Tag: #LHCb experiment
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Exploration with LHCb: from unseen to rare
Exploration with LHCb: from unseen to rare Flavour physics, even at low-energy scales, offers a glimpse at energy scales far higher than those reachable directly thanks to the quantum loop effects, which are present in the quark transitions. The rarer or more suppressed a given transition is within the standard model (SM) of particle physics,
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LHCb VELO closes fully for the first time
LHCb VELO closes fully for the first time At the end of October, the two halves of the new Vertex Locator (VELO) approached the LHC proton-proton collision point in a process referred to as VELO closing – following the installation of the upgraded detector. Replacing the previous VErtex LOcator (VELO) detector has been one of
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Installation of the second half of the LHCb SciFi detector
Installation of the second half of the LHCb SciFi detector The installation of the first half of the LHCb SciFi detector was already discussed in a previous EP newsletter article. The second half also proved to be rather challenging. First of all, the remaining six C-frames had to be assembled. Following CERN’s reopening and the
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Installation of the critical first half of the LHCb SciFi detector progresses
Installation of the critical first half of the LHCb SciFi detector progresses The LHCb SciFi tracker is the replacement of the Outer Tracker (based on gas straw tubes) and the Inner Tracker (Silicon microstrips) by a single detector technology (see also a previous EP newsletter article and a CERN Courier article). The detector consists of
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Anomalous measurements: recent LHCb results deepen flavour puzzle
Anomalous measurements: recent LHCb results deepen flavour puzzle The crown jewel of particle physics, the Standard Model (SM), has withstood numerous experimental trials. However, there are still some observations it cannot explain. Examples such as dark matter and the matter-antimatter imbalance in the Universe come to mind. The SM may be extended, by including additional