Buch, Englisch, Band 236, 200 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 289 g
The Development of Experimental Techniques for b-Quark Studies from Z^0-Decay
Buch, Englisch, Band 236, 200 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 289 g
Reihe: Springer Tracts in Modern Physics
ISBN: 978-3-642-26350-7
Verlag: Springer
liketothankthepeopleatSpringer,especiallyUteHeuserforherprofessionalh- dlingoftheprojectandpatiencewithmyregularfailuretomeetdeadlines. UniversityofWarwick,UK GaryJ. Barker September2009 vii Contents 1 b-physics at LEP. 1 1. 1 Introduction. 1 1. 2 TheLEPMachineandExperiments. 3 1. 3 b-PhysicsOverview. 4 1. 3. 1 b-QuarkProduction. 7 b 1. 3. 2 Forward-BackwardAsymmetry A. 7 FB 1. 3. 3 R. 9 b 1. 3. 4 HeavyQuarkSymmetry. 10 1. 3. 5 b-QuarkFragmentation. 10 1. 3. 6 b-HadronSpectroscopy. 12 1. 3. 7 b-HadronProductionFractions. 13 1. 3. 8 Weakb-QuarkDecay. 13 1. 4 Combiningb-PhysicsResults. 18 1. 4. 1 AveragingofElectroweakHeavyFlavourQuantities. 19 1. 4. 2 AveragingofNon-electroweakHeavyFlavourQuantities. 20 References. 20 2 Silicon Vertex Detectors and Particle Identi?cation. 23 2. 1 Silicon-StripVertexDetectors. 23 2. 2 ParticleIdenti?cation. 29 2. 2. 1 Speci?cIonisationEnergyLoss,dE/dx. 30 ? 2. 2. 2 CerenkovRingImaging. 31 2. 2. 3 OverallDetectorPerformance. 32 References. 34 0 ¯ 3 Experience in Reconstructing Z ? bb Events. 37 3. 1 ImpactParameterandDecayLength. 37 3. 1. 1 ClusterFinding. 40 3. 1. 2 TrackFittingandPatternRecognition. 41 3. 1. 3 VertexDetectorAlignment. 43 3. 1. 4 SingleHitUncertainties. 49 3. 1. 5 ResolutionTuning.
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b-physics at LEP.- Silicon Vertex Detectors and Particle Identification.- Experience in Reconstructing Z0 ? b?b Events.- Tagging Z0 ? b?b Events.- Tagging b-quark Charge.- Double-Hemisphere Tagging.- Optimal b-Flavour and b-Hadron Reconstruction.- Conclusion and Next Steps.
