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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01gh93h186h
 Title: Simulation of Heavy Majorana Neutrinos in the Large Hadron Collider: From Phenomenology to the Matrix Element Method Authors: Seiss, Todd Advisors: Tully, Christopher G. Contributors: Marlow, Daniel R. Department: Physics Class Year: 2015 Abstract: Many extensions to the standard model include a heavy neutrino with a mass on the few hundred GeV scale, and in some models, heavy neutrinos could be produced at the LHC. I first discuss heavy neutrino collider phenomenology,examining the couplings and relevant cross-sections. Then I simulate heavy Type III seesaw neutrino events and standard model backgrounds in MadGraph, which I use to examine the signal and background kinematics. Finally, I pass these events to MadWeight in order to study the Matrix Element Method and determine how well the signal can be extracted from a set of simulated events. Extent: 61 pages URI: http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01gh93h186h Type of Material: Princeton University Senior Theses Language: en_US Appears in Collections: Physics, 1936-2016

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