Papers by Gian Piero Siroli
Physics Letters B
The B 0 s and B + production yields are measured in PbPb collisions at a center-of-mass energy pe... more The B 0 s and B + production yields are measured in PbPb collisions at a center-of-mass energy per nucleon pair of 5.02 TeV. The data sample, collected with the CMS detector at the LHC, corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 1.7 nb −1. The mesons are reconstructed in the exclusive decay channels B 0 s → J/ψ(µ + µ −) φ(K + K −) and B + → J/ψ(µ + µ −) K + , in the transverse momentum range 7-50 GeV/c and absolute rapidity 0-2.4. The B 0 s meson is observed with a statistical significance in excess of five standard deviations for the first time in nucleus-nucleus collisions. The measurements are performed as functions of the transverse momentum of the B mesons and of the PbPb collision centrality. The ratio of production yields of B 0 s and B + is measured and compared to theoretical models that include quark recombination effects.
Journal of Instrumentation, 2022
Many measurements at the LHC require efficient identification of heavy-flavour jets, i.e. jets or... more Many measurements at the LHC require efficient identification of heavy-flavour jets, i.e. jets originating from bottom (b) or charm (c) quarks. An overview of the algorithms used to identify c jets is described and a novel method to calibrate them is presented. This new method adjusts the entire distributions of the outputs obtained when the algorithms are applied to jets of different flavours. It is based on an iterative approach exploiting three distinct control regions that are enriched with either b jets, c jets, or light-flavour and gluon jets. Results are presented in the form of correction factors evaluated using proton-proton collision data with an integrated luminosity of 41.5 fb-1 at √s = 13 TeV, collected by the CMS experiment in 2017. The closure of the method is tested by applying the measured correction factors on simulated data sets and checking the agreement between the adjusted simulation and collision data. Furthermore, a validation is performed by testing the met...
Measurements of prompt $\psi$(2S) meson production cross sections in proton-lead (pPb) and proton... more Measurements of prompt $\psi$(2S) meson production cross sections in proton-lead (pPb) and proton-proton (pp) collisions at a nucleon-nucleon center-of-mass energy of $\sqrt{s_{_\mathrm{NN}}}=$ 5.02 TeV are reported. The results are based on pPb and pp data collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC, corresponding to integrated luminosities of 34.6 nb$^{-1}$ and 28.0 pb$^{-1}$, respectively. The nuclear modification factor $R_\mathrm{pPb}$ is measured for prompt $\psi$(2S) in the transverse momentum range 4 $
Journal of High Energy Physics, 2021
A measurement of the top quark mass is performed using a data sample enriched with single top qua... more A measurement of the top quark mass is performed using a data sample enriched with single top quark events produced in the t channel. The study is based on proton- proton collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1, recorded at $$ \sqrt{s} $$ s = 13 TeV by the CMS experiment at the LHC in 2016. Candidate events are selected by requiring an isolated high-momentum lepton (muon or electron) and exactly two jets, of which one is identified as originating from a bottom quark. Multivariate discriminants are designed to separate the signal from the background. Optimized thresholds are placed on the discriminant outputs to obtain an event sample with high signal purity. The top quark mass is found to be $$ {172.13}_{-0.77}^{+0.76} $$ 172.13 − 0.77 + 0.76 GeV, where the uncertainty includes both the statistical and systematic components, reaching sub-GeV precision for the first time in this event topology. The masses of the top quark and antiquark are also determin...
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The European Physical Journal C, 2020
Anisotropies in the initial energy density distribution of the quark-gluon plasma created in high... more Anisotropies in the initial energy density distribution of the quark-gluon plasma created in high energy heavy ion collisions lead to anisotropies in the azimuthal distributions of the final-state particles known as collective anisotropic flow. Fourier harmonic decomposition is used to quantify these anisotropies. The higher-order harmonics can be induced by the same order anisotropies (linear response) or by the combined influence of several lower order anisotropies (nonlinear response) in the initial state. The mixed higher-order anisotropic flow and nonlinear response coefficients of charged particles are measured as functions of transverse momentum and centrality in $$\mathrm {PbPb}$$PbPb collisions at nucleon-nucleon center-of-mass energies $$\sqrt{\smash [b]{s_{_{\mathrm {NN}}}}} = 2.76$$sNN=2.76 and 5.02$$\,\text {TeV}$$TeV with the CMS detector. The results are compared with viscous hydrodynamic calculations using several different initial conditions, as well as microscopic ...
