Dr. Yannis Semertzidis
Brookhaven National Laboratory
High precision experimental results when compared to the theoretical predictions can lead the way to New Physics. Two current experimental efforts, both based on particle storage rings, are designed to have the best sensitivity to New Physics. The muon g-2 experiment has sensitivity to supersymmetry (SUSY) and in particular to the neutralino particle, a candidate of dark matter. The muon g-2 experimental result, when compared to the theoretical prediction, shows a discrepancy of over 3 sigma. If this discrepancy persists, then SUSY should be possible to be discovered at LHC. In addition, a new storage ring electric dipole moment (EDM) experiment is designed to probe the proton EDM with very high sensitivity. If discovered it can provide a resolution to the matter-antimatter asymmetry mystery of our universe.
Wednesday, May 11 at 2:30 PM
Room LR3, Technological Institute