Published February 2019 | Version v1
Journal article

In situ calibration of large-radius jet energy and mass in 13 TeV proton-proton collisions with the ATLAS detector

  • 1. Univ. Mohamed Premier et LPTPM, Oujda (Morocco). Faculte des Sciences
  • 2. CPPM, Aix-Marseille Univ. et CNRS/IN2P3, Marseille (France)
  • 3. Oklahoma Univ., Norman, OK (United States). Homer L. Dodge Dept. of Physics and Astronomy

Description

The response of the ATLAS detector to large-radius jets is measured in situ using 36.2 fb-1 of √(s) = 13 TeV proton-proton collisions provided by the LHC and recorded by the ATLAS experiment during 2015 and 2016. The jet energy scale is measured in events where the jet recoils against a reference object, which can be either a calibrated photon, a reconstructed Z boson, or a system of well-measured small-radius jets. The jet energy resolution and a calibration of forward jets are derived using dijet balance measurements. The jet mass response is measured with two methods: using mass peaks formed by W bosons and top quarks with large transverse momenta and by comparing the jet mass measured using the energy deposited in the calorimeter with that using the momenta of charged-particle tracks. The transverse momentum and mass responses in simulations are found to be about 2-3% higher than in data. This difference is adjusted for with a correction factor. The results of the different methods are combined to yield a calibration over a large range of transverse momenta (pT). The precision of the relative jet energy scale is 1-2% for 200 GeV < pT < 2 TeV, while that of the mass scale is 2-10%. The ratio of the energy resolutions in data and simulation is measured to a precision of 10-15% over the same pT range. (orig.)

Availability note (English)

Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-019-6632-8

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields (Online)
Journal Volume
79
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 1-42
ISSN
1434-6052

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ATLAS Collaboration