[Triumf-seminars] TRIUMF Special Seminar Friday at 10:00

[TRIUMF Seminars]

Date/Time: Fri 2021-03-19 at 10:00

Location:  Remote

Speaker:   Kate Pachal (Duke University)

Title:     Hunting for new physics using long-lived particles with ATLAS at the LHC

Abstract:  We have a great mathematical model for how the known elementary particles interact, but there are phenomena such as dark matter that it doesn't explain. New particles light enough to be created at the LHC could resolve many of these issues. We have been looking in LHC data for dark matter and other new particles for years, and found nothing, but we have been looking in the most obvious places. There are equally plausible but harder to access corners where we are only starting to search. The most interesting involve "long-lived" particles (LLPs): particles that can travel a measurable distance in the detector before decaying to dark matter and/or other objects. Our search program looking for LLPs is still young and growing, with many places where investment in technical improvements could pay off with big leaps in discovery potential. This colloquium will discuss the methods and challenges involved in doing these searches and what makes them the most exciting targets for the LHC Run 3.

Zoom Meeting URL:
https://ca01web.zoom.us/j/67894531853?pwd=L0daQjJzZWVaS0lNREhkc3FWdjVHdz09

Meeting ID: 678 9453 1853
Passcode: 832883