Lucas Flores's
Doctoral Thesis
Acknowledgements
Abstract
List of Tables
List of Figures
Preface
Introduction
Theoretical Framework
Quantum Field Theory
The Standard Model
Supersymmetry
The \(B-L\) Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model
LHC and the ATLAS Detector
The Large Hadron Collider
The ATLAS Detector
Object Reconstruction and Identification
The Trigger System
These are Electrons: Identifying Electrons at ATLAS
Introduction
Electron-Efficiency Measurements
Topo-Cluster Reconstruction
Electron Candidate Reconstruction
Electron Identification
An Exercise in Three Lepton Resonances
Analysis Introduction
Analysis Strategy
Simulated Data: Monte Carlo Generation
Analysis Regions
Statistical Treatment
Results
Analysis Preservation: Building Towards the “Do Analysis” Button
Conclusion
Appendices
Formulation of QFT
Formulation of QFT
Statistical Treatment
The Likelihood Function
Goodness of Fit: Maximum Likelihood Estimation
Baseline Object Selection
Event Displays
Bibliography