James Olsen, Princeton University
Professor
Princeton, New Jersey
jolsen@Princeton.EDU
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(609) 258-4910
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I am currently engaged in the search for the Higgs boson in its decay to two b quarks using the CMS detector at the LHC. This is one of the most challenging Higgs decay modes to observe at the LHC, and was originally thought to be out of reach. In 2010 our group demonstrated its viability at CM...
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Bio/Research
I am currently engaged in the search for the Higgs boson in its decay to two b quarks using the CMS detector at the LHC. This is one of the most challenging Higgs decay modes to observe at the LHC, and was originally thought to be out of reach. In 2010 our group demonstrated its viability at CMS using simulated events, and we recently performed the first search for the Higgs in this decay channel at CMS using proton-proton collision data recorded in 2011 [1]. As part of the preparatory work for this search, we performed the first measurement of exclusive B production at the LHC [3].
Prior to joining CMS, for more than a decade our group played a leading role in elucidating the flavor structure of the quark sector through the study of CP violation using the BaBar detector at SLAC, including the first measurement of CP asymmetries in decays mediated by the b -> d flavor-changing neutral-current transition [5], and the discovery of direct CP violation in the B-meson system [4, 7]. We are continuing this research through our involvement in the Super B project in Italy.
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Prior to joining CMS, for more than a decade our group played a leading role in elucidating the flavor structure of the quark sector through the study of CP violation using the BaBar detector at SLAC, including the first measurement of CP asymmetries in decays mediated by the b -> d flavor-changing neutral-current transition [5], and the discovery of direct CP violation in the B-meson system [4, 7]. We are continuing this research through our involvement in the Super B project in Italy.
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