Andreas Warburton, McGill University
Associate Professor
Physics
Montreal, Quebec
awarburt@physics.mcgill.ca
Office:
(514) 398-6519
Bio/Research
My research engages high-energy matter-antimatter and matter-matter particle colliders and multipurpose detector technologies to seek an improved understanding of the basic constituents of our universe and the forces that govern their interactions. Many of my research interests have involved the ...
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Bio/Research
My research engages high-energy matter-antimatter and matter-matter particle colliders and multipurpose detector technologies to seek an improved understanding of the basic constituents of our universe and the forces that govern their interactions. Many of my research interests have involved the bottom (b, or beauty) quark, a unique fundamental particle with an electric charge of -1/3 and a mass about five times that of a proton, to further our understanding of Nature through its strong and electroweak interactions. We study b quarks by examining how they are created from energy, how they combine with other quarks to form hadrons, and how they change flavour to become lighter (charm or up) quarks. Recently, we’ve been using b quarks as a means to study much heavier particles like the top (t, or truth) quark and the still undiscovered and highly sought-after Higgs boson.
I currently lead the Canadian Collider Detector at Fermilab CDF-II group, which consists of researchers from TRIUMF and four Canadian universities. We are involved in the intense search for the Higgs particle and studies of t quarks and quantum chromodynamics (QCD). At McGill, we are also investing heavily in the ATLAS experiment on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, where our group has responsibilities related to the high-level jet trigger. It is an exciting time in experimental particle physics! Enquiries about graduate study opportunities welcomed.
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I currently lead the Canadian Collider Detector at Fermilab CDF-II group, which consists of researchers from TRIUMF and four Canadian universities. We are involved in the intense search for the Higgs particle and studies of t quarks and quantum chromodynamics (QCD). At McGill, we are also investing heavily in the ATLAS experiment on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, where our group has responsibilities related to the high-level jet trigger. It is an exciting time in experimental particle physics! Enquiries about graduate study opportunities welcomed.
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