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Performance of the missing transverse momentum triggers for the ATLAS detector during Run-2 data taking

NázevTitle
Performance of the missing transverse momentum triggers for the ATLAS detector during Run-2 data takingPerformance of the missing transverse momentum triggers for the ATLAS detector during Run-2 data taking
Druh výsledkuResult type
Článek v časopiseJournal article
AutořiAuthors
G. Aad, B. Abbott, D. C. Abbott, A. Abud, B. Ali, K. Augsten, B. Bergmann, M. Havránek, Z. Hubáček, M. Myška, R. Novotný, S. Pospíšil, K. Smolek, A. Sopczak, V. Vacek, P. Vokáč, V. Vrba
DOIDOI
10.1007/JHEP08(2020)080
Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
Journal of High Energy Physics. 2020, 2020(8), ISSN 1029-8479.
RokYear
2020
JazykLanguage
eng
WoSWoS
000563641800001
ScopusScopus
2-s2.0-85089974543
RIVRIV
RIV/68407700:21220/20:00346700!RIV21-MSM-21220___
ProjektProject
Centrum pokročilých aplikovaných přírodních vědCenter for advanced applied sciences; Získávání nových poznatků o mikrosvětě v infrastruktuře CERNAcquiring new pieces of knowledge about micro-world in CERN research infrastructure

AbstraktAbstract

The factor of four increase in the LHC luminosity, from 0.5x10(34)cm(-2)s(-1) to 2.0x10(34)cm(-2)s(-1), and the corresponding increase in pile-up collisions during the 2015-2018 data-taking period, presented a challenge for the ATLAS trigger, particularly for those algorithms that select events with missing transverse momentum. The output data rate at fixed threshold typically increases exponentially with the number of pile-up collisions, so the legacy algorithms from previous LHC data-taking periods had to be tuned and new approaches developed to maintain the high trigger efficiency achieved in earlier operations. A study of the trigger performance and comparisons with simulations show that these changes resulted in event selection efficiencies of >98% for this period, meeting and in some cases exceeding the performance of similar triggers in earlier run periods, while at the same time keeping the necessary bandwidth within acceptable limits.

The factor of four increase in the LHC luminosity, from 0.5x10(34)cm(-2)s(-1) to 2.0x10(34)cm(-2)s(-1), and the corresponding increase in pile-up collisions during the 2015-2018 data-taking period, presented a challenge for the ATLAS trigger, particularly for those algorithms that select events with missing transverse momentum. The output data rate at fixed threshold typically increases exponentially with the number of pile-up collisions, so the legacy algorithms from previous LHC data-taking periods had to be tuned and new approaches developed to maintain the high trigger efficiency achieved in earlier operations. A study of the trigger performance and comparisons with simulations show that these changes resulted in event selection efficiencies of >98% for this period, meeting and in some cases exceeding the performance of similar triggers in earlier run periods, while at the same time keeping the necessary bandwidth within acceptable limits.