PPS WW plots for TDR

June 13, 2014

• Signal vs. exclusive tautau background kinematic plots, normalized to unit area
  • Missing mass
  • Dilepton pair pT
  • Dilepton delta phi

• Pileup background rejection from vertex-timing matching cuts (first try)
  • Fit the slope of the correlation plot for signal events, then define a window around that keeping close to 100% of the signal with 30ps timing resolution
    • delta-t < (-0.008 + 0.15) + (z * (-0.06))
    • delta-t > (-0.008 - 0.15) + (z * (-0.06))
  • Signal MC, 30ps
  • Inclusive WW background with protons from pileup, 30ps
  • Signal MC, 10ps
  • Inclusive WW background with protons from pileup, 10ps

June 17, 2014

Yields for AQGC samples

• aCW/Lambda2 = 10^-6, no form factor

| Selection step | W+W- visible xsection | W+W- events/100fb-1 | W+W- cumulative efficency

Generated xsection * BF to mu+mu-	0.43 +- 0.01 fb	42	100%
2 reconstrcuted muons, pT>20 GeV	0.25 +- 0.02 fb	25	58.4%
Opposite sign muons, passing tight muon ID	0.22 +- 0.02 fb	22	51.2%
Protons in TRK+TOF acceptance of both PPS arms	0.047 +- 0.009 fb	4.7	10.8%

• a0W/Lambda2 = 10^-6, no form factor

| Selection step | W+W- visible xsection | W+W- events/100fb-1 | W+W- cumulative efficency

Generated xsection * BF to mu+mu-	0.48 +- 0.02 fb	48	100%
2 reconstrcuted muons, pT>20 GeV	0.31 +- 0.02 fb	31	64.0%
Opposite sign muons, passing tight muon ID	0.26 +- 0.02 fb	26	55.2%
Protons in TRK+TOF acceptance of both PPS arms	0.05 +- 0.01 fb	5	10.4%

June 18, 2014

pdf version of plots from Physics and Detector Performance meeting

Timing and tracking cuts - Standard Model signal

• Timing correlation plots, 10ps resoulution for signal and Inclusve WW background with pileup protons

• Distributions after central detector lepton cuts, PPS acceptance cuts, PPS timing cuts (tuned for 10ps as above):
  • Normaization: 100fb-1 for signal, x10 for tautau backgrounds, /10 for inclusive WW backgrounds
  • Missing mass
  • Dilepton delta-phi
  • Dilepton pair pT
  • Number of extra tracks on dilepton vertex

• Distribution of number of extra tracks on dilepton vertex for signal and inclusive WW background, before cuts, scaled to unit area

AQGC plots

• Missing mass for SM and aCW=10^-6, and SM and a0W=10^-6, with central detector lepton cuts, PPS acceptance cuts, PPS timing cuts, scaled to 100fb-1

June 18, 2014

• Difference between CMS muon vertex position and vertex position predicted from PPS for signal and inclusive WW background
  • 1-dimensional plot for 10 ps resolution, before Ntracks cut. Signal is scaled to 100fb-1. Background is scaled down by /10 (representing the additional rejection expected from a very loose Ntracks cut).

* Updated plots and tables with corrected samples (no Pythia for WW decays)

Exclusive processes: gammagamma->WW signal

• 10ps timing

Selection step	W+W- visible xsection (mu+mu- channel)	W+W- events/100fb-1 (mu+mu- channel)	W+W- cumulative efficency (mu+mu- channel)
Generated xsection * BF to mu+mu-	0.43 +- 0.01 fb	43	100%
2 reconstrcuted muons, pT>20 GeV	0.26 +- 0.01 fb	26	61.4%
Opposite sign muons, passing tight muon ID	0.23 +- 0.01 fb	23	52.9%
Protons in TRK+TOF acceptance of both PPS arms	0.051 +- 0.003 fb	5.1	11.9%
No overlap with backgrounds in TOF	0.033 +- 0.003 fb	3.3	7.7%
PPS timing + vertex z matching	0.033 +- 0.003 fb	3.3	7.7%

Selection step	W+W- visible xsection (emu channel)	W+W- events/100fb-1 (emu channel)	W+W- cumulative efficency (emu channel)
Generated xsection * BF to mu+mu-	0.86 +- 0.01 fb	86	100%
Reconstrcuted muon and electron, pT>20 GeV	0.47 +- 0.01 fb	47	54.9%
Opposite sign leptons, passing tight muon ID(*)	0.43 +- 0.01 fb	43	50.3%
Protons in TRK+TOF acceptance of both PPS arms	0.106 +- 0.004 fb	10.6	12.9%
No overlap with backgrounds in TOF	0.073 +- 0.004 fb	7.3	8.5%
PPS timing + vertex z matching	0.072 +- 0.004 fb	7.2	8.4%

ROC

• Signal efficiency vs. background (inclusive WW + pileup) rejection as a function of the delta-t vs. muon vertex matching cut plot

June 26, 2014

Hitmaps

• Hitmaps for signal protons in Tracking stations, after central detector cuts - plot.

