Systematically Searching for New Resonances at the Energy Frontier using Topological Models
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2014-05-14 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract
We propose a new strategy to systematically search for new physics processes in particle collisions at the energy frontier. An examination of all possible topologies which give identifiable resonant features in a specific final state leads to a tractable number of `topological models' per final state and gives specific guidance for their discovery. Using one specific final state, , as an example, we find that the number of possibilities is reasonable and reveals simple, but as-yet-unexplored, topologies which contain significant discovery potential. We propose analysis techniques and estimate the sensitivity for collisions with TeV and fb.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1401.1462,
title = {Systematically Searching for New Resonances at the Energy Frontier using Topological Models},
author = {Mohammad Abdullah and Eric Albin and Anthony DiFranzo and Meghan Frate and Craig Pitcher and Chase Shimmin and Suneet Upadhyay and James Walker and Pierce Weatherly and Patrick J. Fox and Daniel Whiteson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1401.1462},
year = {2014}
}