Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by DESY, Hamburg, Germany
- Provides a concise introduction to both the standard model of particle physics and the basic principles of semiconductor tracking detectors
- Offers a detailed description of the qualification of the new compact muon solenoid (CMS) pixel detector
- Introduces a novel method of cluster center interpolation for solid-state tracking detectors
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Test Beam Measurements and Data Acquisition for the Phase I Upgrade of the CMS Pixel Detector
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Front Matter
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Determination of the Normalized t+jet Invariant Mass Distribution and Measurement of the Top Quark Mass
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
The first part focuses on the development and characterization of silicon pixel detectors. To account for the expected increase in luminosity of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the pixel detector of the compact muon solenoid (CMS) experiment is replaced by an upgraded detector with new front-end electronics. It presents comprehensive test beam studies conducted to verify the design and quantify the performance of the new front-end in terms of tracking efficiency and spatial resolution. Furthermore, it proposes a new cluster interpol
ation method, which utilizes the third central moment of the cluster charge distribution to improve the position resolution.
The second part of the thesis introduces an alternative measurement of the top quark mass from the normalized differential production cross-sections of dileptonic top quark pair events with an additional jet. The energy measurement is 8TeV. Using theoretical predictions at next-to-leading order in perturbative Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), the top quark pole mass is determined using a template fit method.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: CMS Pixel Detector Upgrade and Top Quark Pole Mass Determination
Authors: Simon Spannagel
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58880-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-58879-7Published: 09 August 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86498-3Published: 04 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-58880-3Published: 01 August 2017
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVII, 274
Number of Illustrations: 62 b/w illustrations, 74 illustrations in colour
Topics: Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics, Quantum Field Theories, String Theory, Measurement Science and Instrumentation