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## Research in High Energy Physics with the CMS Detector

 Applicant Canelli Florencia 156687 Project funding Physik-Institut Universität Zürich University of Zurich - ZH Particle Physics 01.10.2014 - 30.09.2016 934'318.00
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### Keywords (12)

phase 1 upgrade; pixel detector; boosted searches; Higgs boson; MSSM; LHC (Large Hadron Collider); matrix element; dark matter; extra dimensions; diboson resonances; CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid); top quark

### Lay Summary (German)

Dieser Antrag fördert die Forschung am CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) Experiment am CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research), bei dem hochenergetische Proton-Proton-Kollisionen am LHC (Large Hadron Collider) untersucht werden.
Lay summary
This application supports research on CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) experiment at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research), are examined in the high-energy proton-proton collisions at the LHC (Large Hadron Collider). The goal of our research is to gain a more comprehensive understanding of elementary particles and interactions. Specifically, we investigate the properties of the newly discovered Higgs boson and look for signs for the production of dark matter as well as for evidence of the existence of extra dimensions in the form of massive resonances.
Our group analyzed the collision data, which were recorded in 2012, and prepares on possible discoveries in the year 2015, when the LHC starts up again with almost twice the energy.
Moreover, we are involved in the operation of the CMS pixel detector. CMS pixel detector enables the precise reconstruction of the tracks, and vertices of the charged particles produced in the collisions. Among other things we are working on the calibration of the detector, the maintenance of the different hardware components as well as the development of software and simulations. We also contribute to the development of a new pixel detector system with better efficiency at high data rates. We are developing the electronics for data readout and communication with the detector, build a support structure for the electronics and a new, lightweight cooling system. The installation of the new pixel detector in the CMS experiment is planned for the year 2017.
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### Lay Summary (English)

This proposal supports research with the CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) experiment at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) which uses high energy proton collisions from the LHC (Large Hadron Collider).
Lay summary

This proposal supports research with the CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) experiment at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) which uses high energy proton collisions from the LHC (Large Hadron Collider).  Our goals are to provide a more complete understanding of the forces and particles of nature.  In particular we are studying the properties of the newly discovered Higgs boson, searching for evidence of dark matter particle production, and looking for extra dimensions by studying high mass resonances.  Our group is preparing analyses of 8 TeV collision data collected in 2012, and preparing for discoveries when the LHC starts in 2015 at almost twice the energy.   We are also engaged in the CMS precision tracking system (pixel detector) which accurately measures the trajectory and vertex position of charged particles created in collisions.  We participate in calibrations, hardware testing and replacement, developing software, and simulations.  We are also helping to construct a new, upgraded pixel detector with improved performance at high data rates.  We are preparing new electronics for readout and communication with the detector, and building a new light-weight cooling system, and supply support system, for installation in 2017.

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### Responsible applicant and co-applicants

Name Institute
 Canelli Florencia Physik-Institut Universität Zürich
 Kilminster Benjamin Physik-Institut Universität Zürich

### Employees

Name Institute
 Hinzmann Andreas Physik-Institut Universität Zürich
 De Cosa Annapaola Institute for Particle Physics IPP ETHZ
 Pinna Deborah Physik-Institut Universität Zürich

