Dr Ian Bailey @irbailey@qoto.org
- QSHS
- https://qshs.org/
- Muon g-2
- https://muon-g-2.fnal.gov/
I am a lecturer in accelerator physics at Lancaster University, UK and at the Cockcroft Institute of Accelerator Science and Technology.
My research background is in particle physics. I carried out my PhD as a member of the OPAL experiment at LEP (the predecessor to the LHC at CERN) investigating pairs of W bosons as a probe of the gauge structure of the Standard Model.
As a postdoctoral researcher I joined the International Linear Collider Global Design Effort contributing towards future particle collider designs. Specifically I worked on the production of polarised positrons and the associated engineering challenges.
More recently I have worked on searches for 'hidden-sector' particles using microwave technology, and measurements of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon. My current active projects involve:
i) Using computer simulations to study polarised particle beams as tools to measure the properties of muons, as a member of Fermilab muon g-2.
ii) Searching for very light 'dark matter' candidates such as axions and related 'hidden-sector' particles by exploiting the properties of electromagnetic waves in metallic and dielectric structures. In particular working on the QSHS collaboration as part of the Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Physics initiative.
iii) Designing energy-efficient, compact particle accelerators for a range of applications including as high-flux sources of x-rays and gamma rays.
In Liverpool today to discuss precision muon measurements as a probe of new physics beyond the Standard Model.
- QSHS
- https://qshs.org/
- Muon g-2
- https://muon-g-2.fnal.gov/
I am a lecturer in accelerator physics at Lancaster University, UK and at the Cockcroft Institute of Accelerator Science and Technology.
My research background is in particle physics. I carried out my PhD as a member of the OPAL experiment at LEP (the predecessor to the LHC at CERN) investigating pairs of W bosons as a probe of the gauge structure of the Standard Model.
As a postdoctoral researcher I joined the International Linear Collider Global Design Effort contributing towards future particle collider designs. Specifically I worked on the production of polarised positrons and the associated engineering challenges.
More recently I have worked on searches for 'hidden-sector' particles using microwave technology, and measurements of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon. My current active projects involve:
i) Using computer simulations to study polarised particle beams as tools to measure the properties of muons, as a member of Fermilab muon g-2.
ii) Searching for very light 'dark matter' candidates such as axions and related 'hidden-sector' particles by exploiting the properties of electromagnetic waves in metallic and dielectric structures. In particular working on the QSHS collaboration as part of the Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Physics initiative.
iii) Designing energy-efficient, compact particle accelerators for a range of applications including as high-flux sources of x-rays and gamma rays.
