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School of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Coffee Presentation SUNY Institute of Technology, February 4, 2005
High Energy Physics: An Overview of Objectives, Challenges
and Outlooks
Amir FariborzAmir Fariborz
Dept. of Math./ScienceDept. of Math./Science
SUNY Institute of TechnologySUNY Institute of Technology
Utica, New YorkUtica, New York
OutlineIntroductionIntroduction
Objectives:Objectives: ElementaryElementary ParticlesParticles FundamentalFundamental ForcesForces
UnificationUnification
Means and Techniques:Means and Techniques: ExperimentalExperimental
Theoretical Theoretical
Strong InteractionStrong Interaction Hadrons, and their Strong InteractionHadrons, and their Strong Interaction
Models for the Physics of Hadrons Models for the Physics of Hadrons
Future OutlooksFuture Outlooks
Introduction:
What is an elementary Particle?What is an elementary Particle? A pA particle that is not consist of other particles article that is not consist of other particles
Introduction:
What is an elementary Particle?What is an elementary Particle? A pA particle that is not consist of other particles article that is not consist of other particles
Ex. Water molecule is NOT elementaryEx. Water molecule is NOT elementary
OH
H
Introduction:
What is an elementary Particle?What is an elementary Particle? A pA particle that is not consist of other particles article that is not consist of other particles
Ex. Water molecule is NOT elementaryEx. Water molecule is NOT elementary
Atoms and molecules are not elementary.Atoms and molecules are not elementary.
OH
H
Quarks (S=1/2)
Elementary Particles: Leptons (s=1/2) Gauge Bosons (S=1) Quarks:Quarks: Flavor Charge (e) Mass (MeV/CFlavor Charge (e) Mass (MeV/C22))
u 2/3 < 10 200 - 400 u 2/3 < 10 200 - 400 d -1/3 < 15 200 - 400 d -1/3 < 15 200 - 400 s -1/3 100-300 200 - 400 s -1/3 100-300 200 - 400 c 2/3 ~ 1,500 c 2/3 ~ 1,500 b -1/3 ~ 5,200b -1/3 ~ 5,200 t 2/3 ~ 180,000t 2/3 ~ 180,000
Quarks:Quarks: Flavor Charge (e) Mass (MeV/CFlavor Charge (e) Mass (MeV/C22))
u 2/3 < 10 200 - 400 u 2/3 < 10 200 - 400 d -1/3 < 15 200 - 400 d -1/3 < 15 200 - 400 s -1/3 100-300 200 - 400 s -1/3 100-300 200 - 400 c 2/3 ~ 1,500 c 2/3 ~ 1,500 b -1/3 ~ 5,200b -1/3 ~ 5,200 t 2/3 ~ 180,000t 2/3 ~ 180,000
u u d
u* d
Quarks (S=1/2)
Elementary Particles: Leptons (s=1/2) Gauge Bosons (S=1) Leptons:Leptons:
Charge (e) Mass (MeV/CCharge (e) Mass (MeV/C22))
e -1 0.5e -1 0.5
ee 0 ? 0 ?
-1 ~105-1 ~105
00 ??
-1 ~ 1,700-1 ~ 1,700
0 ?0 ?