### Publications

Publication
Khachatryan Vardan, others (2016), Search for a massive resonance decaying into a Higgs boson and a W or Z boson in hadronic final states in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrts=8$ TeV, in JHEP, 02, 145-145.
Khachatryan Vardan, others (2016), Search for massive WH resonances decaying into the $\ell ν \mathrmb øverline{\mathrmb}$ final state at $\sqrts=8$ $~\text {TeV}$, in Eur. Phys. J., C76(5), 237-237.
Collaboration CMS (2016), Search for massive WH resonances decaying into the $l ν \mathrmb øverline{\mathrmb}$ final state at $\sqrts=8$~TeV, in Eur. Phys. J., C76(5), 237-237.
Khachatryan Vardan, others (2016), Search for pair-produced vectorlike B quarks in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrts$=8  TeV, in Phys. Rev., D93(11), 112009-112009.
Khachatryan Vardan, others (2016), Search for vector-like charge 2/3 T quarks in proton-proton collisions at sqrt(s) = 8 TeV, in Phys. Rev., D93(1), 012003-012003.
Pinna Deborah (2015), Dark matter produced in association with top quark pair, ARISF, unknown.
Khachatryan Vardan, others (2015), Search for a Standard Model Higgs Boson Produced in Association with a Top-Quark Pair and Decaying to Bottom Quarks Using a Matrix Element Method, in Eur. Phys. J., C75(6), 251-251.
Khachatryan Vardan, others (2015), Search for Narrow High-Mass Resonances in Proton–Proton Collisions at $\sqrts$ = 8 TeV Decaying to a Z and a Higgs Boson, in Phys. Lett., B748, 255-277.
Khachatryan Vardan, others (2015), Search for neutral MSSM Higgs bosons decaying into a pair of bottom quarks, in JHEP, 11, 071-071.
Collaboration CMS (2015), Search for neutral MSSM Higgs bosons decaying into a pair of bottom quarks, in JHEP, 11, 071-071.
Khachatryan Vardan, others (2015), Search for quark contact interactions and extra spatial dimensions using dijet angular distributions in proton–proton collisions at $\sqrt s =$ 8 TeV, in Phys. Lett., B746, 79-99.
Khachatryan Vardan, others (2015), Search for the production of dark matter in association with top-quark pairs in the single-lepton final state in proton-proton collisions at sqrt(s) = 8 TeV, in JHEP, 06, 121-121.
Khachatryan Vardan, others (2015), Search for the production of dark matter in association with top-quark pairs in the single-lepton final state in proton-proton collisions at sqrt(s) = 8 TeV, in JHEP, 06, 121-121.
Chatrchyan Serguei, others (2014), Evidence for the 125 GeV Higgs boson decaying to a pair of $τ$ leptons, in JHEP, 05, 104-104.
Chatrchyan Serguei, others (2014), Evidence for the direct decay of the 125 GeV Higgs boson to fermions, in Nature Phys., 10, 557-560.
Collaboration CMS (2014), Search for massive resonances decaying into pairs of boosted bosons in semi-leptonic final states at $\sqrts =$ 8 TeV, in JHEP, 08, 174-174.
Khachatryan Vardan, others (2014), Search for massive resonances decaying into pairs of boosted bosons in semi-leptonic final states at $\sqrts =$ 8 TeV, in JHEP, 08, 174-174.
Khachatryan Vardan, others (2014), Search for massive resonances in dijet systems containing jets tagged as W or Z boson decays in pp collisions at $\sqrts$ = 8 TeV, in JHEP, 08, 173-173.

### Collaboration

Group / person Country
Types of collaboration
 PSI Switzerland (Europe)
 - in-depth/constructive exchanges on approaches, methods or results- Research Infrastructure
 CMS collaboration Stateless ()
 - in-depth/constructive exchanges on approaches, methods or results- Publication- Research Infrastructure
 ETH Zurich Switzerland (Europe)
 - in-depth/constructive exchanges on approaches, methods or results- Publication- Research Infrastructure

### Scientific events

#### Active participation

Title Type of contribution Title of article or contribution Date Place Persons involved
 TWEPP 2016 Poster Testing and Integration of the Service Cylinders for the CMS Phase 1 pixel detector 26.09.2016 Karlsruhe Institiute of Technology, Germany Ngadjuba Jennifer;
 ICHEP 2016 Talk given at a conference Plenary : Higgs searches at CMS and ATLAS 03.08.2016 Chicago, United States of America Canelli Florencia;
 International Workshop Dark Side of the Universe workshop Talk given at a conference Dark Matter Searches at CMS and Future Plans 25.07.2016 Bergen, Norway Pinna Deborah;
 Boost Conference Talk given at a conference Tau identification in boosted topologies in CMS 21.07.2016 Zurich, Switzerland Galloni Camilla;
 SUSY 2016 Talk given at a conference Study of Higgs Production in Fermionic Decay Channels at CMS 03.07.2016 Melbourne, Australia Salerno Daniel;
 LHCP 2016 Talk given at a conference Search for new physics in bosonic final states at the LHC 13.06.2016 Lund, Sweden Hinzmann Andreas;
 Prospects of Particle Physics at the 13TeV Large Hadron Collider Talk given at a conference Exotic Physics searches at CMS and ATLAS 07.06.2016 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China Kilminster Benjamin;
 pp @ LHC Talk given at a conference Search for signatures with top, bottom, tau and exotics 16.05.2016 Pisa, Italy Galloni Camilla;
 Particle Seminar Individual talk Hunting Dark Matter at the LHC 02.05.2016 University of Naples, Italy De Cosa Annapaola;
 LHC SKI 2016 Talk given at a conference Studies of Higgs bosons decaying to fermions with CMS 10.04.2016 Tirol, Austria Salerno Daniel;
 Particle seminar Individual talk Searches for Dark Matter at the LHC 04.04.2016 University of Zurich, Switzerland De Cosa Annapaola;
 50th annual Moriond QCD Talk given at a conference Searches for Dark Matter and new physics with unconventional signatures at CMS 19.03.2016 La Thuile, Italy De Cosa Annapaola;
 LHCC Presentation Poster Search for resonant pair production of Higgs bosons decaying to bbtautau in CMS at 8 TeV 02.03.2016 Geneva, Switzerland Galloni Camilla;
 DPG 2016 Talk given at a conference Boosted bosons at the LHC 29.02.2016 Hamburg, Germany Hinzmann Andreas;
 ETH/UZH Zurich Physics Colloquium Individual talk Secrets of the universe beyond the Higgs boson 24.02.2016 ETHZ, Switzerland Kilminster Benjamin;
 Exotica Workshop Talk given at a conference Resonant di-boson searches in the semi-leptonic final state 12.11.2015 Venice, Italy Ngadjuba Jennifer;
 2015 European School of High-Energy Physics Poster Search for resonant pair production of Higgs bosons decaying to bbtautau in CMS at 8 TeV 15.09.2015 Bansko, Bulgaria Galloni Camilla;
 2015 European School of High-Energy Physics Poster Search for standard model ttH(bb) production in the all hadronic final state using the Matrix Element Method 02.09.2015 Bansko, Bulgaria Salerno Daniel;
 LHCP 2015 Talk given at a conference Dark Matter at the LHC 31.08.2015 Saint Petersburg, Russia De Cosa Annapaola;
 Boost 2015 Conference Talk given at a conference New results from CMS on the search for VV/VH/HH resonances in Run 1 10.08.2015 Chicafo, United States of America Hinzmann Andreas;
 DESY physics seminar Individual talk Higgs as a probe for exotic new physics 14.07.2015 DESY, Germany Hinzmann Andreas;
 CHIPP Annual Plenary meeting Talk given at a conference CMS Upgrades for Phase 1 and 2 29.06.2015 Château de Bossey, Switzerland Kilminster Benjamin;
 CMS Phase I Pixel Upgrade Workshop Talk given at a conference System Tests of powering of upgraded pixel detector at Zurich University 08.06.2015 Visegrad, Hungary Pinna Deborah;
 Particle Seminar Individual talk Higgs as a probe for exotic new physics 20.05.2015 Zurich, Switzerland Hinzmann Andreas;
 CIPANP 2015 Talk given at a conference LHC Results for Dark Matter from ATLAS and CMS 19.05.2015 Vail, Colorado, United States of America De Cosa Annapaola;
 Pheno2015: Phenomenology 2015 Symposium Talk given at a conference Search for heavy resonances in di-boson final states with the CMS detector at the LHC 04.05.2015 University of Pittsburgh, United States of America Ngadjuba Jennifer;
 Top turns 20 Talk given at a conference Top Properties at Tevatron 10.04.2015 Fermilab, United States of America Galloni Camilla;
 Effective Theories and Dark Matter Talk given at a conference Search for dark matter in CMS 17.03.2015 Mainz, Germany Yang Yong;
 50th Rencontres de Moriond EW conference Talk given at a conference Dark Matter produced in association with top quark pair 14.03.2015 La Thuile, Italy Pinna Deborah;
 Towards Future Dark Matter Experiments Talk given at a conference Dark Matter searches with accelerators 07.01.2015 Weizmann Institute, Israel Kilminster Benjamin;

