
Dr Jim Brooke
M.Sci.(Bristol), PhD
Expertise
I develop data-acquisition and data-selection systems for high energy physics experiments. I'm a member of the CMS and DUNE collaborations, and my physics interests include the Higgs boson, neutrinos and dark matter.
Current positions
Senior Lecturer
School of Physics
Contact
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Research interests
I am a member of the CMS and DUNE collaborations. My instrumental work is to develop fast online data processing systems, that are required to handle the vast amounts of data produced by both experiments. I use programmable logic devices (FPGAs) to implement algorithms which can identify signatures of interesting physics in the data, and select them for further offline analysis.
At CMS, I have performed searches for dark matter production via decays of the Higgs boson, as well as searches for exotic long-lived particles predicted by extensions to the Standard Model.
On DUNE, I am interested in detecting neutrinos from supernovae, which present a major challenge for the data processing system. I am also exploring possible measurements of neutrinos from other astrophysical sources.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Machine Learning Acceleration for Fast Triggers
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of PhysicsDates
31/12/2021 to 30/06/2022
DUNE PPRP construction (for JeS submission)
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of PhysicsDates
01/10/2019 to 30/09/2023
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Recent publications
29/09/2021Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) Near Detector Conceptual Design Report
Instruments
Sensitivity to millicharged particles in future proton-proton collisions at the LHC with the milliQan detector
Physical Review D
Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) Far detector technical design report
Journal of Instrumentation
Performance of the CMS Level-1 trigger in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV
Journal of Instrumentation
Search for millicharged particles in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 13$ TeV
Physical Review D
Teaching
I currently teach units in Electromagnetism (Foundation year), Computational Physics (3rd year), and experimental laboratories (2nd and 3rd year). I also supervise final year projects in particle physics.