Missing energy induced by thin hadron calorimetry

摘要

It is relatively straightforward to estimate the total, unsegmented, depth required in SSC experiments. Typically depths in the range of 9--11 absorption lengths were specified by the SDC and GEM experiments. With these depths, the induced missing energy signal due to calorimeter leakage was found to be well below the signals caused by light gluinos, and the exterior muon systems were well protected from punch through backgrounds. In certain applications, where calorimetry is inscribed inside the magnetic field producing coils, that depth of calorimetry becomes exceedingly expensive. Examples are the ZEUS barrel and the proposed CMS barrel calorimeters. The problems can be alleviated by placing a ''tailcatcher'' of active elements outside the coil, but the problem of inert material placed within the active volume of the calorimetry remains. This inert material can potentially induce missing transverse energy signals which are large with respect to real physics signatures. The purpose of this note is to explore schemes to minimize the measured leakage energy.