CoEPP Annual Report 2011

ANNUAL REPORT 2011 ARC Centre of Excellence for Particle Physics at the Terascale

CoEPP

MONASH NODESchool of Physics, Building 19Clayton CampusMonash University VIC 3800T:+61 3 9902 0328E: [email protected]

SYDNEY NODESchool of Physics, Building A28Camperdown CampusThe University of Sydney NSW 2006T: +61 2 9351 2539E: [email protected]

ADElAiDE NODE1st floor, Physics BuildingNorth Terrace CampusThe University of Adelaide SA 5005T: + 61 8 8313 3533E: [email protected]

MElbOurNE NODEDavid Caro Building (Bld 192)Parkville CampusThe University of Melbourne VIC 3010T: +61 3 9035 3873E: [email protected]

ARC Centre of Excellence for Particle Physics at the Terascale

CoEPP

Partner institutions

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coepp.org.au

The year in review

Director’s report 03 ARC Centre of Excellence for Particle Physics at the Terascale 04

High energy science 06

Centre launch 08

Research areas 10

Research highlights 12

Workshops 15

Personnel

Our people 16

Performance

Outreach activities 24

Media 25

Publications: Refereedjournalarticles 26 Bookchapters 31 Conferenceproceedings 31 Conferencepresentations 32 Posterpresentations 33 Awardsandscholarships 33

Key performance indicators 34

Committees and membership 35

Financial report 36

CONTENTS

AnnualReport2011coepp.org.au

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“The 2011 data set—from both the ATLAS and CMS experiments—has moved us ever closer to confirming or ruling out the Standard Model Higgs boson.”

2011heraldedaveryimportantyearfortheAustralianparticle,orhigh-energy,physicscommunity:markingboththeopeningoftheCentreandarecordyearfortheLHCatCERN.CoEPP’sresearch,computingandadministrativepositionswererapidlyfilledandprecipitatedawealthofactivityacrossthenodes.

TheLHChadaverysuccessfulyearofoperation,generatingmorethantwicethedataandfivetimestheintegratedluminositythanwasexpectedatthebeginningof2011.Dataanalyseswerereportedwithunparalleledspeedatconferencesthroughouttheyear.ThisculminatedinDecemberatCERNwithareportingofmajorresultsfromthefirstpassoffull2011data.Theworld’spressreportedtantalisinghintsofnewphysics,andwitnessedevidencethatthe2011dataset—fromboththeATLASandCMSexperiments—hasmoveduseverclosertoconfirmingorrulingouttheStandardModelHiggsboson.ThisbodesextremelywellforCoEPP,withourexperimentersplayingkeyrolesintheATLASanalysis,andourtheoristsbeingprimedwiththeresultstochallengetheirmodels.CoEPPwillhosttheglobalpremierhigh-energyphysicsconference—ICHEP2012—inMelbourne,anddefinitiveresultsareexpected.

CoEPPwasofficiallyopenedinJunebytheFederalMinisterofIndustry,Innovation,ScienceandResearch,theHonorableKimCarr.TheopeningwasattendedbytheVice-ChancelloroftheUniversityofMelbourne,ProfessorGlynDavis;DeputyVice-Chancellor(Research),theUniversityofAdelaide,ProfessorMikeBrooks;HeadoftheSchoolofPhysics,MonashUniversity,ProfessorMichaelMorgan;CoEPPAdvisoryBoardChair,ProfessorJeremyMouldandotherdistinguishedacademics.TheChairofCoEPP’sInternationalAdvisoryBoard,Director-GeneralofCERN,ProfessorRolf-DieterHeuer,sentavideoaddresstotheopening.

DuringthistimeCoEPPhelditsfirstWinterWorkshop,6–10June,commencingwithagraduatelevelschool,followedbyaprogramofresearchtalks,whichincludedpresentationsfromPartnerInvestigatorsviateleconferencelink,fromCambridge,Geneva,Freiburg,andDukeUniversities.Asakick-offforCoEPP,theworkshopwasdeemedagreatsuccess.

InlateNovember,theSydneynodehostedthefirstin-situExecutiveCommitteemeeting.Asmostofthepostdoctoralstaffwereon-board

bythattimetheopportunitywastakentoholdatwodaymeetingofthepostdocsfromacrossthenodes.EachgaveapresentationoftheirpastworkandwhattheywillbeworkingonwithinCoEPP,asameansofgettingknowtoeachotherprofessionally.Therewerealsodiscussionsessionsandinformaltimes,includingabuffetdinnerforallthestafftogettoknoweachother.

IampleasedtoannouncethattheCoEPPAdvisoryBoardisinplace,andholdsitsfirstmeetingattheCoEPPSummerWorkshop,Lorne,19–24February,2012.

Communicationbetweenthenodesisamajorfocusofouroperation.Wehavemadeaconcertedefforttoprovidevariousmeansandopportunitiesforinteractionacrossthenodes,aneffortthatwillcontinueandexpandinthefuture.OurCentreManager,DiefAlexander,visitedeachnodetoestablishdirectrelationshipswithnodeadministratorsandtobecomefamiliarwiththedifferentmodesofoperationinthedifferentinstitutes.

TeleconferencinghasbeenusedfrequentlyforExecutiveCommitteemonthlymeetings,weeklysenioracademicmeetingsandforthevariousanalysismeetingsoftheexperimentalists.Majorupgradesandimprovementsoftheteleconferencingcapabilityareunderplanning.

WithCoEPP’sstrongcommitmenttooutreachactivities,theroleoftheCommunicationsandOutreachManager,CarolineHamilton,iskey.Arangeofstrategiesandactivitieshasbeenputinplace.Thebig-ticketitemistheplanningfortheICHEP2012conferenceinJuly,2012,wherearangeofsatelliteactivitiesinvolvingthepublicarebeingplanned.Welookforwardtothisprogramwithgreatexpectation.

Allinall,2011hasbeenayearofgreatachievementandconsolidation:inourstructureandinourresearchfocus.Ilookforwardwithgreatgustoastowhat2012willbring.

THE ATLAS DETECTOR The eight torodial magnets can be seen on the huge ATLAS detector with the calorimeter before it is moved into the middle of the detector. This calorimeter measures the energies of particles produced when protons collide in the centre of the detector.

PROFESSOR GEOFFREY TAYLOR

CentreDirector

DIRECTOR’S REPORT



ARC CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR PARTICLE PHYSICS AT THE TERASCALEAustralian scholarship, global collaboration, international partnerships

TheARCCentreofExcellenceforParticlePhysicsattheTerascale(CoEPP)commencedoperationin2011andisfundedbytheAustralianGovernmentthroughtheAustralianResearchCouncilforsevenyears.

CoEPPbringstogetherleadingresearchersinparticlephysicsfromfourhighly-respectedAustralianuniversitiestoworkonglobalendeavoursinhigh-energyphysicsincludingtheATLASexperimentattheLargeHadronCollideratCERN;advancedcomputingandacceleratorscience.Forthefirsttimeinhistory,terascalehigh-energyphysicsacrossAustraliaiscoordinated,combiningresourcesandprovidingexcellentresearchtrainingandopportunitiesatboththegraduateandpostdoctorallevel.

Physics building, University of Adelaide.

Dr Geng-Yuan Jeng and Dr Andrea Bangert.



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Terascale physics: entering the unknown

Terascalephysicsisconcernedwiththegenerationofmassandwiththeoriesthatencompassextradimensions,supersymmetry(SUSY)andnewforces.TheLargeHadronCollider(LHC)collidesprotonsorionsatanenergyinthe‘terascale’domain—socoinedbecauseofthescaleofenergiesusedinparticlephysics—onetrillionor1012electronvolts.TerascaleexperimentsattheLHCarewherephysicistsenteruncharteredterritory.

International partners

Researchintothefundamentalbuildingblocksoftheuniverseisaglobal,cooperativeventure.TheATLAScollaborationitselfhasoverthreethousandphysicistsfrom174universitiesin38countries.Ourinternationalpartnersworkcloselywithourchiefinvestigatorsandhailfromsomeoftheworld’sleadinguniversities.

Ourcurrentpartnersare:

Professor A. G. Clarkl’UniversitédeGenève

Professor K. JakobsAlbertLudwigsUniversitätFreiburg

Professor M. KruseDukeUniversity

Professor C. MeroniINFNSezionediMilano

Professor M. A. Parker CambridgeUniversity

Professor M. TroddenTheUniversityofPennsylvania

Centre governance

CoEPPisoverseenandadvisedbyanumberofcommitteesthatinformtheday-to-dayrunningoftheCentre,itsactivities,andtoprovideorganisationalleadershipandscientificdirection.TheExecutiveCommitteeismadeupoftheDirector,AssociateDirectors,NodeDirectorsandtheCentreManager.In2011theExecutiveCommitteemetmonthlytodiscusstheCentreanditsoperations.

TheAdvisoryBoardismadeupofrepresentativesfromtheCentre’scollaborativeinstitutes,independentmembersandhasanindependentchair.ItmeetsbiannuallytoreviewtheCentre’sprogramandischairedbyProfessorJeremyMould.ProfessorMouldisaprofessoratSwinburneUniversity’sCentreforAstrophysics&SupercomputingandProfessorialFellowattheUniversityofMelbourne.PrecedingappointmentsincludeDirectoroftheNationalOpticalAstronomyObservatory(NOAO);ProfessorofAstronomyattheAustralianNationalUniversity,DirectoroftheANU’sResearchSchoolofAstronomy&Astrophysics,andProfessorofAstronomyattheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology’sPalomarObservatory.EducatedinAustralia,hiscareertodatehasbeeninoptical/infraredobservatories.

TheInternationalAdvisoryCommittee(IAC)meetsannuallytoprovideanindependentexpertscientificperspectiveandismadeupofhighly-accomplishedindividualsinhigh-energyphysicsfromleadinginternationallaboratories.TheIACischairedbytheDirectorGeneralofCERN,ProfessorRolf-DieterHeuer.

Physics building, University of Sydney. Associate Professor Kevin Varvell.



