8–10 May 2017
University of Pittsburgh
US/Eastern timezone

Optimal Invariant Mass Variables for SUSY-like Missing Energy Events

9 May 2017, 16:30
15m
G-26 (Benedum Hall)

G-26

Benedum Hall

parallel talk Novel Techniques & Tools

Speakers

Prof. Konstantin Matchev (University of Florida)Prof. Konstantin Matchev (University of Florida) Konstantin Matchev (University of Florida (US))

Description

In SUSY-like models with dark matter candidates, LHC events contain two decay chains, each terminating in an invisible particle, whose true energy and momentum are not measured in the detector. I will review and contrast some recently proposed invariant mass variables which are suitable for such event topologies. Each variable relies on a specific ansatz for the unmeasured individual 4-momenta of the invisible particles in the event.

Primary authors

Dr Doojin Kim (Theory Division, CERN) Prof. Konstantin Matchev (University of Florida) Filip Moortgat (CERN) Luc Pape (CERN) Prof. Konstantin Matchev (University of Florida) Konstantin Matchev (University of Florida (US))

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