Dr Timothy Burns

Senior Lecturer

Physics

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Office - 605
Sixth Floor
Vivian Building
Singleton Campus

Available For Postgraduate Supervision

Research Links

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7201-6437

About

I am an Associate (2019-20) of the Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology (Durham University). I am a member of the Exotic Hadron Spectroscopy Network (http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/exotics) and Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy.

Areas Of Expertise

Phenomenology of exotic hadrons
Unquenched quark models and strong decay
Hadronic molecules

Career Highlights

Award Highlights

Swansea University Excellence in Learning and Teaching Award (2018)

Publications

Research Highlights

T.J., B., E.S., S., & Burns, T. (2016). Interpreting the X(5568). Physics Letters B, 760, 627-633.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2016.07.049, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29418
Burns, T. & Burns, T. (2015). Phenomenology of Pc(4380)+, Pc(4450)+ and related states. The European Physical Journal A, 51(11)
https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2015-15152-6, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24134
Burns, T. & Burns, T. (2015). Meson Mass Splittings in Unquenched Quark Models. Acta Physica Polonica B Proceedings Supplement, 8(1), 31
https://doi.org/10.5506/APhysPolBSupp.8.31, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa22171
Burns, T. & Burns, T. (2014). Angular momentum coefficients for meson strong decay and unquenched quark models. Physical Review D, 90(3)
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.90.034009, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa22170
Burns, T. & Burns, T. (2013). Hyperfine splitting and the experimental candidates for Eta-b(2S). Physical Review D, D87(3)
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.87.034022, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24136
Burns, T. (2013). Angular momentum coefficients for meson strong decay and the unquenched quark model (CHARM 2013). Proceedings of ``The 6th International Workshop on Charm Physics''
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24152
Burns, T. (2011). P-Wave Spin-Spin Splitting and Meson Loops. The Proceedings of ``XIV International Conference on Hadron Spectroscopy''
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24135
Burns, T. & Burns, T. (2011). How the small hyperfine splitting ofP-wave mesons evades large loop corrections. Physical Review D, D84(3)
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.84.034021, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24151
Burns, T. & Burns, T. (2011). Rethinking the X(3872). AIP Conf. Proc., 1343
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3575041, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24133
Burns, T., Piccinini, F., Polosa, A., Prosperi, V., Sabelli, C., & Burns, T. (2011). Momentum distribution ofJ/ψinBdecays. Physical Review D, D83(11)
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.83.114029, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24126

