Dr Ian Bailey
LecturerProfile
Dr Ian Bailey is a lecturer in accelerator physics and a member of the Cockcroft Institute of Accelerator Science and Technology.
Research Overview
My research spans aspects of particle physics and accelerator physics across a range of energies.
At very high-energy scales, I have contributed to the design of proposed next-generation colliders such as the ILC (International Linear Collider) where I have worked with colleagues on the tricky problem of delivering high intensities of positrons (anti-electrons). I am currently contributing to a range of high-energy colliders including the electron-ion collider (EIC) and Large Hadron Electron Collider (LHeC).
At more modest energy scales, the search for new physical phenomena can be carried out indirectly by the precise measurent of fundamental properties of particles, such as the measurement of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon at Fermilab g-2 where I study the dynamics of muons in particle beams or PSI muon EDM where measurements of the electric dipole moment of the muon are planned.
More recently I have focussed on studying the beam dynamics in free-electron lasers and the challenges of mitigating unwanted micro-bunching instabilities in the particle beamlines.
At even lower energies, low-mass hidden sector particles (possible constituents of the galactic dark matter halo) can manifest themselves as oscillatory microwave signals. As a member of the QSHS collaboration, I am developing an analysis to apply quantum technologies to the search for light dark matter particles such as axions and dark photons.
Additional Information
Why physics?
Physics consists of a series of puzzles and speculative scenarios that both delight and frustrate us, until, through a process difficult to define, they reveal hints of reality and our own role in it. Almost any recreational or creative human pursuit provides evidence of humanity's need to solve puzzles or create them for others. Moreover, our empirical understanding of the world around us is founded on puzzling: a sifting of information in the search for patterns. Not knowing the underlying causes of what we observe apriori, we are forced to induce the most likely causes and use this as the basis of future prediction. Critically, the extent to which we can be confident in our models of reality does not depend solely on subjective debate; it can be quantified objectively from the data.
Developing models of reality validated by experiment leads us to insights that expose the hidden connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena and enhance our appreciation of the beauty of the Universe we inhabit. Even over an entire lifetime the amount of original knowledge we assimilate in this way may be small, but it is intrinsically precious.
Physics well-directed has the capacity to help provide solutions to some of the problems faced by humanity today and in the near future, but this is not its exclusive purpose. Given room to flourish undirected, physics also has the potential to incisively challenge our understanding and transform our tomorrows.
Web Links
http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ian_Bailey3
http://www.researcherid.com/rid/C-4011-2012
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8020-3662
http://uk.linkedin.com/in/ianrbailey
Current Teaching
In this academic year I am teaching our second year courses in relativity and in Fourier analysis, and providing support for our third year student learning problem-solving skills for the general physics paper. I am also teaching a graduate course on particle beam dynamics.
My recent teaching includes undergraduate courses in differential equations and series, computer modelling (in both Python and Java), nuclear and particle physics, and accelerator physics. My recent administative duties include being a deputy admissions tutor in the department liasing with both UK and international students, coordinating the postgraduate teaching assistants in the physics department, and managing the OpenPlus degree scheme through which students could previously enter Lancaster University from the Open University.
PhD Supervision Interests
1) Intriguingly, there may be low-mass (sub-eV) particles in our Universe that have so far escaped detection. Dark matter haloscopes and light shining through a wall (LSW) experiments are possible techniques for looking for particles such as the elusive axion (which is motivated by the solution to the 'strong CP problem'). PhD projects are available in the design, construction and analysis of data from innovative small-scale experiments searching for hidden-sector photons, axions and axion-like particles as part of the QSHS collaboration. 2) X-ray free electron lasers produce intense soft and hard x-rays which are used by a wide range of researchers and industries. For examples they can be used to map the atomic details of viruses, take three-dimensional images of nano-scale devices, film chemical reactions on femtosecond timescales, and study exotic processes such as the formation of diamonds on ice planets. PhD projects are available on the design of future x-ray free electron laser facilities supported by simulations of particle beam dynamics critical for the efficient production of intense x-rays.
Selected Publications
Beam dynamics driven design of powerful energy recovery linac for experiments
Bogacz, A., Apsimon, R., Brüning, O., André, K., Holzer, B.J., Hounsell, B., Klein, M., Militsyn, B., Williams, P., Perez Segurana, G., Bailey, I., Setiniyaz, S., Abukeshek, R., Barbagallo, C., Ben Abdillah, M., Bruni, C., Duchesne , P., Duthil , P., Fomin , A., Guyot, C., Kaabi , W., Michaud, J., Olry , G., Perrot , L., Reynet, D., Roux, R., Stocchi, A., Wurth , S., Abualrob, H., Baylac, M., Bouly, F., Jacquot, B. 26/03/2024 In: Physical Review Accelerators and Beams. 27, 3, 15 p.
