The Lebanese University’s association with CMS started in 2015 with the signature of the EOI between the faculty of sciences and CMS. Then a major step was set with the approval in September 2016 of Lebanese University as a cooperating CMS institute. The group is now composed of five faculty members from the physics department besides PhD students and supporting engineers. The main focus of the group is on photon-plus-jet analysis, J/psi and heavy flavours in heavy-ion collision. The faculty of science is now part of the MilliQan collaboration looking for BSM particles having charge of the order of 1/1000 that of an electron.

The Lebanese University is also involved at CERN in several technology projects in collaboration with CERN and CMS; an example is the FOSS4I project.

About The Lebanese University

From: Lebanon

CMS member since: 2015