Professor
(with Sunil Somalwar and Gordon Thomson)
We are participating in the KTeV experiment at Fermilab. This
experiment involves research on the source of the violation of
Charge-Parity (CP) symmetry using a beam of neutral K mesons. CP
violation is one of the least understood aspects of the current
Standard Model of particle physics. It is believed to be related
to the matter-antimatter asymmetry that became manifested in the
early universe. Determining whether the magnitude of CP violating
amplitudes are consistent with the Standard Model is currently one
of the most important issues confronting particle physics. Since
the KTeV experiment provides an extremely intense beam of neutral
K mesons, it also provides a rich source of thesis topics
involving the measurement of various rare decay modes of the K
mesons. The KTeV experiment is a relatively small High Energy
Physics experiment, and our students have the opportunity to
master all aspects of research, such as hardware, software, and
particle physics which is the driving force behind the experiment.
Given the experiment's schedule, the students are expected to have
the thesis data soon after beginning research.
Revised September 28, 1995