Measuring the W Boson Mass at Hadron Colliders
U. Baur (Buffalo)
TL;DR
This paper reviews the methods and challenges of measuring the W boson mass at hadron colliders like the Tevatron and LHC, focusing on uncertainties and techniques involved.
Contribution
It provides a detailed overview of measurement techniques and uncertainty analysis for the W boson mass at current collider experiments.
Findings
Assessment of statistical uncertainties in W mass measurements
Discussion of theoretical and detector-related uncertainties
Evaluation of measurement prospects at Tevatron and LHC
Abstract
We discuss the prospects for measuring the W mass in Run II of the Tevatron and at the LHC. The basic techniques used to measure M_W are described and the statistical, theoretical and detector-related uncertainties are discussed in detail.
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Taxonomy
TopicsParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies · High-Energy Particle Collisions Research · Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions