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Hafeez Hoorani

Hafeez Hoorani is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Hafeez Hoorani rather than just read about it. In short: Hafeez Hoorani or Hafeez-ur-Rehman Hoorani or Hafeez R. Hoorani is a Pakistani particle physicist, with a specialisation in accelerator physics, and a research scientist at the CERN.

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Reference excerpt

Hafeez Hoorani or Hafeez-ur-Rehman Hoorani or Hafeez R. Hoorani is a Pakistani particle physicist, with a specialisation in accelerator physics, and a research scientist at the CERN. Hoorani is working at the National Center for Physics, with research focus in elementary particle physics and high energy physics. Until the end of 2013, he served as scientific director of International Centre for Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science Applications in the Middle East (SESAME) and is now research associate at the National Center for Nuclear Physics, Islamabad. He has served as a full professor of high energy physics at the National Center for Physics where he heads a group building the muon chamber for the Compact Muon Solenoid detector. He has also supervised the two PhD students during his stay at the National Center for Physics.

Education Hoorani was born in Karachi and received his early education from there. He attended Karachi University in 1976 and received his BSc with Honors in physics in 1980, followed by his MSc in particle physics from the same institution in 1982. On a KU's awarded scholarship, Hoorani went to Burnaby, Canada where he attended Simon Fraser University. In October 1986, he received his PhD in Experimental High Energy Physics under the supervision of Dr. David H. Boal, writing his thesis on Numerical Solution for Hydrodynamic Equations For the Quark-Gluon Plasma.

CERN In 1987, Hoorani joined the International Centre for Theoretical Physics where he continued his research into Quark–gluon plasma and published a brief journal on Production of J/ψ IK Quark-Gloun Plasma in February 1988. Hoorani joined CERN in 1989 where he carried out a large amount of research at CERN's Large Electron–Positron Collider or LEP. In 1999, he returned to Pakistan for a short visit where he successfully convinced the Government of Pakistan to set up a group working on different aspects of the Large Hadron Collider at the National Center for Physics. Due to his efforts, in 2000 Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (led by nuclear physicist Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad) signed an agreement with CERN. This agreement opened the door for Pakistani physicists to collaborate with CERN's particle physics project. His current research area is the development of gaseous detectors for the hadron collider.

Research paper The SESAME Project, Hafeez R Hoorani, SESAME. CMS Production Meeting, Dr. Hafeez R. Hoorani, National Center for Physics Data Acquisition System for RPC Testing, by Ijaz Ahmed, Waqar Ahmed, M. Hamid Ansari, M Irfan Asghar, Sajjad Asghar, Imran M Awan, Jamila B. Butt, Hafeez R. Hoorani, Ishtiaq Hussain Taimoor Khurshid, Saleh Muhammad. Printed in Cern Quality Assurance Tests of the CMS Endcap RPCs by Ijaz Ahmed, Waqar Ahmed, M. Hamid Ansari, M Irfan Asghar, Sajjad Asghar, Imran M Awan, Jamila B. Butt, Hafeez R. Hoorani, Ishtiaq Hussain Taimoor Khurshid, Saleh Muhammad. Printed in Cern. Physics of Top Quark at LHC, Dr. Hafeez R. Hoorani. Assembly and Testing of RPCs in Pakistan, Dr. Hafeez Hoorani, National Center for Physics. How to do Physics Analysis of LHC Data?, Dr. H.R. Hoorani, National Center for Physics.

Online lectures Hoorani, Hafeez R. (16 December 2004). "First School on LHC Physics" (PDF). National Center for Physics (NCP) and Quaid-i-Azam University (Qau). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2010. Hoorani, Hafeez R. (12–24 October 2009). "PYTHIA -AN EVENT GENERATOR" (PDF). National Center for Physics (NCP). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2010. Hoorani, Hafeez R. (12–24 October 2009). "The Large Hadron Collider (LHC)" (PDF). National Center for Physics (NCP). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2010.

References

External links The SESAME Project NCP CMS Hafeez Hoorani on INSPIRE-HEP

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Hafeez Hoorani

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Hafeez Hoorani claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Hafeez Hoorani before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Hafeez Hoorani ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Hafeez Hoorani

In research: Hafeez Hoorani appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Hafeez Hoorani in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Hafeez Hoorani is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1954 births, Academic staff of Quaid-i-Azam University, International Centre for Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science Applications in the Middle East people, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Hafeez Hoorani outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Hafeez Hoorani in simple terms?

Hafeez Hoorani or Hafeez-ur-Rehman Hoorani or Hafeez R. Hoorani is a Pakistani particle physicist, with a specialisation in accelerator physics, and a research scientist at the CERN.

Why does Hafeez Hoorani matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Hafeez Hoorani?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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