All Research

Journal Articles

Lombardo, M., Aarts, G., Allton, C., Anwar, M., Bignell, R., Burns, T., d’Arcy, R., Jäger, B., Kim, S., Page, B., Ryan, S., Skullerud, J., Smecca, A., & SPRIGGS, T. (2025). Bottomonium spectral functions in thermal QCD. Journal of Subatomic Particles and Cosmology, 3, 100049
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspc.2025.100049, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa69291
Aarts, G., Allton, C., Anwar, M., Bignell, R., Burns, T., Jäger, B., & Skullerud, J. (2024). Non-zero temperature study of spin 1/2 charmed baryons using lattice gauge theory. The European Physical Journal A, 60(3)
https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-024-01261-2, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65830
Anwar, M. & Burns, T. (2023). Tetraquark mass relations in quark and diquark models. Physics Letters B, 847, 138248
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2023.138248, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64764
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2023.138248
Burns, T. & Swanson, E. (2023). The LHCb state Pψs(4338) as a triangle singularity. Physics Letters B, 838, 137715
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2023.137715, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62452
Skullerud, J., Aarts, G., Allton, C., Anwar, M., Bignell, R., Burns, T., García-Mascaraque, S., Hands, S., D’Arcy, R., Jäger, B., Kim, S., Lombardo, M., Murphy, E., Offler, S., Page, B., Ryan, S., Spriggs, T., Stasiak, D., & Ziegler, F. (2022). Hadrons at high temperature: An update from the FASTSUM collaboration. EPJ Web of Conferences, 274, 05011
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202227405011, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa69023
Burns, T. (2022). Open charm mesons at nonzero temperature: results in the hadronic phase from lattice QCD. arXiv
https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2209.14681, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61686
Burns, T. & Swanson, E. (2022). Production of Pc states in Λb decays. Physical Review D, 106(5)
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.106.054029, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61562
Burns, T. & Swanson, E. (2022). Experimental constraints on the properties of Pc states. The European Physical Journal A, 58(4)
https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-022-00723-9, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60159
Spriggs, T., Aarts, G., Allton, C., Burns, T., D’Arcy, R., Jäger, B., Kim, S., Lombardo, M., Offler, S., Page, B., Ryan, S., & Skullerud, J. (2022). A comparison of spectral reconstruction methods applied to non-zero temperature NRQCD meson correlation functions. EPJ Web of Conferences, 258, 05011
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202225805011, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60262
Burns, T. & Swanson, E. (2021). Kinematical cusp and resonance interpretations of the X(2900). Physics Letters B, 813, 136057
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2020.136057, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55693
Burns, T. & Swanson, E. (2021). Discriminating among interpretations for the X(2900) states. Physical Review D, 103(1)
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.103.014004, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55694
Burns, T. & Swanson, E. (2019). Molecular interpretation of the Pc(4440) and Pc(4457) states. Physical Review D, 100(11)
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.100.114033, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53261
T.J., B., E.S., S., & Burns, T. (2016). Interpreting the X(5568). Physics Letters B, 760, 627-633.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2016.07.049, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29418
Burns, T. & Burns, T. (2015). Meson Mass Splittings in Unquenched Quark Models. Acta Physica Polonica B Proceedings Supplement, 8(1), 31
https://doi.org/10.5506/APhysPolBSupp.8.31, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa22171
Burns, T. & Burns, T. (2015). Phenomenology of Pc(4380)+, Pc(4450)+ and related states. The European Physical Journal A, 51(11)
https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2015-15152-6, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24134
Burns, T. & Burns, T. (2014). Angular momentum coefficients for meson strong decay and unquenched quark models. Physical Review D, 90(3)
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.90.034009, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa22170
Burns, T. & Burns, T. (2013). Hyperfine splitting and the experimental candidates for Eta-b(2S). Physical Review D, D87(3)
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.87.034022, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24136
Burns, T. (2013). Angular momentum coefficients for meson strong decay and the unquenched quark model (CHARM 2013). Proceedings of ``The 6th International Workshop on Charm Physics''
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24152
Burns, T. & Burns, T. (2011). How the small hyperfine splitting ofP-wave mesons evades large loop corrections. Physical Review D, D84(3)
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.84.034021, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24151
Burns, T. & Burns, T. (2011). Rethinking the X(3872). AIP Conf. Proc., 1343
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3575041, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24133
Burns, T., Piccinini, F., Polosa, A., Prosperi, V., Sabelli, C., & Burns, T. (2011). Momentum distribution ofJ/ψinBdecays. Physical Review D, D83(11)
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.83.114029, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24126
Burns, T. (2011). P-Wave Spin-Spin Splitting and Meson Loops. The Proceedings of ``XIV International Conference on Hadron Spectroscopy''
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24135
Burns, T., Piccinini, F., Polosa, A., Sabelli, C., & Burns, T. (2010). The2−+assignment for theX(3872). Physical Review D, D82(7)
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.82.074003, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24128
Burns, T., Close, F., Thomas, C., & Burns, T. (2008). Dynamics of hadron strong production and decay. Physical Review D, D77(3)
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.77.034008, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24129
Burns, T. (2007). Hadron production in psi, eta(c) and chi decays.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24131
Burns, T., Close, F., & Burns, T. (2006). Hybrid-meson properties in lattice QCD and flux-tube models. Physical Review D, D74(3)
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.74.034003, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24132
Burns, T. (2006). Strong decay amplitudes using the Talmi-Moshinsky transformation and the suppressed production of the 1-+ hybrid.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24150
Burns, T., Close, F., Dudek, J., & Burns, T. (2005). Pentaquark implications for exotic mesons. Physical Review D, D71(1)
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.71.014017, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24130
Burns, T. (2003). Energy spectrum of the Fe$_4$ molecular magnet. Europhys.Lett., 63
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa24127
http://iopscience.iop.org/0295-5075/63/5/764#.#

