Physics at the Terascale

Written by authors working at the forefront of research, this accessible treatment presents the current status of the field of collider-based particle physics at the highest energies available, as well as recent results and experimental techniques. It is clearly divided into three sections; The first covers the physics -- discussing the various aspects of the Standard Model as well as its extensions, explaining important experimental results and highlighting the expectations from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The second is dedicated to the involved technologies and detector concepts, and the third covers the important - but often neglected - topics of the organisation and financing of high-energy physics research. A useful resource for students and researchers from high-energy physics.

Written by authors working at the forefront of research, this accessible treatment presents the current status of the field of collider-based particle physics at the highest energies available, as well as recent results and experimental techniques.It is clearly divided into three sections; The first covers the physics -- discussing the various aspects of the Standard Model as well as its extensions, explaining important experimental results and highlighting the expectations from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The second is dedicated to the involved technologies and detector concepts, and the third covers the important - but often neglected - topics of the organisation and financing of high-energy physics research.A useful resource for students and researchers from high-energy physics.

PART I The Physics1. Setting the Scene2. The Standard Model: Our Picture of the Microcosm3. Electroweak and Standard Model Tests: The Quest for Precision4. Hard QCD: Still going strong5. Monte Carlo Generators and Fixed-order Calculations: Predicting the (Un)expected6. The Higgs Boson: Still Elusive after 40 Years7. Supersymmetry8. Quark Flavour Physics9. Top Quarks: The Peak of the Mass Hierarchy?10. Beyond SUSY and the Standard Model: Exotica11. Forward and Diffractive Physics: Of Rapidity Gaps and Small AnglesPART II The Technology12. Accelerators: The Particle Smashers13. Detector Concepts: From Technologies to Physics Results14. Tracking Detectors: Following the Charges15. Calorimeters: Precise Energy Measurements16. Muon Detectors: Catching Penetrating Particles17. Luminosity Determination: Normalising the Rates18. Trigger Systems in High Energy Physics Experiments19. Grid Computing in High-Energy PhysicsPART III The Organisation20. The Sociology and Management of Terascale Experiments: Organisation and Community21. Funding of High Energy Physics22. The Role of the Big Labs23. Communication, Outreach and the TerascalePART IV AppendicesIndex