Nuclear Physics A, 2021
Ultrarelativistic heavy ion collisions recreate in the laboratory the thermodynamical conditions ... more Ultrarelativistic heavy ion collisions recreate in the laboratory the thermodynamical conditions prevailing in the early universe up to 10 −6 seconds, thereby allowing the study of the quark-gluon plasma (QGP), a state of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) matter with deconfined partons. The top quark, the heaviest elementary particle known, is accessible in nucleus-nucleus collisions at the CERN LHC, and constitutes a novel probe of the QGP. Here, we report the first evidence for the production of top quarks in nucleus-nucleus collisions, using lead-lead collision data at a nucleonnucleon center-of-mass energy of 5.02 TeV recorded by the CMS experiment. Two methods are used to measure the cross section for top quark pair production (σ tt) via the selection of charged leptons (electrons or muons) and bottom quarks. One method relies on the leptonic information alone, and the second one exploits, in addition, the presence of bottom quarks. The measured cross sections, σ tt = 2.54 +0.84 −0.74 and 2.03 +0.71 −0.64 µb, respectively, are compatible with expectations from scaled proton-proton data and QCD predictions.
Nuclear Physics A, 2021
The first evidence for X(3872) production in relativistic heavy ion collisions is reported. The X... more The first evidence for X(3872) production in relativistic heavy ion collisions is reported. The X(3872) production is studied in lead-lead (PbPb) collisions at a center-of-mass energy of √ s NN = 5.02 TeV per nucleon pair, using the decay chain X(3872) → J/ψ π + π − → µ + µ − π + π −. The data were recorded with the CMS detector in 2018 and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 1.7 nb −1. The measurement is performed in the rapidity and transverse momentum ranges |y| < 1.6 and 15 < p T < 50 GeV/c. The significance of the inclusive X(3872) signal is 4.2 standard deviations. The prompt X(3872) to ψ(2S) yield ratio is found to be ρ PbPb = 1.08 ± 0.49 (stat) ± 0.52 (syst), to be compared with typical values of 0.1 for pp collisions. This result provides a unique experimental input to theoretical models of the X(3872) production mechanism, and of the nature of this exotic state.
Journal of Instrumentation, 2020
Methods are presented for calibrating the hadron calorimeter system of the CMS detector at the LH... more Methods are presented for calibrating the hadron calorimeter system of the CMS detector at the LHC. The hadron calorimeters of the CMS experiment are sampling calorimeters of brass and scintillator, and are in the form of one central detector and two endcaps. These calorimeters cover pseudorapidities |η| < 3 and are positioned inside the solenoidal magnet. An outer calorimeter, outside the magnet coil, covers |η| < 1.26, and a steel and quartz-fiber Cherenkov forward calorimeter extends the coverage to |η| < 5.19. The initial calibration of the calorimeters was based on results from test beams, augmented with the use of radioactive sources and lasers. The calibration was improved substantially using proton-proton collision data collected at √ s = 7, 8, and 13 TeV, as well as cosmic ray muon data collected during the periods when the LHC beams were not present. The present calibration is performed using the 13 TeV data collected during 2016 corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb −1. The intercalibration of channels exploits the approximate uniformity of energy collection over the azimuthal angle. The absolute energy scale of the central and endcap calorimeters is set using isolated charged hadrons. The energy scale for the electromagnetic portion of the forward calorimeters is set using Z → ee data. The energy scale of the outer calorimeters has been determined with test beam data and is confirmed through data with high transverse momentum jets. In this paper, we present the details of the calibration methods and accuracy.
Journal of High Energy Physics, 2020
Search for high mass dijet resonances with a new background prediction method in proton-proton co... more Search for high mass dijet resonances with a new background prediction method in proton-proton collisions at √ s = 13 TeV The CMS collaboration
The European Physical Journal C, 2019
The average total energy as well as its hadronic and electromagnetic components are measured with... more The average total energy as well as its hadronic and electromagnetic components are measured with the CMS detector at pseudorapidities $$-6.6<\eta <-5.2$$-6.6<η<-5.2 in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy $$\sqrt{s}=13\,\text {TeV} $$s=13TeV. The results are presented as a function of the charged particle multiplicity in the region $$|\eta |<2$$|η|<2. This measurement is sensitive to correlations induced by the underlying event structure over a very wide pseudorapidity region. The predictions of Monte Carlo event generators commonly used in collider experiments and ultra-high energy cosmic ray physics are compared to the data. All generators considered overestimate the fraction of energy going into hadrons.
JINST, 2014
View the article online for updates and enhancements. Related content Commissioning and performan... more View the article online for updates and enhancements. Related content Commissioning and performance of the CMS silicon strip tracker with cosmic ray muons CMS Collaboration-Commissioning and performance of the CMS pixel tracker with cosmic ray muons CMS Collaboration
Journal of High Energy Physics, 2011
The result of a search at the LHC for heavy stable charged particles produced in pp collisions at... more The result of a search at the LHC for heavy stable charged particles produced in pp collisions at √ s = 7 TeV is described. The data sample was collected with the CMS detector and corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 3.1 pb −1. Momentum and ionization-energy-loss measurements in the inner tracker detector are used to identify tracks compatible with heavy slow-moving particles. Additionally, tracks passing muon identification requirements are also analyzed for the same signature. In each case, no candidate passes the selection, with an expected background of less than 0.1 events. A lower limit at the 95% confidence level on the mass of a stable gluino is set at 398 GeV/c 2 , using a conventional model of nuclear interactions that allows charged hadrons containing this particle to reach the muon detectors. A lower limit of 311 GeV/c 2 is also set for a stable gluino in a conservative scenario of complete charge suppression, where any hadron containing this particle becomes neutral before reaching the muon detectors.
Journal of High Energy Physics, 2013
The underlying event activity in proton-proton collisions at forward pseudo-rapidity (−6.6 < η... more The underlying event activity in proton-proton collisions at forward pseudo-rapidity (−6.6 < η < −5.2) is studied with the CMS detector at the LHC, using a novel observable: the ratio of the forward energy density, dE/dη, for events with a charged-particle jet produced at central pseudorapidity (|η jet| < 2) to the forward energy density for inclusive events. This forward energy density ratio is measured as a function of the central jet transverse momentum, p T, at three different pp centre-of-mass energies ( $ \sqrt{s}=0.9 $ , 2.76, and 7 TeV). In addition, the $ \sqrt{s} $ evolution of the forward energy density is studied in inclusive events and in events with a central jet. The results are compared to those of Monte Carlo event generators for pp collisions and are discussed in terms of the underlying event. Whereas the dependence of the forward energy density ratio on jet p T at each $ \sqrt{s} $ separately can be well reproduced by some models, all models fail to simul...
Physical Review D, 1991
We argue that the observed, but still not fully comprehended, increase of the mean transverse mom... more We argue that the observed, but still not fully comprehended, increase of the mean transverse momentum &pT& with the number of charged particles n, h in high-energy hadron-hadron collisions should be also observed in e+e annihilations into hadrons. Since no such data are available, we study the correlation of &pr& and n,h using the Lund Monte Carlo model. The magnitude of the correlation increases much faster with energy for e+e annihilations than in hadronic collisions showing that these last processes cannot be treated as simple superpositions of more elementary e+e reactions.
Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, 2007
We report the first measurements of inclusive W and Z boson cross sections times the correspondin... more We report the first measurements of inclusive W and Z boson cross sections times the corresponding leptonic branching ratios for pp collisions at √ s = 1.96 TeV based on the decays of the W and Z bosons into electrons and muons. The data were recorded with the CDF II detector at the Fermilab Tevatron and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 72.0 ± 4.3 pb -1 . We test e-µ lepton universality in W decays by measuring the ratio of the W → µν to W → eν cross sections and determine a value of 0.991 ± 0.004(stat.) ± 0.011(syst.) for the ratio of W -ℓ-ν couplings (gµ/ge). Since there is no sign of non-universality, we combine our cross section measurements in the different lepton decay modes and obtain σW ×Br(pp → W → ℓν) = 2.749 ± 0.010(stat.) ± 0.053(syst.) ± 0.165(lum.) nb and σ γ * /Z × Br(pp → γ * /Z → ℓℓ) = 254.9 ± 3.3(stat.) ± 4.6(syst.) ± 15.2(lum.) pb for dilepton pairs in the mass range between 66 GeV/c 2 and 116 GeV/c 2 . We compute the ratio R of the W → ℓν to Z → ℓℓ cross sections taking all correlations among channels into account and obtain R = 10.84 ± 0.15(stat.) ± 0.14(syst.) including a correction for the virtual photon exchange component in our measured γ * /Z → ℓℓ cross section. Based on the measured value of R, we extract values for the W leptonic branching ratio, Br(W → ℓν) = 0.1082 ± 0.0022; the total width of the W boson, Γ(W ) = 2092 ± 42 MeV; and the ratio of W and Z boson total widths, Γ(W )/Γ(Z) = 0.838 ± 0.017. In addition, we use our extracted value of Γ(W ) whose value depends on various electroweak parameters and certain CKM matrix elements to constrain the Vcs CKM matrix element, |Vcs| = 0.976± 0.030.
Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields, 1988
Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields, 1986
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Papers by Gian Piero Siroli