Monte Carlo study of jets by QCD branching

Monte Carlo QCD branching together with a hadronization model is a powerful tool to study jets, both theoretically and phenomenologically. At the parton level, the properties of colorless clusters are investigated by a QCD branching method. By studying the mass distribution of the colorless clusters, their importance to phenomenology is examined. Using a cluster phase space model at the hadronization stage, the results of the Monte Carlo method can be compared with experimental data. Comparison of the data and the Monte Carlo results is carried out in the upsilon region. Agreement is generally obtained. Using similar methods, it is. also possible to predict the behaviors of jets in the toponium region. It turns out that heavy particle spectra are quite different for various decay modes of toponium.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Physics

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Ng, Cho-Kuen

Contributors dc:contributor

• Jones, Lorella M.

• Monte Carlo QCD branching
• hadronization model
• jets

Statement dc:rights

• 1986 Cho-Kuen Ng

Language dc:language

en

Identifier

2186623

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/25247