July 2, 2014

All pdf plots from PPS simulation meeting in a tar.gz file

July 4, 2014

Timing correlation plots for 10ps and 30ps

• Correlation plots and cuts for 10ps resolution for signal and background
• Correlation plots and cuts for 30ps resolution for signal and background
• Notes:
  • The 10ps cuts have been slightly adjusted from the previous version, to make the cut lines more parallel to the signal points and slightly more narrow. The tables below have the updated numbers, relative to those shown on July 2.
  • The 10ps and 30ps cuts have both been chosen to be nearly fully efficient for signal

10 ps Timing numbers and plots

• Visible cross sections for electron-muon channel
• All pdf plots for the 10ps cuts in a tar.gz file

Selection step	Exclusive W+W- signal	Exclusive tau+tau- background	Inclusive W+W- background
Generated xsection * BF to mu+e-/mu-e+	0.86 +- 0.01 fb	1.78 +- 0.01 fb
Reconstrcuted muon and electron, pT>20 GeV	0.47 +- 0.01 fb	0.09 +- 0.003 fb	1140 +- 3 fb
Opposite sign leptons, passing tight muon ID(*)	0.43 +- 0.01 fb	0.08 +- 0.003 fb	1101 +- 3 fb
Protons in TRK+TOF acceptance of both PPS arms	0.106 +- 0.004 fb	0.008 +- 0.001 fb	1.16 +- 0.08 fb
No overlap with backgrounds in TOF	0.065 +- 0.003 fb	0.005 +- 0.001 fb	0.82 +- 0.07 fb
PPS timing + vertex z matching	0.064 +- 0.003 fb	0.005 +- 0.001 fb	0.09 +- 0.02 fb
Track multiplicity < 15 (#)	0.058 +- 0.003 fb	0.005 +- 0.001 fb	0.009 +- 0.002 fb

(#) Based on rejection power with proton cuts removed, assuming factorization of PU protons and track multiplicity

30 ps Timing numbers and plots

• Visible cross sections for electron-muon channel
• All pdf plots for the 30ps cuts in a tar.gz file

Selection step	Exclusive W+W- signal	Exclusive tau+tau- background	Inclusive W+W- background
Generated xsection * BF to mu+e-/mu-e+	0.86 +- 0.01 fb	1.78 +- 0.01 fb
Reconstrcuted muon and electron, pT>20 GeV	0.47 +- 0.01 fb	0.09 +- 0.003 fb	1140 +- 3 fb
Opposite sign leptons, passing tight muon ID(*)	0.43 +- 0.01 fb	0.08 +- 0.003 fb	1101 +- 3 fb
Protons in TRK+TOF acceptance of both PPS arms	0.106 +- 0.004 fb	0.008 +- 0.001 fb	1.16 +- 0.08 fb
No overlap with backgrounds in TOF	0.065 +- 0.003 fb	0.005 +- 0.001 fb	0.82 +- 0.07 fb
PPS timing + vertex z matching	0.064 +- 0.003 fb	0.005 +- 0.001 fb	0.19 +- 0.04 fb
Track multiplicity < 15 (#)	0.058 +- 0.003 fb	0.005 +- 0.001 fb	0.019 +- 0.004 fb

(#) Based on rejection power with proton cuts removed, assuming factorization of PU protons and track multiplicity

x position of protons

• Plot of x-position of protons at the first tracking station for one arm after central detector selections for signal protons (blue) and protons from pileup in inclusive WW backgrounds (purple), and beam backgrounds (black).

July 6, 2014

10 ps numbers and plots for AQGC's

• Visible cross sections for electron-muon channel
• All pdf plots including the a0W AQGC point for the 10ps cuts in a tar.gz file

Selection step	a0W = 5x10-6, aCW = 0	a0W = 0, aCW = 5x10-6
Generated xsection * BF to mu+e-/mu-e+	3.10 +- 0.14 fb	1.04 +- 0.05 fb
Reconstrcuted muon and electron, pT>20 GeV	2.33 +- 0.09 fb	0.63 +- 0.03 fb
Opposite sign leptons, passing tight muon ID(*)	2.13 +- 0.08 fb	0.58 +- 0.02 fb
Protons in TRK+TOF acceptance of both PPS arms	0.74 +- 0.05 fb	0.12 +- 0.01 fb
No overlap with backgrounds in TOF	0.52 +- 0.04 fb	0.07 +- 0.01 fb
PPS timing + vertex z matching	0.50 +- 0.04 fb	0.07 +- 0.01 fb
Track multiplicity < 15 (#)	0.46 +- 0.04 fb	0.06 +- 0.01 fb

(#) Based on rejection power with proton cuts removed, assuming factorization of PU protons and track multiplicity

30 ps numbers and plots for AQGC's

• Visible cross sections for electron-muon channel
• All pdf plots including the a0W AQGC point for the 30ps cuts in a tar.gz file

