Objetivo Evidence for the production of the long sought after Higgs boson has recently been presented from the ATLAS and CMS multipurpose experiments at the CERN Large Hadron Collider, at an invariant mass of approximately 125 GeV. While this represents a major achievement in and of itself, it represents only the beginning of a long programme of detailed study to investigate this new particle: its properties and their implications. The reason is two-fold: to confirm through precision study that the newly-observed particle exhibits the properties expected of a predicted Standard Model Higgs boson, and also to deepen our understanding of the phenomenon of electroweak symmetry breaking. I plan to undertake a programme of analysis into the physics of vector bosons produced in association with jets, and specifically to investigate vector boson fusion (VBF) processes at the ATLAS experiment at the LHC. This production mode of the Higgs is of particular interest as it offers unparalleled sensitivity for studying the nature of the Higgs boson at the invariant mass at which it has been observed. My research would begin with measurement of the as yet unobserved (but predicted by the Standard Model) production of W and Z bosons via these same vector boson fusion processes, then use this analysis both as validation of VBF theoretical calculations and as an opportunity to study and improve the phenomenological description of jets produced in association with vector bosons to begin to study the physics of rapidity gaps in vector boson plus jet events at the LHC with the ultimate aim of observing and measuring Higgs boson production in the VBF channel. Such observations would allow for measurement of both the Higgs boson couplings to the gauge-bosons and the tensor structure of the HVV vertex as a way to study the mechanism of electroweak symmetry breaking. Ámbito científico natural sciencesphysical sciencestheoretical physicsparticle physicsparticle acceleratornatural sciencesphysical sciencestheoretical physicsparticle physicshiggs bosonsnatural sciencesmathematicsapplied mathematicsmathematical model Programa(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Tema(s) FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF - Marie-Curie Action: "Intra-European fellowships for career development" Convocatoria de propuestas FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación MC-IEF - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF) Coordinador THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER Aportación de la UE € 221 606,40 Dirección OXFORD ROAD M13 9PL Manchester Reino Unido Ver en el mapa Región North West (England) Greater Manchester Manchester Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contacto administrativo Liz Fay (Ms.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos
