SN0444 : Determining the Lifetime of Charged Kaons from Kinks in STAR
Submitted by chajecki on Mon, 2007-06-18 19:57.
| Author(s) | : | Benjamin Norman and Spyridon Margetis (Kent State University) |
| Date | : | Dec. 2, 2003 |
| File(s) | : | sn0444.pdf|
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| Abstract | : | The determination of the proper mean lifetime for charged Kaons in STAR is complicated by both limited lifetime acceptance and momentum-dependent cuts. A number of more elegant mathematical approaches were investigated to compensate for these effects, but in the end it was seen that the simplest and most reliable approach is a thorough analysis of simulated tracks embedded in a real event. This approach should be effective in any collider experiment. |
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| Category | : | PWG |
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