Signature Reference

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1 Purpose of this Reference
2 Organization of Information
3 Collaborative Content
4 Contact
5 Signatures

Purpose of this Reference

In the past several years, myriad physics models have been proposed for extending the Standard Model, and most people expect the LHC will shed new light on which is the proper description of nature. However, while significant effort has gone towards extending the SM, relatively little progress has been made in understanding how to positively identify these scenarios at the LHC. Some models predict exiting and unusual signatures, which would be easy to detect. On the other hand, many do not, and often disparate models can produce identical signatures. Identifying the underlying physics at the LHC will likely prove to be highly non-trivial.

This signature reference is a tool that can assist in untangling the Inverse Problem. Once LHC data is reported, we expect this information will allow one to more quickly rule out inconsistent models, and focus on approaches that agree with observations. At this time the database contains a modest list of LHC signatures and the corresponding physics models. We view it as a beginning, that will be extended in all relevant directions.

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Organization of Information

The information is organized by final-state configuration (signatures) and BSM-physics scenario. The idea is that links to particular signatures give a list to models that produce that signal, while links to physics-models give a list of all associated signatures. We have also started a list of kinematical observables (Cambridge MT2, invariant mass edges/endpoints, etc.), with links to the original references.

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Collaborative Content

All of the content is open and editable, making it easy for anyone to compliment or change any of the information. However, at this time we request that users create an account in order to edit page. Account creation is open to everyone. To create an account, click the 'login/create-account' link in the upper-right corner of the page. A automatically generated password will be submitted to your email address.

To edit entries, once you have an account, click the EDIT tab at the top of the page. To edit only a particular section, click the 'edit' link, found at the right of each section heading. To create a completely new page, make an 'internal link' on an existing page using [[ ]] brackets. For example, if you want to make a new page called "My Signature", you would type:

 [[My Signature]]

Save the current page, and then click on the new link "My Signature", which will show up red. A blank page will be created for you to use and immediately edit. For examples, the best thing to do click on 'edit' and simply examine the syntax structure.

This reference database is powered by the MediaWIKI wiki server. In depth usage information for MediaWIKI can be found within the User's Guide

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Contact

This site is hosted at the Physics department at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. For questions or comments, send an email to:

phillip.grajek (AT) umich.edu.

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Signatures

Final State Configuration

The following signatures refer to specific final state configurations that can, in principle, be observed at the LHC. If you are adding a signature, please choose a meaningful page name, and clearly indicates the signature (e.g. m jets / n leptons / MET). The database software does not like '+' symbols in the page-names, so avoid names like (m jets + n leptons), etc. Additionally, you may provide a short description of the signature.

Physics Models

Kinematical Observables

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