Etalonnage du calorimetre electromagnetique tonneau. Identification des leptons taus et recherche d'un boson de Higgs dans le canal qqH->qq tau tau dans l'experience ATLAS au LHC.

The Standard Model is the theory which describes the fundamental interactions most accurately. However, the Higgs mechanism and its associated boson have not yet been discovered. The ATLAS electromagnetic calorimeter will play an important role in its discovery if it exists.In the first part of this work, a final mapping of all barrel electromagnetic calorimeter cells, and in particular the problematic ones, was made.Then, the code for the calorimeter calibration was migrated into the ATLAS software environment (ATHENA), where it was tested and validated with the 2004 test beam data. In this code, the optimal filtering coefficients, which enable to reconstruct the energy deposited in the calorimeter while minimizing the electronic and pile-up noises, are calculated. For this, a model was developed to predict the physics signal waveform from the calibration waveform.In a third part, two algorithms for reconstructing and identifying t leptons in their hadronic decay mode were studied and compared.Finally in a fourth part, amongst the most important Standard Model Higgs production and decay channel was investigated, namely the weak boson fusion production followed by the Higgs decay into a tau lepton pair, for a low mass Higgs (115 Dans une première partie, une cartographie finale des cellules à problèmes du tonneau du calorimètre électromagnétique a été réalisée. Ensuite, le code pour l'étalonnage du calorimètre a été migré dans l'environnement logiciel d'ATLAS (ATHENA), puis il a été testé et validé avec les données du test en faisceau de 2004. Dans ce code, des coefficients de filtrage optimal, qui permettent de reconstruire l'énergie déposée dans le calorimètre tout en minimisant les bruits électronique et d'empilement, sont déterminés pour chaque cellule. Pour cela, un modèle avait été développé pour prédire la forme du signal de physique à partir de celui d'étalonnage.Dans une troisième partie, l'étude et la comparaison de deux algorithmes pour la reconstruction et l'identification des t dans leur mode hadronique ont été réalisées.Enfin dans une quatrième partie, l'étude de l'un des canaux les plus importants pour la recherche d'un Higgs du Modèle Standard de basse masse (115 < mHiggs < 145 GeV/c2) a été effectué, à savoir la production du Higgs par fusion de bosons vecteurs faibles, suivi de sa désintégration en une paire de leptons taus. Cette étude a été menée pour une luminosité intégrée de 30 fb-1 avec des données de simulation rapide et complète du détecteur ATLAS. Une étude du fond dominant Z+n jets (n < 6) a aussi été réalisée

Etalonnage du calorimètre électromagnétique tonneau (Identification des leptons et recherche d'un boson de Higgs dans le canal qqH -> qq dans l'expérience ATLAS au LHC)

