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2024. The particle physics and particle astrophysics (PPPA) group at the University of Sheffield is involved in both the SBND and SBN projects, with a broad range of responsibilities spanning detector
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Stowell Application Deadline: Applications accepted all year round Details The particle physics and particle astrophysics (PPPA) group at the University of Sheffield has a long-standing involvement in
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Details A fully-funded PhD position in particle physics is available focused on the search for dark matter using liquid xenon technology. This type of detector is sensitive to dark matter particles
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effect. Other strategies to generate motion in these particles include the application of an external field, such as a magnetic field to generate rotation, or the application of laser radiation
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for physics beyond the Standard Model. The detector will be built deep underground at the SURF facility (South Dakota, USA). The particle physics and particle astrophysics (PPPA) group at the University
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all year round Details This PhD project will start by exploring the current state-of-the-art hybrid magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) particle beam flare models of Ruan et al. (2020), and Druett et al. (2023
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: Applications accepted all year round Details This Ph.D. project involves searches for hidden sector dark matter, including QCD axions and axion like particles (ALPs). Our group at Sheffield leads the 'Quantum
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theories beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. Many of these theories predict the existence of a more massive Higgs boson that is able to decay into two lighter 125 GeV Higgses. New physics could
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case. Little is known about which raw materials are most suitable, and there is little information on what parameters are critical to reliable application. This PhD examines fluid-particle and particle
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. However, accurate interpretation of these experiments hinges on a thorough understanding of neutrino interactions with matter. This particle physics project proposes to investigate and constrain neutrino