Selection step	a0W = 5x10-6, aCW = 0	a0W = 0, aCW = 5x10-6
Generated xsection * BF to mu+e-/mu-e+	3.10 +- 0.14 fb	1.04 +- 0.05 fb
Reconstrcuted muon and electron, pT>20 GeV	2.33 +- 0.09 fb	0.63 +- 0.03 fb
Opposite sign leptons, passing tight muon ID(*)	2.13 +- 0.08 fb	0.58 +- 0.02 fb
Protons in TRK+TOF acceptance of both PPS arms	0.74 +- 0.05 fb	0.12 +- 0.01 fb
No overlap with backgrounds in TOF	0.52 +- 0.04 fb	0.07 +- 0.01 fb
PPS timing + vertex z matching	0.50 +- 0.04 fb	0.07 +- 0.01 fb
Track multiplicity < 15 (#)	0.46 +- 0.04 fb	0.06 +- 0.01 fb

(#) Based on rejection power with proton cuts removed, assuming factorization of PU protons and track multiplicity

July 24, 2014

• Many many updates...
  • Using "new" samples from Luiz with correction for t-distribution problem, other changes to "HasStopped" definition
  • Best candidate selection added, keeping only one candidate/event with PPS vertex closest to the lepton vertex
  • Cuts on Sum(ToF), RatIP < 0.5 added
  • Fix to require electron & muon tracks explicitly matched to the same vertex by DA vertexing
  • Tightened extra tracks cut from 15 to 10 to recover inclusive background rejection

10 ps Timing numbers and plots, emu channel

• All pdf plots for the 10ps cuts in a tar.gz file

Selection step	SM exclusive W+W- signal	Exclusive tau+tau- background	Inclusive W+W- background	AQGC exclusive W+W- signal (a0W=5E-6, aCW=0)
Generated xsection * BF to mu+e-/mu-e+	0.86 +- 0.01 fb	1.78 +- 0.01 fb		3.10 +- 0.14 fb
Reconstrcuted muon and electron, pT>20 GeV	0.47 +- 0.01 fb	+- fb	1140 +- 3 fb	2.33 +- 0.08 fb
Opposite sign leptons, passing tight muon ID(*) and matched to same vertex	0.33 +- 0.01 fb	+- fb	776 +- 2 fb	1.82 +- 0.08 fb
Protons in TRK+TOF acceptance of both PPS arms + cleanup cuts(#)	0.069 +- 0.002 fb	+- fb	16.4 +- 0.5 fb	0.56 +- 0.04 fb
No overlap with backgrounds in TOF + best candidate selection	0.041 +- 0.002 fb	+- fb	11.5 +- 0.3 fb	0.38 +- 0.03 fb
PPS timing + vertex z matching	0.041 +- 0.002 fb	+- fb	1.3 +- 0.1 fb	0.38 +- 0.03 fb
Track multiplicity < 10	0.035 +- 0.002 fb	+- fb	0.04 +- 0.003 fb	0.32 +- 0.03 fb

• (#) Cleanup cuts (previously applied in the simulation, now included in the analysis)
  • xi = 0
  • t = 0
  • ToF = 0
  • RatIP > 0.5
  • Sum(ToF)

July 29, 2014

• Same as July 24, except adding updated tautau backgrounds, misreconstructed signal, scans of more AQGC points

10 ps Timing numbers and plots, emu channel

• All pdf plots for the 10ps cuts in a tar.gz file
• AQGC limit plots
  • Limit setting procedure
    • Counting experiment for missing mass M_X>1TeV. 95% CL limits with CL_S HybridNew, assuming 3 events observed (sum of backgrounds = 2.65), no systematics.
    • Backgrounds = Inclusive WW, Exclusive tautau, Excslusive SM WW (correctly reconstructed), Exclusive SM WW (incorrectly reconstructed)
    • Signal = AQGC Exclusive WW (correctly reconstructed only)
  • 2-D limit plot, without individual AQGC points scanned
  • 2-D limit plot, including individual AQGC points scanned

Selection step	SM exclusive W+W- signal	SM exclusive W+W- (incorrectly reconstructed)	Exclusive tau+tau- background	Inclusive W+W- background	AQGC exclusive W+W- signal (a0W=5E-6, aCW=0)
Generated xsection * BF to mu+e-/mu-e+	0.86 +- 0.01 fb		1.78 +- 0.01 fb		3.10 +- 0.14 fb
Reconstructed muon and electron, pT>20 GeV	0.47 +- 0.01 fb		0.087+- 0.003 fb	1140 +- 3 fb	2.33 +- 0.08 fb
Opposite sign leptons, passing tight muon ID(*) and matched to same vertex	0.33 +- 0.01 fb		0.060 +- 0.002 fb	776 +- 2 fb	1.82 +- 0.08 fb
Protons in TRK+TOF acceptance of both PPS arms + cleanup cuts(#)	0.069 +- 0.002 fb		0.007 +- 0.001 fb	16.4 +- 0.5 fb	0.56 +- 0.04 fb
No overlap with backgrounds in TOF + best candidate selection	0.041 +- 0.002 fb		0.004 +- 0.001 fb	11.5 +- 0.3 fb	0.38 +- 0.03 fb
PPS timing + vertex z matching	0.041 +- 0.002 fb	0.013 +- 0.001 fb	0.004 +- 0.001 fb	1.3 +- 0.1 fb	0.38 +- 0.03 fb
Track multiplicity < 10	0.035 +- 0.002 fb	0.011 +- 0.001 fb	0.003 +- 0.001 fb	0.04 +- 0.003 fb	0.32 +- 0.03 fb

