Measurement of k(T) splitting scales in W -> l nu events at root s=7 TeV with the ATLAS detector

G. Aad; T. Abajyan; B. Abbott; J. Abdallah; S.A. Khalek; Mogens Dam; Jørgen Beck Hansen; Peter Henrik Hansen; John Renner Hansen; Jørn Dines Hansen; Nele Maria Philomena Boelaert; Simon Johann Franz Heisterkamp; Morten Dam Jørgensen; Esben Bryndt Klinkby; Ask Emil Løvschall-Jensen; Sascha Mehlhase; Björn Stefan Nilsson; Troels Christian Petersen; Stefania Xella

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Measurement of k(T) splitting scales in W -> l nu events at root s=7 TeV with the ATLAS detector

G. Aad, T. Abajyan, B. Abbott, J. Abdallah, S.A. Khalek, Mogens Dam, Jørgen Beck Hansen, Peter Henrik Hansen, John Renner Hansen, Jørn Dines Hansen, Nele Maria Philomena Boelaert, Simon Johann Franz Heisterkamp, Morten Dam Jørgensen, Esben Bryndt Klinkby, Ask Emil Løvschall-Jensen, Sascha Mehlhase, Björn Stefan Nilsson, Troels Christian Petersen, Stefania Xella

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A measurement of splitting scales, as defined by the k_T clustering algorithm, is presented for final states containing a W boson produced in proton–proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV. The measurement is based on the full 2010 data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 36 pb⁻¹ which was collected using the ATLAS detector at the CERN Large Hadron Collider. Cluster splitting scales are measured in events containing W bosons decaying to electrons or muons. The measurement comprises the four hardest splitting scales in a k_T cluster sequence of the hadronic activity accompanying the W boson, and ratios of these splitting scales. Backgrounds such as multi-jet and top-quark-pair production are subtracted and the results are corrected for detector effects. Predictions from various Monte Carlo event generators at particle level are compared to the data. Overall, reasonable agreement is found with all generators, but larger deviations between the predictions and the data are evident in the soft regions of the splitting scales.

Original language	English
Article number	2432
Journal	European Physical Journal C
Volume	73
Issue number	5
ISSN	1434-6044
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-013-2432-8
Publication status	Published - 15 May 2013

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Aad, G., Abajyan, T., Abbott, B., Abdallah, J., Khalek, S. A., Dam, M., Hansen, J. B., Hansen, P. H., Hansen, J. R., Hansen, J. D., Boelaert, N. M. P., Heisterkamp, S. J. F., Jørgensen, M. D., Klinkby, E. B., Løvschall-Jensen, A. E., Mehlhase, S., Nilsson, B. S., Petersen, T. C., & Xella, S. (2013). Measurement of k(T) splitting scales in W -> l nu events at root s=7 TeV with the ATLAS detector. European Physical Journal C, 73(5), [2432]. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-013-2432-8

Aad, G, Abajyan, T, Abbott, B, Abdallah, J, Khalek, SA, Dam, M , Hansen, JB , Hansen, PH , Hansen, JR , Hansen, JD, Boelaert, NMP, Heisterkamp, SJF, Jørgensen, MD, Klinkby, EB, Løvschall-Jensen, AE, Mehlhase, S, Nilsson, BS, Petersen, TC & Xella, S 2013, 'Measurement of k(T) splitting scales in W -> l nu events at root s=7 TeV with the ATLAS detector', European Physical Journal C, vol. 73, no. 5, 2432. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-013-2432-8

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