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Introduction to Particle Physics 1Spring 2013, period III
Heavy unstable particlesIn nature heavy particles can be found in cosmic rays.
85% protons, 12% alpha particles (=helium nuclei), 1% heavier nuclei, 2% electrons collide in the air
, K, other
+(-) +(-)+(anti-)
0 e+e-
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Do we know that there are three generations of particles?
At CERN (Geneva, Switzerland) in the LEP-experiments (1989-2000) it was found that the number of almost massless neutrino generations is three.
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Particle properties (Particle Data Group, http://pdg.lbl.gov/)
neutrino masses very small (<0.2 eV/c2, the masses are very small, but >0), charge=0
electron: 0.5 MeV, life time > 4 108 y, charge=-1muon (1936): 106 MeV, life time 2 10-6 s, charge=-1 tau (1976): 1777 MeV, life time 3 10-13 s, charge=-1
Amaldi, de Boer, Furstenau, Phys. Lett. B 260 (1991) 447
Standard Model Supersymmetric model
Are the interactions remnants of one basic interaction? Here 1 describes the strength of electromagnetic interaction, 2 the strength of the weak and 3 the strength of the strong interaction.
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In the Standard Model,
the Higgs boson gives mass to all particles
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As a physical system, the Universe is in the lowest possibleenergy state. The minimum of potential energy is not at the point where the Higgs field vanishes.
The expectation value of the Higgs field in the minimum is not zero!The interaction between particles and Higgs field is called mass. Through the self-interaction also the Higgs boson becomesmassive.
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Interactions between particles
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Higgs boson decays are known in the Standard Model, ifthe mass is known!
1 eV/c2=1.78 x 10-36 kg
c=1 1 GeV~10-27 kg
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4.7.2012 LHC-experiments announced that a new, Higgs-like boson had been detected!
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Accelerators (not a complete story)Synchrotrons: p(GeV)=0.3 B(T) R(m)
uniform magnetic field; beam pipe with good vacuum;accelerating cavities; RF pushes to particles in bunches
1952 Brookhaven Cosmotron, proton p=3 GeV1954 Berkeley Bevatron, p=7 GeV1960 CERN(CPS), Brookhaven (AGS) p=30 GeV1971 Fermilab, Main Ring p=500 GeV
Storage rings or colliders1961 Frascati, ADA Ecm=500 MeV (e+e-)1976 CERN, SPS Ecm=540 GeV (p anti-p)1983 Fermilab, Tevatron Ecm=2 TeV (p anti-p) 20111989 CERN, LEP Ecm>200 GeV (e+e-, practical limit)1991 DESY, HERA 30 GeV + 920 GeV (e p)2009 CERN, LHC Ecm=7 TeV, 8 TeV (pp)
Linear colliders1987 Stanford, SLC Ecm=91.2 GeV (e+e-)???? ILC, CLIC Ecm= 300 GeV – 3 TeV ??
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CERN in Geneva
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LHC: 7 TeV pp-collisions in 2010-11, 8 TeV in 2012
Kuva: CERN
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Aerial picture of CERN
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pp: Ecm=14 TeV
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Identified in the detector:
Photon – energy in em calorimeter, but not in the hadron calorimeter, no trackElectron – energy in em calorimeter, not in the hadron calorimeter, leaves a trackMuon – leaves only little energy in the calorimeters, leaves a track and goes all the way to the muon chambersJets = quarks and gluons, which hadronize to jets. A group of particles which areseen in the hadron calorimeter. The decay vertex can be seen for heavy quarks.
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E=mc2
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High Energy Physics laboratories.
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Not all the events are investigated!Triggering
When the proton beams meet, approximately 108 collisions per second, of which 102 can be kept.
Most of these test the Standard Model, which is background from the new physics point of view!
It has to be decided beforehand, which is important and interesting and only such events are written: triggering
This can be done mechanically or by software, e.g. only such electrons or muons are considered, which clearly can be isolated, and certain momentum for a particle is required.
Background
Standard Model is background for the new physics – it is well known and can be predicted. A model for new physics has to be separated from the Standard Model by various distributions, like distributions of leptons, jets, and missing energy.
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H decay
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Golden mode: H ZZ l+l-l’+l’-
p pZ
Z
e-
e+
+
-
all energy can be identified
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LEP: E=mc2
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A detector at LEP
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e+e- Z* ZH qqq’q’ ?
August 2000
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Bubble chamber, around 1970
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Some unsolved mysteries:
Why is there matter?
Neutrino mass?
Why three generations?
What is dark matter?
Are quarks and leptons elementary? (Strings?)
How to explain gravity?
Are the interactions united at higher energies?
More profound theories: grand unified theories, supersymmetric models, string theories, …
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matter
antimatter
radiation
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In the Standard Model, neutrino is massless.
Experimentally it is known that neutrino has a mass
A more profound theory exists.
Physics World, 2002
Neutrino mass
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How do we know this?
The elements in galaxies would fly apart, unless there is enough material!
Most of the matter in the universe is dark: it does not radiate.
L. Bergström, Rep.Prog.Phys. 2000
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Two groups of galaxies collided100 million years ago. The ordinary matter (pink) slowsdown, while the weaklyinteracting dark matter goesthrough.