• (#) Cleanup cuts (previously applied in the simulation, now included in the analysis)
  • xi = 0
  • t = 0
  • ToF = 0
  • RatIP > 0.5
  • Sum(ToF)

30 ps Timing numbers and plots, emu channel

• All pdf plots for the 30ps cuts in a tar.gz file

Selection step	SM exclusive W+W- signal	SM exclusive W+W- (incorrectly reconstructed)	Exclusive tau+tau- background	Inclusive W+W- background	AQGC exclusive W+W- signal (a0W=5E-6, aCW=0)
Generated xsection * BF to mu+e-/mu-e+	0.86 +- 0.01 fb		1.78 +- 0.01 fb		3.10 +- 0.14 fb
Reconstructed muon and electron, pT>20 GeV	0.47 +- 0.01 fb		0.087+- 0.003 fb	1140 +- 3 fb	2.33 +- 0.08 fb
Opposite sign leptons, passing tight muon ID(*) and matched to same vertex	0.33 +- 0.01 fb		0.060 +- 0.002 fb	776 +- 2 fb	1.82 +- 0.08 fb
Protons in TRK+TOF acceptance of both PPS arms + cleanup cuts(#)	0.067 +- 0.002 fb		0.006 +- 0.001 fb	32.0 +- 0.4 fb	0.54 +- 0.04 fb
No overlap with backgrounds in TOF + best candidate selection	0.036 +- 0.002 fb		0.004 +- 0.001 fb	23.0 +- 0.4 fb	0.34 +- 0.03 fb
PPS timing + vertex z matching	0.036 +- 0.002 fb	0.031 +- 0.001	0.004 +- 0.001 fb	4.8 +- 0.2 fb	0.34 +- 0.04 fb
Track multiplicity < 10	0.031 +- 0.002 fb	0.026 +- 0.001	0.003 +- 0.001 fb	0.15 +- 0.006 fb	0.29 +- 0.03 fb

• (#) Cleanup cuts (previously applied in the simulation, now included in the analysis)
  • xi = 0
  • t = 0
  • ToF = 0
  • RatIP > 0.5
  • Sum(ToF)

• AQGC limits
  • Limit setting procedure
    • Same as above for 10ps, assuming 8 events observed (sum of backgrounds = 7.75) with M_X>1TeV, no systematics.
    • Only estimating the 1-D limits for comparison of the two timing scenarios

Timing	a0W approximate 95% CL limit (aCW=0)	aCW approximate 95% CL limit (a0W=0)
10 ps	2*10^{-6}	7*10^{-6}
30 ps	3*10^{-6}	10*10^{-6}

July 30, 2014

• Same selection and numbers as July 29, with some cosmetic changes to plots, addition of missing plots.
• Plots are now shown with signal, inclusive WW, and misreconstructed SM signal *stacked*. Exclusive tautau is scaled up by x10 and *not stacked*.

Plots, emu channel

• All pdf plots for the 10ps cuts in a tar.gz file
• All pdf plots for the 30ps cuts in a tar.gz file

AQGC limit "PR" plots

• Comparison of approximate 95%CL limits expected with 10ps and 30ps timing cuts, from a scan of 11 AQGC points: pdf plot, and ROOT macro to produce the plot.
• Same thing, overlaid with the plot from the 2011 CMS exclusive WW paper (with Lambda=500GeV form factor) pdf plot, and ROOT macro to produce the plot.

Ntracks and 1D timing plots with larger legends

• 10ps 1D timing plot and macro
• 10ps NTracks plot and macro

• 30ps 1D timing plot and macro
• 30ps NTracks plot and macro

Background timing correlation plots with boxes instead of points

• 10 ps background plot
• 30 ps background plot

August 3, 2014

• Same selection and numbers as July 29 and July 30, with some cosmetic changes.
  • Larger legends
  • Box style for 2-D timing-vertex correlation plots for signal

Plots, emu channel

• All pdf plots for the 10ps cuts in a tar.gz file
• All pdf plots for the 30ps cuts in a tar.gz file

August 6, 2014

10 ps numbers, emu channel

• These tables are copied from July 29, execpt with extra rows filled in for the incorrectly reconstructed signal and inclusive WW background

