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Jet Vetoing in Top-Antitop Events

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QCD Radiation in Top-Antitop and Z+Jets Final States

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Measurements of the properties of the top quark provide important tests of the Standard Model and any deviations from the SM predictions could be an indication of new physics.

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    During part of the 2011 data-taking period six front-end boards of the Liquid Argon calorimeter failed.

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Joshi, K. (2015). Jet Vetoing in Top-Antitop Events. In: QCD Radiation in Top-Antitop and Z+Jets Final States. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19653-4_5

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