ECFA-UK Meeting on UK studies for the European Strategy Particle Physics Update

Europe/London
Applebey Lecture Theatre, Geography Department University Science Site, Lower Mountjoy, Stockton Road, Durham DH1 3LE
Description

Organised by ECFA-UK and IPPP, Durham, this workshop is intended to bring the community together for a physics (rather than strategic) focused workshop. ย This will discuss the major physics goals of the next decades of particle physics and encourage the UK contributions to analysis studies which can be submitted to the strategy process, either as individual studies, or as submissions by already-established consortia, or as inputs to the ECFA e+e- study (as an example). ย Further, it will provide talks on opportunities and challenges in detector R&D and accelerator physics. ย This is intended to be open to all, with participation across all particle physics scientific interests - theorists and experimentalists - and across the community demographic. ย If you have an ongoing study in any aspect of future physics, please contact the session chairs noted in the indico. It is not intended to discuss preferences for facilities at this meeting, rather to inform the next steps in our national discussion. ย We then plan around a month later to hold the first "drafting day" for the UK to form views on strategic statements as input to the ESPPU process.

You can participate in the meeting remotely with this zoom link:

https://durhamuniversity.zoom.us/j/91809000060?pwd=oba4hMlbIikasj7NFBSaMs6wfLvha6.1

And the following google doc can be used to collate any notes or questions that weren't discussed in the sessions (due to time/other constraints):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11lerD6pcn1xrQxkt24uA0O9g0VwsRn5-IYJLhfKmz6M/edit?usp=sharing

If you have topics to contribute please contact the session chairs (in each case the ones marked with a * indicate ECFA-UK members helping with that area):

  • Detector R&D: Chris Parkes, Daniela Bortoletto*, Joel Goldstein*
  • Accelerator R&D: Phil Burrows, Jim Clarke, Stewart Boogert, Matthew Wing*, Haroon Rafique*
  • Theory cross-cutting the below areas: Michael Spannowsky, Sinead Farrington*
  • e+e-: Guy Wilkinson, Aidan Robson*
  • eh: Uta Klein, Paul Newman, Matthew Wing*
  • 10 TeV pCM colliders: Andy Pilkington, Karol Krizka and Sarah Williams*
  • HL-LHC: Jon Butterworth, Mark Williams, Sinead Farrington*
  • Neutrinos: Kirsty Duffy, Elena Gramellini, Sarah Williams*
  • Direct Dark Matter: Sally Shaw, Jocelyn Monroe, Sarah Williams*
  • Non-collider experiments: Carl Gwilliam, Mark Lancaster, Joel Goldstein*
  • Quantum technologies: Ian Shipsey, Ruben Saakyan, Ed Daw, Sarah Williams*
  • Software+computing: Davide Costanzo, Sam Harper, Joel Goldstein*

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Please note that thanks to IPPP support we will have a reception and poster session on Monday evening, in which we particularly encourage contributions from ECRs (students and postdocs). You will be given the option to submit a poster title on registration.

