91 research outputs found
GASTOF: Ultra-fast ToF forward detector for exclusive processes at the LHC
GASTOF (Gas Time-of-Flight) detector is a Cherenkov detector proposed for
very precise (10--20 ps) arrival time measurements of forward protons at some
420 m from the central detectors of CMS and ATLAS. Such an excellent time
resolution will allow by z-by-timing technique for precise measurement of the
z-coordinate of the event vertex in exclusive production at the LHC, when two
colliding protons are scattered at very small angles. In the paper we present
first GASTOF prototype, simulations of its performance as well as first tests
using a cosmic muon telescope.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, presented at the conference ''Physics at LHC'',
Krakow, June 200
Spin effects in tau-lepton pair production at LHC
Question of the proper incorporation of spin effects in tau lepton decays is
often of importance. In present work, case of the Z/gamma to tau+ tau-
production mechanism is studied in detail. As an example, the effects due to
the spin correlations on the potential for the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard
Model (MSSM) Higgs searches in the tau tau decay channel at the Large Hadron
Collider (LHC) are discussed. For these processes, the Standard Model Z/gamma
to tau tau -pair production is a dominant background.
The spin effects in high energy physics reactions, can be implemented up to
certain approximation, independently of the algorithm and matrix elements used
by the production program. Information stored on every generated event can be
sufficient. The algorithm based on such approximation is documented. Question
of the theoretical uncertaintity is discussed only partly.Comment: latex 19 pages, 22 PostScript figures. Corrections of published
version (mainly language) include
How to pin down the CP quantum numbers of a Higgs boson in its tau decays at the LHC
We investigate how the CP quantum numbers of a neutral Higgs boson or
spin-zero resonance, produced at the CERN Large Hadron Collider, can be
determined in its tau-pair decay mode. We use a method developed in an earlier
paper based on the distributions of two angles and apply it to the major
1-prong tau decays. We show for the resulting dilepton, lepton-pion, and
two-pion final states that appropriate selection cuts significantly enhance the
discriminating power of these observables. From our analysis we conclude that,
provided a Higgs boson will be found at the LHC, it appears feasible to collect
the event numbers needed to discriminate between a CP-even and -odd Higgs boson
and/or between Higgs boson(s) with CP-conserving and CP-violating couplings
after several years of high-luminosity runs.Comment: 23 pages, 12 figures; Several sentences and references adde
A Method to Estimate the Boson Mass and to Optimise Sensitivity to Helicity Correlations of tau+tau- Final States
In proton-proton collisions at LHC energies, Z and low mass Higgs bosons
would be produced with high and predominantly longitudinal boost with respect
to the beam axis. This note describes a new analysis tool devised to handle
this situation in cases when such bosons decay to a pair of tau-leptons. The
tool reconstructs the rest frame of the tau+tau- pair by finding the boost that
minimises the acollinearity between the visible tau decay products. In most
cases this gives a reasonable approximation to the rest frame of the decaying
boson. It is shown how the reconstructed rest frame allows for a new method of
mass estimation. Also a considerable gain in sensitivity to helicity
correlations is obtained by analysing the tau-jets in the reconstructed frame
instead of using the laboratory momenta and energies, particularly when both
tau-leptons decay hadronically.Comment: 13 pages, method extended with 3D boost finde
High energy photon interactions at the LHC
Experimental prospects for studying high-energy photon-photon and
photon-proton interactions at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are
discussed. Cross sections are calculated for many electroweak and beyond the
Standard Model processes. Selection strategies based on photon interaction
tagging techniques are studied. Assuming a typical LHC multipurpose detector,
various signals and their irreducible backgrounds are presented after applying
acceptance cuts. Prospects are discussed for the Higgs boson search, detection
of supersymmetric particles and of anomalous quartic gauge couplings, as well
as for the top quark physics.Comment: 17 pages, 16 tables and 14 figure
TauSpinner program for studies on spin effect in tau production at the LHC
Final states involving tau leptons are important components of searches for
new particles at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). A proper treatment of tau
spin effects in the Monte Carlo (MC) simulations is important for understanding
the detector acceptance as well as for the measurements of tau polarization and
tau spin correlations. In this note we present a TauSpinner package designed to
simulate the spin effects. It relies on the availability of the four-momenta of
the taus and their decay products in the analyzed data. The flavor and the
