Authors:
- Nominated as an outstanding PhD Thesis by the University of Chicago
- Presents unique analysis in the search for dark matter in data taken with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
- Describes a search for weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) pair production in association with a Higgs boson
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
This thesis reports on the search for dark matter in data taken with the ATLAS detector at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The identification of dark matter and the determination of its properties are among the highest priorities in elementary particle physics and cosmology. The most likely candidate, a weakly interacting massive particle, could be produced in the high energy proton-proton collisions at the LHC.
The analysis presented here is unique in looking for dark matter produced together with a Higgs boson that decays into its dominant decay mode, a pair of b quarks. If dark matter were seen in this mode, we would learn directly about the production mechanism because of the presence of the Higgs boson. This thesis develops the search technique and presents the most stringent production limit to date.
Authors and Affiliations
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Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based ScienceS and Education (CLASSE), Cornell University, Ithaca, USA
Yangyang Cheng
About the author
Yangyang Cheng was awarded the PhD degree by the University of Chicago in 2015, and is currently with the Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based Sciences and Education, Cornell University. She was recipient of the University of Chicago Physics Department Chairman’s Award for Distinguished Service in June 2015.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Search for Dark Matter Produced in Association with a Higgs Boson Decaying to Two Bottom Quarks at ATLAS
Authors: Yangyang Cheng
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44218-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-44217-4Published: 07 October 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83013-1Published: 22 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-44218-1Published: 29 September 2016
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 176
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 63 illustrations in colour
Topics: Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics, Cosmology, Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory