diff --git a/projects/VertexingResolution.yml b/projects/VertexingResolution.yml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3cb2a92 --- /dev/null +++ b/projects/VertexingResolution.yml @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +--- +name: Overcoming Vertex Reconstruction Limitations under the High-Density HL-LHC Pileup Environment +postdate: 2026-02-09 +categories: + - Tracking/Vertexing +durations: + - 3 months + - 6 months +experiments: + - CMS + - ATLAS + - HLLHC + - ACTS +skillset: + - Python + - C++ +status: + - Available +project: + - IRIS-HEP +location: + - Any +commitment: + - Full time +program: + - IRIS-HEP fellow +shortdescription: Overcoming Vertex Reconstruction Limitations under the High-Density HL-LHC Pileup Environment +description: > + Current vertex reconstruction algorithms at the LHC show a significant loss of efficiency in high-density environments + when the longitudinal separation between vertices falls below ~0.5 mm. The origin of this inefficiency is not well + understood. Given a typical vertex position resolution of ~50 μm, vertices separated by more than ~150 μm (~3σ) should, + in principle, be cleanly reconstructible. The observed performance degradation, therefore, points to limitations in the + reconstruction algorithms rather than to intrinsic detector resolution. + This project aims to identify the root cause of this inefficiency and to develop an improved vertex reconstruction strategy + suitable for the high-pileup conditions expected at the High-Luminosity LHC. The first phase will perform a detailed + characterization of vertex reconstruction performance for nearby vertices as a function of their separation, with a particular + focus on events in which one of two close-by vertices fails to be reconstructed. This will include detailed event displays + and a step-by-step analysis of the vertex seeding and reconstruction chain in failure cases, in order to pinpoint the + algorithmic features responsible for inefficiency in resolving close-by vertices separated by more than 3σ from each other. + In the second phase, the insights gained from this study will be used to design and implement targeted algorithmic improvements, + with the goal of significantly enhancing vertex reconstruction efficiency in high-density pileup environments at the HL-LHC. +contacts: + - name: Ariel Schwartzman + email: sch.slac.stanford@gmail.com + - name: Rocky Bala Garg + email: rbgarg@stanford.edu