Operation of the run IIB DO luminosity system and determination of the run IIB luminosity constant

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dc.contributor.advisorCorcoran, Marjorie D.
dc.creatorPrewitt, Michelle V.
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-25T02:07:04Z
dc.date.available2011-07-25T02:07:04Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThe luminosity system is an integral part of the DO detector that must be properly maintained to provide accurate luminosity measurements for physics analysis. After the addition of a readout layer to the silicon vertex detector in 2006, it was necessary to re-calculate the effective inelastic cross section to which the luminosity monitor is sensitive. The preliminary analysis showed that the luminosity constant did not change with the addition of the extra layer of silicon. A full study of the revised luminosity constant including a complete analysis of systematic uncertainties has been completed. The luminosity constant was determined to be sigmaeff = 48.3 +/- 1.9 +/- 0.6 mb, which reduces the DO contribution to the luminosity measurement uncertainty by almost 3%.
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dc.identifier.citationPrewitt, Michelle V.. "Operation of the run IIB DO luminosity system and determination of the run IIB luminosity constant." (2010) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/62166">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/62166</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/62166
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectPhysics
dc.subjectElementary particles
dc.subjectHigh energy physics
dc.titleOperation of the run IIB DO luminosity system and determination of the run IIB luminosity constant
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thesis.degree.departmentPhysics
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science
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