### Communication with the public

Communication Title Media Place Year
 Talks/events/exhibitions CMS experiment at Highschool science day German-speaking Switzerland 2014
 Talks/events/exhibitions Teaching teachers how to teach Physics German-speaking Switzerland 2014
 Other activities Tours of CMS International 2014

### Associated projects

Number Title Start Funding scheme
 154216 FLARE 2014-16: Operation, Computing and Upgrades of the CMS Experiment 01.04.2014 FLARE
 160814 Particle Physics with high-quality data from the CERN LHC 01.10.2015 Sinergia
 154222 FLARE - GRID Infrastructure for LHC Experiments 01.04.2014 FLARE
 178957 Addressing mysteries of mass in the universe with the CMS and DAMIC experiments 01.04.2018 Project funding
 169560 High energy physics research with CMS 2016-2018 01.10.2016 Project funding
 146730 The study of dark matter and the nature of the newly discovered Higgs-boson-like particle using silicon detectors 01.04.2013 Project funding
 154217 FLARE: Maintenance & Operation for the LHC Experiments 2014 01.04.2014 FLARE
 149844 Research in Particle Physics with the CMS detector: Higgs bosons, dark matter, and their association to top quarks 01.10.2013 Project funding
 166922 FLARE 2016-17: Operation, Computing and Upgrades of the CMS Experiment 01.04.2016 FLARE

### Abstract

This proposal is for particle physics research using the CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) experiment at the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) located at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research). Prof. Canelli's group will be searching for Higgs bosons produced in association with top quarks as well as for dark matter in association with third generation quarks, and studying matrix element analysis techniques. Prof. Kilminster's group will be involved in heavy resonance searches with jets that could arise in extra dimensional scenarios, boosted jets and substructure analysis techniques, and Standard Model (SM) and beyond-SM Hbb searches. We request funds for a crucial two year time period (October 2014-September 2016). Not only will we begin CMS data taking with almost double the energy, but we will also finish and install an upgrade of the pixel detector. In the first year of this grant, we will move from finishing our 8 TeV publications and prototyping of the pixel upgrade components, to preparing the detector, analysis techniques, and analyses for 13 TeV data. When the first 13 TeV data arrives in summer 2015, we will be positioned for some immediate discoveries with small datasets. In the second year we will be completing the phase I pixel upgrade which will be installed during the winter technical stop of 2016/17. Moreover, in the second year, we will harvest physics results from the 13 TeV data.
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