Mark C. Kruse, Fuchsberg-Levine Family Professor  

Mark C. Kruse

Office Location: 283 Physics Bldg, Durham, NC 27708
Office Phone: (919) 660-2564
Email Address: mkruse@duke.edu
Web Page: http://www.phy.duke.edu/~mkruse/

Specialties:
Experimental high energy physics

Education:
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1996
M.S., University of Auckland (New Zealand), 1988
B.S., University of Auckland (New Zealand), 1986

Research Categories: Experimental High Energy Physics

Current projects: Searches for the Higgs Boson at the Tevatron., Global dilepton analyses at CDF and ATLAS., Using the ATLAS Transition Radiation Tracker in a search for exotic charged massive particles., Silicon detector upgrades for ATLAS.

Research Description: Prof. Mark Kruse is primarily interested in searches for the Higgs boson, production of vector boson pairs, and model-independent analysis techniques for new particle searches. Within the Standard Model(SM) the generation of the masses of the W and Z bosons is accomplished through the Higgs mechanism, a manifestation of which is a particle called the Higgs boson. It is therefore of considerable importance in particle physics to find the Higgs boson, or discover whatever other theory plays the role of the Higgs mechanism should the SM Higgs not exist. Prof. Kruse led the CDF Higgs discovery group at Fermilab from Jan 2007 to Jan 2009 and continues to play an active role in Higgs searches. In addition he has developed a global analysis to search for new physics using events containing a high-energy electron and muon. These programs of research are being conducted with the CDF detector at Fermilab, and the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) which started colliding beams of protons in late 2009. Prof. Kruse is also interested in silicon detector design for high-energy particle physics experiments and is part of a group developing the next generation of silicon detectors for the ATLAS experiment.

Teaching (Fall 2023):

  • Physics 346.01, Particle physics: introduction Synopsis
    Physics 227, TuTh 11:45 AM-01:00 PM

