paula eerola spåtind 7.1.2008

Paula EerolaSpåtind 7.1.2008

LHC and BeyondLHC and BeyondCollaboration project under Collaboration project under

the NordForsk scheme ”Joint the NordForsk scheme ”Joint Nordic Use of Research Nordic Use of Research

Infrastructures”Infrastructures”

Paula EerolaPaula EerolaSpåtind January 7, 2008Spåtind January 7, 2008

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A Nordic Joint Consortium has been A Nordic Joint Consortium has been formed to exploit the physics at the formed to exploit the physics at the Large Hadron Collider, LHC.Large Hadron Collider, LHC.

The aim is to maximize The aim is to maximize the physics outcome of the physics outcome of LHC for the Nordic LHC for the Nordic scientific community, scientific community, and to plan for next and to plan for next steps beyond LHC.steps beyond LHC.

Overall aims and objectivesOverall aims and objectives


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The project objectives are: The project objectives are: – to strengthen and optimize the Nordic to strengthen and optimize the Nordic

participation in the LHC experiments,participation in the LHC experiments,– to promote co-operation and sharing of to promote co-operation and sharing of

best practices between the Nordic best practices between the Nordic research partners, including using the research partners, including using the Nordic Data Grid Facility (NDGF) for Nordic Data Grid Facility (NDGF) for analysis of the LHC data,analysis of the LHC data,

– to optimize joint Nordic R&D for the to optimize joint Nordic R&D for the future generation of particle physics future generation of particle physics experiments,experiments,

– to prepare for joint infrastructure to prepare for joint infrastructure applications for the European Union (EU).applications for the European Union (EU).

Funded by NordForsk 2008-2010 (1 MNOK).Funded by NordForsk 2008-2010 (1 MNOK).


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Work planWork plan Operation mode of the Operation mode of the

project:project:– workshops, workshops, – student training courses,student training courses,– mobilitymobility. .


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ParticipantsParticipants All the Nordic experimental and All the Nordic experimental and

phenomenologigal phenomenologigal high-energy physics high-energy physics groups involved in groups involved in LHC physicsLHC physics

St. PetersburgSt. Petersburgand Tallinnand Tallinn


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SE: Lund U. (ATLAS, ALICE and theory), SE: Lund U. (ATLAS, ALICE and theory), Uppsala U. (ATLAS and theory), Stockholm U. Uppsala U. (ATLAS and theory), Stockholm U. (ATLAS) and KTH (ATLAS). (ATLAS) and KTH (ATLAS).

NO: Univ. Oslo (ATLAS and ALICE), Univ. NO: Univ. Oslo (ATLAS and ALICE), Univ. Bergen (ATLAS, ALICE and theory) and Bergen Bergen (ATLAS, ALICE and theory) and Bergen Univ. College (ALICE). Univ. College (ALICE).

DK: Niels Bohr Institute (ATLAS and ALICE), DK: Niels Bohr Institute (ATLAS and ALICE), Univ. Southern Denmark (theory). Univ. Southern Denmark (theory).

FI: Univ. Helsinki and Helsinki Institute of FI: Univ. Helsinki and Helsinki Institute of Physics (CMS, TOTEM and theory), Univ. Physics (CMS, TOTEM and theory), Univ. Jyväskylä (ALICE). Jyväskylä (ALICE).

Nordita (theory). Nordita (theory). Russia: St. Petersburg State University Russia: St. Petersburg State University

(ALICE). (ALICE). Estonia: National Institute of Chemical Physics Estonia: National Institute of Chemical Physics

and Biophysics in Tallinn (CMS and theory).and Biophysics in Tallinn (CMS and theory).


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Proton-proton physicsProton-proton physicsATLAS and CMS Proton-proton collisions 14 TeV cms-energy and Proton-proton collisions 14 TeV cms-energy and

L=10L=103434 cm cm-2-2ss-1-1. . LHC is now at the final phases of installations, LHC is now at the final phases of installations,

and the collider will be starting in 2008. and the collider will be starting in 2008. Explore high-energy frontier at the TeV scale:Explore high-energy frontier at the TeV scale:

Discovery of the Higgs boson(s) and the Discovery of the Higgs boson(s) and the verification of their propertiesverification of their properties

Investigating SUSY models, their Investigating SUSY models, their parameters and the consequent parameters and the consequent phenomenology phenomenology

Search for non-SM effects in B decays Search for non-SM effects in B decays and lepton sectorand lepton sector

Extra dimensions, little Higgses, Extra dimensions, little Higgses, ”unparticle physics”, …”unparticle physics”, …


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Forward physics – TOTEM (Helsinki)Forward physics – TOTEM (Helsinki)

Forward experiment: LHC luminosity, elastic p-p Forward experiment: LHC luminosity, elastic p-p scattering, total p-p cross section, and soft and hard scattering, total p-p cross section, and soft and hard diffraction. diffraction.

