Collider Physics 2009: Joint Argonne & IIT Theory Institute
from
Monday, 18 May 2009 (01:30)
to
Friday, 22 May 2009 (18:00)
Monday, 18 May 2009
09:00
Welcome
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Harry Weerts
(Argonne National Laboratory)
Welcome
Harry Weerts
(Argonne National Laboratory)
09:00 - 09:15
09:15
Higgs Boson Searches at the Tevatron
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Matthew Herndon
(University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Higgs Boson Searches at the Tevatron
Matthew Herndon
(University of Wisconsin - Madison)
09:15 - 09:45
10:00
Global Search for New Physics in 2.0 fb^-1 of p-pbar Collisions at sqrt(s) = 1.96 TeV
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Steve Mrenna
(Fermilab)
Global Search for New Physics in 2.0 fb^-1 of p-pbar Collisions at sqrt(s) = 1.96 TeV
Steve Mrenna
(Fermilab)
10:00 - 10:30
11:15
Merging NLO Calculations with Parton Showers
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Christian Bauer
(LBL)
Merging NLO Calculations with Parton Showers
Christian Bauer
(LBL)
11:15 - 11:45
13:30
Gaps Between Jets at the LHC
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Simone Marzani
(University of Manchester)
Gaps Between Jets at the LHC
Simone Marzani
(University of Manchester)
13:30 - 14:00
14:15
Z' Bosons On and Off the Resonance Peak
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Seth Quackenbush
(University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Z' Bosons On and Off the Resonance Peak
Seth Quackenbush
(University of Wisconsin - Madison)
14:15 - 14:45
15:30
Family Non-Universal U(1)' Gauge Symmetries and b to s Transitions
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Tao Liu
(University of Chicago)
Family Non-Universal U(1)' Gauge Symmetries and b to s Transitions
Tao Liu
(University of Chicago)
15:30 - 16:00
16:15
Phenomenology of Scalar Sequestering
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Tuhin Roy
(University of Oregon)
Phenomenology of Scalar Sequestering
Tuhin Roy
(University of Oregon)
16:15 - 16:45
17:00
MSSM Higgs Searches at the Tevatron
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Patrick Draper
(University of Chicago)
MSSM Higgs Searches at the Tevatron
Patrick Draper
(University of Chicago)
17:00 - 17:20
Tuesday, 19 May 2009
09:15
The WIMP Forest
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Chris Jackson
(Argonne National Laboratory)
The WIMP Forest
Chris Jackson
(Argonne National Laboratory)
09:15 - 09:45
10:00
Gauge Mediation Signatures without SUSY
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Jay Hubisz
(Syracuse University)
Gauge Mediation Signatures without SUSY
Jay Hubisz
(Syracuse University)
10:00 - 10:30
11:15
Mass and Spin Measurements in Events with Missing Energy
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Zhenyu Han
(UC - Davis)
Mass and Spin Measurements in Events with Missing Energy
Zhenyu Han
(UC - Davis)
11:15 - 11:45
13:30
SUSY without Prejudice at the LHC
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Jamie Gainer
(SLAC/Stanford University)
SUSY without Prejudice at the LHC
Jamie Gainer
(SLAC/Stanford University)
13:30 - 14:00
14:15
The Inert Higgs Doublet Model: Dark Matter Implication and Collider Phenomenology
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Shufang Su
(University of Arizona)
The Inert Higgs Doublet Model: Dark Matter Implication and Collider Phenomenology
Shufang Su
(University of Arizona)
14:15 - 14:45
15:30
A Heavy Higgs and a Light Sneutrino NLSP in the MSSM with Enhanced SU(2) D-terms
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Anibal Medina
(UC - Davis)
A Heavy Higgs and a Light Sneutrino NLSP in the MSSM with Enhanced SU(2) D-terms
Anibal Medina
(UC - Davis)
15:30 - 16:00
16:15
Leptonic Higgs Portal to the Dark Side
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Hock Seng Goh
(UC - Berkeley)
Leptonic Higgs Portal to the Dark Side
Hock Seng Goh
(UC - Berkeley)
16:15 - 16:45
17:00
Manifestations of Top Compositeness
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Roberto Vega Morales
(Northwestern University)
Manifestations of Top Compositeness
Roberto Vega Morales
(Northwestern University)
17:00 - 17:20
Wednesday, 20 May 2009
09:00
Jets at the LHC: Looking Forward and Backward
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Steve Ellis
(University of Washington)
Jets at the LHC: Looking Forward and Backward
Steve Ellis
(University of Washington)
09:00 - 09:30
09:45
Testing Our Expectations with the First ATLAS Data
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Tom LeCompte
(Argonne National Laboratory)
Testing Our Expectations with the First ATLAS Data
Tom LeCompte
(Argonne National Laboratory)
09:45 - 10:15
11:00
Discovery Physics with the First LHC Data
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Tim Tait
(Argonne National Laboratory - Northwestern University)
Discovery Physics with the First LHC Data
Tim Tait
(Argonne National Laboratory - Northwestern University)
11:00 - 11:30
11:45
Searches with the First ATLAS Data
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Bruce Mellado
(University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Searches with the First ATLAS Data
Bruce Mellado
(University of Wisconsin - Madison)
11:45 - 12:15
14:00
Generalized Unitarity and BlackHat
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Carola Berger
(MIT)
Generalized Unitarity and BlackHat
Carola Berger
(MIT)
14:00 - 15:00
15:45
Recent Progress on QCD and Electroweak Corrections to Higgs Production
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Frank Petriello
(University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Recent Progress on QCD and Electroweak Corrections to Higgs Production
Frank Petriello
(University of Wisconsin - Madison)
15:45 - 16:15
16:30
Leptophilic Higgs Signatures at the LHC
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Brooks Thomas
(University of Arizona)
Leptophilic Higgs Signatures at the LHC
Brooks Thomas
(University of Arizona)
16:30 - 17:00
Thursday, 21 May 2009
09:00
Welcome
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Russell Betts
(IIT)
Welcome
Russell Betts
(IIT)
09:00 - 09:15
09:15
Does Our Tevatron Experience Transfer to the LHC?
