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Analysis: Event Selection

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Discovery of Single Top Quark Production

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Single top quark production is a very rare process relative to its major backgrounds. The background arises from several distinct sources, each mimicking the single top signal in its own way. Instead, each background needs to be probed for its individual distinguishing features. In order to identify these, and to correctly evaluate the amounts of signal and background in the dataset, it is necessary to create an accurate signal and background model.

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  1. Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, K1R 7C1, Canada

    Dag Gillberg

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Gillberg, D. (2011). Analysis: Event Selection. In: Discovery of Single Top Quark Production. Springer Theses. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7799-1_5

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