Virtual colliders: high-accuracy models for high energy physics. This project will create an advanced and general model of high-energy processes, focusing on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. New analytical and numerical solutions will be developed and combined to reach unprecedented accuracy and detail. This will clarify important phenomenological questions in the Standard Model and will enable more precise searches for deviations from it (new physics). A publicly available numerical code will ....Virtual colliders: high-accuracy models for high energy physics. This project will create an advanced and general model of high-energy processes, focusing on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. New analytical and numerical solutions will be developed and combined to reach unprecedented accuracy and detail. This will clarify important phenomenological questions in the Standard Model and will enable more precise searches for deviations from it (new physics). A publicly available numerical code will be produced, with a large number of applications. These include, for instance, precision extraction of fundamental parameters and improved absolute calibrations of experimental measurements, explicit theoretical modelling of new physics phenomena, and optimisation of detector design and analysis strategies.Read moreRead less
Quest for dark matter and new phenomena at the energy frontier. This project aims to develop technologies and techniques to detect dark matter. Particle physics research seeks to understand the universe at its most fundamental level. The Higgs boson discovery confirmed the Standard Model of particle physics, but many fundamental questions about the microscopic nature of the universe remain. The universe predominantly consists of dark matter, which the particles within the Standard Model do not e ....Quest for dark matter and new phenomena at the energy frontier. This project aims to develop technologies and techniques to detect dark matter. Particle physics research seeks to understand the universe at its most fundamental level. The Higgs boson discovery confirmed the Standard Model of particle physics, but many fundamental questions about the microscopic nature of the universe remain. The universe predominantly consists of dark matter, which the particles within the Standard Model do not explain. The Large Hadron Collider and Australia’s SABRE provide a huge opportunity to discover physics processes by enabling searches for new particles at the high-energy frontier and the direct detection of dark matter.Read moreRead less
Probing the structure of exotic mesons, at the Large Hadron Collider and beyond. Unexpected new particles, outside the bounds of current textbooks, present one of the most interesting puzzles in physics. This project will search for more of these particles at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, and at new facilities in Japan and Germany that will change particle physics in the coming decade.
Understanding physics through flexible calculations. This project aims to explore and interpret physics at the high energy frontier with calculations and computational techniques. It will develop and apply techniques and software to arbitrary physics models and make predictions in models. This will expand the set of ideas that can be rigorously scrutinised using data from collider and astrophysical experiments. This may shed light on the origin of dark matter and why the Higgs mass is so light, ....Understanding physics through flexible calculations. This project aims to explore and interpret physics at the high energy frontier with calculations and computational techniques. It will develop and apply techniques and software to arbitrary physics models and make predictions in models. This will expand the set of ideas that can be rigorously scrutinised using data from collider and astrophysical experiments. This may shed light on the origin of dark matter and why the Higgs mass is so light, and expand understanding of nature at the most foundational level.Read moreRead less
Beyond Higgs: Exploring the high-energy frontier. The recent discovery of the Higgs boson confirmed the remaining element of the Standard Model of particle physics, yet many fundamental questions about the microscopic nature of the Universe remain. Observations have shown the Universe to predominantly consist of dark matter, which is not explained by the particles within the Standard Model. The Large Hadron Collider upgrades provide a huge opportunity to discover new physics processes by enablin ....Beyond Higgs: Exploring the high-energy frontier. The recent discovery of the Higgs boson confirmed the remaining element of the Standard Model of particle physics, yet many fundamental questions about the microscopic nature of the Universe remain. Observations have shown the Universe to predominantly consist of dark matter, which is not explained by the particles within the Standard Model. The Large Hadron Collider upgrades provide a huge opportunity to discover new physics processes by enabling direct searches for new particles at the high-energy frontier. This project aims to fully exploit the unique datasets anticipated, and develop key electronic components and new techniques. It will expand the reach of the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider and cement Australia’s role at the forefront of particle physics.Read moreRead less
