Statistical significance of mass spectra in MVA and cut based analysis - full mass range

Scope: PWG
PWG-DQ (Dileptons and Quarkonia)
Energy
5.02 TeV
System
Pb-Pb
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Statistical significance of mass spectra in MVA and cut based analysis - full mass range

Detail description
  • low-mass dielectrons
  • LHC15o, low interaction rate runs
  • MVA cut at optimized value of 0.35

  • Statistical signficance: = (US-R*LS)/sqrt(US+LS)

US ... unlike sign pairs

LS ... like sign pairs

R ... R factor (~1)