Ayana Holloway does research in Experimental elementary particle physics. Furthermore, her research in the Hadron colliders are attempting to produce evidence of phenomena beyond the Standard Model of particle physics, which is our current, best description of how fundamental particles interact. This description works very well for collider experiments, but is known to be incomplete: it doesnt explain neutrino masses and mixings, it cannot account for dark matter, and it doesnt treat gravity or the accelerating expansion of the universe. The observation of particle interactions that the Standard Model cannot explain would help us build up a better theory that accounts for these striking phenomena. In her research she concentrates on better understanding what takes place in hadron collider events with complicated final state topologies, like the production and decay of top quarks and heavy gauge bosons. In these events, she has been looking for any hint of non-Standard Model interactions. Her current studies use the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), and consequently, many of my recent research activities also support the broader experimental program of ATLAS.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 08:48:37 +0000