Opportunity Details

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Faculty Information

Krzysztof Sliwa

krzysztof.sliwa@tufts.edu

Professor of Physics

P: (617) 627-3332

F: (617) 627-3744

Address:

STC
High Energy Physics
#113

Medford, MA 02155

Affiliated Institutions:

Arts and Sciences

Associated Departments:

Physics and Astronomy

Opportunity:
	Looking for extra dimensions with Large Hadron Collider
Summary:
	A new particle accelerator, Large Hadron Collider at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland, will start in Summer/Fall 2009 recording data from proton-proton collisions at energies far exceeding what was available until today. A feasibility study of whether it will be possible to observe events that would indicate existence of extra dimension is proposed. The research would involve simulation, reconstruction and and analysis of collisions as they will be observed with ATLAS detector, using ATLAS Monte Carlo tools and software. Apart from being interesting, this research could lead to continuing involvement with ATLAS analysis with real data, when they become available later this year.
Contact Via:
	E-mail
What is the timeframe for this research opportunity?
	2 months in Summer 2009
Prerequisities for students?
	Knowledge of programming languages C++ or Java.
Responsibilities for students?
	Learning some particle physics, programming, analysis techniques and tools, writing down results in a form of a scientific note.