Jet Algorithms and Top Quark Mass Measurement

Abstract

Mass measurements of objects that decay into hadronic jets, such as the top quark, are shown to be improved by using a variant of the $k_t$ jet algorithm in place of standard cone algorithms. The possibility and importance of better estimating the neutrino component in tagged $b$ jets is demonstrated. These techniques will also be useful in the search for Higgs boson $\to b\bar{b}$.

35 pages, REVTeX, 14 figures (epsf) Final expanded version to appear in Physical Review D

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