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Tuesday, November 3rd 2009
2:30 pm:
Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics
Speaker: Jason Haupt, University of Minnesota
Subject: A differential cross-section measurement of the Z boson decay into two electrons as a function of Z rapidity
The interesting interactions at the LHC require knowledge of the parton distribution functions (PDFs). The shape of the Z boson rapidity distribution is used as a direct probe of the PDFs, as each region of rapidity samples a different Z spectrum, and thus is sensitive to PDF variations. The measurement is particularly sensative to low |rapidity| and high |rapidity|. The results for 100 inv-pb of fully simulated data are presented, as well as a discussion on the statistical precision and systematic error contributions.
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