Commissioning of Particle ID at ATLAS and CMS with Early LHC Data

TL;DR

This paper discusses the validation and performance of lepton and photon particle identification at ATLAS and CMS using early LHC data, highlighting methods to ensure accurate particle detection in high-energy physics experiments.

Contribution

It presents new validation techniques and performance metrics for lepton and photon identification using initial LHC data at ATLAS and CMS.

Findings

Effective particle identification methods established

Validation procedures confirmed detector performance

Performance metrics aligned with experimental goals

Abstract

This paper describes latest results on lepton (electron, muon and tau) and photon particle identification at the ATLAS and CMS experiments, with emphasis on how the particle identification can be validated and its performance determined using early LHC data.