Citation
Wang, Ann Miao (2015) New Physics Models in the Diphoton Final State at CMS. Senior thesis (Major), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9CC0XMN . https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01152016-102117113
Abstract
Since the discovery of the Higgs boson at the LHC, its use as a probe to search for beyond the standard model physics, such as supersymmetry, has become important, as seen in a recent search by the CMS experiment using razor variables in the diphoton final state. Motivated by this search, this thesis examines the LHC discovery potential of a SUSY scenario involving bottom squark pair production with a Higgs boson in the final state. We design and implement a software-based trigger using the razor variables for the CMS experiment to record events with a bottom quark-antiquark pair from a Higgs boson. We characterize the full range of signatures at the LHC from this Higgs-aware SUSY scenario and demonstrate the sensitivity of the CMS data to this model.
Item Type: | Thesis (Senior thesis (Major)) |
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Subject Keywords: | Higgs, LHC, CMS, supersymmetry, SUSY, sbottom, squark, diphoton, photons, phenomenology, trigger |
Degree Grantor: | California Institute of Technology |
Division: | Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy |
Major Option: | Physics |
Awards: | Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, 2014 |
Thesis Availability: | Public (worldwide access) |
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Defense Date: | 21 May 2015 |
Record Number: | CaltechTHESIS:01152016-102117113 |
Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01152016-102117113 |
DOI: | 10.7907/Z9CC0XMN |
Default Usage Policy: | No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided. |
ID Code: | 9535 |
Collection: | CaltechTHESIS |
Deposited By: | Javier Duarte |
Deposited On: | 15 Jan 2016 21:44 |
Last Modified: | 18 Dec 2020 19:27 |
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