Harry Nelson

Harry Nelson is a Professor of Physics at the Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara. His research and teaching span particle physics, quantum mechanics, and detector technology.

• Research Focus:
  • Particle detectors (e.g., CLEO-II Silicon Vertex Detector)
  • Heavy quark decays
  • CP violation
  • Dark matter searches
• Teaching:
  • Quantum mechanics
  • Particle physics
  • Introductory physics
  • Senior laboratory courses

Research Trends: His publications emphasize particle detectors (e.g., silicon vertex technology), B meson decays, branching fractions, and CP violation analysis. Topics like delta-M resolution, strong phase shifts, and D0-D0Bar mixing dominate his work, with applications to high-energy collider experiments at facilities like CESR.

Collaborative Efforts: Nelson is part of the CLEO-II Silicon Vertex Detector collaboration, involving institutions like Caltech, Cornell, Harvard, and others. He contributed to the detector's design, construction, and data analysis, with technical reports detailing its performance in experiments.