Grant: Subatomic Physics Envelope - Project
University of Victoria
$634,000.00
The ATLAS experiment at the CERN LHC
FY 2009-10
Summary
ATLAS and the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are designed to directly address some of the most compelling questions in science. Decades of experimental and theoretical development have led us to the brink of understanding the transition in the evolution of the universe when particles of massive matter emerged fractions of a second after the big bang. We are confident that new physics, likely in the form of new particles, will be discovered by ATLAS at the LHC, and Canada has made significant investments over the past 15 years as part of the international effort to build this massive project. ATLAS has already started data-taking, and the highest LHC energies are expected in 2009. The operation funds requested will enable Canadians to reap the benefits of our investments in ATLAS and the LHC and to be at the forefront of the investigation of the most basic constituents of matter and their interactions.
Program
Subatomic Physics Envelope - Project
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
173989-2009
Name nom
McPherson, Robert
Department département
Physics and Astronomy
Organization id
7
Institution établissement
University of Victoria
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2009
Competition year année de concours
2009
Award amount
634000
Program id
SAPPJ
Program nane en
Subatomic Physics Envelope - Project
Program name fr
Enveloppe de physique subatomique - De projet
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
19
Committee name en
Subatomic Physics
Committee name fr
Physique subatomique
Area of application code
1202
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Physical sciences
Area of application fr
Sciences physiques
Research subject code
3104
Research subject group en
Physics
Research subject group fr
Physique
Research subject en
Particle physics
Research subject fr
Physique des particules
Partie
1
Nb partie
3
Application title
The ATLAS experiment at the CERN LHC
Keyword
NA
Application summary
ATLAS and the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are designed to directly address some of the most compelling questions in science. Decades of experimental and theoretical development have led us to the brink of understanding the transition in the evolution of the universe when particles of massive matter emerged fractions of a second after the big bang. We are confident that new physics, likely in the form of new particles, will be discovered by ATLAS at the LHC, and Canada has made significant investments over the past 15 years as part of the international effort to build this massive project. ATLAS has already started data-taking, and the highest LHC energies are expected in 2009. The operation funds requested will enable Canadians to reap the benefits of our investments in ATLAS and the LHC and to be at the forefront of the investigation of the most basic constituents of matter and their interactions.
