Dr Lucio Cerrito Project Abstracts

Dr Lucio Cerrito Project Abstracts

BSc Project Abstracts

Muon Detectors and Muon Lifetime
The project involves measurements of the cosmic muon flux and the muon lifetime. The project uses a set of 3 scintillator ladders equipped with light guides and photomultipliers. Measurements include: description of the PMT waveform, adjusting discriminator thresholds, timing measurements, NIM logic and coincidences, 2/3 efficiency determination, muon lifetime, incidence angle and background subtraction. 

MSci Review Project Abstracts

Review of production, decays and properties of the top quark.
The student will review the physics of production, decay and properties of the top quark both at the Tevatron collider and at the Large Hadron Collider. The top quark is the heaviest of the fundamental particles, with a mass roughly similar to a gold nucleus. The mass, production and a number of properties are being probed to understand if the top plays a role in possible extensions of the Standard Model.

MSci Research/Investigative Project Abstracts

ATLAS Level 1 Calorimeter Trigger Performance.
The ATLAS L1 Calorimeter (L1Calo) Trigger is an electronic system that processes collision events in real time and selects those which are considered to be interesting for further analysis. The system will be upgraded ahead of the future planned shutdowns of the LHC. This project will allow the student to simulate the performance of the ATLAS L1Calo trigger under different configurations and perform studies to optimise such configurations against trigger rates and performance. The project requires a good knowledge of C++ and willingness to learn advanced computing techniques.

Juno Champion

The school holds Juno Champion status, the highest award of this IoP scheme to recognise and reward departments that can demonstrate they have taken action to address the under-representation of women in university physics and to encourage better practice for both women and men.