A measurement of the W and Z production cross sections in the muon channel at center of mass energy = 1.96 TeV.
dc.contributor.author | Kang, Jian | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Chapman, J. Wehrley | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-08-30T15:45:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-08-30T15:45:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2005 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqm&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3163836 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/124830 | |
dc.description.abstract | This thesis describes in detail all the necessary components for measuring the weak bosons W and Z cross sections in the muon decay channel. Chapter 1 gives a theoretical description of the production of W and Z bosons and their decay processes. Chapter 2 describes the experiment apparatus, both the collider and the detector, particularly the muon identification and trigger system. Chapter 3 describes the experimental procedure, defining terms and parameters. It explains how the W and Z decays are identified. The event counts for <italic> W</italic> → munu and <italic>Z</italic> → mumu are listed at the end of the chapter. In Chapter 4 and Chapter 5, the calculation of the acceptance and efficiency are described in detail. Chapter 6 gives the number of backgrounds in the final sample. In the last chapter, the cross section results is presented. We also compared the results with theoretical predictions. | |
dc.format.extent | 112 p. | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | EN | |
dc.subject | Center | |
dc.subject | Channel | |
dc.subject | Cross Sections | |
dc.subject | Energy | |
dc.subject | Mass | |
dc.subject | Measurement | |
dc.subject | Muon | |
dc.subject | Muons | |
dc.subject | Production Cross-sections | |
dc.subject | Tev | |
dc.subject | Trigger System | |
dc.subject | W Boson | |
dc.subject | W Bosons | |
dc.subject | Z Boson | |
dc.subject | Z Bosons | |
dc.title | A measurement of the W and Z production cross sections in the muon channel at center of mass energy = 1.96 TeV. | |
dc.type | Thesis | |
dc.description.thesisdegreename | PhD | en_US |
dc.description.thesisdegreediscipline | High energy physics | |
dc.description.thesisdegreediscipline | Pure Sciences | |
dc.description.thesisdegreegrantor | University of Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies | |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/124830/2/3163836.pdf | |
dc.owningcollname | Dissertations and Theses (Ph.D. and Master's) |
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