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W\(^{\pm}\) \(\to\) J/\(\Psi\) + D\(_{s}\)\(^{\pm}\)
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McMahan, Joseph
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Format
Senior thesis
Language
English
Description
62 pages
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Available Online
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Mudd Manuscript Library - Stacks
AC102
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Marlow, Daniel
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Contributor(s)
Olsen, James
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Department
Princeton University. Department of Physics
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Class year
2013
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Leptonic decay modes of the W boson have been well-explored in data from the LHC. However, W hadronic decay modes are thought to make up over two thirds of all W decays, but are avoided because of the difficulty of W reconstruction through these channels. This thesis attempts to reconstruct W bosons through the J/\(\Psi\) + D\(_s\) decay mode, a channel more likely to produce results compared to other hadronic modes. This decay mode has never been experimentally explored. By making a series of cuts on a data set taken at the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS), and then maximizing the signal-to-noise ratio of the reconstruction through analysis on Monte Carlo generated data, we arrive at a point where an experimental limit can be placed on the branching coefficient for this decay mode.
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