Hide and Super-Seek: Searching for missing matter using missing energy at the ATLAS Detector

Supersymmetry is one proposed extension to the Standard Model. It has been difficult to search for experimentally, given its low interaction with SM particles, however higher collider energies and increased data collection at the ATLAS Detector allow us to probe new and promising areas of phase space. This talk will outline the search for Displaced Vertices at the ATLAS Detector, using Missing Transverse Energy. Building on a previous analysis, we use new vertexing methods and better understanding of the detector backgrounds to enhance our sensitivity to long-lived gluinos. 

I will talk about the research I have done during my PhD, through both my role in this analysis, the Accidentally Crossing background, and also highlight some of the work I have done on the Inner Tracker upgrades to the ATLAS Detector.