XIIth Quark Confinement and the Hadron Spectrum

Statistical and other experience with new structures in hadron spectra

2 Sept 2016, 15:00

30m

Erato (Makedonia Palace)

Statistical Methods for Physics Analysis Special Section Statistical Methods for Physics Analysis in the XXI Century

Speaker

Kai Yi (University of Iowa (US))

Description

Many challenges, such as determining significance, exist in identifying new structures in hadron spectra. This talk will summarize first-hand experience on significance determination including look-elsewhere-effect, background determination, as well
as signal extraction in hadron spectra.

Presentation materials

XIIthQCH.pdf