Recent developments in high energy physics

Recent results from experiments with solar, atmospheric and accelerator neutrinos are presented. Some of the important results from the LEP and TEVATRON colliders are summarised.     

Silicon detector systems in high energy physics

Silicon sensors have been used in High Energy Physics for about 25 years. They have been continuously improved to meet new requirements and challenges. Based on a simple detection principle many different types of silicon sensors have been developed. This article gives an introduction to the basic properties of silicon sensors and the related readout electronics. Then several silicon sensor types are described, which are the building blocks of detectors for tracking and scintillator readout. Besides reviewing state of the art sensor types some new developments will be discussed. This includes extremely radiation hard sensors, novel sensors for photon counting and especially trends to integrate sensor and readout electronics into monolithic devices. Finally some selected examples of large detector systems in existing or planned experiments will be reviewed.     

Number theory meets high energy physics

Feynman amplitudes in perturbative quantum field theory are being expressed in terms of an algebra of functions, extending the familiar logarithms, and associated numbers—periods. The study of these functions (including hyperlogarithms) and numbers (like the multiple zeta values), that dates back to Leibniz and Euler, has attracted anew the interest of algebraic geometers and number theorists during the last decades. The two originally independent developments are recently coming together in an unlikely collaboration between particle physics and what were regarded as the most abstruse branches of mathematics.     

Experimental aspects of high energy neutrino physics

Neutrino physics from the viewpoint of the high energy results from Fermilab are discussed. The high energy experiments are described and their results are discussed. The status of both the charged current reactions are reviewed in detail. Also, the important observations of topologies indicating new particle production by neutrinos are covered. Comparisons between results of different experiments are made where relevant.     

Particle accelerator physics and technology for high energy density physics research

Interaction phenomena of intense ion- and laser radiation with matter have a large range of application in different fields of science, extending from basic research of plasma properties to applications in energy science, especially in inertial fusion. The heavy ion synchrotron at GSI now routinely delivers intense uranium beams that deposit about 1 kJ/g of specific energy in solid matter, e.g. solid lead. Our simulations show that the new accelerator complex FAIR (Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research) at GSI as well as beams from the CERN large hadron collider (LHC) will vastly extend the accessible parameter range for high energy density states. A natural example of hot dense plasma is provided by our neighbouring star the sun, and allows a deep insight into the physics of fusion, the properties of matter at high energy density, and is moreover an excellent laboratory for astroparticle physics. As such the sun's interior plasma can even be used to probe the existence of novel particles and dark matter candidates. We present an overview on recent results and developments of dense plasma physics addressed with heavy ion and laser beams combined with accelerator- and nuclear physics technology.     

深度学习在高能物理领域中的应用

深度学习是一类通过多层信息抽象来学习复杂数据内在表示关系的机器学习算法。近年来,深度学习算法在物体识别和定位、语音识别等人工智能领域,取得了飞跃性进展。文章将首先介绍深度学习算法的基本原理及其在高能物理计算中应用的主要动机。然后结合实例综述卷积神经网络、递归神经网络和对抗生成网络等深度学习算法模型的应用。最后,文章将介绍深度学习与现有高能物理计算环境结合的现状、问题及一些思考。     

Universal multifractal approach to intermittency in high energy physics

A new stochastic approach to intermittency in high energy physics is proposed. It yields to intermittency exponents defined independently of phase-space dimensions; their role in the calculation of generalized moments is discussed. A straightforward application of universal multifractals is suggested and a new parametric technique for phase-space analysis is provided.     

Non-negative Wigner functions in prime dimensions

According to a classical result due to Hudson, the Wigner function of a pure, continuous-variable quantum state is non-negative if and only if the state is Gaussian. We have proven an analogous statement for finite-dimensional quantum systems. In this context, the role of Gaussian states is taken on by stabilizer states. The general results have been published in [1]. For the case of systems of odd prime dimension, a different, greatly simplified method of proof can be employed which still exhibits the main ideas. The present paper gives a self-contained account of these methods. PACS  03.65.Fd; 03.65.Sq; 03.67.-a     

IceHEP high energy physics at the South Pole

With the solar and SN87 neutrino observations as proofs of concepts, the kilometer-scale neutrino experiment IceCube will scrutinize its data for new particle physics. In this paper, we review the prospects for the realization of such a program. We begin with a short overview of the detector response and discuss the reach of “beam” luminosity. After that we discuss the potential of IceCube to probe deviations of neutrino-nucleon cross-sections from the Standard Model predictions at center-of-mass energies well beyond those accessible in man-made accelerators. Then we review the prospects for extremely long-baseline analyses and discuss the sensitivity to measure tiny deviations of the flavor mixing angle, expected to be induced by quantum gravity effects. Finally, we discuss the potential to uncover annihilation of dark matter particles gravitationally trapped at the center of the Sun, as well as processes occurring in the early Universe at energies close to the Grand Unification scale.     

