Title of article
Estimation of the mass of the lighter particle emitted in a two body decay reaction
Author/Authors
Balestra، نويسنده , , F. and Batyuk، نويسنده , , P. and Colantoni، نويسنده , , M. and Chiosso، نويسنده , , M. and Garfagnini، نويسنده , , R. and Gnesi، نويسنده , , I. and Maggiora، نويسنده , , A. and Panzieri، نويسنده , , D. and Piragino، نويسنده , , G. and Tosello، نويسنده , , F. and Pontecorvo، نويسنده , , G.، نويسنده ,
Pages
7
From page
694
To page
700
Abstract
The mass of an elementary particle, produced in a two body decay, can be calculated by knowing the masses and by measuring the momenta of the decaying particle and of one of the two final state particles with its angle of scattering. In this note we describe the technical results of a Monte Carlo simulation code used for the analysis of the behaviour of the upper limit values at 90 % confidence level of the mass of the unknown particle as a function of the experimental uncertainties of the measured momenta and angle. The results are useful in designing experiments aimed at the determination of the mass of an unknown light particle.
Keywords
Confidence level , mass , Neutrino , Two body decay , Monte Carlo simulation , analysis
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Record number
2025574
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