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

  1. Aad, G; Abbott, B; Abbott, DC; Abeling, K; Abidi, SH; Aboulhorma, A; Abramowicz, H; Abreu, H; Abulaiti, Y; Hoffman, ACA; Acharya, BS; Achkar, B; Bourdarios, CA; Adamczyk, L; Adamek, L; Addepalli, SV; Adelman, J; Adiguzel, A; Adorni, S; Adye, T; Affolder, AA; Afik, Y; Agaras, MN; Agarwala, J; Aggarwal, A; Agheorghiesei, C; Aguilar-Saavedra, JA; Ahmad, A; Ahmadov, F; Ahmed, WS; Ahuja, S; Ai, X; Aielli, G; Aizenberg, I; Akbiyik, M; Åkesson, TPA; Akimov, AV; Khoury, KA; Alberghi, GL; Albert, J; Albicocco, P; Verzini, MJA; Alderweireldt, S; Aleksa, M; Aleksandrov, IN; Alexa, C; Alexopoulos, T; Alfonsi, A; Alfonsi, F; Alhroob, M; Ali, B; Ali, S; Aliev, M; Alimonti, G; Alkakhi, W; Allaire, C; Allbrooke, BMM; Allport, PP; Aloisio, A; Alonso, F; Alpigiani, C; Camelia, EA; Estevez, MA; Alviggi, MG; Coutinho, YA; Ambler, A; Amelung, C; Ames, CG; Amidei, D; Santos, SPAD; Amoroso, S; Amos, KR; Amrouche, CS; Ananiev, V; Anastopoulos, C; Andeen, T; Anders, JK; Andrean, SY; Andreazza, A; Angelidakis, S; Angerami, A; Anisenkov, AV; Annovi, A; Antel, C; Anthony, MT; Antipov, E; Antonelli, M; Antrim, DJA; Anulli, F; Aoki, M; Aoki, T; Pozo, JAA; Aparo, MA; Bella, LA; Appelt, C; Aranzabal, N; Ferraz, VA; Arcangeletti, C; Arce, ATH; Arena, E, Searches for exclusive Higgs and Z boson decays into a vector quarkonium state and a photon using 139 fb - 1 of ATLAS √s=13 TeV proton–proton collision data, The European Physical Journal C, vol. 83 no. 9 (September, 2023) [doi]  [abs].
  2. Aad, G; Abbott, B; Abeling, K; Abicht, NJ; Abidi, SH; Aboulhorma, A; Abramowicz, H; Abreu, H; Abulaiti, Y; Abusleme Hoffman, AC; Acharya, BS; Adam Bourdarios, C; Adamczyk, L; Adamek, L; Addepalli, SV; Addison, MJ; Adelman, J; Adiguzel, A; Adye, T; Affolder, AA; Afik, Y; Agaras, MN; Agarwala, J; Aggarwal, A; Agheorghiesei, C; Ahmad, A; Ahmadov, F; Ahmed, WS; Ahuja, S; Ai, X; Aielli, G; Aikot, A; Ait Tamlihat, M; Aitbenchikh, B; Aizenberg, I; Akbiyik, M; Åkesson, TPA; Akimov, AV; Akiyama, D; Akolkar, NN; Khoury, KA; Alberghi, GL; Albert, J; Albicocco, P; Albouy, GL; Alderweireldt, S; Aleksa, M; Aleksandrov, IN; Alexa, C; Alexopoulos, T; Alfonsi, F; Algren, M; Alhroob, M; Ali, B; Ali, HMJ; Ali, S; Alibocus, SW; Aliev, M; Alimonti, G; Alkakhi, W; Allaire, C; Allbrooke, BMM; Allen, JF; Allendes Flores, CA; Allport, PP; Aloisio, A; Alonso, F; Alpigiani, C; Alvarez Estevez, M; Alvarez Fernandez, A; Alves Cardoso, M; Alviggi, MG; Aly, M; Amaral Coutinho, Y; Ambler, A; Amelung, C; Amerl, M; Ames, CG; Amidei, D; Amor Dos Santos, SP; Amos, KR; Ananiev, V; Anastopoulos, C; Andeen, T; Anders, JK; Andrean, SY; Andreazza, A; Angelidakis, S; Angerami, A; Anisenkov, AV; Annovi, A; Antel, C; Anthony, MT; Antipov, E; Antonelli, M; Anulli, F; Aoki, M; Aoki, T; Aparisi Pozo, JA; Aparo, MA, Search for Majorana neutrinos in same-sign WW scattering events from pp collisions at √s=13 TeV, The European Physical Journal C, vol. 83 no. 9 (September, 2023) [doi]  [abs].
  3. Aad, G; Abbott, B; Abbott, DC; Abeling, K; Abidi, SH; Aboulhorma, A; Abramowicz, H; Abreu, H; Abulaiti, Y; Abusleme Hoffman, AC; Acharya, BS; Achkar, B; Adam Bourdarios, C; Adamczyk, L; Adamek, L; Addepalli, SV; Adelman, J; Adiguzel, A; Adorni, S; Adye, T; Affolder, AA; Afik, Y; Agaras, MN; Agarwala, J; Aggarwal, A; Agheorghiesei, C; Aguilar-Saavedra, JA; Ahmad, A; Ahmadov, F; Ahmed, WS; Ahuja, S; Ai, X; Aielli, G; Aizenberg, I; Akbiyik, M; Åkesson, TPA; Akimov, AV; Al Khoury, K; Alberghi, GL; Albert, J; Albicocco, P; Alderweireldt, S; Aleksa, M; Aleksandrov, IN; Alexa, C; Alexopoulos, T; Alfonsi, A; Alfonsi, F; Alhroob, M; Ali, B; Ali, S; Aliev, M; Alimonti, G; Alkakhi, W; Allaire, C; Allbrooke, BMM; Allport, PP; Aloisio, A; Alonso, F; Alpigiani, C; Alunno Camelia, E; Alvarez Estevez, M; Alviggi, MG; Aly, M; Amaral Coutinho, Y; Ambler, A; Amelung, C; Amerl, M; Ames, CG; Amidei, D; Amor Dos Santos, SP; Amoroso, S; Amos, KR; Ananiev, V; Anastopoulos, C; Andeen, T; Anders, JK; Andrean, SY; Andreazza, A; Angelidakis, S; Angerami, A; Anisenkov, AV; Annovi, A; Antel, C; Anthony, MT; Antipov, E; Antonelli, M; Antrim, DJA; Anulli, F; Aoki, M; Aoki, T; Aparisi Pozo, JA; Aparo, MA; Aperio Bella, L; Appelt, C; Aranzabal, N; Araujo Ferraz, V; Arcangeletti, C; Arce, ATH; Arena, E, Observation of gauge boson joint-polarisation states in W±Z production from pp collisions at s=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector, Physics Letters B, vol. 843 (August, 2023) [doi]  [abs].
  4. Aad, G; Abbott, B; Abbott, DC; Abeling, K; Abidi, SH; Aboulhorma, A; Abramowicz, H; Abreu, H; Abulaiti, Y; Abusleme Hoffman, AC; Acharya, BS; Adam Bourdarios, C; Adamczyk, L; Adamek, L; Addepalli, SV; Adelman, J; Adiguzel, A; Adorni, S; Adye, T; Affolder, AA; Afik, Y; Agaras, MN; Agarwala, J; Aggarwal, A; Agheorghiesei, C; Aguilar-Saavedra, JA; Ahmad, A; Ahmadov, F; Ahmed, WS; Ahuja, S; Ai, X; Aielli, G; Ait Tamlihat, M; Aitbenchikh, B; Aizenberg, I; Akbiyik, M; Åkesson, TPA; Akimov, AV; Al Khoury, K; Alberghi, GL; Albert, J; Albicocco, P; Alderweireldt, S; Aleksa, M; Aleksandrov, IN; Alexa, C; Alexopoulos, T; Alfonsi, A; Alfonsi, F; Alhroob, M; Ali, B; Ali, S; Aliev, M; Alimonti, G; Alkakhi, W; Allaire, C; Allbrooke, BMM; Allendes Flores, CA; Allport, PP; Aloisio, A; Alonso, F; Alpigiani, C; Alvarez Estevez, M; Alvarez Fernandez, A; Alviggi, MG; Aly, M; Amaral Coutinho, Y; Ambler, A; Amelung, C; Amerl, M; Ames, CG; Amidei, D; Amor Dos Santos, SP; Amos, KR; Ananiev, V; Anastopoulos, C; Andeen, T; Anders, JK; Andrean, SY; Andreazza, A; Angelidakis, S; Angerami, A; Anisenkov, AV; Annovi, A; Antel, C; Anthony, MT; Antipov, E; Antonelli, M; Antrim, DJA; Anulli, F; Aoki, M; Aoki, T; Aparisi Pozo, JA; Aparo, MA; Aperio Bella, L; Appelt, C; Aranzabal, N; Araujo Ferraz, V; Arcangeletti, C; Arce, ATH, Measurement of the polarisation of W bosons produced in top-quark decays using dilepton events at s=13 TeV with the ATLAS experiment, Physics Letters B, vol. 843 (August, 2023) [doi]  [abs].
  5. Aad, G; Abbott, B; Abbott, DC; Abeling, K; Abidi, SH; Aboulhorma, A; Abramowicz, H; Abreu, H; Abulaiti, Y; Abusleme Hoffman, AC; Acharya, BS; Achkar, B; Adam Bourdarios, C; Adamczyk, L; Adamek, L; Addepalli, SV; Adelman, J; Adiguzel, A; Adorni, S; Adye, T; Affolder, AA; Afik, Y; Agaras, MN; Agarwala, J; Aggarwal, A; Agheorghiesei, C; Aguilar-Saavedra, JA; Ahmad, A; Ahmadov, F; Ahmed, WS; Ahuja, S; Ai, X; Aielli, G; Aizenberg, I; Akbiyik, M; Åkesson, TPA; Akimov, AV; Al Khoury, K; Alberghi, GL; Albert, J; Albicocco, P; Alderweireldt, S; Aleksa, M; Aleksandrov, IN; Alexa, C; Alexopoulos, T; Alfonsi, A; Alfonsi, F; Alhroob, M; Ali, B; Ali, S; Aliev, M; Alimonti, G; Alkakhi, W; Allaire, C; Allbrooke, BMM; Allport, PP; Aloisio, A; Alonso, F; Alpigiani, C; Alunno Camelia, E; Alvarez Estevez, M; Alviggi, MG; Aly, M; Amaral Coutinho, Y; Ambler, A; Amelung, C; Amerl, M; Ames, CG; Amidei, D; Amor Dos Santos, SP; Amoroso, S; Amos, KR; Ananiev, V; Anastopoulos, C; Andeen, T; Anders, JK; Andrean, SY; Andreazza, A; Angelidakis, S; Angerami, A; Anisenkov, AV; Annovi, A; Antel, C; Anthony, MT; Antipov, E; Antonelli, M; Antrim, DJA; Anulli, F; Aoki, M; Aoki, T; Aparisi Pozo, JA; Aparo, MA; Aperio Bella, L; Appelt, C; Aranzabal, N; Araujo Ferraz, V; Arcangeletti, C; Arce, ATH; Arena, E, Measurement of the charge asymmetry in top-quark pair production in association with a photon with the ATLAS experiment, Physics Letters B, vol. 843 (August, 2023) [doi]  [abs].

