Author: Jakub CúthPublisher:
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Languages : en
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Measurement of the W Boson Mass with the DO Detector and Determination of the Strong Coupling Constant with the ATLAS Detector
Author: Jakub CúthMeasurement of the W Boson Mass with the ATLAS Detector
Author: Oleh KivernykPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This thesis describes a measurement of the W boson mass with the ATLAS detector based on the data-set recorded by ATLAS in 2011 at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV, and corresponding to 4.6 inverse femtobarn of integrated luminosity. Measurements are performed through template fits to the transverse momentum distributions of charged leptons and to transverse mass distributions of the W boson, in electron and muon decay modes in various kinematic categories. The individual measurements are found to be consistent and their combination leads to a value of m_W = 80371.1 ± 18.6 MeV. The measured value of the W boson mass is compatible with the current world average of m_W = 80385 ± 15 MeV. The uncertainty is competitive with the current most precise measurements performed by the CDF and D0 collaborations.
Precision Matters: Measurement of the W Boson Mass and Width with the ATLAS Detector at a Centre-of-mass Energy of 7 TeV and the Activity of the Underlying Event in Z Boson Events at a Centre-of-mass Energy of 13 TeV
Author: Lennart AdamPublisher:
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Category : Force and energy
Languages : en
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Precision Matters: Measurement of the W Boson Mass and Width with the ATLAS Detector at a Centre-of-mass Energy of 7 TeV and the Activity of the Underlying Event in Z Boson Events at a Centre-of-mass Energy of 13 TeV
Author: Lennart AdamMeasurements of the $W$ Boson Mass with the D0 Detector
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Languages : en
Pages : 254
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In the first part, we describe what is the W boson mass in the context of the Standard Model. We discuss the prominent role this physical observable plays in the determination of the internal self consistency of the Electroweak Sector. We review measurements and calculation of the W boson mass done in past and argue about the importance and feasibility of improving the experimental determination. We give a description of the Fermilab Tevatron Collider and the D0 detector, highlighting the relevant parts for the measurement described in this Dissertation. In the second part, we give a detailed description of a measurement of the W boson mass using the D0 Central Calorimeter. The measurement uses 1.68 x 106 candidates from W → en decays, corresponding to 4.3 fb-1 of integrated luminosity collected from 2006 to 2009. We measure the mass using the transverse mass, electron transverse momentum, and missing transverse energy distributions. The transverse mass and electron transverse momentum measurements are the most precise and are combined to give MW = 80.367 ± 0.013(stat) ± 0.023 (syst) GeV = 80.367 ± 0.026 GeV. This is combined with an earlier D0 result determined using an independent 1 fb-1 data sample, also with central electrons only, to give MW = 80.375± 0.023 GeV. The uncertainty in the measurement is dominated by the determination of the calorimeter electron energy scale, the W sample size, the knowledge of the parton distribution function. In the third part, we discuss methods of reducing the dominant uncertainties in the W boson mass measurements. We show that introducing electrons detected in the End Calorimeters greatly reduce the measurement systematic uncertainty, especially the on related to the parton distribution functions. We describe a precise calibration of the End Calorimeter using Z → ee events corresponding to 4.3 fb-1 of integrated luminosity. The calibration is an important milestone in a measurement that explores a larger part of the D0 Calorimeter. We present parametrized models that describe the response of the End Calorimeters to electron showers and soft hadronic particles, giving special attention to the specific challenges of a measurement in the forward region: the inhomogeneity of the uninstrumented materials, the large hadronic energy flow in the calorimeter and the jet misidentification probability.
Towards a First Precision Measurement of the Mass of the W-boson with the ATLAS Detector at Root Out S
Author: Christoph ZimmermannFirst Measurement of the Running of the Top Quark Mass
Author: Matteo M. DefranchisPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030903761
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
In this thesis, the first measurement of the running of the top quark mass is presented. This is a fundamental quantum effect that had never been studied before. Any deviation from the expected behaviour can be interpreted as a hint of the presence of physics beyond the Standard Model. All relevant aspects of the analysis are extensively described and documented. This thesis also describes a simultaneous measurement of the inclusive top quark-antiquark production cross section and the top quark mass in the simulation. The measured cross section is also used to precisely determine the values of the top quark mass and the strong coupling constant by comparing to state-of-the-art theoretical predictions. All the theoretical and experimental aspects relevant to the results presented in this thesis are discussed in the initial chapters in a concise but complete way, which makes the material accessible to a wider audience.
Measurement of the W Boson Mass with the D0 Run II Detector Using the Electron P(T) Spectrum
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Languages : en
Pages : 179
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This thesis is a description of the measurement of the W boson mass using the D0 Run II detector with 770 pb−1 of p{bar p} collision data. These collisions were produced by the Tevatron at √s = 1.96 TeV between 2002 and 2006. We use a sample of W → e[nu] and Z → ee decays to determine the W boson mass with the transverse momentum distribution of the electron and the transverse mass distribution of the boson. We measure M{sub W} = XXXXX ± 37 (stat.) ± 26 (sys. theo.) ± 51 (sys. exp.) MeV = XXXXX ± 68 MeV with the transverse momentum distribution of the electron and M{sub W} = XXXXX ± 28 (stat.) ± 17 (sys. theo.) ± 51 (sys. exp.) MeV = XXXXX ± 61 MeV with the transverse mass distribution.
Determination of the Mass of the W Boson Using the DO Detector at the Tevatron
Author: B. AbbottHigh Energy Physics
Author: Hesheng ChenPublisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9814481270
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1424
Book Description
The 32nd International Conference on High Energy Physics belongs to the Rochester Conference Series, and is the most important international conference in 2004 on high energy physics. The proceedings provide a comprehensive review on the recent developments in experimental and theoretical particle physics. The latest results on Top, Higgs search, CP violation, neutrino mixing, pentaquarks, heavy quark mesons and baryons, search for new particles and new phenomena, String theory, Extra dimension, Black hole and Lattice calculation are discussed extensively. The topics covered include not only those of main interest to the high energy physics community, but also recent research and future plans. Contents: Neutrino Masses and MixingsQuark Matter and Heavy Ion CollisionsParticle Astrophysics and CosmologyElectroweak PhysicsQCD Hard InteractionsQCD Soft InteractionsComputational Quantum Field TheoryCP Violation, Rare Kaon Decay and CKMR&D for Future Accelerator and DetectorHadron Spectroscopy and ExoticsHeavy Quark Mesons and BaryonsBeyond the Standard ModelString Theory Readership: Experimental and theoretical physicists and graduate students in the fields of particle physics, nuclear physics, astrophysics and cosmology.Keywords:High Energy Physics;Particle Physics;Electroweak;QCD;Heavy Quark;Neutrino;Particle Astrophysics;Hadron Spectroscopy;CP Violation;Quark Matter;Future Accelerator