Oct 19 – 22, 2011
Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke VA
US/Eastern timezone

Comparison of Top-Antitop Cross Section Measurement Analyses by SHyFT and Simple Counting Method

Oct 21, 2011, 6:00 PM
2h
Roanoke Foyer (Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke VA)

Roanoke Foyer

Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke VA

Poster (undergraduate) LA. Poster Session

Speaker

Erin Chambers

Description

Analysis of top events at the CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) experiment is tested by subjecting a single dataset to both the simple counting method and the newer Simultaneous Heavy Flavor and Top (SHyFT) cross section measurement. Respective statistical and systematic errors associated with the data are then compared. The results of the SHyFT analysis have much smaller overall uncertainties.

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