Summary and Setup

This lesson will introduce the CMS trigger system and how luminosity is calculated. As we work toward a search for \(Z'\) bosons, we will discuss how to choose analysis trigger paths, the implications that has for other analysis choices, and how use the brilcalc tool to evaluate the luminosity collected by different triggers.

Prerequisite

For this lesson you will need a new container for the brilcalc tool to calculate luminosities and some trigger information. Please install the brilcalc container:

BASH

docker run -it --name brilws gitlab-registry.cern.ch/cms-cloud/brilws-docker

If you are working with apptainer on a remote cluster, you can try the conda installation instructions for brilcalc. (Note: if you are a young student working on a remote cluster, feel free to just follow along – this is a tool that is important for research-level open data use, but not for educational use.)