Nuclear Particle Astrophysics (NPA) Seminar: Allison McCarn, University of Michigan, “Searches for New Physics Through Third Generation Particles at the ATLAS Detector”

Thursday Dec 8, 2016, 1:00 PM → 2:11 PM US/Eastern

WL 210

The Standard Model (SM) has been central to particle physics for decades, and its success in predicting observational results has culminated in the 2012 discovery of a Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider. However, the theory is considered ‘not natural’, requiring finely-tuned parameters to allow for the precise cancelation of large radiative corrections to the Higgs boson mass. In pursuit of a more natural theory, extensions to the SM have been proposed that would stabilize the Higgs boson mass and resolve the hierarchy problem (supersymmetry, extended Higgs sectors, models with vector-like quarks). This presentation will focus on several ATLAS searches for new physics involving third generation particles, both targeting extended Higgs sectors and vector-like quarks.

Coffee and snacks with the speaker for students and postdocs will be held from 3:30 - 4:30 in WL/EAL-108 (note different location).

Sponsored by the Flint Fund, Wright Laboratory, Physics Department, and Yale University

McCarn_NPA_12082016.pdf