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LHC Phenomenology

  • Develops young particle physicists by providing basic tools to extract the maximum benefit from LHC experiments
  • Contains an introduction to the theoretical and phenomenological framework of hadron collisions and current theoretical models of frontier physics
  • Provides an overview of the main detector components, initial calibration procedures and physics samples and early LHC results
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Scottish Graduate Series (SGS)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
  2. Theoretical Foundations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Higgs/Electroweak in the SM and the MSSM

      • Sven Heinemeyer
      Pages 3-34
    3. Introduction to Flavour Physics

      • Yuval Grossman
      Pages 35-80
  3. Experimental Results from the Large Hadron Collider

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
    2. Probing the Standard Model at Hadron Colliders

      • Peter Mättig
      Pages 125-172
    3. Higgs Boson Searches

      • William Murray
      Pages 173-202
    4. Flavour Physics in the LHC Era

      • Tim Gershon
      Pages 203-237
  4. Tools

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 285-285
    2. Monte Carlo Event Generators

      • Michael H. Seymour, Marilyn Marx
      Pages 287-319
    3. Statistics for Searches at the LHC

      • Glen Cowan
      Pages 321-355

About this book

This book covers a very broad spectrum of experimental and theoretical activity in particle physics, from the searches for the Higgs boson and physics beyond the Standard Model, to detailed studies of Quantum Chromodynamics, the B-physics sectors and the properties of hadronic matter at high energy density as realised in heavy-ion collisions.

Starting with a basic introduction to the Standard Model and its most likely extensions, the opening section of the book presents an overview of the theoretical and phenomenological framework of hadron collisions and current theoretical models of frontier physics. In part II, discussion of the theory is supplemented by chapters on the detector capabilities and search strategies, as well as an overview of the main detector components, the initial calibration procedures and physics samples and early LHC results. Part III completes the volume with a description of the physics behind Monte Carlo event generators and a broad introduction to the main statistical methods used in high energy physics.

LHC Phenomenology covers all of these topics at a pedagogical level, with the aim of providing young particle physicists with the basic tools required for future work on the various LHC experiments. It will also serve as a useful reference text for those working in the field.

Editors and Affiliations

  • The Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Einan Gardi

  • Department of Physics, University of Durham Science Laboratories, Durham, United Kingdom

    Nigel Glover

  • School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Aidan Robson

About the editors

Nigel Glover
Department of Physics
University of Durham
Science Laboratories
South Rd
Durham DH1 3LE
United Kingdom

Aidan Robson
School of Physics and Astronomy
University of Glasgow
Glasgow G12 8QQ
United Kingdom

Einan Gardi
The Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics
School of Physics and Astronomy
University of Edinburgh
Kings Buildings, Mayfield Road
Edinburgh EH9 3JZ
United Kingdom

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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