HIgH ENERgY SCIENCEThe largest particle collider on Earth

SincetheLargeHadronCollider(LHC)commencedoperation,high-energyphysicsresearchenteredanewandexcitingphase.CoEPPresearchersactivelyengageintheATLASexperimentwhich,in2011,collectedconsiderablymoredatathanwasexpected.Bytheendoftheyear,theexperimenthaddiscoveredanewparticlenamedχb(3P)—theboundstateofabottomquarkandbottomantiquark—andnarrowedthemostlikelymassrangefortheHiggsbosonto115–130GeV.

Changing the way we see the world

CoEPPtheoristslookbeyondtheStandardModelandworkcloselywiththeexperimentalresearcherstoinformpractice.In2011CoEPPtheoristsworkedonavarietyofprojectsincludingsupersymmetry(SUSY),QuantumChromodynamics(QCD)andfive-dimensionalgravitationaltheories.CoEPPtheorists’workleadstoanewandmoreprofoundunderstandingofhownatureoperatesatthemostfundamentallevel.

ATLAS cavern open in January 2011.



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Not just number crunching

ThesheerquantityofdatacollectedfromATLAShasnecessitatedthedevelopmentofnewcomputingtechnologies.CoEPP’sResearchComputingteamisresponsibleforthemanagementofcomputerclusters—or“tiers”—thatformpartofaglobaldistributedcomputernetworkknownastheWorldwideLHCComputerGrid(WLCG).ThecomputergridsecurelyandreliablyenablesresearcherstoseamlesslyaccessATLASexperimentaldata.TheResearchComputingteamatCoEPPactivelytestsanddevelopsthetechnologiesunderpinningthecomputinggridinfrastructureandrepresentsAustralia’scontributiontotheWLCG.

ThesizeofthehighperformancecomputingclusterandresearchdatastorageprovidedbytheResearchComputingteamqualifyCoEPPasa“Tier2”siteforATLASintheWLCG.ThiscomeswithavailabilityandreliabilityobligationstoensureGridproductionjobsandGriduseranalysisjobsruneffectivelyonoursite.SmallerclustersdedicatedtolocalCoEPPresearchersarealsomanagedbyResearchComputingandtheseareclassedaslocal“Tier3”sites.

“CoEPP researchers actively engage in the ATLAS experiment which, in 2011, collected considerably more data than was expected.”

Queensberry Street Data Hall 2 where the new Australian ATLAS computing nodes will be located. Image by Will Belcher.

Calorimeters side A inside the ATLAS cavern, January 2011.



CENTRE LAuNCHTheCentrewasofficiallylaunchedattheUniversityofMelbourneinJune2011bySenatorKimCarr,MinisterforInnovation,Industry,ScienceandResearch.

OpeningtheCentre,SenatorCarrsaidsupportfortheCentrehelpsourscientistslinkwiththeworld’sbestresearchequipment.

“TheLHChasunprecedentedenergyneededtoprobebigquestionsliketheoriginsofmass,thesecretsofthebigbanganddarkmatter,andthesearchfornewdimensionsinspace.HavingaccesstothisequipmentisvitalfortheCentre’sresearchers,”SenatorCarrsaid.

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THE START OF SOMETHING BIG

1. (left to right) Prof. Ray Volkas, Senator Kim Carr, Prof. Glyn Davis, Prof Geoffrey Taylor, Prof. Anthony Thomas.

2. Centre Director Prof. Geoffrey Taylor speaks at the opening of the Centre.

3. (left to right) Honorary Fellows Girish Joshi and Bruce McKellar.

4. Centre scholars.

5. Centre scholars.

6. Prof. Glyn Davis AC, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne speaks at the opening of the Centre.

7. Assoc. Prof. Kevin Varvell, Dr. Martin White and Dr. Bruce Yabsley.

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RESEARCH AREAS

The origin of mass in the Standard Model

Fundamentalmatterandforceparticlesforma“periodictable”ofthebuildingblocksoftheuniverse.TheseobservedpatternsorsymmetrieshavebeenkeytotheStandardModelinphysicsandmanyofitsproperties.However,particlemassesvaryovermanyordersofmagnitudeandnotallthesymmetriesareperfect.Someparticles—suchasthephoton—aremassless,whileothers—suchastheelectron—aremassive.AkeygoaloftheLHCistodiscovertheoriginofmassandthesymmetrybreakingthatgeneratesthisvarietyofmassesfortheelementaryparticles.Thesimplestofthese,theHiggsMechanism,demandstheexistenceofthenowfamousHiggsboson.

ThroughinvolvementintheATLASexperimentattheLHC,researchersaresearchingfortheHiggsbosonandforanswerstomanyotherprofoundquestions.

Supersymmetry (SUSY)

SUSYpostulatesanewsymmetryofnaturewhichhasthepropertyofcancellingtheextremelylargequantumcorrectionstotheHiggsbosonmass.OneconsequenceofintroducingSUSYisthatthespectrumoffundamentalparticlesisdoubled.

ExperimentalistsandtheoristsintheCentrefocustheirexpertiseinasearchforSUSYattheLHC.

Searching for extra dimensions, and other exotic phenomena at the terascale

Theoristsworkingcloselywithexperimentalistslookatextradimensionmodels:measurementofspin,andhowtodistinguishsupersymmetricparticlesfromextra-dimensionalparticles.Thecombinationoftheoristandexperimentalistknow-howwillbeharnessedtodeveloprealisticscenariosforobservingthesepostulatedphenomena.

New directions in big science:UnitinggreatmindsfromacrossAustraliaandpartneringwithleadinginternationaleducationandresearchorganisations,CoEPPresearchconcentratesonthefundamentalquestionsinscience:understandingtheoriginofmass;discoveringnewphysicallaws;producingandstudyingdarkmatter.CoEPPresearchershavealonghistoryasfoundationmembersoftheATLASexperimentatCERNandasdriversofhigh-energyphysicstheoryinAustraliaandglobally.

Dr Paul Jackson. Dr Kalliopi Petraki.



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The origin of dark matter

Overthepastseveraldecades,cosmologicalobservationshaverevealedthatonlyfourpercentoftheuniverseiscomposedofthe“ordinary”matterdescribedbytheStandardModel;whileapproximately23percentismadeofwhatistermed“darkmatter”.Darkmatterinteractsgravitationally,butitsinteractionswithnormalmatteraresoweakthattheyhaveasyetremainedunobserved.TheexistenceofdarkmatterisstrongdirectevidencefornewfundamentalparticlesbeyondtheStandardModel,andanintensiveworldwideeffortisunderwaytodetectdarkmatterinterrestrialexperiments.

RecentworkbyCoEPPtheoristshasdramaticallyimprovedourabilitytointerpretdarkmatterexperiments.

DARK MATTER

A computer simulation shows dark matter is distributed in a clumpy but organised manner. In the figure, high density regions appear bright whereas dark regions are nearly, but not completely, empty. (Courtesy: IPMU, via Interactions.org)

New forces of nature at the terascale

Havewediscoveredallthefundamentalforcesofnature?MassivegaugebosonsattheTeV-scalewouldindicatenewforcesbeyondthosedescribedbytheStandardModel.ManyextensionsoftheStandardModelsuggestthatgrandunificationofthethreegaugeforcesoccursatextremelyhighenergies.AdiscoveryofnewforceswillimpactournotionsoftheearlyUniverse.

New computing techniques for LHC/ATLAS data analysis, simulations and model predictions

TheATLASexperimentproducespetabytesofdataeachyear.DataanalysisfromtheLHCexperimentsdrovethedevelopmentofdataGridtechnology.TheWorldwideLHCComputingGrid(WLCG)linksover160,000computersallovertheglobe.Tensofpetabytesofdataarealreadygloballyaccessibletothisdistributeddataanalysissystem.

CentreresearchersandITexpertsparticipateinthedevelopmentofGridcomputingstorage,processingandaccess,andworkwithATLAScollaboratorsandhardwarevendorsonnewproductsandcomputerparadigmsforoptimisinghigh-energyphysicsanalysis.

Fundamental symmetries

Symmetrieshavealwaysbeenthepillarsonwhichwehavebuiltourunderstandingofthephysicalworld.Somesymmetriesofnatureappeartobeexact(e.g.,Lorentzinvariance,spacetimetranslations,CPT),someappearexplicitlybrokenandhenceonlyapproximate(e.g.,flavoursymmetry,parity,CP)andothersareobscuredorhiddenthroughaprocesscalledspontaneoussymmetrybreaking(e.g.,chiralsymmetry,gaugesymmetryoftheweakinteractions).TestsofsuchfundamentalsymmetriesandstudiesofhowtheyarebrokenarethekeystonewphysicsandakeygoaloftheLHCistostudythesesymmetrieswithunprecedentedprecisionandprobefornewfundamentalsymmetriessuchasSUSY.

Strong interaction and non-perturbative techniques in particle physics

IftheHiggsbosonisnotatrulyelementaryparticlebutacompositeobject,itwillrequirenewnon-perturbativemathematicaltoolstostudyvariouspossibilitiesforthestrongly-coupleddynamics.CoEPPtheoreticalresearchershavepioneereddevelopmentsinfive-dimensionalgravitationaltheory,whichallowsstrongly-coupleddynamicsassociatedwithcompositeHiggsmodelstobequantitativelystudied.



RESEARCH HIgHLIgHTSTowards the Higgs boson and beyond

TheATLASresearchprogramattheLargeHadronCollider(LHC)addressesfundamentalquestionsaboutthestructureandsubstanceoftheuniverse.TheATLASexperimenthasbeenoptimisedtobesensitivetotheHiggsboson—the“missingpiece”oftheStandardModelofparticlephysics—aswellasarangeofnewphenomenaanticipatedattheLHC’senergyscale.CoEPPexperimentalistsareactivelyinvolvedascollaboratorsintheATLASexperiment.

Bytheendof2011,owingtotheexcellentperformanceoftheLHC,ATLAShadrecordedinexcessof5inversefemtobarns(5fb-1)ofdata,whichfarexceededthe1fb-1thathadbeenexpected.Theseunitscorrespondtohaving3.4x1014or340000000000000totalproton-protoncollisions.TheATLASdetectoritselfhasworkedremarkablywell,notonlyrecordingdataduring94percentoftheLHClive-time,butdoingsowithgreatprecision.