Selection step	SM exclusive W+W- signal	SM exclusive W+W- (incorrectly reconstructed)	Exclusive tau+tau- background	Inclusive W+W- background	AQGC exclusive W+W- signal (a0W=5E-6, aCW=0)
Generated xsection * BF to mu+e-/mu-e+	0.86 +- 0.01 fb	N/A	1.78 +- 0.01 fb	2537 fb	3.10 +- 0.14 fb
Reconstructed muon and electron, pT>20 GeV	0.47 +- 0.01 fb	N/A	0.087+- 0.003 fb	1140 +- 3 fb	2.33 +- 0.08 fb
Opposite sign leptons, passing tight muon ID(*) and matched to same vertex	0.33 +- 0.01 fb	N/A	0.060 +- 0.002 fb	776 +- 2 fb	1.82 +- 0.08 fb
Protons in TRK+TOF acceptance of both PPS arms + cleanup cuts(#)	0.069 +- 0.002 fb	0.054 +- 0.002 fb	0.007 +- 0.001 fb	16.4 +- 0.5 fb	0.56 +- 0.04 fb
No overlap with backgrounds in TOF + best candidate selection	0.041 +- 0.002 fb	0.028 +- 0.002 fb	0.004 +- 0.001 fb	11.5 +- 0.3 fb	0.38 +- 0.03 fb
PPS timing + vertex z matching	0.041 +- 0.002 fb	0.013 +- 0.001 fb	0.004 +- 0.001 fb	1.3 +- 0.1 fb	0.38 +- 0.03 fb
Track multiplicity < 10	0.035 +- 0.002 fb	0.011 +- 0.001 fb	0.003 +- 0.001 fb	0.04 +- 0.003 fb	0.32 +- 0.03 fb

• (#) Cleanup cuts (previously applied in the simulation, now included in the analysis)
  • xi = 0
  • t = 0
  • ToF = 0
  • RatIP > 0.5
  • Sum(ToF)

30 ps numbers, emu channel

• These tables are copied from July 29, execpt with extra rows filled in for the incorrectly reconstructed signal and inclusive WW background

Selection step	SM exclusive W+W- signal	SM exclusive W+W- (incorrectly reconstructed)	Exclusive tau+tau- background	Inclusive W+W- background	AQGC exclusive W+W- signal (a0W=5E-6, aCW=0)
Generated xsection * BF to mu+e-/mu-e+	0.86 +- 0.01 fb	N/A	1.78 +- 0.01 fb	2537 fb	3.10 +- 0.14 fb
Reconstructed muon and electron, pT>20 GeV	0.47 +- 0.01 fb	N/A	0.087+- 0.003 fb	1140 +- 3 fb	2.33 +- 0.08 fb
Opposite sign leptons, passing tight muon ID(*) and matched to same vertex	0.33 +- 0.01 fb	N/A	0.060 +- 0.002 fb	776 +- 2 fb	1.82 +- 0.08 fb
Protons in TRK+TOF acceptance of both PPS arms + cleanup cuts(#)	0.067 +- 0.002 fb	0.107 +- 0.003 fb	0.006 +- 0.001 fb	32.0 +- 0.4 fb	0.54 +- 0.04 fb
No overlap with backgrounds in TOF + best candidate selection	0.036 +- 0.002 fb	0.055 +- 0.002 fb	0.004 +- 0.001 fb	23.0 +- 0.4 fb	0.34 +- 0.03 fb
PPS timing + vertex z matching	0.036 +- 0.002 fb	0.031 +- 0.001	0.004 +- 0.001 fb	4.8 +- 0.2 fb	0.34 +- 0.04 fb
Track multiplicity < 10	0.031 +- 0.002 fb	0.026 +- 0.001	0.003 +- 0.001 fb	0.15 +- 0.006 fb	0.29 +- 0.03 fb

• (#) Cleanup cuts (previously applied in the simulation, now included in the analysis)
  • xi = 0
  • t = 0
  • ToF = 0
  • RatIP > 0.5
  • Sum(ToF)

10ps 1D timing plots - log scale or zoomed

• log-scale on y-axis
• zoomed on x-axis
• log-scale on abs(x-axis)
• Cosmology version: log-log(abs(x))

Signal acceptance vs. distance to beam

• emu channel, 10ps timing cuts
  • includes effect of double hit rejection in ToF
  • Numbers to be checked

Distance of approach	SM exclusive W+W- signal	SM exclusive W+W- (incorrectly reconstructed)
20 sigma	0.016 fb	0.008 fb
15 sigma	0.035 fb	0.011 fb
10 sigma	0.066 fb	0.014 fb

August 7, 2014

10 ps numbers, emu channel

• These tables are copied from August, execpt with an extra row filled for the aCW=10E-6 benchmark point

