Missing Energy Studies at the DØ Experiment

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dc.contributor.advisorCorcoran, Marjorie D.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBaring, Matthew G.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGeurts, Franken_US
dc.creatorHogan, Julieen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-24T19:32:18Zen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-24T19:32:22Zen_US
dc.date.available2013-07-24T19:32:18Zen_US
dc.date.available2013-07-24T19:32:22Zen_US
dc.date.created2012-12en_US
dc.date.issued2013-07-24en_US
dc.date.submittedDecember 2012en_US
dc.date.updated2013-07-24T19:32:23Zen_US
dc.description.abstractMissing transverse energy is an important aspect of physics analyses at hadron collider detectors. While other particles can be identified by the energy they deposit in the detector, the presence of neutrinos and other theorized particles must be inferred by an energy imbalance. At the DØ experiment missing energy algorithms exist not only to calculate the missing energy in an event, but to distinguish between possible sources: detector measurement effects or unobserved particles. DØ scientists rely on these algorithms to produce reliable physics results. This thesis presents updates made in the past year to missing energy certification, the unclustered energy resolution, and the missing energy significance calculation. It describes a new processor which calculates missing momentum from tracks as well as development work toward an unclustered energy calibration.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.citationHogan, Julie. "Missing Energy Studies at the DØ Experiment." (2013) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/71660">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/71660</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.slug123456789/ETD-2012-12-306en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/71660en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectMissing energyen_US
dc.subjectMissing momentumen_US
dc.subjectUnclustered energyen_US
dc.subjectAlgorithmsen_US
dc.subjectTevatronen_US
dc.subjectDZeroen_US
dc.titleMissing Energy Studies at the DØ Experimenten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPhysics and Astronomyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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