PIRSA:14070023 Scientific Series Particle Physics

DOI10.48660/14070023

Series: Particle Physics

Kilic, C. (2014). Improving Mass Measurements Using Many-Body Phase Space. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/14070023

Kilic, Can. Improving Mass Measurements Using Many-Body Phase Space. Perimeter Institute, Jul. 15, 2014, https://pirsa.org/14070023 

@misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:14070023,
  doi = {10.48660/14070023},
  url = {https://pirsa.org/14070023},
  author = {Kilic, Can},
  keywords = {Particle Physics},
  language = {en},
  title = {Improving Mass Measurements Using Many-Body Phase Space},
  publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
  year = {2014},
  month = {jul},
  note = {PIRSA:14070023 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
}

Abstract

After the 7 and 8 TeV LHC runs, we have no conclusive evidence of physics beyond the Standard Model, leading us to suspect that even if new physics is discovered during run II, the number of signal events may be limited, making it crucial to optimize measurements for the case of low statistics. I will argue that phase space correlations between subsequent on-shell decays in a cascade contain additional information compared to commonly used kinematic variables, and this can be used to significantly improve the precision and accuracy of mass measurements. The improvement is connected to the properties of the volume element of many-body phase space, and is particularly relevant to the case of low signal statistics.

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