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Zack Sullivan
(IIT)
Does Our Tevatron Experience Transfer to the LHC?
Zack Sullivan
(IIT)
09:15 - 09:45
10:00
Latest CT09 Parton Distribution Functions with Inclusion of Tevatron Run-2 Jet and W Asymmetry Data
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Pavel Nadolsky
(Southern Methodist University)
Latest CT09 Parton Distribution Functions with Inclusion of Tevatron Run-2 Jet and W Asymmetry Data
Pavel Nadolsky
(Southern Methodist University)
10:00 - 10:30
11:15
Alternative Subtraction Scheme Using Nagy-Soper Dipoles
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Tania Robens
(RWTH Aachen)
Alternative Subtraction Scheme Using Nagy-Soper Dipoles
Tania Robens
(RWTH Aachen)
11:15 - 11:45
13:30
Higgs Signatures of Electroweak Baryogenesis
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Arjun Menon
(University of Michigan)
Higgs Signatures of Electroweak Baryogenesis
Arjun Menon
(University of Michigan)
13:30 - 14:00
14:15
The Phenomenology of the U(1) Phantom Sector of the Standard Model
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Terrence Figy
(Durham University)
The Phenomenology of the U(1) Phantom Sector of the Standard Model
Terrence Figy
(Durham University)
14:15 - 14:45
15:30
Long-lived NLSPs at the LHC
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Sudhir Gupta
(Iowa State University)
Long-lived NLSPs at the LHC
Sudhir Gupta
(Iowa State University)
15:30 - 16:00
16:15
Higgs ID at the LHC
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Gabe Shaughnessy
(Argonne National Laboratory - Northwestern University)
Higgs ID at the LHC
Gabe Shaughnessy
(Argonne National Laboratory - Northwestern University)
16:15 - 16:45
Friday, 22 May 2009
09:15
Probing B/L Violation in Extended Scalar Models at the LHC
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Kai Wang
(IPMU, University of Tokyo)
Probing B/L Violation in Extended Scalar Models at the LHC
Kai Wang
(IPMU, University of Tokyo)
09:15 - 09:45
10:00
Supersymmetric Electroweak Symmetry Breaking
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Eduardo Ponton
(Columbia University)
Supersymmetric Electroweak Symmetry Breaking
Eduardo Ponton
(Columbia University)
10:00 - 10:30
11:15
The Planck Scale from Top Condensation
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Yang Bai
(Fermilab)
The Planck Scale from Top Condensation
Yang Bai
(Fermilab)
11:15 - 11:45
13:30
Non-minimal UED: Implications for Dark Matter and Collider Searches
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Thomas Flacke
(University of Michigan)
Non-minimal UED: Implications for Dark Matter and Collider Searches
Thomas Flacke
(University of Michigan)
13:30 - 14:00
14:15
Implications of Dark Matter by Astrophysical Observations
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Yu Gao
(University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Implications of Dark Matter by Astrophysical Observations
Yu Gao
(University of Wisconsin - Madison)
14:15 - 14:35
14:45
Measuring Spin Using Quantum Interference of Helicity States
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Vikram Rentala
(UC - Berkeley)
Measuring Spin Using Quantum Interference of Helicity States
Vikram Rentala
(UC - Berkeley)
14:45 - 15:05
15:45
Spontaneous R-Parity Violation in Supersymmetry
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Sogee Spinner
(University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Spontaneous R-Parity Violation in Supersymmetry
Sogee Spinner
(University of Wisconsin - Madison)
15:45 - 16:15
16:30
Split-UED
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Jing Shu
(IPMU, University of Tokyo)
Split-UED
Jing Shu
(IPMU, University of Tokyo)
16:30 - 17:00