ThelatestupdateoftheATLASsearchesfortheStandardModelHiggsboson,aswellasthatofitssisterexperimentCMS,waspresentedataCERNseminaron13December2011.AsstatedintheCERNpressrelease,thenewATLASandCMSresultsare"sufficienttomakesignificantprogressinthesearchfortheHiggsboson,butnotenoughtomakeanyconclusivestatementontheexistenceornon-existenceoftheelusiveHiggs.Tantalisinghintshavebeenseenbybothexperimentsinthesamemassregion,butthesearenotyetstrongenoughtoclaimadiscovery."CoEPPresearchersareintimatelyinvolvedin

thesesearchesfortheHiggs.ChiefinvestigatorElisabettaBarberioleadsaCoEPPteamwhichincludesSaraDiglio,TakashiKubota,PereRadosandWaiMengThongsearchingforaHiggsdecayingtoapairofWbosons.GuilhermeNunes-Hanninger,MatteoVolpi,DavidJennens,TonyShaoandK.G.TanaresearchingforaHiggsdecayingtoapairoftauleptons.IneachcasetheseresearchersworkincollaborationwithteamsatpartnerinstitutesandinthebroaderATLAScommunity.

ATLAScollaboratorsaresimilarlysearchingforevidenceofotherexcitingpossiblediscoveries.Oneoftheseissupersymmetry,whichpredictsmanynewparticlestobefoundathighmasses,includingtheprimecandidateforthedarkmatterparticle.Darkmatterpervadesouruniverse,butthetypesofparticlesitiscomposedofhasnotyetbeenidentified.CoEPPresearcherMartinWhitesearchesforasupersymmetricpartnertothetopquarkincollaborationwithpartnerinvestigatorsatCambridge.PaulJacksonleadssupersymmetrysearcheswithtauleptons.AldoSaavedra,Geng-YuanJengandNikhulPatelcollaboratewithATLASteamssearchingforsupersymmetricparticles,includingneutralandchargedHiggsbosons,whichdecaytotauleptons.

Othersearchesarelookingforevidencethatquarksmaynotbefundamentalbutconsistofmorebasicparticles,orforevidenceofnewfundamentalforcesofnaturesuchasnewparticlescalledW'andZ'.Anotherexcitingpossibilitywouldbetofindevidenceforextradimensionsofspace.

IN SEARCH OF THE ‘HIGGS BOSON ’

LEFT: Plot showing ATLAS limits on Standard Model Higgs production in the mass range 110-150 GeV, Image © 2011 CERN

RIGHT: ATLAS proton-proton event containing four muons, Image © 2011 CERN



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Split Sparticle Spectra in Supersymmetry

OneofthemajorexperimentalgoalsoftheLargeHadronCollideristosearchforsupersymmetry.ThisisatheoreticalmodelinwhichanewfundamentalspacetimesymmetrystabilizestheHiggsbosonmassfromlargequantumcorrections.Itpredictsaboson(fermion)partnerofequalmassforeveryfermion(boson)intheStandardModel.Howeverthissymmetrycannotbeexactsince,forexample,theselectron,thebosonicpartneroftheelectron,wouldhavealreadybeendetected.Thesuperpartnerscannotbearbitrarilyheavyandtheoreticalargumentssuggestthatatleastsomefermionpartnersor"sfermions"shouldbebelowtheterascale.

ThefirstresultsfromtheLHCin2011havealreadyconstrainedthesfermionmassscale.Thiscausessometensionwiththeoreticalpredictionsfromminimalmodels,precipitatingmediaheadlinesboldlydeclaringtheendofsupersymmetry!Howeversupersymmetryisfarfrombeingruledout,withthestringentmasslimitsarisingfromtheunderlyingassumptionsintheminimalmodels.InrecentworkpublishedintheJournalofHighEnergyPhysics,ProfessorTonyGherghettatogetherwithResearchFellowsDr.BenedictvonHarlingandDr.NicholasSetzerproposedanewclassofsupersymmetricmodelswhich,unliketheminimalscenariospredictsasplitmassspectrumwiththethirdgenerationsfermionslighterthanthefirsttwogenerations.ThesemodelsevadethecurrentLHCboundsbecausethethirdgenerationsfermionsaremuchhardertodetectthanthecorrespondingfirsttwogenerations.Inthiscasetheintriguingconclusionisthatsupersymmetry,althoughalittlehardertodetect,couldstilleventuallybediscoveredduringthe2012runoftheLHC.

Dark matters

Oneoftheoutstandingproblemsofmodernphysicsisthenatureofamysteriousquantityknownasdarkmatter.Despitevastempiricalevidenceindicatingthatitismoreabundantthantheluminousstarsandhotgaswithingalaxies(includingourownMilkyWay)andthatitindeedcomprisesroughlyaquarteroftheenergybudgetoftheuniverseitself,itremainsentirelyunaccountedforwithinthecurrentStandardModel.Thus,probingitsnatureisahighlytopicalchallengeforexperimentalandtheoreticalphysicistsalike,astheformerendeavourtodetectdarkmatterdirectlywhilstthelatterconstructmodelstodescribeitsphysicalpropertiesandinteractionswithotherformsofmatter.

ManyofthesenewmodelsinvolveusinganextensiontotheStandardModelinwhicheachStandardModelparticlehasacounterpart(knownasa"superpartner")withadifferentspin-thisisknownassupersymmetry.Supersymmetryispopularformanyreasons,oneinparticularbeingthatitmayprovidearesolutionofthedarkmatterproblemintheformofthelightestsupersymmetricparticle,aneutralino.Thisneutralinoisbothstableandweaklyinteracting;hence,itmaybeaviablecandidatefordarkmatter.ResearchbeingconductedattheAdelaidenodeinvolvescalculatingscatteringcross-sectionsofneutralinoswithlightandheavyquarkswithinthenext-to-minimalsupersymmetricstandardmodel(NMSSM).

NEUTRALINO

Simulation of the signature of a neutralino, a predicted supersymmetric particle that is one candidate for dark matter. (Image by Norman Graf, courtesy Interactions.org)

“Supersymmetry is popular for many reasons, one being that it may provide a resolution of the

dark matter problem in the form of the lightest supersymmetric

particle, a neutralino.”

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WORkSHOPSAsignificantelementoftheCentre’sprogramistheannualscientificworkshop.ThiseventiswheretheentireCentremeetstodiscussdevelopmentsinresearch,dataanalysisandfuturetrends.Allmembers—fromresearchstudentstoPartnerInvestigators—areinvitedtoparticipate.

TheinauguralCoEPPscientificworkshopwasattendedby56peopleandwasheldinJune2011tocoincidewiththeCentre’slaunch.

AnadditionalworkshopforpostdoctoralresearcherswasheldinSydneyinNovember/December2011.

MEETING OF THE MINDS

CoEPP Winter School and Workshop, June 2011.

Dr Martin White and Dr Bruce Yabsley.

Professor Ray Volkas.



DRPAuL JACKsON

UniversityofAdelaide

Leadssupersymmetrysearcheswithtauleptonsandsilicondetectorstudies.

DRANTONIO LIMOsANI

UniversityofMelbourne

GlobaltestoftheStandardModelindileptonfinalstates.

ASSOCIATEPROFESSORCsAbA bALAzs

MonashUniversity

SUSY,unification,exotics,colliderphenomenology,astro-particlephysics.

ASSOCIATEPROFESSORELIsAbETTA bARbERIO


SearchesfortheHiggsbosonandphysicsbeyondtheStandardModel.

DRNICOLE bELL


Astro-particlephysics,darkmatter.

PROFESSORTONY GHERGHETTA


PhysicsbeyondtheStandardModel,SUSY,extradimensions,AdS/CFT,LHCphenomenology.

PROFESSORRAY VOLKAs


Extradimensions,SUSY,astro-particlephysics,colliderphenomenology.

PROFESSORANTHONY WILLIAMs


StandardModel,beyondtheStandardModel,QCD,Gridandcomputing.

DRbRuCE YAbsLEY

UniversityofSydney

Quarkoniaandquarkonium-likestates,flavourphysics,analysismethods(esp.statisticalmethods).

DRROss YOuNG


PhysicsbeyondtheStandardModel,darkmatter.

ASSOCIATEPROFESSORMARTIN sEVIOR


ComputingGridactivities.

PROFESSORGEOFFREY TAYLOR


CentreDirector.

PROFESSORANTHONY THOMAs


Symmetrybreaking,physicsbeyondtheStandardModel,darkmatter,EoSofdensematter,neutronstars.

ASSOCIATEPROFESSORKEVIN VARVELL

UniversityofSydney

StandardModeltestsandbeyondStandardModelsearches,flavourphysics(esp.semileptonicdecays).

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HONORARYPROFESSORIALFELLOWbRuCE MCKELLAR


CPviolation,neutrinophysics,darkenergy.

HONORARYPRINCIPALFELLOWGIRIsH JOsHI


Rarebdecays,extradimensions.

Honorary Fellows

Partner Investigators

PROFESSORALLAN CLARK

l’UniversitédeGenève

Professor,DepartmentofParticlePhysics,UniversityofGeneva,Switzerland.

Studyofhadroniccollisionsatthehighestpossiblecollisionenergies,tounderstandthefundamentalparticlesandtheirinteractions,usingproton-protonandproton-antiprotoncolliders.

Developmentofsilicon-basedtrackingdetectorsforparticlephysicsapplications.

PROFESSORKARL JAKObs

AlbertLudwigsUniversitätFreiburg

Facultymember,UniversityofFreiburg,Germany.

Experimentalparticlephysics,researchintheATLASexperimentatCERNwithfocusonthesearchfortheHiggsbosonandsupersymmetricparticles.

PROFESSORMARK KRusE

DukeUniversity

Professor,DukeUniversity,USA.

Experimentalparticlephysics,memberoftheCDFandATLAScollaborations,workingonglobalsearchesfornewphysics,Higgsbosonsearches,andthedevelopmentofnext-generationsilicondetectors.

