OVERVIEW/SUMMARY TALKS:
Thursday: Marcel Vos, Jay Wacker
Friday: Andreas Hinzmann, Gavin Salam
Saturday: Peter Loch, Michael Spannowsky
DISCUSSION GROUPS (and possible talking points)
Thursday
Survey of parameter space relevant for substructure searches and substructure variables
- Status of theory space: what kinds of models are generally excluded or unconstrained? Are there gaps that could be covered in the immediate future?
- Resolved vs. substructure analyses: which are most useful in different scenarios? Can the techniques be combined to strengthen constraints or discovery reach?
- What are the most appropriate variables for substructure analyses? How can we better understand them?
- What new variables are out there, and what kinds of physics do we need new variables to probe?
Understanding current substructure tools in relation to new physics searchers
- Current jet substructure observables and tools
- Is there redundancy in current substructure observables? What are the correlations between them?
- How do variables behave over a broad range of pT scales? How does this affect background estimation?
- What new variables are out there, and what kinds of physics do we need new variables to probe?
- What is the best way to mitigate pile-up?
- How do we balance robustness vs. discrimination power of substructure observables (as well as observables in resolved analyses)?
Friday
Data-driven estimates for substructure searches
- Current approaches to experimental searches and comparisons to recommendations from theory/pheno
- Methods for data-driven estimates used in these searches
- Correlations between observables and the impact on data-driven estimates
Comparison of substructure variables used in searches
- Comparison in the performance of different variables used in searches (current or future)
- What figures of merit should be used when comparing experimental efficacy and performance?
- To what extent are the effects of pile-up a limiting factor, and do searches require a more refined pile-up correction scheme (e.g. shape subtraction)?
- Can we use new observables such as jet charge or ISR tagging in a real search? Are systematic uncertainties in any way a limiting factor?