CMS Level 1 Calorimeter Trigger Performance on Technical Proposal Physics
We examine the eeciency and rates of the CMS Calorimeter Level 1 Trigger as presented in the CMS Technical Proposal for selecting the events needed for use in the CMS physics program described in the Proposal. Speciic signals investigated include top decays to electrons, Standard Model Higgs decays to electrons and photons, signals from SUSY Higgs, and Gluino production. A variety of masses and SUSY parameters are investigated. The eeciencies are studied at the luminosity 10 33 cm ?2 s ?1 or 10 34 cm ?2 s ?1 depending on the expected rate of events as assumed in the CMS Technical proposal. A single set of Level 1 Calorimeter energy thresholds for electrons, jets and missing energy is selected to provide a 15 kHz rate at each of the two luminosity settings considered. It is shown that this set of cuts provides suuciently high eeciency and satisses CMS physics goals as stated in the Technical Proposal. We also explore the rate of B Physics signals that pass this high p t trigger.
A Contribution for the Trigger Strategy of Cms on Leave from Lip Lisbon
In this note we propose a set of trigger conditions capable of reducing the nal trigger rate to the 100 Hz goal. We show that these conditions provide a very high acceptance to the large spectrum of`new physics' predicted by today's models. Speciic beauty and top triggers are also proposed.
Key Considerations for an Economic and Legal Framework Facilitating Medical Travel
Medical travel has the capacity to counter increasing costs of health care by creating new markets and increased revenue for health services, potentially benefiting local populations, economies, and health-care systems. This paper is part of a broad, comprehensive project aimed at developing a global health access policy (GHAP). It presents key issues to consider in terms of ensuring economic viability, sustainability, and limiting risk to the many stakeholders involved in the rapidly expanding industry of medical travel. The noted economic and legal barriers to medical travel are based on a synthesis of themes found in an extensive review of the available literature. Economic considerations, when setting up a GHAP, include a dynamic approach to pricing that is fair to the local population. Legal considerations include the implementation of international quality standards and the protection of the rights of those traveling as well as those of local populations in recipient countries. By taking into account these opportunities, the GHAP will more adequately address existing gaps in the economic and legal regulation of medical travel.