PROFESSORCHIARA MERONI

INFNSezionediMilano

ResearchDirectoratINFN(IstitutoNazionalediFisicaNucleare),Italy.

MemberoftheATLASCollaborationatCERN.DevelopmentofpixeldetectorsforprecisevertexreconstructionbothinATLASandinapreviousLEPexperiment-DELPHI.LeadsateamofphysicistsinvolvedinthesearchforalightHiggsboson.

PROFESSORANdY PARKER

UniversityofCambridge

TeamleaderatCambridgeUniversity,UK.

MemberoftheATLASCollaborationatCERN.Workingonsupersymmetryandextraspacedimensions.

PROFESSORMARK TROddEN

UniversityofPennsylvania

FayR.andEugeneL.LangbergProfessorofPhysicsandco-DirectoroftheCenterforParticleCosmology,UniversityofPennsylvania,USA.

Theoreticalstudiesofparticlephysicsandcosmology,particularlytheoriginsofcosmicacceleration,modifiedtheoriesofgravity,darkmatterandtheoriginofthebaryonasymmetryoftheuniverse.



Postdoctoral researchers

DRPETER ATHRON


Exceptionalsupersymmetry.

DRANdREA bANGERT

UniversityofSydney

GlobaltestoftheStandardModelusingdileptonfinalstates.

DRJAMEs bARNARd


Q-balls,darkmatter,SUSY.

DRsARA dIGLIO


HiggstoWWchannelsearch.

DRdONATELLO dOLCE


Foundationsofquantummechanics,extradimensions,higgslessmodels.

DRRObERT FOOT


Darkmatter,mirrormatter,exotics,astro-particlephysics,colliderphenomenology.

DRKENJI HAMANO


ATLASinnerdetectortrackingstudies,searchforneutrinomassgenerationmachanisms.

DRGENG-YuAN JENG

UniversityofSydney

Triggerstudiesandnewphysicssearchesinvolvingtaus.

DRdOYOuN KIM

MonashUniversity

NewphysicssearchattheLHC,IdentifyingTopquarks,ExtensionsoftheStandardModel.

DRJONG sOO KIM


Massiveneutrinosinbaryontrialitymodels.

DRARCHIL KObAKHIdzE


Gravity,SUSY,extradimensions,exotics.

DRTAKAsHI KubOTA


MuontriggerstudiesandHiggstoWWchannelsearch.

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DRMARTIN WHITE


ATLASdetectorstudies,searchforthesupersymmetrictop,supersymmetricphenomenology.

DRsudHIR KuMAR GuPTA

MonashUniversity

Colliderphenomenology,SUSYandBSMtheories,topquarkphysics,CPviolation,particlecosmology.

DRHRAYR MATEVOsYAN


Phenomenologicalstudiesofpartonhadronisationindeepinelasticprocesses.

DRANIbAL MEdINA


SUSY,extradimensions,exotics.

DRGuILHERME NuNEs HANNINGER


Tau-leptontracking,StandardModelandsupersymmetricserchesfortheHiggsbosontodi-Taudecaychannel.

DRKALLIOPI PETRAKI


Darkmatter,earlyuniversecosmology,astro-particlephysics.

DRALdO sAAVEdRA

UniversityofSydney

Taureconstruction;tautriggerperformancefornewphysicssearches.

DRMICHAEL sCHMIdT


Darkmatter,neutrinophysics,exotics.

DRMATTEO VOLPI


Tau-leptonreconstruction,searchforHiggstodi-Taudecaychannel.

DRbENEdICT VON HARLING


SUSYmodels,warpedextradimensions,darkmatter.

DRANTHONY WAuGH

UniversityofSydney

Quarkoniumreconstruction,includingelectronreconstructionandsimulation.

Postdoctoral researchers



Students

KATIE AuCHLETTL

MonashUniversity

Darkmatter,cosmicrays.

IAsON bALdEs


Astro-particlephysics,cosmology.

CuRTIs bLACK

UniversityofSydney

Tautriggerdevelopmentandperformance,SUSYsearchesusingtauleptons.

AMELIA bRENNAN


Darkmatter,astro-particlephysics.

bEN CALLEN


Extradimensions,SUSY.

dANIEL CARTER

MonashUniversity

SUSYphenomenology.

PETER COx


Extradimensions.

CAMERON CuTHbERT

UniversityofSydney

Dielectronreconstructiondevelopmentandperformance,newstatesearches.

bENJAMIN FARMER

MonashUniversity

SUSYphenomenology.

sHANE FARNsWORTH

MonashUniversity

Non-commutativegeometry.

AHMAd GALEA


Darkmatter,astro-particlephysics.

NATHAN HALL


SearchesforphysicsbeyondtheStandardModel.

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ELLIOT HuTCHIsON

MonashUniversity

SUSYphenomenology.

dAVId JENNENs


Tau-leptonjetreconstructionsearchforHiggsbosontodi-Taudecaychannel.

sTEVEN KENNEdY

UniversityofSydney

Newcharmoniumstatesearches.

sTEPHEN LONsdALE


Extradimensions.

AdRIAN MANNING

UniversityofSydney

SUSY(mSUGRA)constraintsusingtauleptonsignatures.

JAYdEN NEWsTEAd

MonashUniversity

Darkmatter.

LuCAs ONG


Searchforneutrinomassgenerationmechanisms.

NIKHuL PATEL

UniversityofSydney

LightchargedHiggstoTau-nusearch.

PERE RAdOs


SearchfortheHiggsbosontodi-Taudecaychannel.

NICHOLAs ROdd


Neutrinophysics.

TEssA sATHERLEY


Semiconductordiamonddetectors.

MARK sCARCELLAUniversityofSydney

Tautriggerefficiencystudies;W-primetotaunusearch.



Students

LEWIs TuNsTALL


StandardModelphenomenology,effectivefieldtheory.

sOPHIE uNdERWOOd


Supersymmetricdarkmatter.

TONY sHAO


Electrontrackingstudies,searchfortheHiggsbosonandmeasurementofZtodi-Tautodi-leptonchannel.

LAuRENCE sPILLER


SUSYphenomenology.

K.G. TAN


Tau-leptontracking,HiggssearchtoTauTautohadron-leptonchannelinStandardModel.

JAYNE THOMPsON


Extradimensions.

WAI MENG THONG


ATLASsemiconductortrackerstudies.

IAN WATsON

UniversityofSydney/UniversitédeGenève

ATLASupgrade;topandttbaranalyses.

MONA ALHAzMI


PAuL ANGELUniversityofMelbourne

JACKsON CLARKEUniversityofMelbourne

CHRIs HOdsONUniversityofMelbourne

NAdINE PEsOR


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CentreManager

CAROLINE HAMILTON

OutreachandCommunicationsCoordinator

sACHIN WAsNIK

ScientificComputingOfficer

YING Hu

MelbourneNodeAdministrator

sHARON JOHNsON

AdelaideNodeAdministrator

LuCIEN bOLANd

ResearchComputingManager

sEAN CROsbY

ResearchComputingAdministratorandDeveloper

WINNIE HuANG

CentreAdministratorandPersonalAssistanttotheDirector.

DRdIANA LONdIsH

SydneyNodeAdministrator

Professional staff



OuTREACH ACTIvITIES

February

Tony Gherghetta,”BeyondtheStandardModelinaWarpedExtraDimension”,Invitedtalk,LawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratory,Berkeley,California,USA.

March

Kevin Varvell,“CoEPP–TheARCCentreofExcellenceforParticlePhysicsattheTerascale”,UniversityofSydneySchoolofPhysics“ResearchBite”.Sydney.

May

Csaba balazs,“SmashingAtoms”schooltalkatSirJohnMonashHighSchool.Melbourne.

Nicole bell,“GirlsinPhysicsLuncheon”schooltalkatToorakCollegeMtEliza,Melbourne.

Tony Gherghetta,“GeneratingaLittleHierarchywithAccidentalSUSY”,InvitedtalkUniversityofCalifornia,SantaCruz,California,USA.

Tony Gherghetta,“GeneratingaLittleHierarchywithAccidentalSUSY”,Invitedtalk,UniversityofCalifornia,Davis,California,USA.

Ray Volkas,schooltalkatStKevin’sCollege,Melbourne.

Aldo saavedra,“ParticleFever!SearchingforNewPhysicsattheLHC”,talktoUniversityofSydneyPhysicsSociety(PHYSOC).Sydney.

Aldo saavedra,“ThePhysicsattheLHC”,talkintheUniversityofSydneyTalentedStudentProgramseries.Sydney.

July

Csaba balazs,“Discoveryprospectsofsuper-symmetry”BCVSPINsummerschool,Hue,Vietnam.

Allan Clark“AVeryLargeMicroscopetoProbeVerySmallDistances”and“PlayingwithParticles”(publictalk)at36thProfessorHarryMesselInternationalScienceSchool,UniversityofSydney.Sydney.

Allan Clarkand members of the sydney Node.“Meetascientist”sessionat36thProfessorHarryMesselInternationalScienceSchool,UniversityofSydney.Sydney.

August

Csaba balazs,“HarryPotterandtheLargeHadronCollider”schooltalkatSirJohnMonashHighSchool.Melbourne.

Aldo saavedra,“Speedmeetageek”UltimoScienceFestivalhttp://www.ultimosciencefestival.com/2011/aspartofNationalScienceWeek.Sydney.

Martin White“UnravellingtheMysteriesoftheUniversewiththeLargeHadronCollider”publictalkattheUniversityofTasmania.Tasmania.

Martin White,“Particlephysicsandcosmology”seriesofschooltalksacrossTasmaniaatLauncestonCollege,theFriendsSchoolinHobartandDevonportCollege.Tasmania.

September

Csaba balazs,“TheLHC”MonashPhysicsColloquium,Melbourne.

Tony Gherghetta,“GeneratingaLittleHierarchywithAccidentalSUSY”,Invitedtalk,StanfordLinearAcceleratorCenter,Stanford,California,USA.

Ray Volkas,SeminaratPhysicsDepartment,UniversityofCalifornia-Irvine,USA.

October

Csaba balazs,invitedtalksatTsinghuaUniversity,BeijingandPekingUniversity,Beijing.

