LHCb
LHCb physics looks forward to Run 3
The first high energy beams of the LHC on July 5th 2022 marked the start of the third Run of the LHC. While still harvesting and exploring in depth the physics of the first two runs, the LHCb experiment has undergone a major upgrade [1]. Ninety…
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Report from the 6th Workshop on the LHCb Upgrade II
From March 29 until 31, the LHCb collaboration held its 6th Upgrade II workshop in the Faculty of Physics in Barcelona with 147 participants. It was the first time the collaboration gathered in-person after the pandemic to discuss plans for the…
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LHCb’s unique approach to real-time data processing
The LHCb collaboration is currently enhancing its unique system of data filtering, Real Time Analysis, by installing a 2nd set of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) in the trigger system. Current technology does not allow all LHC proton-proton…
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An intense commissioning year at LHCb
The restart of data taking in 2022 after the completion of the installation during the Long Shutdown 2 at LHCb marked the first commissioning phase of its new upgraded detector. An impressive amount of work has been achieved throughout the year in…
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LHCb VELO closes fully for the first time
At the end of October, the two halves of the new Vertex Locator (VELO) approached the LHC proton-proton collision point in a process referred to as VELO closing - following the installation of the upgraded detector. Replacing the previous VErtex…
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Scrutinising cosmic antimatter production with an innovative use of LHCb
“The real prize is finding something new out there” is one of the most famous citations by Vera Rubin, the scientist who around 1975 firstly observed the anomalous rotation curves of spiral galaxies, providing evidence for the possible existence of…
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LHC experiments restart
The LHC restarted this summer, after a period of upgrades (LS2) and is gearing up to probe new realms of physics during a third run, which will be its most powerful yet. Run 3 of the LHC will feature higher-energy particle beams and higher collision…
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Installation of the second half of the LHCb SciFi detector
The installation of the first half of the LHCb SciFi detector was already discussed in a previous EP newsletter article. The second half also proved to be rather challenging. First of all, the remaining six C-frames had to be assembled. Following…
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New precise measurements of CP violation and mixing in beauty and charm decays at LHCb
In 1928, a young Paul Dirac wrote one of the most spectacular papers of modern physics when he successfully unified two distinct theories, quantum mechanics and special relativity. What arose from his equations was a prediction of a new form of…
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LHCb VELO: “One down, one to go”
As the LHC marks the start of the final countdown to Run 3, the LHCb experiment is preparing to commission its new detector. The upgrade will allow the collaboration to pursue its physics programme into the High Luminosity era. LHCb aims to fully…
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