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This Week: May 14thSearching for gluinos at the Tevatron3rd floorMariangela Lisanti
I will talk about experimental searches for new particles at the Tevatron and LHC.
Currently, search strategies for new physics are laden with assumptions about the
underlying theoretical model. I will discuss how we can open up experimental searches
for new particles, making them as general as possible.
As a working example, I will present a model-independent search strategy for gluinos. Wanted: SASS Czars (2)Term of service: July 1 - December 31, 2008.Duties: Organizing the best student-run seminar series at SLAC. Qualifications: Past SASS czars have been described as "brilliant" and "studly." At the very least, applicants should be charming, witty, and exceptionally good-looking. Marksmanship skills are a bonus. To apply: Submit four letters of reference, curriculum vitae, and statement of purpose (no more than 3,500 words) to Manuel or Wells. Suitable candidates will be contacted for an interview and fingerprinting. We will also need a copy of your dental records. Just in case. What is SASS?SASS seminars explore the vast field of particle physics and astrophysics, ranging from instrumentation design to data analysis to theoretical modelling. SASS talks are delivered by and for SLAC students, so they are shorter than many other seminars (no more than a 30 minute presentation) and allow for extensive questions and discussion.Got an idea for a talk? Contact one of the SASS czars, Manuel or Wells to get on the schedule. Stay in the loop! Sign up for our email list so that you hear about the latest SASS news. Send an email to majordomo@slac.stanford.edu with "subscribe got-sass" (without quotes) in the body of the email. Or "unsubscribe got-sass" if you get tired of hearing from us... Information for SpeakersBefore your talk: One week before your talk, write a one or two sentence teaser for Manuel or Wells to send in the email announcement.Giving your talk: If you are on the 3rd floor, either bring a laptop with your slides or post them to a website so that we can access them from the conference room computer. The 2nd floor has no computer, so if you are there, you need to either bring a laptop with your slides or email them to Manuel/Wells and ask them to bring a laptop for you. Aim for 30 minutes of prepared slides. This allows for lots of questions and discussion. If we finish early, that's OK! After your talk: Email a powerpoint or pdf of your slides to Manuel or Wells to post on the SASS webpage. Now bask in the fame and glory that comes to all SASS speakers. |
| DATE | TITLE | SPEAKER |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 16 | Physics prospects at a Super-B Factory (pdf) | Michael Mazur |
| Jan 23 | Search for neutrinoless double beta decays with EXO (Mackay) and (Ackerman) |
Derek Mackay & Nicole Ackerman |
| Jan 30 | CP Asymmetry in B -> pi decays (pdf) (ppt) | Mark Allen |
| Feb 6 | Gravitational Lensing (pdf) | Doug Applegate |
| Feb 13 | No meeting - BaBar analysis school | |
| Feb 20 | No meeting - BaBar collaboration mtg | |
| Feb 27 | Bell's Theorem...What?! (pdf) | Kyle Knoepfel |
| Mar 5 | Plasma wakefield acceleration: An experimental view (pdf) | Ian Blumenfeld |
| Mar 12 | Neutrino mixing and the KamLAND experiment (pdf) | Manuel Franco Sevilla |
| Mar 19 | Measurement of beta in charmless B decays (pdf) | Josh Thompson |
| Mar 26 | If I only had a brane - a story about gravity and QCD (pdf) | Florian Bernlochner |
| Apr 2 | Innovations in teaching introductory physics (ppt) (pdf) | Wells Wulsin |
| Apr 9 | No meeting - A much deserved rest | |
| Apr 16 | Pragmatic Astronomy (pdf) | Lance Simms |
| Apr 23 | BaBar for Dummies (pdf) | Andrew Wagner |
| Apr 30 | GLAST and the search for dark matter | Yvonne Edmonds |
| May 7 | Ultracold Plasmas (ppt) (pdf) | Zafar Yasin |
| May 14 | Searching for gluinos at the Tevatron | Mariangela Lisanti |
| May 21 | Gravitational Wave Detection with Atom Interferometry (2nd floor) | Surjeet Rajendran |
| May 28 | SAUND | Naoko Kurahashi |
| Jun 4 | ||
| Jun 11 | ||
| Jun 18 | ||
| Jun 25 | KamLAND, an insider look | Kathy Downum |
| We thank SLAC's Particle Physics and Astrophysics Stanford Fund for providing refreshments for our seminars each week. |