Tony Gherghetta,“GeneratingaLittleHierarchywithAccidentalSUSY”,Invitedtalk,YaleUniversity,NewHaven,Connecticut,USA.

benedict von Harling,“StringTheory”publictalkatIanPotterMuseumofArt,MelbourneUniversity.Melbourne.

Kalliopi Petraki,“Cosmology”publictalkatIanPotterMuseumofArt,MelbourneUniversity.Melbourne.

Ray Volkas,SeminaratINPAC,ShanghaiJiaoTongUniversity,China;andColloquiumatPhysicsDepartment,ShanghaiJiaoTongUniversity,China.

PLEASE NOTE

Outreach activities presented here include invited seminars and colloquia at physics departments.

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MEDIA2010

Anthony Thomas, “Ringsideseatstobirthofuniverse”AdelaideAdvertiser.

2011

Interviews

MAY

Geoffrey Taylor,Ray Volkas,“ParallelUniverses”Catalyst,ABCTV.

Kevin Varvell,6.30withGeorgeNegus,Channel10.

JUNE

bruce Yabsley,“AntimattertrappingbreakthroughatCERN”ABCTVNews.

AUGUST

Ray Volkas,Lawrence Krauss,“ThePartyShow”3RRRradio.

SEPTEMBER

Nicole bell “Testsneededforfaster-than-lightneutrino”COSMOS,online.

Geoffrey Taylor“Supersymmetryrunningoutofplacestohide”ABCNews,online.

Geoffrey Taylor“Physicsforumshouldgowithabang”TheAge,printandonline.

Geoffrey Taylor,Kevin VarvellandRay Volkas“It’sstillimpossible:researchersdoubtlight-speedbroken”COSMOS,online.

Ray Volkas,MorningswithAnnJones,ABCRadioNorthandWest.

OCTOBER

Anthony Thomas,ABCradio.

DECEMBER

Geoffrey Taylor“Higgsboson:Havetheyfoundit?”ABCScience,online

Aldo saavedra“ScientistsclosetofindingGodparticle”SydneyMorningHerald,printandonline.

Geoffrey Taylor“Deusexmachina:closinginontheHiggsboson–expertreactions”TheConversation,online.

Geoffrey Taylor“CERNScientistscloseinontheHiggsbosonparticle”ABC‘AM’radio.

Geoffrey Taylor“Physicistsinawhirlovertheelusiveparticle”TheAge,online.

Martin White,4BC,radio.

Aldo saavedra,Antonio Limosani“PhysicistscatchaglimpseofHiggsboson”COSMOS,online.

Csaba balazs“Newphysicsstartsnow”TheRegister,online.

Kevin Varvell,TheDrum,ABCTV.

Geoffrey Taylor“TheGodparticlegivesbelieversglimpseoffuture”SydneyMorningHerald,online.

Geoffrey Taylor,ABC774,radio.

Kevin Varvell“OnestepcloserinthesearchfortheHiggsboson”UniversityofSydney,Sciencefacultynews,online.

Articles

MARCH

Anthony Thomas“ParticlePhysics’bigbang”TheAustralian.

SEPTEMBER

Caroline Hamilton“BelievingintheGodparticle”ThePunch,online.

DECEMBER

Caroline Hamilton“We’reTHISclosetofindingtheelusive‘Godparticle’”ThePunch,online.



PubLICATIONSPlease note:publicationswrittenaspartofcollaborations(e.g.ATLAS,Belle)orwithmorethantwoauthorslistthefirstauthoronly.

Refereed journal articles

AadG,etal.2011.“LimitsontheproductionoftheStandardModelHiggsbosoninppcollisionsat√s=7TeVwiththeATLASdetector.”EuropeanPhysicalJournalC.71:1728.

AadG,etal.2011.“MeasurementoftheW+W-CrossSectionin√s=7TeVppCollisionswithATLAS.”PhysicalReviewLetters.107:041802.

AadG,etal.2011.“Measurementofunderlyingeventcharacteristicsusingchargedparticlesinppcollisionsat√s=900GeVand7TeVwiththeATLASdetector.”PhysicalReviewD.83:112001.

AadG,etal.2011.“MeasurementofWγandZγproductioninproton-protoncollisionsat√s=7TeVwiththeATLASdetector.”JournalofHighEnergyPhysics.9:072.

AadG,etal.2011.“Propertiesofjetsmeasuredfromtracksinproton-protoncollisionsatcenter-of-massenergy√s=7TeVwiththeATLASdetector.”PhysicalReviewD.84:054001.

AadG,etal.2011.“Searchforcontactinteractionsindimuoneventsfromppcollisionsat√s=7TeVwiththeATLASdetector.”PhysicalReviewD.84:011101.

AadG,etal.2011.“Searchforheavylong-livedchargedparticleswiththeATLASdetectorinppcollisionsat√s=7TeV.”PhysicsLettersB.703:428-446.

AadG,etal.2011.“Searchforhighmassdileptonresonancesinppcollisionsat√s=7TeVwiththeATLASexperiment.”PhysicsLettersB.700:163-180.

AadG,etal.2011.“SearchfornewphenomenawiththemonojetandmissingtransversemomentumsignatureusingtheATLASdetectorin√s=7TeVproton-protoncollisions.”PhysicsLettersB.705:294-312.

AadG,etal.2011.“Searchforsupersymmetricparticlesineventswithleptonpairsandlargemissingtransversemomentumin√s=7TeVproton–protoncollisionswiththeATLASexperiment.”EuropeanPhysicalJournalC.71:1682.

AadG,etal.2011.“Measurementofinclusivejetanddijetcrosssectionsinproton-protoncollisionsat7TeVcentre-of-massenergywiththeATLASdetector.”EuropeanPhysicalJournalC.71:1512.

AadG,etal.2011.“Measurementofthedifferentialcross-sectionsofinclusive,promptandnon-promptJ/Ψproductioninproton-protoncollisionsat√s=7TeV.”NuclearPhysics,SectionB.850(3):387-444.

AadG,etal.2011.“MeasurementoftheWchargeasymmetryintheW→µνdecaymodeinppcollisionsat√s=7TeVwiththeATLASdetector.”PhysicsLettersB.701:31-49.

AadG,etal.2011.“Searchfordiphotoneventswithlargemissingtransverseenergywith36pb−1of7TeVproton–protoncollisiondatawiththeATLASdetector.”EuropeanPhysicalJournalC.71:1744.

AadG,etal.2011.“Searchforhigh-massstateswithoneleptonplusmissingtransversemomentuminproton-protoncollisions√s=7TeVwiththeATLASdetector.”PhysicsLettersB.701:50-69.

AadG,etal.2011.“MeasurementoftheproductioncrosssectionforW-bosonsinassociationwithjetsinppcollisionsat√s=7TeVwiththeATLASdetector.”PhysicsLettersB.698:325-345.

AadG,etal.2011.“Asearchfornewphysicsindijetmassandangulardistributionsinppcollisionsat√s=7TeVmeasuredwiththeATLASdetector.”NewJournalofPhysics.13:053044.

AadG,etal.2011.“SearchforaHeavyParticleDecayingintoanElectronandaMuonwiththeATLASDetectorin√s=7TeVppcollisionsattheLHC.”PhysicalReviewLetters.106:251081.

AadG,etal.2011.“Searchforsupersymmetryinppcollisionsat√s=7TeVinfinalstateswithmissingtransversemomentumandb-jets.”PhysicsLettersB.701:398-416.

AadG,etal.2011.“Inclusivesearchforsame-signdileptonsignaturesinppcollisionsat√s=7TeVwiththeATLASdetector.”JournalofHighEnergyPhysics.10:107.

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AadG,etal.2011.“Measurementofthejetfragmentationfunctionandtransverseprofileinproton–protoncollisionsatacenter-of-massenergyof7TeVwiththeATLASdetector.”EuropeanPhysicalJournalC.71:1795.

AadG,etal.2011.“Measurementofmulti-jetcrosssectionsinproton–protoncollisionsata7TeVcenter-of-massenergy.”EuropeanPhysicalJournalC.71:1763.

AadG,etal.2011.“Measurementofthejetfragmentationfunctionandtransverseprofileinproton–protoncollisionsatacenter-of-massenergyof7TeVwiththeATLASdetector.”EuropeanPhysicalJournalC.71:1795.

AadG,etal.2011.“Searchforaheavyneutralparticledecayingintoanelectronandamuonusing1fb−1ofATLASdata.”EuropeanPhysicalJournalC.71:1809.

AadG,etal.2011.“SearchforaStandardModelHiggsbosonintheH→ZZ→l+l-νν(bar)DecayChannelwiththeATLASDetector.”PhysicalReviewLetters.107:221802.

AadG,etal.2011.“Searchfornewphenomenainfinalstateswithlargejetmultiplicitiesandmissingtransversemomentumusing√s=7TeVppcollisionswiththeATLASdetector.”JournalofHighEnergyPhysics.11:099.

AadG,etal.2011.“SearchfortheHiggsbosonintheH→WW→lνjjDecayChannelinppCollisionsat√s=7TeVwiththeATLASDetector.”PhysicalReviewLetters.107:231801.

AadG,etal.2011.“Measurementoftheinclusiveisolatedpromptphotoncross-sectioninppcollisionsat√s=7TeVusing35pb−1ofATLASdata.”PhysicsLettersB.706:150-167.

AadG,etal.2011.“MeasurementofthetransversemomentumdistributionofZ/γ*bosonsinproton–protoncollisionsat√s=7TeVwiththeATLASdetector.”PhysicsLettersB.705:415-434.

AadG,etal.2011.“Searchforaheavygaugebosondecayingtoachargedleptonandaneutrinoin1fb−1ofppcollisionsat√s=7TeVusingtheATLASdetector.”PhysicsLettersB.705:28-46.

AadG,etal.2011.“SearchforneutralMSSMHiggsbosonsdecayingtoτ+τ−pairsinproton–protoncollisionsat√s=7TeVwiththeATLASdetector.”PhysicsLettersB.705:174-192.

