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Particle Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
We have 40 Particle Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
We have 40 Particle Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
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Dark Matter Search with ADMX and the Quantum Sensors for the Hidden Sector Collaboration.
Research Group:
Particle Physics and Particle Astrophysics
This Ph.D. project involves searches for hidden sector dark matter, including QCD axions and axion like particles (ALPs). Our group at Sheffield leads the 'Quantum Sensors for the Hidden Sector' collaboration, and collaborates with the Axion Dark Matter Experiment (ADMX) collaboration in the USA. Read more
Cosmic-Ray Muons in Different Applications
Research Group:
Particle Physics and Particle Astrophysics
Cosmic-ray muons are known to be useful in applications beyond particle astrophysics. They have helped with mapping structure of volcanoes and with finding voids in various geological structures. Read more
FLASH VHEE Radiotherapy Machine System Design
FLASH-RT entails delivering a high dose over a sub-second timescale and there have been experiments on animals which indicate cancerous regions suffer lethal… Read more
Searching for Charge-Parity Violation in Neutrino Oscillations
The Centre for Particle Physics at Royal Holloway is offering a PhD opportunity on the T2K and DUNE long baseline neutrino oscillation experiments. Read more
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Engineering
Through world-leading academic research, as well as partnering with some of industry's most important players, the Quantum Engineering CDT in Bristol has led the world in developing an environment that delivers an unparalleled training and development experience. Read more
Precision Collider Phenomenology
Projects are available in the following areas. · Computations and simulations for high-energy scattering processes. · Large Hadron Collider Phenomenology. Read more
Optimisation and control of a laser-driven ion accelerator using machine learning.
A PhD project is available from October 2022 on Optimisation and control of a laser-driven ion accelerator using machine learning. Read more
Electron beam dynamics in dielectric wakefield structures for novel acceleration concepts and applications
A short, high-brightness and relativistic electron bunch can excite ultra-high wakefields in dielectric wakefield structures. Read more
Understanding and optimising laser-driven ion acceleration
A studentship is available from October 2022 on numerical modelling of laser-driven ion acceleration. Ultra-intense laser pulses can rapidly ionise matter and excite accelerating fields that are orders of magnitude higher than those characterising conventional accelerators. Read more
Development of novel statistical methods and application to searches for New Physics using the ATLAS detector at the LHC
The long-established RHUL ATLAS group has extensive expertise in physics (Higgs, top quark and exotic signatures involving electrons), statistical methods, as well as trigger and data acquisition systems. Read more
Coherent Cherenkov diffraction radiation for longitudinal electron beam profile measurements
John Adams Institute (JAI) for Accelerator Science offers a PhD opportunity in the area of advanced instrumentation, in particular, development of beyond state-of-the-art non-invasive longitudinal electron bunch profile monitor based on coherent Cherenkov diffraction radiation for advanced Free Electron Laser facilities and future electron-positron linear colliders. Read more
Dark Matter Direct Detection in the DarkSide-20k Experiment
The Centre for Particle Physics at Royal Holloway is offering a PhD opportunity to search for dark matter in the DarkSide-20k experiment. Read more
Searching for exotics signatures (Dark Matter/Extra Dimensions)
The long-established RHUL ATLAS group is renowned for its expertise in physics (Higgs, top quark and exotic signatures involving electrons), statistical methods and plays a leading role internationally in the ATLAS trigger and data acquisition systems. Read more
Searching for Dark Matter with the Lux-Zeplin Detector
The Centre for Particle Physics at Royal Holloway is offering a PhD opportunity on the LZ experiment for direct detection of dark matter. The nature of dark matter is one of the most fundamental open questions in physics, and the LZ experiment is at the forefront of technology designed to pursue this question. Read more
Searching for Lepton Flavour Violation using top quark events in the ATLAS detector at the LHC
The long-established RHUL ATLAS group is renowned for its expertise in physics (Higgs, top quark and exotic signatures involving electrons), statistical methods as well as trigger and data acquisition systems. Read more