Honors Theses
Date of Award
Spring 5-14-2023
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Physics and Astronomy
First Advisor
Jake Bennett
Second Advisor
Gavin Davies
Third Advisor
Alakabha Datta
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
The Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB electron-positron accelerator facility in Tsukuba, Japan has a primary goal of searching for new physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. Extremely precise measurements of particle decays will be compared with Standard Model predictions in order to expose the presence of new particles and interactions. These measurements are prepared using simulated samples to avoid potential biases when studying the data. The Belle II collaboration produces two types of simulated samples for this purpose. One is produced with consistent calibration payloads and another with payloads calibrated as a function of data taking. This study investigates the performance of each, relative to the data, to check the consistency and provide feedback on any potential inconsistencies that should be considered in future analyses.
Recommended Citation
Thurmond, Kaitlyn, "A Study of Data/Monte Carlo Agreement in Charmed Baryon Decays at Belle II" (2023). Honors Theses. 2935.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/2935
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