2008/12/10 by G. McGregor, Grant Duncan McGregor, McGregor, Grant Duncan
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex) #High-Energy Particle Collisions Research #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #hep-ex
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0812.1954
Comments: 102 pages, 65 postscript figures, thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, The University of British Columbia, August 2008. SLAC Report-no: SLAC-R-912
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In this thesis we examine the method of counting BB events produced in the BaBar experiment. The original method was proposed in 2000, but improvements to track reconstruction and our understanding of the detector since that date make it appropriate to revisit the B Counting method. We propose a new set of cuts designed to minimize the sensitivity to time-varying backgrounds. We find the new method counts BB events with an associated systematic uncertainty of ± 0.6%