Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
- Reports on the dominant background in the search for Higgs bosons decaying into tau lepton pairs
- A valuable contribution to understanding noise in the hadronic calorimeter TileCal
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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About this book
This thesis deals with two main procedures performed with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The noise description in the hadronic calorimeter TileCal represents a very valuable technical job. The second part presents a fruitful physics analysis - the cross section measurement of the process p+p → Z0 → τ + τ.
The Monte Carlo simulations of the TileCal are described in the first part of the thesis, including a detailed treatment of the electronic noise and multiple interactions (so-called pile-up). An accurate description of both is crucial for the reconstruction of e.g. jets or hadronic tau-jets.
The second part reports a Standard Model measurement of the Z0 → τ + τ process with the emphasis on the final state with an electron and a hadronically decaying tau-lepton. The Z0 → τ + τ channel forms the dominant background in the search for Higgs bosons decaying into tau lepton pairs, and thus the good understanding achieved here can facilitate more sensitive Higgs detection.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Standard Model Measurements with the ATLAS Detector
Book Subtitle: Monte Carlo Simulations of the Tile Calorimeter and Measurement of the Z → τ τ Cross Section
Authors: Jana Novakova
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00810-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-00809-7Published: 10 September 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-03294-8Published: 14 August 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-00810-3Published: 30 August 2013
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 91
Topics: Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory, Measurement Science and Instrumentation, Quantum Field Theories, String Theory