Top Mass Measurement with a Matrix Element Technique using the Dilepton Channel at CDF

ORAL

Abstract

We present a measurement of the top quark mass in events in the dilepton channel using 1.2 fb$^{-1}$ of data collected at the CDF II detector. We extract the top quark mass from a probability that a given event is consistent with $t\bar{t}$ decay in the dilepton channel. The probability is evaluated using a differential cross-section for ttbar production and decay. The effect of background events in the sample is accounted for in the probability calculation by evaluating differential cross sections for major background processes.

Authors

  • Bodhitha Jayatilaka

    Duke University