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IFAE Researcher Tamara Vázquez Schröder obtains funding in the ATRAE Call

December 1, 2024

  • Tamara Vázquez Schröder has been awarded the ATRAE 2024 grant to address some of the most pressing unanswered questions in particle physics, through precision measurements and searches using data from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
  • Tamara, a member of the ATLAS Collaboration, has significantly contributed to the understanding of the top quark and the Higgs boson, and to the searches for new physics with the ATLAS detector.
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Tamara Vázquez Schröder, researcher at the Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE), has been awarded the ATRAE 2024 grant for her project The Top(ology) of New Physics: from precision measurements to f(l)avoured searches. This highly competitive funding is part of the ATRAE call, an initiative by the Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities, aimed at incorporating internationally recognized researchers into the Spanish R&D+I system.

The project addresses some of the most pressing unanswered questions in particle physics, focusing on exploring new physics beyond the Standard Model (BSM) through precision measurements and searches using data from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

Tamara Vázquez Schröder, a member of the ATLAS Collaboration, has significantly contributed to the understanding of the top quark and the Higgs boson, and to the searches for new physics with the ATLAS detector. With her newly established team, she aims to uncover the potential connections between current tensions in particle physics and phenomena beyond the Standard Model.

Tamara’s research program in the context of the ATRAE funding will follow two main approaches:

  • Search for new physics: Investigating BSM interactions with third-generation fermions (top quark, b-quark, and tau lepton) to address limitations of the Standard Model.
  • Precision measurements: Enhancing the sensitivity of rare process measurements involving the top quark to detect subtle deviations from SM predictions.

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ATLAS Event display - Leptoquarks. Eur. Phys. J. C 84 (2024) 818
Additionally, her team will contribute to the development of the ATLAS trigger system for the High Luminosity LHC, exploring cutting-edge heterogeneous architectures to optimize the selection and recording of high-quality data under challenging conditions.

This project is expected to provide crucial insights for the design of next-generation colliders and guide particle physics research priorities in the coming decades.

The ATRAE call, funded with 27.5 million euros, supports 30 outstanding researchers, ensuring their expertise drives innovation and strengthens Spain’s R&D+I system.