LHC BSM Working Group: kickoff meeting

24 Feb 2025, 14:00 → 25 Feb 2025, 13:00 Europe/Zurich

4/3-006 - TH Conference Room (CERN)

First general meeting of the LHC BSM working group, https://lpcc.web.cern.ch/content/lhc-bsm-wg

The goal is to review the current status of BSM searches in the experiments, their future plans, as well as the perspective of the conveners on the role and initiatives of the WG itself. 

The WG will act as umbrella for the already existing DM and LLP working groups, and for the new Re-interpretation WG arising from the former Reinterpretation Forum initiative. The conveners of these groups will present the status and plans of their activity. The new "exotica" subgroup of BSM, covering other searches beyond DM and LLPs, will likewise present its programme.

An open discussion will conclude the meeting, to collect feedback and input from all participants on possible additional directions and initiatives to be covered by the LHC BSM WG.

A welcome drink will be offered to all participants in person after the Monday afternoon session.

The general meeting of the Reinterpretation Forum will follow, during the rest of the week: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1466101/ 

To join the BSM WG egroup and be informed about its activities, please visit http://simba3.web.cern.ch/simba3/SelfSubscription.aspx?groupName=lhc-bsmwg

Monday 24 February

14:00 → 14:10 Introduction

Speaker: Michelangelo Mangano (CERN)

14:10 → 14:50 ATLAS BSM results and analysis plans

14:50 → 15:30 CMS BSM results and analysis plans

15:30 → 16:00 Coffee break

16:00 → 16:30 LHCb BSM results and analysis plans

16:30 → 17:00 DM WG: overview of ongoing activities and goals

17:00 → 17:30 LLP WG: overview of ongoing activities and goals

17:30 → 18:00 Reinterpretation WG: overview of ongoing RiF activities and goals

18:15 → 19:30 Welcome drink

Tuesday 25 February

09:00 → 09:30 BSM WG activities: ATLAS conveners' perspective

Speakers: Arnaud Ferrari (Uppsala University (SE)), Tamara Vazquez Schroeder (Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE))

09:30 → 10:00 BSM WG activities: CMS conveners' perspective

10:00 → 10:30 BSM WG activities: LHCb conveners' perspective

10:30 → 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 → 11:30 BSM WG activities: theory convener's perspective

Speaker: Tim Cohen (CERN)

11:30 → 12:00 Exotics WG: overview of planned activities and goals

12:00 → 12:30 Final Discussion