Conference Contributions

Allton, C., Aarts, G., Anwar, M., Bignell, R., Burns, T., Chaves Garcia-Mascaraque, S., Hands, S., Jäger, B., Kim, S., Lombardo, M., Page, B., Ryan, S., Skullerud, J., Smecca, A., & Spriggs, T. (2024). Thermal lattice QCD results from the FASTSUM collaboration. In Proceedings of 42nd International Conference on High Energy Physics — PoS(ICHEP2024) (pp. 631Sissa Medialab.
https://doi.org/10.22323/1.476.0631, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa69015
Bignell, R., Aarts, G., Allton, C., Anwar, M., Burns, T., Jaeger, B., Skullerud, J., & collaboration), . (2024). Reconstructed (charm) baryon methods at finite temperature on anisotropic lattices. In Proceedings of The 40th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory — PoS(LATTICE2023) (pp. 199Sissa Medialab.
https://doi.org/10.22323/1.453.0199, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa69017
Allton, C., Aarts, G., Bignell, R., Burns, T., Chaves, S., Hands, S., Jäger, B., Kim, S., Lombardo, M., Page, B., Ryan, S., Skullerud, J., Spriggs, T., & collaboration), . (2023). Recent results from the FASTSUM Collaboration. In Proceedings of The 39th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory — PoS(LATTICE2022) (pp. 198Sissa Medialab.
https://doi.org/10.22323/1.430.0198, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa69018
Bignell, R., Aarts, G., Allton, C., Anwar, M., Burns, T., & Jäger, B. (2023). Charm baryons at finite temperature on anisotropic lattices. In Proceedings of The 39th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory — PoS(LATTICE2022) (pp. 170Sissa Medialab.
https://doi.org/10.22323/1.430.0170, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa69019
SPRIGGS, T., Aarts, G., Allton, C., Burns, T., Jäger, B., Kim, S., Lombardo, M., Offler, S., Page, B., Ryan, S., & Skullerud, J. (2022). Bottomonium spectral widths at nonzero temperature using maximum likelihood. In Proceedings of The 38th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory — PoS(LATTICE2021)Sissa Medialab.
https://doi.org/10.22323/1.396.0077, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61688
Chaves Garcia-Mascaraque, S., Aarts, G., Allton, C., Burns, T., Hands, S., & Jaeger, B. (2022). Meson thermal masses at different temperatures. In Proceedings of The 38th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory — PoS(LATTICE2021)Sissa Medialab.
https://doi.org/10.22323/1.396.0523, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61689
SPRIGGS, T., Allton, C., Burns, T., & Kim, S. (2022). Thermal interquark potentials for bottomonium using NRQCD from the HAL QCD method. In Proceedings of The 38th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory — PoS(LATTICE2021)Sissa Medialab.
https://doi.org/10.22323/1.396.0569, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61690

Supervision

Hadrons in Models and QCD (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Prof Chris Allton
THERMAL QCD SPECTRUM AND POTENTIAL BOTTOMONIUM AT NON-ZERO TEMPERATURE (awarded 2023)

PhD

Other supervisor: Prof Chris Allton
Hadrons under extreme conditions (awarded 2023)

PhD

Other supervisor: Prof Gert Aarts
Meson spectroscopy at non-zero temperature using lattice QCD. (awarded 2023)

PhD

Other supervisor: Prof Gert Aarts

Taught Modules

PH-115 Quantum Mechanics I

This module walks through the conceptual problems that led to the development of quantum mechanics, the early revolutionary ideas emerging from physics of black body radiation, the photoelectric effect, wave particle duality and the mathematical rules of quantum mechanics and its applications to physical problems in one dimension.
PH-132 Mathematics for Physicists I

Provides essential mathematics underpinning undergraduate level physics. Aimed at students who have taken A level mathematics or equivalent.

Dr Timothy Burns

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About

Areas Of Expertise

Career Highlights

Publications

Research Highlights

All Research

Journal Articles

Conference Contributions

Supervision

Hadrons in Models and QCD (current)

THERMAL QCD SPECTRUM AND POTENTIAL BOTTOMONIUM AT NON-ZERO TEMPERATURE (awarded 2023)

Hadrons under extreme conditions (awarded 2023)

Meson spectroscopy at non-zero temperature using lattice QCD. (awarded 2023)

Taught Modules

PH-115 Quantum Mechanics I

PH-132 Mathematics for Physicists I