Z Boson Transverse Momentum Distribution, and ZZ and WZ Production Measurements Using 7.3 – 8.6 fb–1 of p¯p Collisions at √s = 1.96 TeV /

• Main Author: Vesterinen, Mika (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Mathematical physics.; Elementary particles (Physics).; Quantum field theory.; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.; Mathematical Methods in Physics.; Mathematical Physics.

This work develops novel data analysis techniques enabling aspects of the Standard Model of particle physics to be tested with unprecedented precision using data from the DZero experiment at the high energy “Tevatron” proton-antiproton collider at Fermilab, Chicago. Vesterinen's measurements of...

Table of Contents:

• Experimental Apparatus
• Experimental Techniques
• Electron and Photon Energy Calibration
• Novel Variables for Studying the Drell-Yan Transverse Momentum
• Measurement of the Drell-Yan φ*η Distribution
• Measurement of the ZZ and WZ Production Cross Sections.