AadG,etal.2011.“SearchfortheStandardModelHiggsbosoninthedecaychannelH→ZZ(*)→4lwiththeATLASdetector.”PhysicsLettersB.705:435-451.

AadG,etal.2011.“SearchfortheStandardModelHiggsbosoninthetwophotondecaychannelwiththeATLASdetectorattheLHC.”PhysicsLettersB.705:452-470.

AadG,etal.2011.“Searchforquarkcontactinteractionsindijetangulardistributionsinppcollisionsat √s=7TeVmeasuredwiththeATLASdetector.”PhysicsLettersB.694:327-345.

AadG,etal.2011.“Measurementsofunderlying-eventpropertiesusingneutralandchargedparticlesinppcollisionsat√s=900GeVand√s=7TeVwiththeATLASdetectorattheLHC.”EuropeanPhysicalJournalC.71:1636.

AadG,etal.2011.“Studyofjetshapesininclusivejetproductioninppcollisionsat√s=7TeVusingtheATLASdetector.”PhysicalReviewD.83:052003.

AadG,etal.2011.“SearchforDiphotonEventswithLargeMissingTransverseEnergyin7TeVProton-ProtonCollisionswiththeATLASDetector.”PhysicalReviewLetters.106:121803.

AadG,etal.2011.“MeasurementofthecentralitydependenceofJ/ψyieldsandobservationofZproductioninlead–leadcollisionswiththeATLASdetectorattheLHC.”PhysicsLettersB.697:294-312.

AadG,etal.2011.“StudiesoftheperformanceoftheATLASdetectorusingcosmic-raymuons.”EuropeanPhysicalJournalC.71:1593.

AadG,etal.2011.“SearchforsquarksandgluinosusingfinalstateswithjetsandmissingtransversemomentumwiththeATLASdetectorin√s=7TeVproton-protoncollisions.”PhysicsLettersB.701(2):186-203.

AadG,etal.2011.“SearchforstablehadronisingsquarksandgluinoswiththeATLASexperimentattheLHC.”PhysicsLettersB.701:1-19.

AadG,etal.2011.“Measurementoftheinclusiveisolatedpromptphotoncrosssectioninppcollisionsat√s=7TeVwiththeATLASdetector.”PhysicalReviewD.

AadG,etal.2011.“MeasurementoftheΥ(1S)productioncross-sectioninppcollisionsat√s=7TeVinATLAS.”PhysicsLettersB.705:9-27.

AadG,etal.2011.“MeasurementoftheZ→ ττ crosssectionwiththeATLASdetector.”PhysicalReviewD. 84:112006.

AadG,etal.2011.“SearchforDileptonResonancesinppCollisionsat√s=7TeVwiththeATLASDetector.”PhysicalReviewLetters.107:272002.



AadG,etal.2011.“MeasurementoftheW→ τντcrosssectioninppcollisionsat√s=7TeVwiththeATLASexperiment.”PhysicsLettersB.706:276-294.

AadG,etal.2011.“Searchformassivecoloredscalarsinfour-jetfinalstatesin√s=7TeVproton–protoncollisionswiththeATLASdetector.”EuropeanPhysicalJournalC.71:1828.

AadG,etal.2011.“Searchforanexcessofeventswithanidenticalflavourleptonpairandsignificantmissingtransversemomentumin√s=7TeVppcollisionswiththeATLASdetector.”EuropeanPhysicalJournalC.71:1647.

AadG,etal.2011.“Searchforpairproductionoffirstorsecondgenerationleptoquarksinppcollisionsat√s=7TeVusingtheATLASdetectorattheLHC.”PhysicalReviewD.83:112006.

AadG,etal.2011.“Luminositydeterminationinppcollisionsat √s=7TeVusingtheATLASdetectorattheLHC.”EuropeanPhysicalJournalC.71:1630.

AadG,etal.2011.“Measurementofthetopquark-pairproductioncrosssectionwithATLASinppcollisionsat√s=7TeV.”EuropeanPhysicalJournalC.71:1577.

AadG,etal.2011.“MeasurementofDijetAzimuthalDecorrelationsinppCollisionsat√s=7TeV.”PhysicalReviewLetters.106:172002.

AadG,etal.2011.“Searchformassivelong-livedhighlyionisingparticleswiththeATLASdetectorattheLHC.”PhysicsLettersB. 698:353-370.

AadG,etal.2011.“SearchforSupersymmetryUsingFinalStateswithOneLepton,Jets,andMissingTransverseMomentumwiththeATLASDetectorin√s=7TeVppCollisions.”PhysicalReviewLetters.106:131802.

AadG,etal.2011.“Measurementoftheinelasticproton-protoncross-sectionat√s=7TeVwiththeATLASdetector.”NatureCommunications.2:1472.

AaltonenT,etal.2011.“Evidencefortt(bar)γproductionandmeasurementofσtt(bar)γ /σtt(bar).”PhysicalReviewD.84:031104.

AaltonenT,etal.2011.“FirstMeasurementoftheAngularCoefficientsofDrell-Yane+e-PairsintheZMassRegionfrompp(bar)Collisionsat√s=1.96TeV.”PhysicalReviewLetters.106:241801.

AaltonenT,etal.2011.“InvariantMassDistributionofJetPairsProducedinAssociationwithaWBosoninpp(bar)Collisionsat√s=1.96TeV.”PhysicalReviewLetters.106:241801.

AaltonenT,etal.2011.“LimitsonAnomalousTrilinearGaugeCouplingsinZγ,Eventsfrompp(bar)Collisionsat√s=1.96TeV.”PhysicalReviewLetters.107:051802.

AaltonenT,etal.2011.“MeasurementofbranchingratioandB0slifetimeinthedecayB0s→J/ψƒ0(980)atCDF.”PhysicalReviewD.84:052012.

AaltonenT,etal.2011.“Measurementofeventshapesinpp(bar)collisionsat√s=1.96TeV.”PhysicalReviewD.83:112007.

AaltonenT,etal.2011.“MeasurementoftheMassDifferencebetweentandt(bar)Quarks.”PhysicalReviewLetters.106:152001.

AaltonenT,etal.2011.“Measurementofthetoppairproductioncrosssectioninthelepton+jetschannelusingajetflavordiscriminant.”PhysicalReviewD.84:031101.

AaltonenT,etal.2011.“Measurementofthetop-quarkmassinthelepton+jetschannelusingamatrixelementtechniquewiththeCDFIIdetector.”PhysicalReviewD.84:071105.

AaltonenT,etal.2011.“Measurementofthett(bar)productioncrosssectioninppbarcollisionsat√s=1.96TeVusingeventswithlargemissingtransverseenergyandjets.”PhysicalReviewD.84:032003.

AaltonenT,etal.2011.“MeasurementsofDirectCPViolatingAsymmetriesinCharmlessDecaysofStrangeBottomMesonsandBottomBaryons.”PhysicalReviewLetters.106:181802.

AaltonenT,etal.2011.“MeasurementsofthepropertiesofΛc(2595),Λc(2625),∑c(2455),∑c(2520)baryons.”PhysicalReviewD.84:012003.

AaltonenT,etal.2011.“ObservationoftheΞ0b

Baryon.”PhysicalReviewLetters.107:102001.

AaltonenT,etal.2011.“SearchforaVeryLightCP-OddHiggsbosoninTopQuarkDecaysfrompp(bar)Collisionsat√s=1:96TeV.”PhysicalReviewLetters.107:031801.

AaltonenT,etal.2011.“SearchforB0s→µ+µ-

andB0→µ+µ-DecayswithCDFII.”PhysicalReviewLetters.107:191801.

AaltonenT,etal.2011.“SearchforNewDielectronResonancesandRandall-SundrumGravitonsattheColliderDetectoratFermilab.”PhysicalReviewLetters.107:051801.

AaltonenT,etal.2011.“SearchfornewheavyparticlesdecayingtoZZ→llll,lljjinpp(bar)collisionsat√s=1.96TeV.”PhysicalReviewD.83:112008.

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AaltonenT,etal.2011.“SearchforNewPhysicsinHighpTLike-SignDileptonEventsatCDFII.”PhysicalReviewLetters.107:181801.

AaltonenT,etal.2011.“SearchforNewT’ParticlesinFinalStateswithLargeJetMultiplicitiesandMissingTransverseEnergyinpp(bar)Collisionsat√s=1.96TeV.”PhysicalReviewLetters.107:191803.

AaltonenT,etal.2011.“SearchforProductionofHeavyParticlesDecayingtoTopQuarksandInvisibleParticlesinpp(bar)Collisionsat√s=1.96TeV.”PhysicalReviewLetters.106:191801.

AaltonenT,etal.2011.“Searchforresonantproductionoftt(bar)decayingtojetsinpp(bar)collisionsat√s=1.96TeV.”PhysicalReviewD.84:072003.

AaltonenT,etal.2011.“TopquarkmassmeasurementusingthetemplatemethodatCDF.”PhysicalReviewD.83:111101.

AaltonenT,etal.2011.“Top-QuarkMassMeasurementUsingEventswithMissingTransverseEnergyandJetsatCDF.”PhysicalReviewLetters.107:232002.

AbbiendiG,etal.2011.“DeterminationofαSusingOPALhadroniceventshapesat√s=91–209GeVandresummedNNLOcalculations.”EuropeanPhysicalJournalC.71:1733.

AbeK,etal.2011.“IndicationofElectronNeutrinoAppearancefromanAccelerator-ProducedOff-AxisMuonNeutrinoBeam.”PhysicalReviewLetters.107:041801.

AbeK,etal.2011.“TheT2Kexperiment.”NuclearInstrumentsandMethodsinPhysicsResearchSectionA:Accelerators,Spectrometers,DetectorsandAssociatedEquipment.659:106-135.

AbgrallN,etal.2011.“TimeprojectionchambersfortheT2Kneardetectors.”NuclearInstrumentsandMethodsinPhysicsResearchSectionA:Accelerators,Spectrometers,DetectorsandAssociatedEquipment.637:25-46.

AndreiV,etal.2011.“Charged-particlemultiplicitiesinppinteractionsmeasuredwiththeATLASdetectorattheLHC.”NewJournalofPhysics.13:053033.

