Modelling Z ττ processes in ATLAS with τ-embedded Z μμ data

This paper describes the concept, technical realisation and validation of a largely data-driven method to model events with Zττ decays. In Zμμ events selected from proton-proton collision data recorded at s=8 TeV with the ATLAS experiment at the LHC in 2012,the Z decay muons are replaced by τ lepton...

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spelling paper:paper_17480221_v10_n9_p_Aad2023-06-08T16:28:28Z Modelling Z ττ processes in ATLAS with τ-embedded Z μμ data Bosons Charged particles Elementary particles Kinematics Tellurium compounds ATLAS experiment Calorimeter cells Data-driven methods Decay products Detector response Embedding method Multiple interactions Proton proton collisions Decay (organic) This paper describes the concept, technical realisation and validation of a largely data-driven method to model events with Zττ decays. In Zμμ events selected from proton-proton collision data recorded at s=8 TeV with the ATLAS experiment at the LHC in 2012,the Z decay muons are replaced by τ leptons from simulated Zarrowττ decays at the level of reconstructed tracks and calorimeter cells. The τ lepton kinematics are derived from the kinematics of the original muons. Thus, only the well-understood decays of the Z boson and τ leptons as well as the detector response to the τ decay products are obtained from simulation. All other aspects of the event, such as the Z boson and jet kinematics as well as effects from multiple interactions, are given by the actual data. This so-called τ-embedding method is particularly relevant for Higgs boson searches and analyses in ττ final states, where Zarrowττ decays constitute a large irreducible background that cannot be obtained directly from data control samples. In this paper, the relevant concepts are discussed based on the implementation used in the ATLAS Standard Model Hττ analysis of the full datataset recorded during 2011 and 2012. © CERN 2015 for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration. 2015 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_17480221_v10_n9_p_Aad http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_17480221_v10_n9_p_Aad
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topic Bosons
Charged particles
Elementary particles
Kinematics
Tellurium compounds
ATLAS experiment
Calorimeter cells
Data-driven methods
Decay products
Detector response
Embedding method
Multiple interactions
Proton proton collisions
Decay (organic)
spellingShingle Bosons
Charged particles
Elementary particles
Kinematics
Tellurium compounds
ATLAS experiment
Calorimeter cells
Data-driven methods
Decay products
Detector response
Embedding method
Multiple interactions
Proton proton collisions
Decay (organic)
Modelling Z ττ processes in ATLAS with τ-embedded Z μμ data
topic_facet Bosons
Charged particles
Elementary particles
Kinematics
Tellurium compounds
ATLAS experiment
Calorimeter cells
Data-driven methods
Decay products
Detector response
Embedding method
Multiple interactions
Proton proton collisions
Decay (organic)
description This paper describes the concept, technical realisation and validation of a largely data-driven method to model events with Zττ decays. In Zμμ events selected from proton-proton collision data recorded at s=8 TeV with the ATLAS experiment at the LHC in 2012,the Z decay muons are replaced by τ leptons from simulated Zarrowττ decays at the level of reconstructed tracks and calorimeter cells. The τ lepton kinematics are derived from the kinematics of the original muons. Thus, only the well-understood decays of the Z boson and τ leptons as well as the detector response to the τ decay products are obtained from simulation. All other aspects of the event, such as the Z boson and jet kinematics as well as effects from multiple interactions, are given by the actual data. This so-called τ-embedding method is particularly relevant for Higgs boson searches and analyses in ττ final states, where Zarrowττ decays constitute a large irreducible background that cannot be obtained directly from data control samples. In this paper, the relevant concepts are discussed based on the implementation used in the ATLAS Standard Model Hττ analysis of the full datataset recorded during 2011 and 2012. © CERN 2015 for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration.
title Modelling Z ττ processes in ATLAS with τ-embedded Z μμ data
title_short Modelling Z ττ processes in ATLAS with τ-embedded Z μμ data
title_full Modelling Z ττ processes in ATLAS with τ-embedded Z μμ data
title_fullStr Modelling Z ττ processes in ATLAS with τ-embedded Z μμ data
title_full_unstemmed Modelling Z ττ processes in ATLAS with τ-embedded Z μμ data
title_sort modelling z ττ processes in atlas with τ-embedded z μμ data
publishDate 2015
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_17480221_v10_n9_p_Aad
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_17480221_v10_n9_p_Aad
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