Journal article
Detailed report on the measurement of the positive muon anomalous magnetic moment to 0.20 ppm
Muon 𝑔−2 Collaboration 8/08/2024 In: Physical Review D. 110, 3
Journal article
Measurement of the Positive Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment to 0.20 ppm
Muon g-2 20/10/2023 In: Physical review letters. 131, 16
Journal article
Construction of self-consistent longitudinal matches in multipass energy recovery linacs
Pérez Segurana, G., Bailey, I.R., Williams, P.H. 22/02/2022 In: Physical Review Accelerators and Beams. 25, 2, 13 p.
Journal article
Measurement of the Positive Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment to 0.46 ppm
Muon g-2 7/04/2021 In: Physical review letters. 126, 14, 11 p.
Journal article
Measurement of the anomalous precession frequency of the muon in the Fermilab Muon g-2 experiment
Muon g-2 7/04/2021 In: Physical Review D. 103, 7, 29 p.
Journal article
Magnetic Field Measurement and Analysis for the Muon g-2 Experiment at Fermilab
Muon g-2 7/04/2021 In: Physical review a. 103, 4, 35 p.
Journal article
Beam dynamics corrections to the Run-1 measurement of the muon anomalous magnetic moment at Fermilab
Muon g-2 27/04/2021 In: Physical Review Accelerators and Beams. 24, 4, 34 p.
Journal article
Arclike variable bunch compressors
Williams, P.H., Pérez-Segurana, G., Bailey, I.R., Thorin, S., Kyle, B., Svensson, J.B. 13/10/2020 In: Physical Review Accelerators and Beams. 23, 10, 9 p.
Journal article
Hidden-sector photon and axion searches using photonic band gap structures
Seviour, R., Bailey, I., Woollett, N., Williams, P. 12/02/2014 In: Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics. 41, 3, 10 p.
Journal article
CASCADE: a cavity based dark matter experiment
Kalliokoski, M., Bailey, I., Woollett, N., Burt, G., Dexter, A., Chattopadhyay, S., Goudket, P., Moss, A., Pattalwar, S., Thakker, T., Williams, P., Dainton, J. 02/2014
Conference paper
Possible uses of gamma-rays at future intense positron sources
Alrashdi, A., Bailey, I., Newton, D. 15/07/2014
Conference contribution/Paper
Realistic undulators for intense gamma-ray beams at future colliders
Alrashdi, A., Bailey, I., Newton, D. 08/2015
Conference contribution/Paper
Novel designs for undulator based positron sources
Jenkins, M., Bailey, I. 2012
Conference contribution/Paper
The design of the positron source for the international linear collider.
Clarke, J.A., Bailey, I.R., Baynham, E., Bharadwaj, V., Bradshaw, T.W., Brummit, A., Bungau, A., Carr, F.S., Collomb, N.A., Dainton, J., Dollan, R., Gai, W., Gronberg, J., Hartin, A.F., Hesselbach, S., Hock, K.M., Ivanyushenkov, Y., Jenner, L.J., Laihem, K., Lintern, A., Liu, W., Lohse, T., Malyshev, O.B., Malysheva, L.I., Mikhailichenko, A.A., Moortgat-Pick, G.A., Piggott, W.T., Riemann, S., Rochford, J., Ryder, N.C., Schaelicke, A., Scott, D.J., Sheppard, J.C., Ushakov, A., Zang, L. 06/2008
Conference paper
Undulator-based positron source for CLIC.
Zang, L., Bailey, I.R., Wolski, A. 05/2009
Conference paper
W boson polarisation at LEP2
Abbiendi, G., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P.F., Alexander, G., Allison, J., Amaral, P., Anagnostou, G., Anderson, K.J., Arcelli, S., Asai, S., Axen, D., Azuelos, G., Bailey, I., Barberio, E., Barillari, T., Barlow, R.J., Batley, R.J., Bechtle, P., Behnke, T., Bell, K.W., Bell, P.J., Bella, G., Bellerive, A., Benelli, G., Bethke, S., Biebel, O., Boeriu, O., Bock, P., Boutemeur, M., Braibant, S., Brigliadori, L., Brown, R.M., Buesser, K., Burckhart, H.J., Campana, S., Carnegie, R.K., Carter, A.A., Carter, J.R., Chang, C.Y., Charlton, D.G., Ciocca, C., Couchman, J., Csilling, A., Cuffiani, M., Dado, S., De Roeck, A., De Wolf, E.A., Desch, K., Dienes, B., Donkers, M., OPAL Collaboration 15/04/2004 In: Physics Letters B. 585, 3-4, p. 223-236. 14 p.