Selection step	SM exclusive W+W- signal	SM exclusive W+W- (incorrectly reconstructed)	Exclusive tau+tau- background	Inclusive W+W- background	AQGC exclusive W+W- signal (a0W=5E-6, aCW=0)	AQGC exclusive W+W- signal (a0W=0, aCW=10E-6)
Generated xsection * BF to mu+e-/mu-e+	0.86 +- 0.01 fb	N/A	1.78 +- 0.01 fb	2537 fb	3.10 +- 0.14 fb	1.53 +- 0.07 fb
Reconstructed muon and electron, pT>20 GeV	0.47 +- 0.01 fb	N/A	0.087+- 0.003 fb	1140 +- 3 fb	2.33 +- 0.08 fb	1.00 +- 0.04 fb
Opposite sign leptons, passing tight muon ID(*) and matched to same vertex	0.33 +- 0.01 fb	N/A	0.060 +- 0.002 fb	776 +- 2 fb	1.82 +- 0.08 fb	0.78 +- 0.03 fb
Protons in TRK+TOF acceptance of both PPS arms + cleanup cuts(#)	0.069 +- 0.002 fb	0.054 +- 0.002 fb	0.007 +- 0.001 fb	16.4 +- 0.5 fb	0.56 +- 0.04 fb	0.20 +- 0.02 fb
No overlap with backgrounds in TOF + best candidate selection	0.041 +- 0.002 fb	0.028 +- 0.002 fb	0.004 +- 0.001 fb	11.5 +- 0.3 fb	0.38 +- 0.03 fb	0.14 +- 0.01 fb
PPS timing + vertex z matching	0.041 +- 0.002 fb	0.013 +- 0.001 fb	0.004 +- 0.001 fb	1.3 +- 0.1 fb	0.38 +- 0.03 fb	0.14 +- 0.01 fb
Track multiplicity < 10	0.035 +- 0.002 fb	0.011 +- 0.001 fb	0.003 +- 0.001 fb	0.04 +- 0.003 fb	0.32 +- 0.03 fb	0.12 +- 0.01 fb

• (#) Cleanup cuts (previously applied in the simulation, now included in the analysis)
  • xi = 0
  • t = 0
  • ToF = 0
  • RatIP > 0.5
  • Sum(ToF)

August 12, 2014

30 ps numbers, emu channel

• These tables are copied from July 29, except with an extra column for aCW with 30ps timing

Selection step	SM exclusive W+W- signal	SM exclusive W+W- (incorrectly reconstructed)	Exclusive tau+tau- background	Inclusive W+W- background	AQGC exclusive W+W- signal (a0W=5E-6, aCW=0)	AQGC exclusive W+W- signal (a0W=0, aCW=10E-6)
Generated xsection * BF to mu+e-/mu-e+	0.86 +- 0.01 fb	N/A	1.78 +- 0.01 fb	2537 fb	3.10 +- 0.14 fb	1.53 +- 0.07 fb
Reconstructed muon and electron, pT>20 GeV	0.47 +- 0.01 fb	N/A	0.087+- 0.003 fb	1140 +- 3 fb	2.33 +- 0.08 fb	1.00 +- 0.04 fb
Opposite sign leptons, passing tight muon ID(*) and matched to same vertex	0.33 +- 0.01 fb	N/A	0.060 +- 0.002 fb	776 +- 2 fb	1.82 +- 0.08 fb	0.78 +- 0.03 fb
Protons in TRK+TOF acceptance of both PPS arms + cleanup cuts(#)	0.067 +- 0.002 fb	0.107 +- 0.003 fb	0.006 +- 0.001 fb	32.0 +- 0.4 fb	0.54 +- 0.04 fb	0.20 +- 0.02 fb
No overlap with backgrounds in TOF + best candidate selection	0.036 +- 0.002 fb	0.055 +- 0.002 fb	0.004 +- 0.001 fb	23.0 +- 0.4 fb	0.34 +- 0.03 fb	0.13 +- 0.01 fb
PPS timing + vertex z matching	0.036 +- 0.002 fb	0.031 +- 0.001	0.004 +- 0.001 fb	4.8 +- 0.2 fb	0.34 +- 0.04 fb	0.13 +- 0.01 fb
Track multiplicity < 10	0.031 +- 0.002 fb	0.026 +- 0.001	0.003 +- 0.001 fb	0.15 +- 0.006 fb	0.29 +- 0.03 fb	0.11 +- 0.01 fb

• (#) Cleanup cuts (previously applied in the simulation, now included in the analysis)
  • xi = 0
  • t = 0
  • ToF = 0
  • RatIP > 0.5
  • Sum(ToF)

August 13, 2014

Dependence on distance of approach to beam

• Plots of SM WW signal acceptance/yields as a function of distance of approach to the beam. After all cuts with 10ps timing.
  • Visible cross section of signal and misreconstructed signal from 10-20sigma
  • Missing mass plot of correctly reconstructed signal at 10, 15, and 20 sigma

* v2, with cosmetic changes: Plots of SM WW signal acceptance/yields as a function of distance of approach to the beam. After all cuts with 10ps timing.

