Model Independent Search at the D0 experiment

TL;DR

This paper reviews a comprehensive, model-independent search for new physics at the D0 experiment using the SLEUTH algorithm, analyzing numerous final states and distributions without finding evidence of new phenomena.

Contribution

It demonstrates the application of a global, model-independent search strategy at the Tevatron, covering extensive final states and distributions with no signs of new physics.

Findings

No evidence of new physics was observed.

Discrepant final states were due to detector modeling issues.

The analysis covered 117 final states and 5543 distributions.

Abstract

We present a review of global searches at the Tevatron with D0 detector. The strategy involves splitting the data from the Tevatron into many final states and looking for signs of new physics in the high $p_T$ tails of various distributions using SLEUTH algorithm. We analyzed 117 D0 final states and 5543 D0 distributions. No evidence of new physics is found. The two discrepant final states arise from detector modeling issues.