Patrick Koppenburg

LHCb

I am working on the LHCb experiment, in charge of the user analysis software framework. Previously I was chair of the editorial board (2018-20), physics coordinator (2014-15) and operations coordinator (2010-14) of the LHCb experiment.

Future Accelerators

There is a consensus that the next accelerator after the LHC should be an electron-positron collider producing Higgs bosons, and more. Under the umbrella of the European Committee for Future Accelerators (ECFA) I am co-coordinating the physics perfomance studies of such future proposals.

Flavour anomalies

My interests are focused on sub-leading contributions from so-called penguin diagrams. Electroweak penguins are a laboratory of new physics. QCD penguins are potentially bringing new phases into the game. I do precision measurements to learn more. And hopefully find physics beyond the standard Model.

I performed the first measurement of lepton universality at the LHC. Phys. Rev. Lett. 113 (2014) 151601.

• See my flavour anomalies plots
• See all my publications

Exotic spectroscopy

I am also involved in the study of new forms of matter: tetraquarks and pentaquarks. One of my CERN summer students was among the first to spot pentaquarks in 2011.

• See my list of all particles found at the LHC
• See all my publications

Media

I believe it is important to explain to the public what we are doing and why.

• Learn more

Amsterdam

Nikhef
Science Park 105
1098 XG Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Geneva

PH/ULB 13 1-026
CERN
1211 Genève 23
Switzerland