Scientific article
English

Measurement of kT splitting scales in W -> ℓν events at √s=7 TeV with the ATLAS detector

ContributorsATLAS Collaboration
Published inEuropean physical journal. C, Particles and fields, vol. 73, no. 2432, 30
Publication date2013
Abstract

A measurement of splitting scales, as defined by the k T clustering algorithm, is presented for final states containing a W boson produced in proton–proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV. The measurement is based on the full 2010 data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 36 pb−1 which was collected using the ATLAS detector at the CERN Large Hadron Collider. Cluster splitting scales are measured in events containing W bosons decaying to electrons or muons. The measurement comprises the four hardest splitting scales in a kT cluster sequence of the hadronic activity accompanying the W boson, and ratios of these splitting scales. Backgrounds such as multi-jet and top-quark-pair production are subtracted and the results are corrected for detector effects. Predictions from various Monte Carlo event generators at particle level are compared to the data. Overall, reasonable agreement is found with all generators, but larger deviations between the predictions and the data are evident in the soft regions of the splitting scales.

Citation (ISO format)
ATLAS Collaboration. Measurement of kT splitting scales in W -> ℓν events at √s=7 TeV with the ATLAS detector. In: European physical journal. C, Particles and fields, 2013, vol. 73, n° 2432, p. 30. doi: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-013-2432-8
Main files (1)
Article (Published version)
accessLevelRestricted
Identifiers
ISSN of the journal1434-6044
576views
0downloads

Technical informations

Creation07/28/2014 11:55:00 AM
First validation07/28/2014 11:55:00 AM
Update time03/14/2023 9:28:43 PM
Status update03/14/2023 9:28:43 PM
Last indexation10/30/2024 7:33:34 PM
All rights reserved by Archive ouverte UNIGE and the University of GenevaunigeBlack