Participants
  • Aashaq Shah
  • Aidan Robson
  • Aidin Masouminia
  • Alan Barr
  • Alex Keshavarzi
  • Alex Sopio
  • Alexander Oh
  • Amy Cottle
  • Andreas Juettner
  • Andrei Constantin
  • Andrew Casey
  • Andrew Pilkington
  • Andy Buckley
  • Angela Romano
  • Ashlea Kemp
  • Cheryl Patrick
  • Chris Hays
  • Chris Parkes
  • Chris Rogers
  • Christopher McCabe
  • Christopher Pollard
  • Christos Leonidopoulos
  • Claudio Savarese
  • Craig Sawyer
  • Cristina Lazzeroni
  • Daniel Maitre
  • Daniel Reichelt
  • Daniela Bortoletto
  • Darren Price
  • DAVID BRITTON
  • David Newbold
  • David Waters
  • Davide Costanzo
  • Ed Daw
  • Eduardo Rodrigues
  • Edward Hardy
  • Edwin Herrera
  • Elena Gramellini
  • Eleni Skorda
  • Eva Vilella
  • Evgueni Goudzovski
  • Felicia Volle
  • Fergus Wilson
  • Francesca Di Lodovico
  • Frank Krauss
  • Guy Wilkinson
  • Haroon Rafique
  • Hartmut Grote
  • Helen O'Keeffe
  • Holly Pacey
  • Ian Shipsey
  • Ivan Martinez Soler
  • Ivana Hristova
  • James Frost
  • James Howarth
  • Jens Dopke
  • Jeppe Andersen
  • Jesse Liu
  • Jessica Turner
  • Joel Goldstein
  • Jonathan Butterworth
  • Joost Vossebeld
  • Julia Allen
  • Karol Krizka
  • Karolos Potamianos
  • Kate Shaw
  • Kimberly Palladino
  • Kristin Lohwasser
  • Linda Cremonesi
  • Marek Schoenherr
  • mario campanelli
  • Mark Owen
  • Mark Williams
  • Martin Bauer
  • Martin Gorbahn
  • Matt Kenzie
  • Matthew Wing
  • Michael Spannowsky
  • Michaela Queitsch-Maitland
  • Mitesh Patel
  • Mrinal Dasgupta
  • Neda Darvishi
  • Oleg Brandt
  • Patrick Dougan
  • Paul Newman
  • Peter Meinzinger
  • Philip Burrows
  • Richard D'Arcy
  • Robert Thorne
  • Roxanne Guenette
  • Ruben Saakyan
  • Sally Shaw
  • Sam Harper
  • Sarah Williams
  • SHAKEEL UR RAHAMAN
  • Silke Weinfurtner
  • Simon Williams
  • Sinead Farrington
  • Stafford Withington
  • Stefan Schacht
  • stefania ricciardi
  • Stewart Boogert
  • Subir Sarkar
  • Sukanya Sinha
  • Tara Shears
  • Themis Bowcock
  • Tim Gershon
  • Tomoya Iizawa
  • Tracey Berry
  • Valer Khoze
  • Victoria Martin
  • Vishal Ngairangbam
  • Wei Sheng Lai
  • William Barter
  • Yanyan Gao
  • Zhong Zhang
  • +31
    • 12:00 13:00
      Introduction
      Convener: Dr Sarah Williams (University of Cambridge)
      • 12:00
        Welcome and introduction 10m
        Speaker: Michael Spannowsky (IPPP, Durham University)
      • 12:10
        The 2026 European Strategy for Particle Physics Update- overview of process 15m
        Speaker: daniela bortoletto
      • 12:30
        Aims of the workshop, and plans for drafting the UK's national input 20m
        Speaker: Dr Sarah Williams (University of Cambridge)
    • 13:00 14:00
      Lunch 1h
    • 14:00 16:00
      e+e- colliders
      Conveners: Aidan Robson (University of Glasgow), Guy Wilkinson (University of Oxford)
    • 16:00 16:30
      Coffee 30m
    • 16:30 17:00
      Detector R+D
      Conveners: Chris Parkes (University of Manchester (GB) & CERN), Joel Goldstein (University of Bristol), Dr Sarah Williams (University of Cambridge), daniela bortoletto
      • 16:30
        Electron, muon and charged hadron Particle Identification systems for detectors of the 2030s and 2040s. [DRD1,4,6] 25m
        Speaker: Angela Romano (University of Birmingham)
    • 17:00 17:30
      Theory: Panscales
      Convener: Michael Spannowsky (IPPP, Durham University)
    • 17:30 18:30
      Dark matter detection
      Conveners: Jocelyn Monroe (Royal Holloway, University of London), Sally Shaw (Edinburgh), Dr Sarah Williams (University of Cambridge)
    • 18:45 20:00
      Poster session and reception
      Conveners: Michael Spannowsky (IPPP, Durham University), Dr Sarah Williams (University of Cambridge)
      • 18:45
        Estimating Monte Carlo uncertainty in Strange Jet tagging at the FCC 1m
        Speaker: Federico Silvetti (Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology - Durham University)
      • 18:46
        DIS event generation in Sherpa 1m
        Speakers: Daniel Reichelt (Durham University, IPPP), Federico Silvetti (Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology - Durham University), Peter Meinzinger (IPPP)
      • 18:47
        Hunting a Charged Higgs Boson pair in Proton-Proton Collisions 1m
        Speaker: Edwin Herrera (IPPP, Durham University)
      • 18:48
        Jet Flavour Tagging at FCC-ee/hh 1m
        Speaker: Wei Sheng Lai (University College London)
      • 18:49
        Neutrinos Properties & Understanding the Universe 1m
        Speaker: Ivan Martinez Soler (IPPP)
      • 18:50
        Quantum Computing for Collider Physics 1m
        Speaker: Simon Williams (IPPP, Durham)
      • 18:51
        Studies of CPV HZZ couplings at FCC-ee and FCC-hh 1m
        Speaker: Jรบlia Silva (University of Birmingham)
    • 09:00 10:00
      Dark matter detection: Direct dark matter detection
      Conveners: Jocelyn Monroe (Royal Holloway, University of London), Sally Shaw (Edinburgh), Dr Sarah Williams (University of Cambridge)
      • 09:00
        Potential Near-Term Boulby Experiments: DarkSphere 10m
        Speaker: Dr Patrick Knights
      • 09:10
        Potential Near Term Boulby Experiments: SOLAIRE 10m
        Speaker: Claudio Savarese (University of Manchester)
      • 09:20
        Potential Near-Term Boulby Experiments: UltraDark 10m
        Speaker: Elizabeth Leason (University of Edinburgh)
      • 09:30
        Potential Long-Term Boulby Experiments: XLZD 30m
        Speaker: Dr Adam Brown (University of Sheffield)
    • 10:00 10:30
      Detector R+D
      Convener: Chris Parkes (University of Manchester (GB) & CERN)
    • 10:30 11:00
      Theory
      Conveners: Michael Spannowsky (IPPP, Durham University), Sinead Farrington (University of Edinburgh)
      • 10:30
        Physics at 10 TeV pcm 25m
        Speaker: Christoph Englert (University of Glasgow)
    • 11:00 11:30
      Coffee 30m
    • 11:30 12:30
      ep colliders
      Conveners: Matthew Wing (UCL), Paul Newman (The University of Birmingham), Uta Klein (Liverpool)
      • 11:30
        DIS landscape including EIC 40m
        Speaker: Paul Newman (The University of Birmingham)
      • 12:10
        Monte Carlo generators of lepton-hadron physics 20m
        Speaker: frank krauss (ippp durham)
    • 12:30 13:00
      Detector R+D
      Convener: Chris Parkes (University of Manchester (GB) & CERN)
      • 12:30
        Environmental impact of particle physics detector systems and collaborations 20m
        Speaker: Veronique Boisvert (Royal Holloway University of London)
    • 13:00 14:00
      Lunch 1h
    • 14:00 15:00
      ep colliders
      Conveners: Matthew Wing (UCL), Uta Klein (Liverpool)
      • 14:00
        PDFs and QCD at LHeC and other future ep colliders 20m
        Speaker: Claire Gwenlan (UCL)
      • 14:20
        Higgs, EW and BSM at LHeC and other future ep colliders 20m
        Speaker: Monica D'Onofrio (University of Liverpool)
      • 14:40
        Discussion 20m
        Speaker: Matthew Wing (UCL)
    • 15:00 15:30
      Detector R+D
      Convener: Chris Parkes (University of Manchester (GB) & CERN)
    • 15:30 16:00
      Coffee 30m
    • 16:00 18:00
      Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Physics: QTFP
      Conveners: Ed Daw (Sheffield University), Ian Shipsey (Oxford University), Ruben Saakyan (UCL), Dr Sarah Williams (University of Cambridge)
      • 16:00
        Theory Overview 20m