Highlight:
Prof. Mark Kruse's research is in the area of High-Energy Particle Physics, where his primary focus is on the analysis of data collected by the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). With the Higgs boson now discovered by the ATLAS and CMS collaborations (in July 2012) his main interest is now directed toward discovering what model of the Universe exists beyond our Standard Model. There are many reasons to believe in a theory beyond the Standard Model. Perhaps the most easily apparent is the existence of Dark Matter, which the Standard Model has no particle candidate for. To this end Prof. Kruse's group are developing a global search technique for new physics beyond the Standard Model (in the belief that we likely haven't thought of what might exist!). Prof. Kruse is also coordinating an effort at Duke for the building of the next generation of ATLAS silicon tracking detectors for the so-called phase II ATLAS upgrade scheduled for around 2025. 

Current Ph.D. Students   (Former Students)

Postdocs Mentored

  • James Beacham (October, 2018 - present)  
  • Andrea Bocci (January, 2012 - January, 2019)  
  • Antonio Limosani (January 1, 2010 - January 01, 2014)  
  • Esben Klinkby (October 1, 2008 - October 1, 2010)  
  • Valentin Necula (January 1, 2007 - May 31, 2008)  
  • Mircea Coca (September 1, 2004 - July 1, 2006)  
  • Susana Cabrera (February 1, 2001 - August 31, 2004)