LHCb experiment investigates the slight differences between matter and antimatter
For that, LHCb studies a type of particle called the “beauty quark”, or “b quark”.
The 5600-tonne LHCb detector is 21 metres long, 10 metres high and 13 metres wide, and sits 100 metres below ground.
About 1565 scientists, engineers and technicians from 20 countries make up the LHCb collaboration (March 2022). The LHCb Team in Clermont-Ferrand is part of them.
The LHCb Team in Clermont-Ferrand in fully involved since the very beginning of the LHCb adventure in the technical design, building and characterisation of parts of the detector.
Our team had responsabilities in the design of the electronic cards of the L0 Trigger level used in the earliy stage of the detector data taking.
Lately, the LHCb team in Clermont-Ferrand was in charge of the design of many electronic cards for the SciFi Tracker.
We also prepare the future taking part to the effort to develop a very fast acquisition system to be associated to the LHCb calorimeter
The LHCb Team in Clermont-Ferrand in also participating actively to the data analysis of LHCb recorded events to reveal hints from new physics phenomena, especially in the CP violation sector
A part of us is involved in the CP violation study from the decay of B mesons in the three bodies charmless channel.
An other subgroup is interested in the study of radiative decays of B hadrons.
Our group also covers since decades the study of times reversal processes.