This $200,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports research by the University of Notre Dame to probe for low mass final states in proton collisions at the Large Hadron Collider. The project has two main objectives: 1) analyzing current CMS dataset for signatures of new light particles, such as axion-like particles, using newly developed reconstruction algorithms; and 2) preparing for future data-taking at the High-Luminosity LHC by developing software for the upgraded CMS detector tracker subsystem. The project also includes an educational component to bring experimental particle physics to high school students through the QuarkNet program. The award period runs from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2030.
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