PhD Studentship: On the ATLAS Experiment (BSM with Multileptonic Signatures)

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A totally funded studentship is offered to affix an thrilling “anomaly looking” programme trying to find new physics past the Normal Mannequin with the ATLAS experiment at CERN’s Giant Hadron Collider (LHC), beneath the supervision of Professor Antonella De Santo. Unique eventualities offering viable options to experimental proof that’s inconsistent with the Normal Mannequin of particle physics (e.g., the existence of darkish matter in our universe, or the so-called “g-2” anomaly) will probably be explored utilizing LHC Run-2 and Run-3 knowledge utilizing the golden “multileptonic signatures”, whereby proton-proton collisions yield at the very least two electrons, muons, or taus within the last state. Sign-to-background picks will probably be optimised utilizing highly effective knowledge mining and machine studying strategies. As well as, there will probably be a chance to take part, at an enough degree, in broader-interest core experimental actions of the ATLAS experiment, equivalent to triggering (together with in view of the high-luminosity LHC improve), the research of the mixed physics efficiency of the ATLAS detector, and experimental operations at CERN.

Professor De Santo is a number one researcher and a longtime supervisor and mentor of early-career researchers. The thriving Sussex ATLAS group affords a dynamic and supportive setting during which everybody is inspired to attain their full potential.

Along with wonderful educational coaching alternatives (together with via participation in at the very least one summer season faculty), Sussex PhD college students have entry to industry-level coaching and networking alternatives (for instance, via the SEPnet community of physics departments within the South-East of England, or the Sussex data-intensive science centre DISCUS).

Funding is offered for a September 2024 begin which features a tax-free bursary (£18,662 each year in 2023/24) and totally paid tuition charges for 3.5 years on the home-student degree (£4,712 each year in 2023). Further monetary assist is supplied to cowl short-term and long-term journey. Interviews of shortlisted candidates will probably be held in February and March initially and can proceed till positions are crammed. Functions from self-funded college students desirous about accessible tasks are additionally welcome at any time of the 12 months.

Functions are open till fifth April 2024.

Residence and Abroad college students are eligible to use.

UK college students are eligible for dwelling tuition charges, as are EU college students with settled or pre-settled standing beneath the EU Settlement Scheme . Excellent college students not eligible for dwelling charges could also be thought-about for a partial tuition charge waiver above that degree. 

For additional info on this studentship, be at liberty to achieve out to Professor De Santo straight on [email protected] .

For sensible questions on functions and/or eligibility for funding, please contact [email protected] .

For tutorial questions please contact the coordinator of EPP PhD admissions, Dr Elisabeth Falk: [email protected] .

Functions: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/research/phd/apply

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