        )pportunities that can be accessed both by the UKโ€™s QTFP programme and by quantum sensing more generally from a theory perspective

        Speaker: Ed Hardy (Oxford)
      • 16:20
        Quantum Sensing for Axions/ALPs/sub-GeV DM 20m

        Including QSHS, QSNET, part of QI, part of AION (just the fact it is sensitive to ALPs and limits set referring to talk 3 for details) & one WP of QUEST, and topics beyond QTFP

        Speaker: Ed Daw (Sheffield)
      • 16:40
        Quantum Sensing with Interferometry (laser and atom) for Gravitational Waves, Ultra Light Dark Matter, Tests of Quantum Mechanics and more 20m

        GW, tests of QM, Quantization of spacetime, semiclassical & quantum gravity (AION all the details , part of QI)

        Speaker: Jeremiah Mitchell (Cambridge)
      • 17:00
        Quatum Sensing for Neutrino Mass, Black Holes, Early Universe Phase Transitions 20m

        QTNM, QSimFP, the other WP of QUEST and beyond QTFP

        Speaker: David Waters (UCL)
      • 17:20
        Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Phyisics Panel Discussion 40m

        Panel composed PI or rep of each QTFP project, STFC and Boulby Reps.
        Panelists to include Ed Daw (QSHS), Ed Hardy (Theory), Jeremiah Mitchell (AION) Ruben Saakyan (QTNM), Andrew Casey (QUEST), Silke Weinfurtner (QSimFP), Harmut Grote (QI), Rep(QSNET) , Jason Green (STFC), Paul Scovell (Boulby), Ian Shipsey (QTFP moderator - to ask the questions)

