Nordic research and training network

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Nordic research and training network Discovery
Physics at the LHC
Paula Eerola Particle Days, Uppsala 5.3.2001
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Introduction

• This particle physics network explores the
  physics discovery potential at the Large Hadron
  Collider, LHC.
• The aim is to pull together Nordic particle
  physicists, theorists and experimentalists, to
  seek new physics ideas, and to study the
  experimental signatures of new physics.

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LHC Physics

• LHC is the main particle physics commitment in
  the Nordic countries for the next decade, and all
  the experimental groups are involved in the LHC
  experiments.
• The high energy and luminosity of LHC offers
  unprecedented physics opportunities exploration
  of the high energy frontier, and precise
  measurements of heavy quarks, W/Z etc.

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New Physics

• New physics is bound to appear in the 1 TeV
  energy scale
• One or several Higgs bosons, observable at LHC
  below about 1 TeV.
• Supersymmetry supersymmetric particles
• Extra dimensions

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The Nordic Context

• Nordic particle physics research groups are
  typically small
• Use network to create centers-of-excellence with
  both experimental and theoretical competence
• Enhance supervision and training of research
  students

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Nordic vs Worldwide

• Exploitation of LHC data improve readiness for
  LHC data analysis and interpretation at the
  highly competitive world-wide physics community
• Concentrate resources for training young
  researchers

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The Network Programme

• SUSY scenarios investigation of new decays
• Extra dimensions and other new models
• Higgs sector
• Low energy consequences of SUSY CP violation in
  B decays, rare B decays, top decays,...

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Network Work Plan

• Work proceeds now in the following working
  groups
• Supersymmetric and rare B-decays
• Extra dimensions and radions
• Gluino production
• Charged and doubly charged Higgs
• CP of Higgs
• hh-gt4b final states
• CP violation in top decays

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Network Participation

• Lund U (expth) SE
• Stockholm U, KTH SE
• Uppsala U SE
• Niels Bohr Institute, NORDITA DK
• Bergen U, Oslo U NO
• Helsinki Institute of Physics FI

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Network Meetings

• Preparatory meetings March 2000 in Lund,
  September 2000 in Copenhagen
• First network meeting 16-17 March 2001 in Oslo,
  including training lectures on Higgs searches

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More Information

• Network home page www.nordita.dk/kainulai/nordic-
  network/
• Next meeting PLEASE REGISTER
• www.fys.uio.no/epf/nordic-network/thirdworkshop.h
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