Le Modèle standard est la théorie qui décrit le mieux les interactions fondamentales. Cependant le mécanisme de Higgs et son boson associé n'ont pas encore été découverts. Le calorimètre électromagnétique jouera un rôle prépondérant dans sa découverte, s'il existe. Dans une première partie, une cartographie finale des cellules à problèmes du tonneau du calorimètre électromagnétique a été réalisée. Ensuite, le code pour l'étalonnage du calorimètre a été migré dans l'environnement logiciel d'ATLAS (ATHENA)., puis il a été testé et validé avec les données du test en faisceau de 2004. Dans ce code, des coefficients de filtrage optimal, qui permettent de reconstruire l'énergie déposée dans le calorimètre tout en minimisant les bruits électronique et d'empilement, sont déterminés pour chaque cellule. Pour cela, un modèle avait été développé pour prédire la forme du signal de physique à partir de celui d'étalonnage. Dans une troisième partie, l'étude et la comparaison de deux algorithmes pour la reconstruction et l'identification des dans leur mode hadronique ont été réalisées. Enfin dans une quatrième partie, l'étude de l'un des canaux les plus importants pour la recherche d'un Higgs du Modèle Standard de basse masse (115 < mHiggs < 145 GeV/c2) a été effectué, à savoir la production du Higgs par fusion de bosons vecteurs faibles, suivi de sa désintégration en une paire de leptons . Cette étude a été menée pour une luminosité intégrée de 30 fb-1 avec des données de simulation rapide et complète du détecteur ATLAS. Une étude du fond dominant Z+n jets (n <= 5) a aussi été réaliséeThe Standard Model is the theory which describes the fundamental interactions most accurately. However, the Higgs mechanism and its associated boson have not yet been discovered. The ATLAS electromagnetic calorimeter will play an important role in its discovery if it exists. In the first part of this work, a final mapping of all barrel electromagnetic calorimeter cells, and in particular the problematic ones, was made. Then, the code for the calorimeter calibration was migrated into the ATLAS software environment (ATHENA), where it was tested and validated with the 2004 test beam data. In this code, the optimal filtering coefficients, which enable to reconstruct the energy deposited in the calorimeter while minimizing the electronic and pile-up noises, are calculated. For this, a model was developed to predict the physics signal waveform from the calibration waveform. In a third part, two algorithms for reconstructing and identifying leptons in their hadronic decay mode were studied and compared. Finally in a fourth part, amongst the most important Standard Model Higgs production and decay channel was investigated, namely the weak boson fusion production followed by the Higgs decay into a tau lepton pair, for a low mass Higgs (115 < mHiggs < 145 GeV/c2). This study was performed for 30 fb-1 of integrated luminosity using fast and fully simulated data. A study of the dominant background Z + n jets (n <= 5) was also performedCHAMBERY -BU Bourget (730512101) / SudocSTRASBOURG-Bib.Central Recherche (674822133) / SudocSudocFranceF

Search for Scalar Diphoton Resonances in the Mass Range 65−60065-600 GeV with the ATLAS Detector in pppp Collision Data at s\sqrt{s} = 8 TeVTeV

A search for scalar particles decaying via narrow resonances into two photons in the mass range 65–600 GeV is performed using $20.3\text{}\text{}{\mathrm{fb}}^{-1}$ of $\sqrt{s}=8\text{}\text{}\mathrm{TeV}$ $pp$ collision data collected with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. The recently discovered Higgs boson is treated as a background. No significant evidence for an additional signal is observed. The results are presented as limits at the 95% confidence level on the production cross section of a scalar boson times branching ratio into two photons, in a fiducial volume where the reconstruction efficiency is approximately independent of the event topology. The upper limits set extend over a considerably wider mass range than previous searches

Search for Higgs and ZZ Boson Decays to J/ψγJ/\psi\gamma and Υ(nS)γ\Upsilon(nS)\gamma with the ATLAS Detector

A search for the decays of the Higgs and $Z$ bosons to $J/\psi\gamma$ and $\Upsilon(nS)\gamma$ ($n=1,2,3$) is performed with $pp$ collision data samples corresponding to integrated luminosities of up to $20.3\mathrm{fb}^{-1}$ collected at $\sqrt{s}=8\mathrm{TeV}$ with the ATLAS detector at the CERN Large Hadron Collider. No significant excess of events is observed above expected backgrounds and 95% CL upper limits are placed on the branching fractions. In the $J/\psi\gamma$ final state the limits are $1.5\times10^{-3}$ and $2.6\times10^{-6}$ for the Higgs and $Z$ bosons, respectively, while in the $\Upsilon(1S,2S,3S)\,\gamma$ final states the limits are $(1.3,1.9,1.3)\times10^{-3}$ and $(3.4,6.5,5.4)\times10^{-6}$, respectively

Measurements of the Total and Differential Higgs Boson Production Cross Sections Combining the H??????? and H???ZZ*???4??? Decay Channels at s\sqrt{s}=8??????TeV with the ATLAS Detector

