Single Top Quark Production at D0 Using Boosted Decision Trees

Mark A. Padilla

Single Top Quark Production at D0 Using Boosted Decision Trees

ORAL

Abstract

We present a method to measure the cross section for single top quark production at the D0 experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron. We have preformed the measurement using Boosted Decision Trees to separate signal from background with 5.4/fb of data.

Feb. 15, 2010, 3:54 PM – Feb. 15, 2010, 4:06 PM

Authors

Mark A. Padilla

University California, Riverside