Heavy Neutral Particle Decays to Tau Pairs Detected with CMS in Proton Collisions at \sqrt{s} = 7TeV /

• Main Author: Bachtis, Michail (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Elementary particles (Physics).; Quantum field theory.; Physical measurements.; Measurement.; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.

The work presented in this thesis spans a wide range of experimental particle physics subjects, starting from level-1 trigger electronics to the final results of the search for Higgs boson decay and to tau lepton pairs. The thesis describes an innovative reconstruction algorithm for tau decays and d...

Table of Contents:

• The Standard Model of Particle Physics
• Supersymmetry and the MSSM
• Experimental Setup
• Event Simulation
• Event Reconstruction
• Hadronic Tau Identification and Trigger
• Selection of Tau Pairs
• Measurement of Z → ττ, Production
• Search for Higgs Bosons
• Synopsis
• Calorimeter Trigger Upgrade for Higher Luminosities.