New particle states, eg. Higgs bosons, SUSY New particle states, eg. Higgs bosons, SUSY particles,…particles,…

Heavy flavour physics – LHCb (no Nordic Heavy flavour physics – LHCb (no Nordic groups)groups)

Physics of B hadrons: CP violation, precision Physics of B hadrons: CP violation, precision measurements, search for non-SM effects in B measurements, search for non-SM effects in B decays,…decays,…

Charm and taus decays.Charm and taus decays.


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Heavy ion physicsHeavy ion physicsALICEALICE Pb-Pb collisions at 5.5 TeV cms-energy per nucleon pair. Pb-Pb collisions at 5.5 TeV cms-energy per nucleon pair. Strongly interacting matter should Strongly interacting matter should

undergo a phase transition when undergo a phase transition when

subject to extreme temperatures subject to extreme temperatures

or energy densities. or energy densities. The goal of ultra-relativistic The goal of ultra-relativistic

heavy-ion interactions is to heavy-ion interactions is to

explore the nuclear phase explore the nuclear phase

diagram and to probe the boundary between confined, diagram and to probe the boundary between confined, hadronic matter and the quark-gluon plasma. hadronic matter and the quark-gluon plasma.

Also p-p and p-nucleus runs.Also p-p and p-nucleus runs.


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The next generation of The next generation of experiments beyond LHCexperiments beyond LHCLHC later stages, upgrade to S-LHCLHC later stages, upgrade to S-LHC The luminosity of LHC will be upgraded around The luminosity of LHC will be upgraded around

year 2015(?) up to 10year 2015(?) up to 103535 cm cm-2-2ss-1-1. . Significant upgrades of experiments to meet the Significant upgrades of experiments to meet the

increased particle rates and radiation levels. increased particle rates and radiation levels. Development on Si-detectors: Development on Si-detectors:

3D Si (Uppsala, Bergen, Oslo), 3D Si (Uppsala, Bergen, Oslo), Si material engineering – Si material engineering – Czochralski-Si, … (Helsinki)Czochralski-Si, … (Helsinki)

Shielding, forward detectors Shielding, forward detectors (Lund).(Lund).

GEM development for forward GEM development for forward regions (Helsinki).regions (Helsinki).


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ILC and CLICILC and CLIC ILC: detector development in the ILC: detector development in the

framework of the EUDET project framework of the EUDET project (funded by EU through FP6). (funded by EU through FP6).

Global design effort to construct a Global design effort to construct a TPC with GEMs or Micromegas TPC with GEMs or Micromegas avalanche chambers for readout avalanche chambers for readout (Lund). (Lund).

3D Si-detectors (Helsinki).3D Si-detectors (Helsinki). CALICE calorimeter (Bergen).CALICE calorimeter (Bergen). CLIC: beam instrumentation CLIC: beam instrumentation

(Uppsala, Oslo), cavity development (Uppsala, Oslo), cavity development (Helsinki).(Helsinki).


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WorkshopsWorkshops20082008

Spåtind 3.-7.1.2008 Spåtind 3.-7.1.2008 – – co-organized with co-organized with Spåtind 2008 Spåtind 2008 organization (Finland) organization (Finland)

Stockholm 12.-14.6.2008 Stockholm 12.-14.6.2008 – – jointly with Nordita jointly with Nordita project ”project ”TeV-scale TeV-scale physics and Dark physics and Dark Matter”Matter”

Topical workshopsTopical workshops Detector R&D ?Detector R&D ?


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WorkshopsWorkshops2009-2010, under 2009-2010, under discussiondiscussion

2009 2009 Helsinki/St.Petersburg/Helsinki/St.Petersburg/TallinnTallinn

Jan 2010 Spåtind Jan 2010 Spåtind – – co-organized with the co-organized with the Spåtind 2010 organization Spåtind 2010 organization (Norway)(Norway)

End 2010 Copenhagen/End 2010 Copenhagen/OdenseOdense

Topical workshopsTopical workshops Heavy ions and soft QCD, Heavy ions and soft QCD,

Lund beg. 2009 ? Lund beg. 2009 ?


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Student training courses, Student training courses, mobility, outreachmobility, outreach Training courses and invited lectures in Training courses and invited lectures in

connection to the workshops. connection to the workshops. Invite top-class researchers to give pedagogical Invite top-class researchers to give pedagogical

lectures of the latest research developments. lectures of the latest research developments. These lectures make a unique collection of in-These lectures make a unique collection of in-

depth reviews of topical subjectsdepth reviews of topical subjects, available , available through the project homepage.through the project homepage.

Mobility through researcher and/or research Mobility through researcher and/or research student exchange between the consortium nodes. student exchange between the consortium nodes. TThe groups from St. Petersburg and Tallinn will he groups from St. Petersburg and Tallinn will be given a priority in the exchange programme.be given a priority in the exchange programme.

Outreach: Outreach: – e.g. e.g. information aimed at the general public in our web-pages, information aimed at the general public in our web-pages, – public lectures in connection with the workshops public lectures in connection with the workshops etc.etc.


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More informationMore information

Webpages (currently still Webpages (currently still http://http://www.hep.lu.sewww.hep.lu.se//nlhcnlhc// ))

Contact your local node Contact your local node coordinatorcoordinator

Contact project coordinator (PE)Contact project coordinator (PE)

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