Tevatron-for-LHC Report: Preparations for Discoveries
V. Buescher, M. Carena, B. Dobrescu, S. Mrenna, D. Rainwater, M. Schmitt, ; S. Abdullin, D. Acosta, S. Asai, O. Atramentov, H. Baer, C. Balazs, P. Bartalini, A. Belyaev, R. Bernhard, A. Birkedal, R. Cavanaugh, M. -C. Chen, C. Clement, A. Datta, Y. de Boer, A. DeRoeck, A. Drozdetskiy, Y. Gershtein, D. Glenzinski, C. Group, S. Heinemeyer, M. Heldmann, J. Hubisz, M. Karlsson, K. Kong, A. Korytov, S. Kraml, T. Krupovnickas, R. Lafaye, K. Lane, F. Ledroit, F. Lehner, C. -J. Lin, C. Macesanu, K. Matchev, A. Menon, D. Milstead, G. Mitselmakher, J. Morel, D. Morrissey, J. O'Farrill, Y. Pakhotin, M. Perelstein, T. Plehn, A. Raklev, B. Scurlock, A. Sherstnev, P. Skands, Z. Sullivan, T. Tait, X. Tata, I. Torchiani, B. Trocme, C. Wagner, G. Weiglein, D. Zerwas
TL;DR
The report addresses how to translate Tevatron experience to the LHC startup, focusing on robust strategies for object reconstruction, background estimation, and detector calibration in a more challenging environment. It argues for data-driven approaches to calibrate electron and photon energy scales and to account for tracker-material effects that MC alone cannot capture. By detailing methods such as resonance-based calibrations and photon-enriched channels, the paper provides practical paths to rapid, reliable searches for beyond-Standard-Model phenomena at the LHC. Overall, it outlines how Tevatron techniques can maximize early discovery potential while acknowledging the unique LHC challenges and complementarities.
Abstract
This is the "TeV4LHC" report of the "Physics Landscapes" Working Group, focused on facilitating the start-up of physics explorations at the LHC by using the experience gained at the Tevatron. We present experimental and theoretical results that can be employed to probe various scenarios for physics beyond the Standard Model.