Particle Physics at UCI Probing the most fundamental structure of matter of matter and energy...

Particle Physics at UCI• Probing the most fundamental structure of matter of

matter and energy– From the Standard Model to String Theory

– Search for the origin of mass and evidence of supersymmetry at the world’s highest-energy accelerator

– Precision measurement and searches for rare processes

– Understanding the matter/anti-matter asymmetry of the universe

– Discovery of neutrino mass and search for proton decay

– Cosmic accelerators and astro-particle physics

Theory of Everything

Search for the Ultimate Theory

Standard ModelGrand Unified Theory

Electroweak

QED

QCDWeak

Gravity

Gravity

Prof. Jonathan FengCosmology/Supersymmetry

Prof. Herbert HamberLattice QCD

Prof. Arvind RajaramanString Theory/Extra Dimensions

Prof. Myron BanderEW Symmetry-breaking

The High-Energy Frontier

The ATLAS Experiment:Prof. Andy Lankford

• The world’s highest energy particle accelerator • Study of origins of mass (Higgs mechanism) • Search for new symmetries between fundamental forces (Super-Symmetry)

Rare Processes/Precision MeasurementMECO at BrookhavenProf. Bill Molzon

Search for muon electron conversion

10,000 sensitivity of past experimentsMay find evidence for SUSY

Precision gravitymeasurementswith a cryogenictorsional pendulumProf. Riley Newman

ExpectedGN precision:20 ppm

Tests of 1/r2 law,equivalence principle

Matter/Anti-Matter Asymmetry

Prof. MarkMandelkern

Prof. AndyLankford

Prof. DavidKirkby

BaBar: Precision study of CP violationwith B mesons at SLAC

Neutrino Physics and Proton Decay

Prof. Hank Sobel

Prof. Dave CasperT2K OscillationExperiment

Super-Kamiokande:50,000 ton waterCherenkov detector

MINERAat Fermilab

From Quarks to the Cosmos

Prof. Steve BarwickAMANDA and ANITANeutrino Telescopes

MILAGRO GammaRay TelescopeProf. Gaurang Yodh

Probing the highest-energycosmic rays