer what happened by observing long-lived particles– Need to identify the visible long-lived particles
• Measure their momenta• Energy• (speed)
– Infer the presence of neutrinos and other invisible particles
• Conservation laws – measure missing energy
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Particle Momentum MeasurementParticle Momentum Measurement
• Electrically charged particles moving in a magnetic field curve
• Radius of curvature is related to the particle momentum– R = p/0.3B
• Should not disturb the passage of the particles
• Low-mass detectors sensitive to the passage of charged particles
• Many layers – join the dots!
• E.g. CMS silicon trackerElectronIn CMS
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Energy Measurement - CalorimetersEnergy Measurement - Calorimeters
• Idea is to “stop” the particles and measure energy deposit
• Particles stop via energy loss processes that produce a “shower” of many charged and neutral particles – pair-production, bremstrahlung etc.
• Detector can be to measure either hadrons or electrons/photons
• Two main types of calorimeter:– Homogeneous: shower
medium is also used to produce the “signal” that is measured – e.g. CMS electromagnetic calorimeter
– Sampling: the shower develops in one medium, whilst another is used to produce a signal proportional to the incident particle energy – e.g. CMS Hadron Calorimeter
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Particle interactions in detectorsParticle interactions in detectors
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CMS – Compact Muon SolenoidCMS – Compact Muon Solenoid
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CMS – Compact Muon SolenoidCMS – Compact Muon Solenoid
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PuzzlePuzzle
Find 4 straight tracks.
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AnswerAnswer
Make a “cut” on theTransverse momentumOf the tracks: pT>2 GeV