The matrix element method and its application to measurements of the top quark mass

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 624, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 203-218

  Fiedler, Frank ^a   Grohsjean, Alexander ^b   Haefner, Petra ^c   Schieferdecker, Philipp ^d  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Bt 141 ^*  (France)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

^d KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Data analysis method; Hadron collider; Jet energy scale; Mass measurement; Matrix element method; Top quark

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS METHODS; HADRON COLLIDER; JET ENERGY SCALE; MASS MEASUREMENTS; MATRIX ELEMENTS;

DATA REDUCTION; HADRONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MEASUREMENTS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS;

EID: 78049245834     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2010.09.024     Document Type: Article

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