Measurements of the total and differential cross sections of Higgs boson production are performed using 20.3~fb$^{-1}$ of $pp$ collisions produced by the Large Hadron Collider at a center-of-mass energy of $\sqrt{s} = 8$ TeV and recorded by the ATLAS detector. Cross sections are obtained from measured $H \rightarrow \gamma \gamma$ and $H \rightarrow ZZ ^{*}\rightarrow 4\ell$ event yields, which are combined accounting for detector efficiencies, fiducial acceptances and branching fractions. Differential cross sections are reported as a function of Higgs boson transverse momentum, Higgs boson rapidity, number of jets in the event, and transverse momentum of the leading jet. The total production cross section is determined to be $\sigma_{pp \to H} = 33.0 \pm 5.3 \, ({\rm stat}) \pm 1.6 \, ({\rm sys}) \mathrm{pb}$. The measurements are compared to state-of-the-art predictions.Measurements of the total and differential cross sections of Higgs boson production are performed using 20.3  fb-1 of pp collisions produced by the Large Hadron Collider at a center-of-mass energy of s=8  TeV and recorded by the ATLAS detector. Cross sections are obtained from measured H→γγ and H→ZZ*→4ℓ event yields, which are combined accounting for detector efficiencies, fiducial acceptances, and branching fractions. Differential cross sections are reported as a function of Higgs boson transverse momentum, Higgs boson rapidity, number of jets in the event, and transverse momentum of the leading jet. The total production cross section is determined to be σpp→H=33.0±5.3 (stat)±1.6 (syst)  pb. The measurements are compared to state-of-the-art predictions.Measurements of the total and differential cross sections of Higgs boson production are performed using 20.3 fb$^{-1}$ of $pp$ collisions produced by the Large Hadron Collider at a center-of-mass energy of $\sqrt{s} = 8$ TeV and recorded by the ATLAS detector. Cross sections are obtained from measured $H \rightarrow \gamma \gamma$ and $H \rightarrow ZZ ^{*}\rightarrow 4\ell$ event yields, which are combined accounting for detector efficiencies, fiducial acceptances and branching fractions. Differential cross sections are reported as a function of Higgs boson transverse momentum, Higgs boson rapidity, number of jets in the event, and transverse momentum of the leading jet. The total production cross section is determined to be $\sigma_{pp \to H} = 33.0 \pm 5.3 \, ({\rm stat}) \pm 1.6 \, ({\rm sys}) \mathrm{pb}$. The measurements are compared to state-of-the-art predictions

Search for Higgs and Z Boson Decays to J/ψγJ/\psi\gamma and Υ(nS)γ\Upsilon(nS)\gamma with the ATLAS Detector

A search for the decays of the Higgs and Z bosons to J/ψγ and ϒ(nS)γ (n=1,2,3) is performed with pp collision data samples corresponding to integrated luminosities of up to 20.3 fb-1 collected at s=8 TeV with the ATLAS detector at the CERN Large Hadron Collider. No significant excess of events is observed above expected backgrounds and 95% C.L. upper limits are placed on the branching fractions. In the J/ψγ final state the limits are 1.5×10-3 and 2.6×10-6 for the Higgs and Z boson decays, respectively, while in the ϒ(1S,2S,3S)γ final states the limits are (1.3,1.9,1.3)×10-3 and (3.4,6.5,5.4)×10-6, respectively

Search for Scalar-Charm pair production in pp collisions at s=8\sqrt{s}=8 TeV with the ATLAS detector

The results of a dedicated search for pair production of scalar partners of charm quarks are reported. The search is based on an integrated luminosity of 20.3 fb$^{-1}$ of pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}=8$ TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. The search is performed using events with large missing transverse momentum and at least two jets, where the two leading jets are each tagged as originating from c-quarks. Events containing isolated electrons or muons are vetoed. In an R-parity-conserving minimal supersymmetric scenario in which a single scalar-charm state is kinematically accessible, and where it decays exclusively into a charm quark and a neutralino, 95% confidence-level upper limits are obtained in the scalar-charm-neutralino mass plane such that, for neutralino masses below 200 GeV, scalar-charm masses up to 490 GeV are excluded