Studentské práce
Timepix Data Analysis in the ATLAS Experiment at CERN
| Type: | Master, PhD |
| Supervisor: | André Sopczak |
| Abstract: | The work will be carried out analysing data being collected with Timepix (TPX) pixel detectors in the ATLAS experiment at CERN. The TPX devices are chiefly developed and maintained by the Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics (IEAP). These devices allow characterizing the composition of radiation in the ATLAS experiment. They also allow determining the primary collision rate with precision. The resulting luminosity measurements are particularly important for many precision analyses in the ATLAS experiment. The TPX detectors will be used for particle identification. Besides the data analysis the project may also be oriented towards confronting high-level simulations with the new experimental results. The application of up-to-date statistical methods will ensure the utmost achievable precision. The project will be performed in an inspiring international collaboration and offers the possibility for research travels to CERN. The project is foreseen for Masters students and can be extended to doctoral theses if qualified candidates apply. |
Higgs Boson Research with Data Collected by the ATLAS Experiment at CERN
| Type: | Master, PhD |
| Supervisor: | André Sopczak |
| Abstract: | The work will be carried out analysing experimental data and phenomenological research in the ATLAS experimement at CERN. After the discovery of a Higgs boson with 125 GeV mass, at the forefront of research is the measurement of its properties. A fundamental prediction of the Higgs mechanism is that its coupling to a fermion pair is proportional to the fermion mass. The data taken at Run-2 at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will allow measuring this coupling to the heaviest fermion, the top-quark, with precision. This measurement of the ttH coupling will test the Standard Model (SM) and in case deviations are observed, could lead the direction for possible models beyond the SM. The research will be carried out in a decay mode involving tau-leptons. The project will be performed in an inspiring international collaboration and offers the possibility for research travels to CERN. The project is foreseen for Masters students and can be extended to doctoral theses if qualified candidates apply. |