CERN-LHC measurements of normalized differential cross-sections for top-quark pair production in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 TeV. The data, collected by the ATLAS detector, are presented as functions of kinematic observables and are corrected for detector effects. Results are compared to several Monte Carlo simulations, showing fair agreement over a wide kinematic range.
Use Cases
- Validating Monte Carlo generator predictions based on kinematic observables like top-quark transverse momentum.
- Testing the impact of next-to-next-to-leading order corrections on theoretical models.
- Assessing the influence of different parton distribution functions on rapidity distribution models.
- Studying effects of initial- and final-state radiation in top-quark pair production.
Strengths
- Data is corrected for detector effects, enabling direct comparison with theoretical predictions.
- Observables are chosen to be sensitive to specific physical effects like radiation and higher-order corrections.
- Results are compared against multiple Monte Carlo simulations, providing a broad benchmark.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- ATLAS Collaboration at CERN-LHC
- Collection Method
- Experimental measurements from proton-proton collisions, selected in the lepton+jets channel.
- Geography
- CERN Large Hadron Collider