• • Visible cross section of signal and misreconstructed signal from 10-20sigma
    • root file
  • Missing mass plot of correctly reconstructed signal at 10, 15, and 20 sigma
    • root file

Occupancy plots of ToF - Quartic 5x4

• Details
  • Occupancy per WW Signal MC event, after all central detector cuts, before any PPS cuts
  • Plots including signal, pileup, beam backgrounds, for one arm (ArmF) only
• Plots
  • pdf
  • root file

Occupancy plots of ToF - Diamond

• Details
  • Occupancy per WW Signal MC event, after all central detector cuts, before any PPS cuts
  • Plots including signal, pileup, beam backgrounds, for one arm (ArmF) only
• Plots
  • pdf
  • root file

August 15, 2014

More occupancy plots, different color scheme, separate beam background occupancies for diamond

• Quartic
  • Sum of signal+pileup+beam backgrounds: pdf, root file
• Diamond
  • Sum of signal+pileup+beam backgrounds: pdf, root file
  • Signal+pileup only: pdf, root file
  • Beam backgrounds only: pdf, root file

10 ps numbers, emu channel

• These tables are copied from August, execpt with an extra row filled for the aCW=10E-6 benchmark point

Selection step	SM exclusive W+W- signal	SM exclusive W+W- (incorrectly reconstructed)	Exclusive tau+tau- background	Inclusive W+W- background	AQGC exclusive W+W- signal (a0W=5E-6, aCW=0)	AQGC exclusive W+W- signal (a0W=0, aCW=10E-6)
Generated xsection * BF to mu+e-/mu-e+	0.86 +- 0.01 fb	N/A	1.78 +- 0.01 fb	2537 fb	3.10 +- 0.14 fb	1.53 +- 0.07 fb
Reconstructed muon and electron, pT>20 GeV	0.47 +- 0.01 fb	N/A	0.087+- 0.003 fb	1140 +- 3 fb	2.33 +- 0.08 fb	1.00 +- 0.04 fb
Opposite sign leptons, passing tight muon ID(*) and matched to same vertex	0.33 +- 0.01 fb	N/A	0.060 +- 0.002 fb	776 +- 2 fb	1.82 +- 0.08 fb	0.78 +- 0.03 fb
Protons in TRK+TOF acceptance of both PPS arms + cleanup cuts(#)	0.069 +- 0.002 fb	0.054 +- 0.002 fb	0.007 +- 0.001 fb	16.4 +- 0.5 fb	0.56 +- 0.04 fb	0.20 +- 0.02 fb
No overlap with backgrounds in TOF + best candidate selection	0.041 +- 0.002 fb	0.028 +- 0.002 fb	0.004 +- 0.001 fb	11.5 +- 0.3 fb	0.38 +- 0.03 fb	0.14 +- 0.01 fb
PPS timing + vertex z matching	0.041 +- 0.002 fb	0.013 +- 0.001 fb	0.004 +- 0.001 fb	1.3 +- 0.1 fb	0.38 +- 0.03 fb	0.14 +- 0.01 fb
Track multiplicity < 10	0.035 +- 0.002 fb	0.011 +- 0.001 fb	0.003 +- 0.001 fb	0.04 +- 0.003 fb	0.32 +- 0.03 fb	0.12 +- 0.01 fb

• (#) Cleanup cuts (previously applied in the simulation, now included in the analysis)
  • xi = 0
  • t = 0
  • ToF = 0
  • RatIP > 0.5
  • Sum(ToF)

August 21, 2014

(Preliminary) 10 ps numbers, emu channel, with pT pair cut for DY suppression

• These tables have an additional cut of pT(mue)>30GeV as in the 2011/2012 analyses, to suppress DY->tautau backgrounds
• All pdf plots for the 10ps cuts in a tar.gz file
• Zoomed timing plots: root file, pdf file, png file

Selection step	SM exclusive W+W- signal	SM exclusive W+W- (incorrectly reconstructed)	Exclusive tau+tau- background	Inclusive W+W- background	AQGC exclusive W+W- signal (a0W=5E-6, aCW=0)	AQGC exclusive W+W- signal (a0W=0, aCW=10E-6)
Generated xsection * BF to mu+e-/mu-e+	0.86 +- 0.01 fb	N/A	1.78 +- 0.01 fb	2537 fb	3.10 +- 0.14 fb	1.53 +- 0.07 fb
Reconstructed muon and electron, pT>20 GeV	0.47 +- 0.01 fb	N/A	0.087+- 0.003 fb	1140 +- 3 fb	2.33 +- 0.08 fb	1.00 +- 0.04 fb
Opposite sign leptons, passing tight muon ID(*) and matched to same vertex	0.33 +- 0.01 fb	N/A	0.060 +- 0.002 fb	776 +- 2 fb	1.82 +- 0.08 fb	0.78 +- 0.03 fb
pair pT>30 GeV	0.25 +- 0.005 fb	N/A	0.018 +- 0.001 fb	534 +- 2 fb	1.69 +- 0.07 fb	0.68 +- 0.03 fb
Protons in TRK+TOF acceptance of both PPS arms + cleanup cuts(#)	0.055 +- 0.002 fb	0.044 +- 0.003 fb	0.004 +- 0.001 fb	11.0 +- 0.3 fb	0.52 +- 0.04 fb	0.18 +- 0.02 fb
No overlap with backgrounds in TOF + best candidate selection	0.033 +- 0.002 fb	0.022 +- 0.002 fb	0.003 +- 0.001 fb	7.8 +- 0.2 fb	0.35 +- 0.03 fb	0.12 +- 0.01 fb
PPS timing + vertex z matching	0.033 +- 0.002 fb	0.011 +- 0.001 fb	0.003 +- 0.001 fb	0.9 +- 0.1 fb	0.35 +- 0.04 fb	0.12 +- 0.01 fb
Track multiplicity < 10	0.028 +- 0.002 fb	0.009 +- 0.001 fb	0.002 +- 0.001 fb	0.03 +- 0.01 fb	0.27 +- 0.03 fb	0.11 +- 0.01 fb

