CMS Pixel Detector Upgrade and Top Quark Pole Mass Determination

• Main Author: Spannagel, Simon (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum field theory.; String theory.; Particle acceleration.; Physical measurements.; Measurement.; Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics.; Quantum Field Theories, String Theory.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.

This thesis addresses two different topics, both vital for implementing modern high-energy physics experiments: detector development and data analysis. Providing a concise introduction to both the standard model of particle physics and the basic principles of semiconductor tracking detectors, it pre...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to Particle Physics at Hadron Colliders
• The CMS Experiment at the LHC
• Basic Concepts of Semiconductor Tracking Detectors
• The CMS Pixel Detector for Phase I
• Simulation of CMS Pixel Detector Modules
• The pixar Data Acquisition and Calibration Framework
•  Test Beams at the DESY-II Synchrotron
• Qualification of the Phase I Readout Chip
• Improving the Position Resolution Using the Cluster Skewness
• Introduction to Top Quark Physics and the Measurement
• Simulation of Collision Events
• Object Reconstruction and Event Selection
• Systematic Uncertainties
• Measurement of the Top Quark Mass from the ρS Distribution of tt+jet Events
• Measurement of the Top Quark Mass from Differential tt+jet Cross Sections
• Summary and Prospects.