four-momentum of the boson decaying to the tau-tau+ or tau+- nu pair need to be
known. In the Z/gamma* case the initial state quark configuration is attributed
from the intermediate boson kinematics, and the parton distribution functions
(PDF's). TauSpinner is the first algorithm suitable for emulation of tau spin
effects in tau-embedded samples. It is also the first tool that offers the user
the flexibility to simulate a desired spin effect at the analysis level. An
algorithm to attribute tau helicity states to a previously generated sample is
also provided.Comment: 13 pages, 6 figures New feature, an algorithm to attribute tau
helicity states introduced in v
Obstructed D-Branes in Landau-Ginzburg Orbifolds
We study deformations of Landau-Ginzburg D-branes corresponding to obstructed
rational curves on Calabi-Yau threefolds. We determine D-brane moduli spaces
and D-brane superpotentials by evaluating higher products up to homotopy in the
Landau-Ginzburg orbifold category. For concreteness we work out the details for
lines on a perturbed Fermat quintic. In this case we show that our results
reproduce the local analytic structure of the Hilbert scheme of curves on the
threefold.Comment: 44 pages; v3: typos correcte
Measuring Higgs Coupling to Tau-Leptons at Future e+ e- Colliders
We perform a complete simulation of the process , where can be an electron, muon or tau neutrino, in the
context of a general Higgs coupling to leptons. We analyse various
kinematical distributions and obtain the sensitivity regions in the parameter
space that can be explored at a future collider. In particular,
inclusion of boson fusion enhances the sensitivity significantly.Comment: 10 pages, 10 figure
Electroweak corrections to W-boson pair production at the LHC
Vector-boson pair production ranks among the most important Standard-Model
benchmark processes at the LHC, not only in view of on-going Higgs analyses.
These processes may also help to gain a deeper understanding of the electroweak
interaction in general, and to test the validity of the Standard Model at
highest energies. In this work, the first calculation of the full one-loop
electroweak corrections to on-shell W-boson pair production at hadron colliders
is presented. We discuss the impact of the corrections on the total cross
section as well as on relevant differential distributions. We observe that
corrections due to photon-induced channels can be amazingly large at energies
accessible at the LHC, while radiation of additional massive vector bosons does
not influence the results significantly.Comment: 29 pages, 15 figures, 4 tables; some references and comments on
\gamma\gamma -> WW added; matches version published in JHE
Age-related changes in relative expression stability of commonly used housekeeping genes in selected porcine tissues
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Gene expression analysis using real-time RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) is increasingly important in biological research due to the high-throughput and accuracy of qRT-PCR. For accurate and reliable gene expression analysis, normalization of gene expression data against housekeeping genes or internal control genes is required. The stability of reference genes has a tremendous effect on the results of relative quantification of gene expression by qRT-PCR. The expression stability of reference genes could vary according to tissues, age of individuals and experimental conditions. In the pig however, very little information is available on the expression stability of reference genes. The aim of this research was therefore to develop a new set of reference genes which can be used for normalization of mRNA expression data of genes expressed in varieties of porcine tissues at different ages.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The mRNA expression stability of nine commonly used reference genes (<it>B2M, BLM, GAPDH, HPRT1, PPIA, RPL4, SDHA, TBP </it>and <it>YWHAZ</it>) was determined in varieties of tissues collected from newborn, young and adult pigs. geNorm, NormFinder and BestKeeper software were used to rank the genes according to their stability. geNorm software revealed that <it>RPL4, PPIA </it>and <it>YWHAZ </it>showed high stability in newborn and adult pigs, while <it>B2M, YWHAZ </it>and <it>SDHA </it>showed high stability in young pigs. In all cases, <it>GAPDH </it>showed the least stability in geNorm. NormFinder revealed that <it>TBP </it>was the most stable gene in newborn and young pigs, while <it>PPIA </it>was most stable in adult pigs. Moreover, geNorm software suggested that the geometric mean of three most stable gene would be the suitable combination for accurate normalization of gene expression study.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Although, there was discrepancy in the ranking order of reference genes obtained by different analysing software methods, the geometric mean of the <it>RPL4, PPIA </it>and <it>YWHAZ </it>seems to be the most appropriate combination of housekeeping genes for accurate normalization of gene expression data in different porcine tissues at different ages.</p
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