• (#) Cleanup cuts (previously applied in the simulation, now included in the analysis)
  • xi = 0
  • t = 0
  • ToF = 0
  • RatIP > 0.5
  • Sum(ToF)

(Preliminary) 30 ps numbers, emu channel, with pT pair cut for DY suppression

• These tables have an additional cut of pT(mue)>30GeV as in the 2011/2012 analyses, to suppress DY->tautau backgrounds
• All pdf plots for the 30ps cuts in a tar.gz file
• Zoomed timing plots: root file, pdf file, png file

Selection step	SM exclusive W+W- signal	SM exclusive W+W- (incorrectly reconstructed)	Exclusive tau+tau- background	Inclusive W+W- background	AQGC exclusive W+W- signal (a0W=5E-6, aCW=0)	AQGC exclusive W+W- signal (a0W=0, aCW=10E-6)
Generated xsection * BF to mu+e-/mu-e+	0.86 +- 0.01 fb	N/A	1.78 +- 0.01 fb	2537 fb	3.10 +- 0.14 fb	1.53 +- 0.07 fb
Reconstructed muon and electron, pT>20 GeV	0.47 +- 0.01 fb	N/A	0.087+- 0.003 fb	1140 +- 3 fb	2.33 +- 0.08 fb	1.00 +- 0.04 fb
Opposite sign leptons, passing tight muon ID(*) and matched to same vertex	0.33 +- 0.01 fb	N/A	0.060 +- 0.002 fb	776 +- 2 fb	1.82 +- 0.08 fb	0.78 +- 0.03 fb
pair pT>30 GeV	0.25 +- 0.005 fb	N/A	0.018 +- 0.001 fb	534 +- 2 fb	1.69 +- 0.07 fb	0.68 +- 0.03 fb
Protons in TRK+TOF acceptance of both PPS arms + cleanup cuts(#)	0.054 +- 0.002 fb	0.085 +- 0.003 fb	0.004 +- 0.001 fb	22.2 +- 0.4 fb	0.50 +- 0.04 fb	0.17 +- 0.02 fb
No overlap with backgrounds in TOF + best candidate selection	0.030 +- 0.002 fb	0.043 +- 0.002 fb	0.002 +- 0.001 fb	15.9 +- 0.2 fb	0.32 +- 0.03 fb	0.11 +- 0.01 fb
PPS timing + vertex z matching	0.029 +- 0.002 fb	0.024 +- 0.001 fb	0.002 +- 0.001 fb	3.3 +- 0.1 fb	0.32 +- 0.04 fb	0.11 +- 0.01 fb
Track multiplicity < 10	0.025 +- 0.002 fb	0.020 +- 0.001 fb	0.002 +- 0.001 fb	0.14 +- 0.01 fb	0.24 +- 0.03 fb	0.10 +- 0.01 fb

• (#) Cleanup cuts (previously applied in the simulation, now included in the analysis)
  • xi = 0
  • t = 0
  • ToF = 0
  • RatIP > 0.5
  • Sum(ToF)

August 27, 2014

Quartic occupancy plots with 1mmx1mm cells

• Plots after central detector cuts, for signal+pileup+beam backgrounds
  • pdf,
  • png
  • root file

August 28, 2014

Occupancy plots with Pileup and Beam backgrounds only

• Plots after central detector cuts, for pileup+beam backgrounds, Quartic geometry with 1mmx1mm cells
  • pdf,
  • png
  • root file

• Plots after central detector cuts, for pileup+beam backgrounds, diamond geometry
  • pdf,
  • png
  • root file

August 29, 2014

Legends v2...

• pdf
• pdf

Legends v3...

• pdf
• pdf

Legends v4...

• pdf
• pdf

Legends v5...

• pdf
• pdf

Legends v6++...

• ROOT macros to produce limit plots:
  • ROOT macro (to run in ROOT:

    .x EllipsePlotNew10vs30NoPoints.C

    )
  • ROOT macro (to run in ROOT:

    .x EllipsePlotNew10vs30NoPoints_With2011.C

    )

September 2, 2014

• Signal 2D timing plots with corrected x-axis labels ("muon" -> "lepton")
  • pdf
  • pdf

Legends v6...

• pdf
• pdf

-- JonathanHollar - 13 Jun 2014