Open AccessParticle Physics at the University of Pittsburgh Summary Report for Proposal Period FY'09-11
Author(s) -
Joe Boudreau,
S. Dytman,
James L. Mueller,
D. Naples,
V. Paolone,
Vladimir Savinov
Publication year - 2012
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/1052210
Subject(s) - neutrino , frontier , minos , physics , nuclear physics , group (periodic table) , particle physics , neutrino oscillation , history , archaeology , quantum mechanics
Presented is the final summary report for grant DOE-FG02-91ER40646. The HEP group at the University consists of three tasks: B,D and L. Task B supports Pitt's CDF group at the energy frontier which includes Joe Boudreau and Paul Shepard. Work of the group includes Hao Song's thesis on the measurement of the B_c lifetime using exclusive J/psi+pion decays, and an update of the previous B_c semi-leptonic analyses under the supervision of Paul Shepard. Task D supports Pitt's neutrino group at the intensity frontier which includes PIs Dytman, Naples and Paolone. The group also includes postdoctoral research associate Danko, and thesis students Isvan (MINOS), Eberly (Minerva ), Ren (Minerva )and Hansen (T2K). This report summarizes their progress on ongoing experiments which are designed to make significant contributions to a detailed understanding of the neutrino mixing matrix. Task L supports Pitt's ATLAS group at the energy frontier and includes investigators Vladimir Savinov, James Mueller and Joe Boudreau. This group contributed both to hardware (calorimeter electronics, Savinov) and to software (Simulation, Detector Description, and Visualization: Boudreau and Mueller; MC generators: Savinov) and a summary of their progress is presented