        Speaker: Ian Shipsey (Oxford)
    • 09:00 11:00
      Accelerator R+D
      Convener: Matthew Wing (UCL)
    • 11:00 11:30
      Coffee 30m
    • 11:30 12:00
      Detector R+D
      Convener: Chris Parkes (University of Manchester (GB) & CERN)
      • 11:30
        Evolution of readout electronics, DAQ and online technology in the next 20 years. [DRD7] 20m
        Speaker: Conor Fitzpatrick (University of Manchester)
    • 12:00 13:00
      Non-collider experiments and facilities
      Conveners: Carl Gwilliam (University of Liverpool), Joel Goldstein (University of Bristol), Prof. Mark Lancaster (University of Manchester)
      • 12:00
        FPF + SHiP Motivation 15m
        Speakers: Subir Sarkar (University of Oxford), Subir Sarkar (University of Oxford)
      • 12:20
        Forward Physics Facility and Transverse LLP experiments 15m
        Speakers: Alan Barr (University of Oxford), Alan Barr (Oxford)
      • 12:40
        SHiP Experiment 15m
        Speakers: Andrey Golutvin (Imperial College London), Mitesh Patel (Imperial College London)
    • 13:00 14:00
      Lunch 1h
    • 14:00 15:00
      Non-collider experiments and facilities
      Conveners: Carl Gwilliam (University of Liverpool), Joel Goldstein (University of Bristol), Prof. Mark Lancaster (University of Manchester)
    • 15:00 15:30
      Theory
      Conveners: Michael Spannowsky (IPPP, Durham University), Sinead Farrington (University of Edinburgh)
      • 15:00
        Theory persepctives on the non-collider programme 30m
        Speaker: Martin Bauer (IPPP Durham)
    • 15:30 16:00
      Theory: PDFs
      Convener: Michael Spannowsky (IPPP, Durham University)
      • 15:30
        PDF: challenges and opportunities 25m
        Speaker: Robert Thorne (University College London)
    • 16:00 16:20
      Coffee 20m
    • 16:20 18:15
      10 TeV pCM colliders: 10 teV pCM colliders
      Conveners: Andrew Pilkington (IPPP and Manchester), Karol Krizka (University of Birmingham), Dr Sarah Williams (University of Cambridge)
    • 09:00 10:00
      Software + computing
      Conveners: Davide Costanzo (University of Sheffield), Joel Goldstein (University of Bristol), Sam Harper (STFC-RAL)
    • 10:00 11:00
      LHC exploitation
      Conveners: Jonathan Butterworth (UCL), Mark Williams (University of Edinburgh), Sinead Farrington (University of Edinburgh)
      • 10:00
        Higgs Physics 15m

        The potential of the HL-LHC for Higgs physics

        Speaker: Nicholas Wardle (Imperial College London)
      • 10:20
        Electroweak, QCD and Top Physics 15m

        The physics potential of the HL-LHC for Electroweak, QCD and Top Physics

        Speaker: kate shaw (University of Sussex)
      • 10:40
        Physics beyond the Standard Model 15m

        The potential of the HL-LHC for probing physics beyond the SM

        Speaker: Sukanya Sinha (University of Manchester)
    • 11:00 11:30
      Coffee 30m
    • 11:30 12:30
      LHC exploitation
      Conveners: Jonathan Butterworth (UCL), Mark Williams (University of Edinburgh), Sinead Farrington (University of Edinburgh)
      • 11:30
        Quark Flavour Physics 25m

        The quark flavour physics potential of the HL-LHC

        Speaker: Daniel Johnson
      • 12:00
        Theory challenges 25m

        Theory challeges for realising the HL-LHC programme

        Speaker: frank krauss (ippp durham)
    • 12:30 13:00
      Detector R+D
      Convener: Chris Parkes (University of Manchester (GB) & CERN)
    • 13:00 14:00
      Lunch 1h
    • 14:00 14:30
      Theory: Quark flavour
      Convener: Danny van Dyk (IPPP Durham)
    • 14:30 16:35
      Neutrinos
      Conveners: Elena Gramellini (University of Manchester), Kirsty Duffy (University of Oxford), Dr Sarah Williams (University of Cambridge)
      • 14:30
        Overview of Neutrino Theory 20m
        Speaker: Jessica Turner (IPPP, Durham University)
      • 14:55
        DUNE, now and in the future 20m
        Speaker: Linda Cremonesi (Queen Mary University of London)
      • 15:20
        HK, now and in the future 20m
        Speaker: Helen O'Keeffe (Lancaster University)
      • 15:45
        Overview of 0nubb and other non-accelerator neutrino programmes 20m
        Speaker: Cheryl Patrick (University of Edinburgh)
      • 16:10
        Neutrino physics: what's our plan after DUNE and HK 20m
        Speaker: Chris Rogers (RAL)
    • 16:35 16:45
      Closeout 10m
      Speaker: Dr Sarah Williams (University of Cambridge)