Exploring Particle Physics: Hands-on methods using LHC data
The goal of this course is to provide an overview of the ATLAS detector at the LHC, discuss how particle identification is done and highlight the latest LHC results. The lecture will be coupled to a tutorial where we will implement some of the basic experimental methods discussed in the lecture using real ATLAS data.
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Week |
Lecture (1.5 hours) |
Tutorial (2 hours) |
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04/03 |
Intro, Basic overview of root, open data software |
Root basics, getting setup |
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04/10 |
Overview of LHC, ATLAS, calorimeters, jets and electron |
Plotting basics |
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04/17 |
No lecture |
Selecting Z events in the data and Monte Carlo (MC) |
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04/24 |
Overview of trackers, electrons vs .. Photons, muons |
A tag-probe method to determine lepton efficiencies |
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05/01 |
No lecture |
Continue tag-probe method |
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05/08 |
Identify jets |
HWW analysis: How to select the data? Signal efficiency studies using the MC. |
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05/15 |
SM measurements - Jets |
HWW analysis: Comparing data and MC. Optimization of selection criteria |
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05/22 |
SM measurements - EWK |
HWW analysis: Determining the backgrounds. Define a control region for the backgrounds |
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05/29 |
Overview of trigger system, Long-lived particles |
HWW analysis: Determination corrections to the MC from the control regions |
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06/05 |
No lecture |
No tutorial |
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06/12 |
Higgs results |
HWW analysis: Do we discover the Higgs? |
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06/19 |
Higgs results |
ZPrime Analysis: Define the selection for a new heavy Z |
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06/26 |
SUSY searches |
ZPrime Analysis: Determine the size of a region |
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07/03 |
DM searches |
ZPrime Analysis: Search in the data for new heavy Z |
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07/10 |
Other searches |
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