From high energy supersymmetry breaking to low energy physics through decoupling

We reconsider a realistic model of electroweak and strong interactions with calculable mass spectrum at the tree level in which supersymmetry and an extra gauge group factor ?(1) beyond SU(3) × SU(2) × U(1) are both broken at very high energies: $\text{M}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>SUSY</mtext>}}\text{?(M}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>W</mtext>}}\text{M)}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$, $\text{M}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>U</mtext><mtext>?</mtext><mtext>(1)</mtext>}}\text{?M}\text{with}\text{M?M}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>W</mtext>}}$. In spite of these high-energy scales, especially the large scale of supersymmetry breaking, the low energy spectrum - including the relevant Higgs boson - is decoupled from the heavy degrees of freedom. Due to the “non-renormalization” theorems this decoupling persists to all orders in perturbation theory.     

New possibilities for testing local realism in high energy physics

The three photons from the dominant ortho-positronium decay and two vector mesons from the η_c exclusive decays are found to be in tripartite and high-dimensional entangled states, respectively. These two classes of entangled states possess the Hardy type nonlocality and allow a priori for quantum mechanics vs local realism test via Bell inequalities. The experimental realizations are shown to be feasible, and a concrete scheme to fulfill the test in experiment via two-vector-meson entangled state is proposed.     

Wigner functions and quantum interference in optics

A new, approximate generalized Wigner function based on discrete coherent state superpositions is introduced. It is shown that in contrast to the exact generalized Wigner function that may not exist in some region of its parameter the proposed approximate function exists everywhere.     

Testing Bell inequality at experiments of high energy physics

Besides using the laser beam, it is very tempting to directly testify the Bell inequality at high energy experiments where the spin correlation is exactly what the original Bell inequality investigates. In this work, we follow the proposal raised in literature and use the successive decays J/ψ →γηc→ ∧∧ → pπ^- pπ^＋ to testify the Bell inequality. Our goal is twofold, namely, we first make a Monte-Carlo simulation of the processes based on the quantum field theory （QFT）. Since the underlying theory is QFT, it implies that we pre-admit the validity of quantum picture. Even though the QFT is true, we need to find how big the database should be, so that we can clearly show deviations of the correlation from the Bell inequality determined by the local hidden variable theory. There have been some critiques on the proposed method, so in the second part, we suggest some improvements which may help to remedy the ambiguities indicated by the critiques. It may be realized at an updated facility of high energy physics, such as BES III.     

Testing Bell inequality at experiments of high energy physics

Besides using the laser beam, it is very tempting to directly testify the Bell inequality at high energy experiments where the spin correlation is exactly what the original Bell inequality investigates. In this work, we follow the proposal raised in literature and use the successive decays J/ψ→γηc→ΛΛˉ→pπ-pˉπ+ to testify the Bell inequality. Our goal is twofold, namely, we first make a Monte-Carlo simulation of the processes based on the quantum field theory (QFT). Since the underlying theory is QFT, it implies that we pre-admit the validity of quantum picture. Even though the QFT is true, we need to find how big the database should be, so that we can clearly show deviations of the correlation from the Bell inequality determined by the local hidden variable theory. There have been some critiques on the proposed method, so in the second part, we suggest some improvements which may help to remedy the ambiguities indicated by the critiques. It may be realized at an updated facility of high energy physics, such as BES Ⅲ.     

Summary: Tenth DAE symposium on high energy physics

An enormous amount of material has been covered in the last five days and my summary talk is clearly biased by my limitations.     

Design of a high throughput electronics module for high energy physics experiments

High-energy physics experiments enable us to explore and understand particle properties and interactions.An increase in luminosity in the accelerator,which allows us to study particles in higher energy ranges,demands faster data transmission and processing.Aimed at this,a high throughput uTCA-compliant electronics module,based on the latest FPGAs,has been designed.It contains 48 10.0 Gb/s optical fiber input channels and 24 10.0Gb/s optical fiber output channels,supporting up to 480 Gb/s input bandwidth and 240 Gb/s output bandwidth.It complies with the uTCA standards,providing high speed data exchange capability and functioning as a compact and key module in a trigger and DAQ system for a large experiment.A reliable 10.0 Gb/s data transmission among two boards has been verified and one functionality that merges 6 1.6 Gb/s data channels into one single 10.0 Gb/s channel has been achieved.The hardware,firmware and software together with a performance evaluation are given in this paper.