Dear all, Despite my earlier announcement that the previous seminar would be the last of the season, it turns out that we have one more seminar this Thursday, June 18, at 15:00 in the Neutrino room. Please note the change of both day, time and room. Our speaker is Jeremi Niedziela who recently joined the VUB group as a postdoc, on a proposal for a fixed-target experiment upstream of the CMS detector at the LHC, named SHIFT. Here’s the info ************************************** Title: SHIFT Abstract: SHIFT is a proposed fixed-target experiment at the LHC based on injecting a gas into the beam pipe upstream of the CMS detector. By exploiting these fixed-target collisions, SHIFT provides a unique environment to search for long-lived particles with displaced decays, extending the physics reach beyond the standard collider program. The experiment combines large decay volume, low backgrounds, and the powerful CMS detector capabilities to probe a broad range of new physics scenarios. In addition, SHIFT may enable studies of proton structure, heavy ions, and make the observation of neutrinos in CMS possible, making it a versatile addition to the LHC experimental landscape. Short bio: Jeremi Niedziela is a postdoctoral researcher at the VUB and a member of the CMS Collaboration. His work spans both precision measurements and searches for new physics, including studies of baryon–antibaryon interactions at ALICE, one of the first measurements of light-by-light scattering, precision studies of the Breit–Wheeler process, searches for disappearing tracks, and axion-like particles in top-quark events, as well as machine-learning approaches to anomalous jet detection. He is also involved in software development for the CMS High-Granularity Calorimeter, and currently focuses on the development of the SHIFT@LHC fixed-target experiment proposal. <https://indico.iihe.ac.be/event/2656/> [indico_square.png] IIHE Invited seminar: SHIFT<https://indico.iihe.ac.be/event/2656/> indico.iihe.ac.be<https://indico.iihe.ac.be/event/2656/> **************************** To properly close this year's seminar series, I would like to invite you to join us for some cake in the kitchen at 14:30 before the seminar. This will be an opportunity to gather your feedback on this year's seminars and hear your suggestions for speakers and topics you would like us to cover next year. I hope to see many of you on Thursday! Best regards, Simona.
