Search for New Physics Using Quaero: A General Interface to D0 Event Data

TL;DR

Quaero is a method that automates the optimization of searches for new physics in collider data and facilitates public access to D0 experiment datasets, enhancing research efficiency and transparency.

Contribution

It introduces Quaero, a novel framework for automated search optimization and data sharing in high energy physics experiments.

Findings

Successfully applied to standard model processes WW, ZZ, and ttbar production.

Enabled public access to three D0 datasets at 1.8 TeV.

Demonstrated effectiveness in searching for new heavy resonances.

Abstract

We describe Quaero, a method that i) enables the automatic optimization of searches for physics beyond the standard model, and ii) provides a mechanism for making high energy collider data generally available. We apply Quaero to searches for standard model WW, ZZ, and ttbar production, and to searches for these objects produced through a new heavy resonance. Through this interface, we make three data sets collected by the D0 experiment at sqrt(s)=1.8 TeV publicly available.