102 Cardwell Hall
We are living in exciting times where new ideas about the universe can be tested in ways never before possible. The LHC collider near Geneva, Switzerland, has been delivering an unprecedented amount of data, using the most energetic proton beams ever devised. We are using the CMS detector to record high luminosity collisions and identify rare events, possibly originating from a new phenomenon. In this talk, I will describe the most precise measurements of the properties of the top quark, which is the heaviest subatomic particle ever discovered. Top quarks are copiously produced at the LHC thus providing us with an ideal opportunity to use them as a tool to search for new physics. I will describe our latest result on the measurement of the rate of photons emitted from top quarks and summarize other tt+X rare associate events.
Bio
Dr. Yumiceva's research interests are in the experimental study of elementary particles and their interactions in high-energy proton-proton collisions. Currently, Dr. Yumiceva is working on the CMS Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. His research focuses in the search for new physics beyond the standard model. These include the search for new exotic particles using the largest set of recorded sample of top quarks. The top quark is the heaviest subatomic particle ever discovered. The mass of the top quark makes it an ideal laboratory in which to search for something entirely new.