AushevT,etal.2011.“StudyofthedecaysB→Ds1(2536)+D(bar)(*).”PhysicalReviewD.83:051102

BahinipatiS,etal.2011.“Measurementsoftime-dependentCPasymmetriesinB→D*+/-π+/-decaysusingapartialreconstructiontechnique.”PhysicalReviewD.84:021101.

BalazsC,etal.2011.“RealisticStandardModelFermionMassRelationsinGeneralizedMinimalSupergravity(GmSUGRA).”JournalofHighEnergyPhysics02:096

BalazsC,etal.2011.“SU(7)UnificationofSU(3)CxSU(4)WxU(1)B−L.”JournalofHighEnergyPhysics01:023

BaldesI,etal.2011.“BaryonnumberviolatingscalardiquarksattheLHC.”PhysicalReviewD.84:115019.

BarnardJ.2011.“CondensatecosmologyinO’Raifeartaighmodels.”JournalofHighEnergyPhysics.08:058.

BarnardJ.2011.“Solitonicsupersymmetryrestoration.”JournalofHighEnergyPhysics.01:101.

BellN,etal.2011.“W/Zbremsstrahlungasthedominantannihilationchannelfordarkmatter.”PhysicalReviewD.83:013001.

BellN,etal.2011.“Modelforlatedarkmatterdecay.”PhysicalReviewD.83:063504.

BellNandPetrakiK.2011.“EnhancedneutrinosignalsfromdarkmatterannihilationintheSunviametastablemediators.”JournalofCosmologyandAstroparticlePhysics.04:003.

BellN,etal.2011.“Darkmatterannihilationsignaturesfromelectroweakbremsstrahlung.”PhysicalReviewD.84:103517.

BellN,etal.2011.“W/Zbremsstrahlungasthedominantannihilationchannelfordarkmatter,revisited.”PhysicsLettersB.706:6-12.

BellN,etal.2011.“Darkandvisiblematterinabaryon-symmetricuniverseviatheAffleck-Dinemechanism.”PhysicalReviewD.84:123505.

Bhardwaj,V,etal.2011.“ObservationofX(3872)→J / Ψ γandSearchforX(3872)→Ψ ′ γinBDecays.”PhysicalReviewLetters.107:091803.

BischofbergerM,etal.2011.“SearchforCPViolationinτ+/-→K0Sπ+/-ντDecaysatBelle.”PhysicalReviewLetters.107:131801.

BlundenP,etal.2011“NewFormulationofγZBoxCorrectionstotheWeakchargeoftheProton”PhysicsReviewLetters.107:081801

BoyleL,etal.Submitted2011.“TheMinimalDimensionlessStandardModel(MDSM)anditsCosmology.”arXiv:1111.0273[hep-ph]

CallenBandVolkasR.2011.“Fermionmassesandmixingina4+1dimensionalSU(5)domain-wallbranemodel.”PhysicalReviewD.83(5):056004.



ChenP,etal.2011.“ObservationofB-→p(bar)ΛD0atBelle.”PhysicalReviewD.84:071501.

ChoiS-K,etal.2011.“Boundsonthewidth,massdifferenceandotherpropertiesofX(3872)→π+π-J/Ψdecays.”PhysicalReviewD.84:052004.

DolceD.2011.“CompactTimeandDeterminismforBosons:Foundations.”FoundationsofPhysics.41:178-203.

DolceD.2011.“deBroglieDeterministicDiceandemergingRelativisticQuantumMechanics.”JournalofPhysics-ConferenceSeries.306:012049.

FootR.2011.“Domagneticfieldspreventmirrorparticlesfromenteringthegalacticdisk?”PhysicsLettersB.699:230-232.

FootR.2011.“Mirror&hiddensectordarkmatterinthelightofnewCoGeNTdata.”PhysicsLettersB.703:7-13.

FootR.2011.“Topquarkforward-backwardasymmetryfromSU(Nc)color.”PhysicalReviewD.83:114013.

FootRandKobakhidzeA.2011.“AlternativeimplementationoftheHiggsboson.”ModernPhysicsLettersA.26(7):461-467.

FootR,etal.2011.“ATLASandCMShintsforamirrorHiggsboson.”PhysicalReviewD.84:095032.

FootR,etal.2011.“Cosmologicalconstantinscale-invarianttheories.”PhysicalReviewD.84:075010.

GeorgeDandVolkasR.2011.“Dynamicsoftheinfinitely-thinkink.”PhysicsLettersB.704:646-651.

GherghettaTandPelosoM.2011.“Stabilityanalysisof5DgravitationalsolutionswithNbulkscalarfields.”PhysicalReviewD.84:104004.

GherghettaTandPomarolA.2011.“AdistortedMSSMHiggssectorfromlow-scalestrongdynamics.”JournalofHighEnergyPhysics.12:069.

GherghettaT,etal.2011.“AnaturallittlehierarchyforRSfromaccidentalSUSY.”JournalofHighEnergyPhysics.7:011.

GracianiD,etal.2011.“Belle-DIRACSetupforUsingAmazonElasticComputeCloud.”JournalofGridComputing.9:65-79.

GulerH,etal.2011.“StudyoftheK+π+π-finalstateinB+→J/ΨK+π+π-andB+→ Ψ’K+π+π-.”PhysicalReviewD.83:032005.GuptaSandValenciaG.2011.“TauleptonchargeasymmetryandnewphysicsattheLHC.”PhysicalReviewD.84:036009

HaH,etal.2011.“MeasurementofthedecayB0→π-l+νanddeterminationof|Vub|.”PhysicalReviewD.83:071101.

HallJ,etal.2011.“Chiralextrapolationbeyondthepower-countingregime.”PhysicsReviewLetters.84:114011

HeX,etal.2011.“Lifshitztheorieswithextradimensionsand3+1-dLorentzinvariance.”PhysicalReviewD.84:125017.

HoriiY,etal.2011.“EvidencefortheSuppressedDecayB-→DK-,D →K+π-.”PhysicalReviewLetters.106:231803.

KimJ,etal.2011.“TheadvanceddatasearchingsystemwithAMGAattheBelleIIexperiment.”ComputerPhysicsCommunications.182:270-273.

KoB.R,etal.“SearchforCPViolationintheDecaysD0→K0

sP0.”2011.PhysicalReviewLetters.106:211801.

KobakhidzeA.2011.“DomainWallsandGaugeFieldLocalizationinStrongly-CoupledPureYang-MillsTheories.”InternationalJournalofTheoreticalPhysics.50:1335-1341.

KobakhidzeA.2011.“Gravityisnotanentropicforce.”PhysicalReviewD.83:021502.

KobakhidzeAetal.2011.“BPSsolitonsinLifshitzfieldtheories.”PhysicalReviewD.83(2):025007.

LiJ,etal.2011.“ObservationofB0s→J/ψf0(980)

andEvidenceforB0s→J/ψf0(1370).”Physical

ReviewLetters.106:121802.

MiyazakiY,etal.2011.“Searchforlepton-flavor-violatingτdecaysintoaleptonandavectormeson.”PhysicsLettersB.699:251-257.

PakhlovaG,etal.2011.“Measurementofe+e-→Ds

(*)+Ds(*)-crosssectionsnearthresholdusing

initial-stateradiation.”PhysicalReviewD.83:011101.

RocheJ,etal.2011.“SearchesforPhysicsBeyondtheStandardModel”JournalofPhysics.299:012012

SahooH,etal.2011.“FirstobservationofradiativeB0→φK0γdecaysandmeasurementsoftheirtime-dependentCPviolation.”PhysicalReviewD.84:071101.

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SeonO,etal.2011.“Searchforlepton-number-violatingB+→D-l+l’+decays.”PhysicalReviewD.84:071106.ShanahanP,etal.2011“MassoftheHDibaryon”PhysicsReviewLetters.107:092004

ThomasA.2011“Perspectivesinnuclearphysics”TheEuropeanPhysicalJournal.198

VinokurovaAetal.“StudyofB±→K±(KsKπ)°decayanddeterminationofηcandηc(2S)parameters.”PhysicsLettersB.706:139

VossenAetal.“ObservationofTransversePolarizationAsymmetriesofChargedPionPairsine+e−Annihilationnear√s=10.58GeV.”2011.PhysicalReviewLetters.107:072004.

WangX,etal.“SearchforcharmoniumandcharmoniumlikestatesinY(2S)radiativedecays.”PhysicalReviewD.84:071107.

WonE,etal.2011.“ObservationofD+→K+η(‘)

andSearchforCPViolationinD+→π+η(‘)Decays.”PhysicalReviewLetters.107:221801.

Book chapters

BalazsCandD.CarterDAugust2011.“SupersymmetricDarkMatter”inAdvancesinModernCosmology,Ed.:GhribiA,InTech,ISBN978-953-307-423-8

Conference proceedings

BalazsCetal.2011.“Proceedingstothe14thWorkshop‘WhatComesBeyondtheStandardModels’”Bled,Slovenia.

BarnardJ.2011“CondensatesandR-ballsintheSUSYbreakingsector”PLANCK2011.Lisbon,Portugal.

BellN.2011.“Constrainingdarkmatterannihilationwithneutrinosandgammarays.”InKimSP(ed),InternationalJournalofModernPhysics:ConferenceSeries.1245-251.Singapore:WorldScientificPublishingCo.

CaseyA,etal.2011.“DihadronFragmentationFunctionsintheNJL-jetmodel”AIPConferenceproceedings.8thCircum-Pan-PacificSymposiumonHighEnergySpinPhysics.Cairns,Australia.

DolceD.2011.“OntheCyclicNatureofspace-timeinElementaryParticles”TheSeventhInternationalConferenceQuantumTheoryandSymmetries(QTS-7)Prague,Czechoslovakia.

DolceD.2011.“deBroglieDeterministicDiceandemergingRelativisticQuantumMechanics”5thInternationalWorkshopDICE201.JournalofPhysics:ConferenceSeries.306:01204

GherghettaT.2011“Electroweaksymmetrybreakinginawarpeddimension”,AIPConferenceproceedings.12thMexicanWorkshoponParticlesandFields,Mazatlan,Sinaloa,Mexico.