Journal article
QSHS: an axion dark matter resonant search apparatus
Pashkin, Y., Bailey, I., Laird, E., Esmenda, J. 6/10/2025 In: New Journal of Physics. 27
Journal article
A compact frozen-spin trap for the search for the electric dipole moment of the muon
Adelmann, A., Bainbridge, A.R., Bailey, I., Baldini, A., Basnet, S., Berger, N., Bianco, L., Calzolaio, C., Caminada, L., Cavoto, G., Cei, F., Chakraborty, R., Barajas Chavez, C., Chiappini, M., Chislett, R., Crivellin, A., Dutsov, C., Ebrahimi, A., Francesconi, M., Galli, L., Gallucci, G., Giovannozzi, M., Goyal, H., Grassi, M., Gurgone, A., Hesketh, G., Hildebrandt, M., Hoferichter, M., Hoh, S.Y., Höhl, D., Hu, T., Hume, T., Jaeger, J.A., Juknevicius, P., Kästli, H.C., Keshavarzi, A., Khaw, K.S., Kirch, K., Kozlinskiy, A., Lancaster, M., Leonetti, F., Märkisch, B., Morvaj, L., Papa, A., Paraliev, M., Pasciuto, D., Price, J., Renga, F., Sakurai, M., Sanz-Becerra, D., Schmidt-Wellenburg, P., Shang, Y.Z., Takeuchi, Y., Tegano, M.E., Teubner, T., Trillaud, F., Uglietti, D., Vasilkova, D., Venturini, A., Vitali, B., Voena, C., Vossebeld, J., Wauters, F., Wong, G.M., Zeng, Y. 30/06/2025 In: European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields. 85, 6
Journal article
All Publications
Cockcroft Core Grant 2025-2028
01/04/2025 → 30/09/2028
Research
Lancaster Experimental Particle Physics Consolidated Grant 2022-25
01/10/2022 → 31/03/2026
Research
ParaPara: A quantum parametric amplifier using quantum paraelectricity
01/09/2022 → 31/03/2025
Research
Cockcroft Phase 4: 2021 - 2025
01/04/2021 → 30/06/2025
Research
Quantum Sensing for the Hidden Sector (QSHS)
14/03/2021 → 31/03/2025
Research
Consolidated Grant 2019 - 2022
01/10/2019 → 30/09/2023
Research
Cockcroft Phase 3: Year 2-4
01/04/2018 → 31/03/2022
Research
STFC Cockcroft Institute Core Grant ST/G008248/1
01/04/2009 → 31/03/2017
Other
Fermilab muon g-2 collaboration meeting
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Quantum Leaps to the Dark Side
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
FIPS2020
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Fermilab muon g-2 collaboration meeting
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Dark Matter UK Community Meeting
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Edinburgh University Experimental Particle Physics Seminar
Invited talk
European Physical Society Conference on High Energy Physics 2019
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Quantum Sensors for Hidden Sector Collaboration Meeting
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Quantum Opportunities in Fundamental Physics
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Dark Matter UK Community Meeting
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Quantum Sensors for Hidden Sector Collaboration Meeting
Invited talk
Machine Learning Studies of M5 Phase Space Distributions
Oral presentation
Dark Matter UK Community Meeting
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Staying with Speculation: Futures, Natures, Politics
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
IOP HEPP & APP
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
g-2 collaboration meeting
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Invited talk for Particle Physics group, QMUL, UK
Invited talk
Invited talk for SNOLab, Ontario, Canada
Invited talk
SNOLAB
Visiting an external academic institution
g-2 collaboration meeting
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Invited talk for astroparticle physics group, University of Alberta, Canada
Invited talk
University of Alberta
Visiting an external academic institution
2nd Workshop on Microwave Cavities and Detectors for Axion Research
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
g-2 Collaboration Meeting
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
EuroNNAC and EuPRAXIA Workshop on Pilot Applications of Electron Plasma Accelerators
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
POSIPOL 2016
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Physics Beyond Colliders
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
identification of dark matter 2016
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
The Materiality of Nothing
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
IPPP Workshop on ALPS: Theory and Experiment
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Lancaster University
School Engagement
Lancaster University
School Engagement
POSIPOL 2015
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
William Howard School
School Engagement
Lancaster University
School Engagement
POSIPOL 2014
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
A crack in everything: Light shining through a wall
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
William Howard School
School Engagement
Making Waves - Light Shining Through a Wall
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
- Accelerator Physics
- Cockcroft Institute