Quarks (S=1/2)
Elementary Particles: Leptons (s=1/2) Gauge Bosons (S=1)
Gauge Bosons:Gauge Bosons:
Charge (e) Mass (MeV/CCharge (e) Mass (MeV/C22))
Photons 0 0Photons 0 0
WW+(-)+(-) +1 (-1) 80,000 +1 (-1) 80,000
Z 0 91,000Z 0 91,000
Gluons 0 0 Gluons 0 0
Gravitational (10 Gravitational (10 –39–39))
Electromagnetic (1) Electromagnetic (1)
FundamentalFundamental ForcesForces::
Weak (10 Weak (10 –11–11))
NuclearNuclear
Strong (10Strong (10 3 3))
Objectives of HEP:
Identify and classify the elementary particlesIdentify and classify the elementary particles
Understand the fundamental forces among the Understand the fundamental forces among the elementary particleselementary particles
Unify the fundamental forces into a single theory:Unify the fundamental forces into a single theory:
““Theory of Everything”Theory of Everything”
GravitationalGravitational
ElectromagneticElectromagnetic
WeakWeak
NuclearNuclear
StrongStrong
Electricity + Magnetism
Maxwell (1865)
GravitationalGravitational
ElectromagneticElectromagnetic
WeakWeak
NuclearNuclear
StrongStrong
Electricity + Magnetism
Maxwell (1865)
Glashow,Salam,Weinberg Nobel prize (1979)
Electroweak
GravitationalGravitational
ElectromagneticElectromagnetic
WeakWeak
NuclearNuclear
StrongStrong
Electricity + Magnetism
Maxwell (1865)
Glashow,Salam,Weinberg Nobel prize (1979)
GUTs
Electroweak
GravitationalGravitational
ElectromagneticElectromagnetic
WeakWeak
NuclearNuclear
Electricity + Magnetism
Maxwell (1865)
Glashow,Salam,Weinberg Nobel prize (1979)
GUTs TOE
Electroweak
Means and Techniques of HEP:
Experimental:Experimental: Particles are accelerated and collided at high Particles are accelerated and collided at high
speeds (comparable to the speed of light) speeds (comparable to the speed of light)
?
Other facts about CERN
“WWW invented at CERN”
Initial accelerator LEP e- e+ Next (2005) LHC p p (~14 TeV) for 10-15 yrs
Involves Approx. 6,000 physicists from around the world
Main goals: Z, W+/-, Higgs, SUSY particles
LHC material cost: approx. $2 BillionAnnual cost: approx. $600 M
LHC detectors: ATLAS and CMS ($300 M each)
StrongStrong
10-3
10 10 10 10 10 10 100 3 6 9 12 15 18
Energy (GeV)
GUTs
String
Planck Mass
Electroweak
LHCTevatron Fermi Lab
10-3
10 10 10 10 10 10 100 3 6 9 12 15 18
Energy (GeV)
GUTs
String
Planck Mass
Electroweak
LHCTevatron Fermi Lab
10-3
10 10 10 10 10 10 100 3 6 9 12 15 18
Energy (GeV)
GUTs
String
Planck Mass
Electroweak
LHCTevatron Fermi Lab
Higgs ?
SUSY ?
Large Extra Dimensions ?
C lass ica l Q u an tum Rela tivis t ic S ta tis t ica l
P h ys ics
Relativistic Quantum Mechanics Creation and Annihilation+
C lass ica l Q u an tum Rela tivis t ic S ta tis t ica l
P h ys ics
Relativistic Quantum Mechanics Creation and Annihilation+
Quantum Field Theory
Strong Interaction:
Bounds protons and neutrons inside the Bounds protons and neutrons inside the nucleusnucleus
Strong Interaction:
Bounds protons and neutrons inside the Bounds protons and neutrons inside the nucleusnucleus
Protons and neutrons Protons and neutrons Hadrons Hadrons
Baryons (s = ½ , …) Baryons (s = ½ , …) Hadrons Hadrons
Mesons (s=0,1,…)Mesons (s=0,1,…)
Simplest internal structure of hadrons in terms of quarks: BaryonsBaryons: : QQQ QQQ
p : uud p : uud
charge = 2(2/3e ) + (-1/3e) = e charge = 2(2/3e ) + (-1/3e) = e
n : uddn : udd
charge = (2/3e) + 2 (-1/3e) = 0 charge = (2/3e) + 2 (-1/3e) = 0