HallN,etal.2011.“FinitevolumeCorrectionstotheNucleonAxialCharge”AIPConferenceproceedings.8thCircum-Pan-PacificSymposiumonHighEnergySpinPhysics.Cairns,Australia.

LimosaniA.2011.“OthersearchesforaHighMassHiggsBosonattheTevatron”InternationalEurophysicsConferenceonHighEnergyPhysics.Grenoble,France.

MatevosyanH.2011.“RecentdevelopmentsinNJLJetModel:TMD”AIPConferenceproceedings.8thCircum-Pan-PacificSymposiumonHighEnergySpinPhysics.Cairns,Australia.

MedinaA.2011.“WarpedRadionDarkMatter”SUSY2011.Fermilab,ChicagoUSA.

MedinaA.2011.“DarkMatterinWarpedUniversalExtraDimensions”PhenomenologySymposium2011.UniversityofWisconsin,Madison,USA.

SchmidtM.2011.“RadiativeNeutrinoMassesandDarkMatter”InternationalSymposiumonParticles,StringsandCosmology(PASCOS),Cambridge,UK.

SchmidtM.2011.“AMEND-AModelExplainingNeutrinomassesandDarkmatter”FlavourandtheFourthFamily.DurhamUniversity,UK.

ThomasA.2011“TheDeterminationofsin2θWinNeutrinoScattering:nomoreanomaly”AIPConferenceproceedings.8thCircum-Pan-PacificSymposiumonHighEnergySpinPhysics.Cairns,Australia.

VolkasRR.2011.“Cosmologyforadomain-wallbraneuniverse.”InKimSP(ed),InternationalJournalofModernPhysics:ConferenceSeries.110-16.Singapore:WorldScientificPublishingCo.

YoungR.2011.“Electro-weaktestsandnuclearstructure”AIPConferenceproceedings.8thCircum-Pan-PacificSymposiumonHighEnergySpinPhysics.Cairns,Australia.

YoungR.2011.“Nucleonstructureinthesearchfornewphysics”AIPConferenceproceedings.TropicalQCD2010CairnsWorkshop.



Conference presentations

AthronP,etal.2011.“ColliderphenomenologyoftheE6SSM.”.ProceedingsoftheDPF-2011Conference.USA.

BalazsC.2011.“Thesizeofthecosmicrayanomaly.”InternationalSymposiumonParticles,StringsandCosmology(PASCOS),Cambridge,UK.

BalazsC.2011.“TheDarkMatterLesHouchesAgreement”Invitedtalkat“LesHouches2011:PhysicsatTeVColliders”EcoledePhysiquedesHouches,LesHouches,France.

BalazsC.2011.“Thecosmicrayanomaly”Invitedplenarytalkattheseventhinternationalworkshopon“TheDarkSideoftheUniverse”KavliInstituteforTheoreticalPhysics,Beijing,China.

CaseyA,etal.2011.“DihadronFragmentationFunctionsintheNJL-jetmodel”.8thCircum-Pan-PacificSymposiumonHighEnergySpinPhysics.Cairns,Australia.

GherghettaT.2011.“GeneratingaLittleHierarchywithAccidentalSUSY”,Invitedtalkatthe“SUSYBreaking‘11”workshop,CERN,Geneva,Switzerland.

GherghettaT.2011.“AccidentalSUSYinAdS/CFT”,Invitedplenarytalkatthe35thJohnsHopkinsWorkshopon“AdS/CFTanditsApplications”,Budapest,Hungary.

GherghettaT.2011.“AccidentalSUSYattheLHC”,InvitedtalkatthePACIFIC2011conference,Moorea,FrenchPolynesia.

GherghettaT.2011.“BeyondtheStandardModelinaWarpedExtraDimension”,InvitedplenarytalkattheBrookhavenForum2011,Brookhaven,USA.

GherghettaT.2011.“BeyondtheStandardModelinaWarpedExtraDimension”,InvitedtalkattheNagoyaUniversityGCOEWinterWorkshop2011,Nagoya,Japan.

GherghettaT.2011.“AccidentalSUSYattheLHC”,InvitedtalkattheInternationalWorkshop:ExtraDimensionsintheEraoftheLHC,Osaka,Japan.

HallN,etal.2011.“FinitevolumeCorrectionstotheNucleonAxialCharge”.8thCircum-Pan-PacificSymposiumonHighEnergySpinPhysics.Cairns,Australia.

LimosaniA.2011.“OthersearchesforaHighMassHiggsBosonattheTevatron”InternationalEurophysicsConferenceonHighEnergyPhysics.Grenoble,France.

MatevosyanH.2011.“GPUComputinginHadronicPhysics”.GenovaTalk,INFN.Genova,Italy.MatevosyanH.2011.“RecentdevelopmentsinNjLJetModel:TMD”.8thCircum-Pan-PacificSymposiumonHighEnergySpinPhysics.Cairns,Australia.

MatevosyanH.2011.“RecentdevelopmentsinNjLJetModel:TMD”.InternationalSchoolofNuclearPhysics:FromQuarksandGluonstoHadronsandnuclei.Erice,Italy.

PetrakiK.2011“PangenesisinaBaryon-symmetricuniverse:darkandvisiblematterviatheAffleck-Dinemechanism”PACIFIC2011,SymposiumonParticleAstrophysicsandCosmologyIncludingFundamentalInteractions,Morrea,FrenchPolynesia.

ThomasA.2011.“Equationofstateofdefencematterincludinghyperons”.ISPUN-InternationalSymposiumonPhysicsofUnstableNuclei.Hanoi.

ThomasA.2011.“Globalviewonstrangenessinthenucleon,whathavewelearned”.PAVI11-FromParityViolationtoHadronicStructureandmore.Rome,Italy.

ThomasA.2011.“StrangequarksandlatticeQCD:Insightsintohadronstructure”.TheFifthAsia-PacificConferenceonFew-BodyProblemsinPhysics2011(APFB2011).Seoul,Korea.

ThomasA.2011.“TheDeterminationofsin2θWinNeutrinoScattering:nomoreanomaly”8thCircum-Pan-PacificSymposiumonHighEnergySpinPhysics.Cairns,Australia.

VolkasR.2011.InvitedtalkatSymposiumonCosmologyandParticleAstrophysics(CosPA2011),Beijing.

VolkasR.2011.“CosmologicalConstantinTheorieswithClassicalScaleInvariance”ShanghaiParticlePhysicsandCosmologySymposium(SPCS)

VolkasR.2011.“ClassicalscaleinvarianceandphysicsbeyondtheStandardModel”PACIFIC2011,SymposiumonParticleAstrophysicsandCosmologyIncludingFundamentalInteractions,Morrea,FrenchPolynesia.

vonHarlingB.2011.“Awarpedmodelofdarkmatter”PACIFIC2011,SymposiumonParticleAstrophysicsandCosmologyIncludingFundamentalInteractions,Morrea,FrenchPolynesia.

YoungR.2011.“Electro-weaktestsandnuclearstructure”.8thCircum-Pan-PacificSymposiumonHighEnergySpinPhysics.Cairns,Australia.

YoungR.2011.“Strangequarksandthedetectionofdarkmatter”.InternationalSchoolofNuclearPhysics:FromQuarksandGluonstoHadronsandnuclei.Erice,Italy.

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Poster presentations

AuchettlK,etal.“Extractingthesizeofthecosmicelectron-positronanomaly.”2011.The2011MeetingfortheHighEnergyAstrophysicsDivision,NewportRhodeIsland.

DolceD.“ClassicalGeometrytoQuantumBehaviorCorrespondenceofAdS/CFT.”26November2011,8thViennaCentralEuropeanSeminarsonParticlePhysicsandQuantumFieldTheory.Vienna.

ScarcellaM.2011.“Triggeringonhadronictaudecays:ATLASmeetsthechallenge.”22-27August2011.XXVInternationalSymposiumonLeptonPhotonInteractionsatHighEnergies.Mumbai,India.

Awards and scholarships

KatieAuchlettl,PerimeterScholarsInternationalScholarship.

DrDonatelloDolce,(IVprizeof$1000)bytheFoundationalQuestionsInstituteofNY(FQXi)forhisessay“ClockworkQuantumUniverse”(http://fqxi.org/community/essay/winners/2011.1#dolce).

ProfessorTonyGherghetta2011,VisitingProfessor,StanfordUniversity,Stanford,California,USA.

BruceMcKellar.2011.AttheGeneralAssemblyoftheInternationalUnionofPureandAppliedPhysics(IUPAP),meetingBrucewaselectedasthePresident-DesignatetobecomePresidentin2014.London,UK.

DrTakashiKubota,JapanAssociationofHighEnergyPhysicists(JAHEP)wasoneofthetwowinnersoftheirannualawardforyoungscientists.Dr.KubotawasawardedtheprizeforthequalityofhisPhDthesis.

LewisTunstall,HonourablementionfortheBobCromptonPrizeforbest3rdyearPhysicsPoster(UniversityofAdelaideJuly2011).

SophieUnderwood,ARCLFPostgraduateResearcherScholarship.

SophieUnderwood,NormanandPatriciaPolglaseSupplementaryScholarship.

SophieUnderwood,PrizeforthebestFirstYearPhysicsPosteratthePostgraduateResearchPosterCelebration(UniversityofAdelaideJuly2011).

DrMartinWhite,MelbourneUniversityEarlyCareerResearchergrant.



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TheExecutiveCommitteemeetsmonthlyandoverseesallCentreoperations.

DIRECTOR

ProfessorGeoffrey Taylor

ASSOCIATEDIRECTORS

ProfessorAnthony ThomasProfessorTony Gherghetta

MELBOURNENODEDIRECTOR

Professor Ray Volkas

ADELAIDENODEDIRECTOR

ProfessorAnthony Thomas

SYDNEYNODEDIRECTOR

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MONASHNODEDIRECTOR

AssociateProfessorCsaba balazs

CENTREMANAGER

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CHAIR

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ProfessorJill Trewhella,UniversityofSydney

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ProfessorRolf-dieter Heuer,Director-General,CERN,GenevaSwitzerland

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ProfessorTony Gherghetta

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