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:
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.)