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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254597403321

Autore

Spannagel Simon

Titolo

CMS Pixel Detector Upgrade and Top Quark Pole Mass Determination / / by Simon Spannagel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-58880-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 pages) : illustrations (some color), tables, graphs

Collana

Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, , 2190-5053

Disciplina

539.72167

Soggetti

Particle acceleration

Quantum field theory

String models

Physical measurements

Measurement

Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics

Quantum Field Theories, String Theory

Measurement Science and Instrumentation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Doctoral Thesis accepted by the University of Hamburg, Germany."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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 presents the first measurement of the top quark pole mass from the differential cross-section of tt+J events in the dileptonic tt decay channel. The first part focuses on the development and characterization of silicon pixel detectors. To account for the expected increase in luminosity of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the pixel detector of the compact muon solenoid (CMS) experiment is replaced by an upgraded detector with new front-end electronics. It presents comprehensive test beam studies conducted to verify the design and quantify the performance of the new front-end in terms of tracking efficiency and spatial resolution. Furthermore, it proposes a new cluster interpol ation method, which utilizes the third central moment of the cluster charge distribution to improve the position resolution. The second part of the thesis introduces an alternative measurement of the top quark mass from the normalized differential production cross-sections of dileptonic top quark pair events with an additional jet. The energy measurement is 8TeV. Using theoretical predictions at next-to-leading order in perturbative Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), the top quark pole mass is determined using a template fit method.