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