Tools for estimating fake/non-prompt lepton backgrounds with the ATLAS detector at the LHC


Aad, G ORCID: 0000-0002-6665-4934, Abbott, B ORCID: 0000-0002-5888-2734, Abbott, DC ORCID: 0000-0002-7248-3203, Abeling, K ORCID: 0000-0002-1002-1652, Abidi, SH ORCID: 0000-0002-8496-9294, Aboulhorma, A ORCID: 0000-0002-9987-2292, Abramowicz, H ORCID: 0000-0001-5329-6640, Abreu, H ORCID: 0000-0002-1599-2896, Abulaiti, Y ORCID: 0000-0003-0403-3697, Abusleme Hoffman, AC ORCID: 0000-0003-0762-7204 et al (show 2924 more authors) (2023) Tools for estimating fake/non-prompt lepton backgrounds with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. Journal of Instrumentation, 18 (11). T11004-T11004.

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Abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Measurements and searches performed with the ATLAS detector at the CERN LHC often involve signatures with one or more prompt leptons. Such analyses are subject to `fake/non-prompt' lepton backgrounds, where either a hadron or a lepton from a hadron decay or an electron from a photon conversion satisfies the prompt-lepton selection criteria. These backgrounds often arise within a hadronic jet because of particle decays in the showering process, particle misidentification or particle interactions with the detector material. As it is challenging to model these processes with high accuracy in simulation, their estimation typically uses data-driven methods. Three methods for carrying out this estimation are described, along with their implementation in ATLAS and their performance.</jats:p>

Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Science and Engineering > School of Physical Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 16 Feb 2024 09:45
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2024 03:44
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/18/11/t11004
Open Access URL: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-02...
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3178723
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