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title: Summary ...

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Standard Model

Especially as it relates to Top quark production and decay.

Chapter 3: Description of LHC and CMS Detector

Chapter 4: Event Simulation and Reconstruction

In addition to the general description(tracking, vertexing, particle-flow, etc), talk about my contributions to electron pixel seeding.

Chapter 5: TTTT Measurement

(This will in large part reword and borrow plots from the TTTT AN)

  • Motivation, choice of final state, previous work
  • Triggers
  • Object Definition
  • Signal and Background Definitions including fake estimation
  • Statistical Methods
  • Results/limits
  • Interpretations

Chapter 6: Pixel Assembly

Describe the Phase I assembly project with emphasis on the work that was done at UNL. Describe in particular my contribution to the Gantry Software. Also mention hardware development, including some custom PCB design and the Telescope. Mention future work on Phase II.