Field of Interest:hep-ex
Experiments:CERN-LHC-ATLAS
Deadline: 2016-06-30
Region: Europe
Job description:
Two PhD studentships in particle physics are available at the University of Sheffield to work on ATLAS Supersymmetry searches and the measurement of the ttZ coupling. The students will work in collaboration with an international team and will also be expected to participate to the ATLAS experimental work. Frequent travel to CERN in Geneva will be required. There may also be the possibility of spending longer periods based at CERN.
Measurement of the coupling between the top-quark and the Z-boson
The student will work on the analysis of the data collected by the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. The coupling of the top-quark to the Z-boson is a parameter of the Standard Model, which can be measured with a good precision during the second run of the LHC. The student will study the production of top-quark pairs in association with a Z-boson. The measurement of this important process is also essential to understand the background to new physics phenomena such as Supersymmetry.
Search for supersymmetric partners of the top quark
The student will work on the analysis of the data collected by the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. The existence of a partner of the top-quark (top squark) is postulated by Supersymmetry and could provide an answer to two important questions in particle physics, such as the hierarchy problem and the composition of dark matter. The top squark is expected to be within the reach of the LHC and could be discovered by analysing events where top-quark pairs are produced in association with missing transverse energy.
If you would like to join our team, please contact Dan Tovey (d.r.tovey@sheffield.ac.uk) or Davide Costanzo (d.costanzo@sheffield.ac.uk)
Experiments:CERN-LHC-ATLAS
Deadline: 2016-06-30
Region: Europe
Job description:
Two PhD studentships in particle physics are available at the University of Sheffield to work on ATLAS Supersymmetry searches and the measurement of the ttZ coupling. The students will work in collaboration with an international team and will also be expected to participate to the ATLAS experimental work. Frequent travel to CERN in Geneva will be required. There may also be the possibility of spending longer periods based at CERN.
Measurement of the coupling between the top-quark and the Z-boson
The student will work on the analysis of the data collected by the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. The coupling of the top-quark to the Z-boson is a parameter of the Standard Model, which can be measured with a good precision during the second run of the LHC. The student will study the production of top-quark pairs in association with a Z-boson. The measurement of this important process is also essential to understand the background to new physics phenomena such as Supersymmetry.
Search for supersymmetric partners of the top quark
The student will work on the analysis of the data collected by the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. The existence of a partner of the top-quark (top squark) is postulated by Supersymmetry and could provide an answer to two important questions in particle physics, such as the hierarchy problem and the composition of dark matter. The top squark is expected to be within the reach of the LHC and could be discovered by analysing events where top-quark pairs are produced in association with missing transverse energy.
If you would like to join our team, please contact Dan Tovey (d.r.tovey@sheffield.ac.uk) or Davide Costanzo (d.costanzo@sheffield.ac.uk)