Simplest internal structure of hadrons in terms of quarks: BaryonsBaryons: : QQQ QQQ
p : uud p : uud charge = 2(2/3e ) + (-1/3e) = e charge = 2(2/3e ) + (-1/3e) = e n : uddn : udd charge = (2/3e) + 2 (-1/3e) = 0 charge = (2/3e) + 2 (-1/3e) = 0
MesonsMesons: QQ*: QQ*
Simplest internal structure of hadrons in terms of quarks: BaryonsBaryons: : QQQ QQQ
p : uud p : uud charge = 2(2/3e ) + (-1/3e) = e charge = 2(2/3e ) + (-1/3e) = e n : uddn : udd charge = (2/3e) + 2 (-1/3e) = 0 charge = (2/3e) + 2 (-1/3e) = 0
MesonsMesons: QQ*: QQ* ++ : u d* : u d* charge = (2/3e) + (1/3 e) = echarge = (2/3e) + (1/3 e) = e
Exotic structure of hadrons:
BaryonsBaryons: QQQQQ* : QQQQQ*
(Physics Today, Feb. 2004) (Physics Today, Feb. 2004)
Exotic structure of hadrons:
BaryonsBaryons: QQQQQ* : QQQQQ*
(Physics Today, Feb. 2004) (Physics Today, Feb. 2004)
MesonsMesons: QQQ*Q*: QQQ*Q*
Hybrid: …QQ* …QQQ*Q* … GHybrid: …QQ* …QQQ*Q* … G [A.F., Int.J.Mod.Phys. A [A.F., Int.J.Mod.Phys. A 1919,2095 (2004)],2095 (2004)] [A.F., Int.J.Mod.Phys. A [A.F., Int.J.Mod.Phys. A 1919,5417 (2004)],5417 (2004)]
Basic Properties of the Strong Interaction:
ConfinementConfinement: Quarks are bounded : Quarks are bounded inside the hadrons (no free quarks)inside the hadrons (no free quarks)
Asymptotic FreedomAsymptotic Freedom: The strength of : The strength of the interaction decreases with energythe interaction decreases with energy
Strong Interaction:
Strength of interactionStrength of interaction
energyenergy
Theoretical Explanation
Physics Nobel Prize (2004)Gross, Politzer & Wilczek
Experimental ObservationPhysics Nobel Prize (1990)Friedman, Kendall & Taylor
Why are there two different types of mass for light quarks?
Low energy processes:
High energy processes:
The computational difficulty:
A simple description:A simple description:
F(F(aa) = F(0) + F’(0) ) = F(0) + F’(0) aa + ½ F’’(0) + ½ F’’(0) aa2 2 + … + …
The computational difficulty:A simple description:A simple description:
F(F(aa) = F(0) + F’(0) ) = F(0) + F’(0) aa + ½ F’’(0) + ½ F’’(0) aa2 2 + … + …
Strength of interactionStrength of interaction
energy energy
a
Theory of Strong Interactions:
energyQCD is a non abelian gauge field theory based on the color quantum number of quarks
?
Effective theories: Models that are formulated in terms of hadrons
Chiral perturbation theory (< 500 MeV)
Chiral Lagrangians (< 2 GeV)
…
Lattice QCD: Computes physical quantities by directly working with the quark fields
QCD Sum-rules: Provides a bridge between QCD and the physics of hadrons
J=0 J=0,1,2 …
Chiral Lagrangian probe of intermediate states:
+ + …
Symmetries of the low energy strong
interaction
Lagrangian
Future Outlook:
A number of important experiments will be A number of important experiments will be performed within the next 10-15 yearsperformed within the next 10-15 years
Exciting directions for research in HEP, such as Exciting directions for research in HEP, such as neutrino physics, CP violation, beyond the SM, neutrino physics, CP violation, beyond the SM, SUSY, Higgs physics, …SUSY, Higgs physics, …
Students can participate at different levels, from Students can participate at different levels, from undergraduate projects to Ph.D. thesesundergraduate projects to Ph.D. theses
Why should quarks have color?
Experiment:Experiment:
++ ++ : :
Spin = 3/2 Spin = 3/2
Charge = +2e Charge = +2e
++ ++ : U U U : U U U