A comprehensive approach to dark matter searches: the Cherenkov Telescope Array, IceCube and the Large Hadron Collider. Following the recent discovery of the Higgs boson, the greatest outstanding mystery in physics, it is now time to identify the nature of the dark matter that fills much of our Universe. This project aims to invent new data mining techniques to test the viability of a wide class of theoretical dark matter models, using an extensive range of particle physics and astrophysics data ....A comprehensive approach to dark matter searches: the Cherenkov Telescope Array, IceCube and the Large Hadron Collider. Following the recent discovery of the Higgs boson, the greatest outstanding mystery in physics, it is now time to identify the nature of the dark matter that fills much of our Universe. This project aims to invent new data mining techniques to test the viability of a wide class of theoretical dark matter models, using an extensive range of particle physics and astrophysics data. It will use these models to help design the next generation of dark matter searches in gamma ray and neutrino astronomy, using the Large Hadron Collider. This project aims to put Australia at the forefront of international particle astrophysics research and potential new discoveries will change the future direction of international particle research.Read moreRead less
Probing the experimental frontier of particle physics with high-precision and high-energy collisions. Analysis of data from the high-energy collisions at the Large Hadron Collider, and B-physics observables, will provide a new precision by which to interrogate our picture of the Universe. The interplay between these two novel and complementary approaches will unveil the fundamental nature of the particles that make up all known matter. Technological advances in high precision data analysis, and ....Probing the experimental frontier of particle physics with high-precision and high-energy collisions. Analysis of data from the high-energy collisions at the Large Hadron Collider, and B-physics observables, will provide a new precision by which to interrogate our picture of the Universe. The interplay between these two novel and complementary approaches will unveil the fundamental nature of the particles that make up all known matter. Technological advances in high precision data analysis, and experimental data readout, will result in significant advances in the global knowledge of particle detector performance and operation. New techniques in data analysis will arise from this work. In going beyond the Standard Model and discovering extensions to the theory, the ultimate outcome of this project will define new directions for the field.Read moreRead less
The top quark: a portal to new physics in particle colliders. This project aims to address fundamental questions of particle physics by studying the top quark, the most elementary particle known. The project will generate new knowledge about the top quark and the recently discovered Higgs boson, explore dark matter production in particle collisions, and potentially discover and study new phenomena. The project will develop data analysis techniques that could be used in big data contexts beyond f ....The top quark: a portal to new physics in particle colliders. This project aims to address fundamental questions of particle physics by studying the top quark, the most elementary particle known. The project will generate new knowledge about the top quark and the recently discovered Higgs boson, explore dark matter production in particle collisions, and potentially discover and study new phenomena. The project will develop data analysis techniques that could be used in big data contexts beyond fundamental research. The expected outcome of the project is to expand in a substantial way our understanding of the smallest components of matter and potentially, also of the largest structures of the Universe.Read moreRead less
Discovering new physics with the Large Hadron Collider. This project aims to apply and develop new methods of machine learning to particle physics beyond the Standard Model. The project will develop high-end analytical and computational techniques necessary to analyse particle physics results from the Large Hadron Collider. These techniques should enable exciting new measurements to be carried out, enhance the likelihood of discovering new phenomena in current and future particle colliders, and ....Discovering new physics with the Large Hadron Collider. This project aims to apply and develop new methods of machine learning to particle physics beyond the Standard Model. The project will develop high-end analytical and computational techniques necessary to analyse particle physics results from the Large Hadron Collider. These techniques should enable exciting new measurements to be carried out, enhance the likelihood of discovering new phenomena in current and future particle colliders, and rule out incorrect theories.Read moreRead less
Understanding mass generation mechanisms of fundamental particles. Particle physics aims to understand the fundamental constituents of matter and their interactions. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is making big strides towards this goal, in elucidating the origin of mass of fundamental charged particles, however, the origin of neutrino masses remains a mystery. This project aims to uncover the origin of fundamental particles masses using the Belle II detector at SuperKEKB in Japan and the ATLAS ....Understanding mass generation mechanisms of fundamental particles. Particle physics aims to understand the fundamental constituents of matter and their interactions. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is making big strides towards this goal, in elucidating the origin of mass of fundamental charged particles, however, the origin of neutrino masses remains a mystery. This project aims to uncover the origin of fundamental particles masses using the Belle II detector at SuperKEKB in Japan and the ATLAS experiment at the LHC. This project will maintain the Australian position at the forefront of particle physics by developing new data mining techniques to expand the physics reach of the Belle II and ATLAS experiments to complete the theory of the Universe at the smallest scale.Read moreRead less