Introduction to CERN Activities Intro to particle physics

Introduction to CERN Activities • Intro to particle physics • Accelerators – the LHC • Detectors - CMS Introduction to CERN David Barney, CERN

From atoms to quarks I Introduction to CERN David Barney, CERN

From atoms to quarks II Leptons are fundamental e. g. electron muon neutrinos Hadrons are made of quarks, e. g. p = uud Baryons L 0 = uds L 0 b = udb p+ = ud Mesons Y = cc U = bb Introduction to CERN David Barney, CERN

The structure of the Proton is not, in fact, simply made from three quarks (uud) There actually 3 “valence” quarks (uud) + a “sea” of gluons and short-lived quark-antiquark pairs Introduction to CERN David Barney, CERN

Matter and Force Particles Leptons Strong Electric Charge Tau -1 0 Tau Neutrino Muon -1 0 Muon Neutrino 0 Electron Neutrino Electron -1 Quarks Gluons (8) Electromagnetic Photon Quarks Mesons Baryons Nuclei Atoms Light Chemistry Electronics Weak Gravitational Electric Charge Bottom Strange Down -1/3 2/3 Top -1/3 2/3 Charm -1/3 2/3 Up each quark: R, Introduction to CERN B, Graviton ? Solar system Galaxies Black holes G 3 colours The particle drawings are simple artistic representations Bosons (W, Z) Neutron decay Beta radioactivity Neutrino interactions Burning of the sun David Barney, CERN

Characteristics of the 4 forces What characterizes a force ? Strength, range and source charge of the field. Interaction Exchanged quantum (source ch) Range (m) Relative Strength Examples in nature Strong gluon 10 -15 1 proton (quarks) colour Electromagnetic photon <10 -2 atoms electric Weak W, Z <10 -17 10 -5 radioactivity hypercharge Gravity graviton ? 10 -38 solar system mass Ratio of electrical to gravitational force between two protons is ~ 1038 !! Can such different forces have the same origin ? ? Introduction to CERN David Barney, CERN

Unification of fundamental forces Introduction to CERN David Barney, CERN

Unanswered questions in Particle Physics 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 ? Introduction to CERN David Barney, CERN

The Standard Model Me ~ 0. 5 Me. V Mn ~ 0 Mt ~ 175, 000 Me. V! Mg = 0 MZ ~ 100, 000 Me. V Why ? Where is Gravity? Introduction to CERN David Barney, CERN

Mathematical consistency of the SM Introduction to CERN David Barney, CERN

What is wrong with the SM? Introduction to CERN David Barney, CERN

Origin of mass and the Higgs mechanism Simplest theory – all particles are massless !! A field pervades the universe Particles interacting with this field acquire mass – stronger the interaction larger the mass The field is a quantum field – the quantum is the Higgs boson Finding the Higgs establishes the presence of the field Introduction to CERN David Barney, CERN

CERN Site LHC SPS CERN Site (Meyrin) Introduction to CERN David Barney, CERN

CERN Member States Introduction to CERN David Barney, CERN

CERN Users Introduction to CERN David Barney, CERN

Particle Collider Introduction to CERN David Barney, CERN

Types of Particle Collider Electron-Positron Collider (e. g. LEP) e- e+ Electrons are elementary particles, so Proton-Proton Collider (e. g. LHC) d u u Eproton 1 = Ed 1 + Eu 2 + Egluons 1 Ecollision = Ee- + Ee+ = 2 Ebeam Eproton 2 = Ed 2 + Eu 3 + Eu 4 + Egluons 2 e. g. in LEP, Ecollision ~ 90 Ge. V = m. Z Collision could be between quarks or gluons, so i. e. can tune beam energy so that you always produce a desired particle! Introduction to CERN 0 < Ecollision < (Eproton 1 + Eproton 2) i. e. with a single beam energy you can “search” for particles of unknown mass! David Barney, CERN

CERN Accelerator Complex Introduction to CERN David Barney, CERN

Collisions at the Large Hadron Collider 7 x 1012 e. V 1034 cm-2 s-1 2835 1011 Beam Energy Luminosity Bunches/Beam Protons/Bunch 7. 5 m (25 ns) 7 Te. V Proton colliding beams Bunch Crossing 4 x 107 Hz Proton Collisions 109 Hz e- Parton Collisions New Particle Production (Higgs, SUSY, . . ) µ+ 105 Hz p µ+ Z H Z µ- Introduction to CERN q c 1 - µp ~ q ~ g p ~ q q ne ~ c 20 q p m+ mc~1 0 David Barney, CERN

LHC Detectors General-purpose Higgs SUSY ? ? B-physics CP Violation Introduction to CERN Heavy Ions Quark-gluon plasma General-purpose Higgs SUSY ? ? David Barney, CERN

The two Giants! Introduction to CERN David Barney, CERN

Particle 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 Introduction to CERN David Barney, CERN

Particle Momentum Measurement • Electrically charged particles moving in a magnetic field curve • Radius of curvature is related to the particle momentum – R = p/0. 3 B • 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 tracker Introduction to CERN Electron In CMS David Barney, CERN

Energy 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 Introduction to CERN • 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 David Barney, CERN

Particle interactions in detectors Introduction to CERN David Barney, CERN

CMS – Compact Muon Solenoid Introduction to CERN David Barney, CERN

CMS – Compact Muon Solenoid Introduction to CERN David Barney, CERN

Puzzle Introduction to CERN David Barney, CERN

Answer Make a “cut” on the Transverse momentum Of the tracks: p. T>2 Ge. V Introduction to CERN David Barney, CERN