Benno List

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University Group	Office at DESY, Hamburg	Private
Institute for Experimental Physics University of Hamburg Luruper Chaussee 149 22761 Hamburg	DESY, Gruppe Hamburg Lab. 1b, 268 D-22603 Hamburg Phone: 00 49-40-89 98 25 72 Fax: 00 49-40-89 98 30 93	Walderseestr. 35 D-22605 Hamburg Germany Phone: 00 49-40-85 50 48 80

I am a member of the H1 collaboration at DESY in Hamburg, and co-convenor of the H1 Heavy Flavour Working Group

At the moment, I organize the friday seminar and, together with Achim Geiser, I give lectures on Higgs and electroweak interactions.

Past lecture: Detectors in high-energy physics (WS 07/08, together with Carsten Niebuhr).

I also offer an Introduction to C++ for the DESY summer student program in 2010 (I did that also in 2007 and 2009).

At the 2009 Fitting Workshop of the Terascale Alliance I was member of the local organizing comitee and offered a turorial on Kinematic Fitting, together with Christian Sander and Benedikt Mura.

Imprint

Recent Work

Self-Filling Histograms

Together with Jenny List, I have written a RooT-based analysis toolkit called "Self-filling histograms" (SFH). Documentation in HTML and Postscript is available.
An interface to the Marseille analysis framework Marana, called SFHMarana, is also available and documented in in HTML and Postscript.

Kinematic Fitting

Together with Jenny Böhme, I am developing an object-oriented kinematic fitting framework called KINFIT. Documentation in HTML and Postscript is available.

Theses, Publications

Diploma thesis (gzipped ps-file with lots of scanned images [2.6MB]): "Diffraktive J/ψ-Produktion in Elektron-Proton-Stössen am Speicherring HERA",
Diploma thesis Technical University of Berlin 1993, unpublished.
PhD thesis (complete gzipped ps [2.2MB], abstract in german and english):
"Tiefunelastische ep-Streuung bei HERA unter Nachweis eines vorwärts gestreuten Protons",
PhD thesis University of Hamburg 1997.
Unpublished addendum to my PhD thesis about Pion fluxes (gzipped ps [148kB]).
The publication which includes the results from my thesis:
H1 Collaboration, C. Adloff et al.: "Measurement of leading proton and neutron production in deep inelastic scattering at HERA," Eur. Phys. J. C6 (1999) 587-602. hep-ex/9811013 (TOPCITE 50+)
The result of my work at OPAL:
OPAL Collaboration, G. Abbiendi et al.: "A measurement of the rate of charm production in W decays," Phys. Lett. B490 (2000) 71-86. hep-ex/0009020
Description of the H1 Forward Proton Spectrometer (FPS):
P. van Esch et al.: "The H1 forward proton spectrometer," Nucl. Instr. Meth. A446 (1999) 409-425. hep-ex/0001046"
Description of the H1 Central Silicon Tracker (CST):
B. List: "The H1 central silicon tracker," Preprint ETH-IPP PR-2002-02, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A501 (2003) 49-53.
Offline analysis software for the HERA transverse polarimeter:
T. Behnke, J. Böhme, B. List, S. Schmitt: "A new analysis for the transverse polarimeter at HERA-II," contributed paper 120 to the European Physical Society International Conference on High Energy Physics, July 17-23, 2003, Aachen, Germany.
J. List, B. List: "Self-filling histograms: an object oriented analysis framework," contributed paper to the Conference on Computing in High-Energy Physics CHEP 2004, Interlaken, 27th September - 1st October 2004.
B. List: "MarlinKinfit: An Object--Oriented Kinematic Fitting Package", LC-TOOL-2009-001.
J. List, M. Beckmann, B. List: "Kinematic Fitting in the Presence of ISR at the ILC," arXiv:0901.4656 [hep-ex]; Contribution to the Linear Collider Workshop LCWS 2008, Chicago, IL, 16.-20.11.2009
B. List: "The Pomeron trajectory based on elastic rho photoproduction", arXiv:0906.4945 [hep-ex] Spires entry Contribution to the XVII International Workshop on Deep-Inelastic Scattering and Related Subjects DIS 2009, Madrid, Spain, 26.-30.4.2009
M. Beckmann, B. List and J. List: "Treatment of Photon Radiation in Kinematic Fits at Future e+ e- Colliders," Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 624 (2010) 184-191, arXiv:1006.0436 [hep-ex] Spires entry
A list of all my publications from SPIRES

Conference Contributions

Photon 95, Sheffield, UK, 1995:
"First measurement of the deep-inelastic structure of proton diffraction" (representing the H1 collaboration).
Proceedings: in D.J. Miller, S.L. Cartwright, V. Khoze (eds): PHOTON '95: proceedings. Singapore, Singapore, World Scientific, 1995, 307-312 (Spires entry).
DIS97, Chicago, IL, 1997:
Transparencies (gzipped ps [159kB]): "DIS with leading protons in the forward proton spectrometer of H1 at HERA" (representing the H1 collaboration)
Proceedings (gzipped ps [41kB], AIP server): B. List: "Observation of deep inelastic ep scattering with a leading proton," in: J. Repond, D. Krakauer (eds): "Deep inelastic scattering and QCD, 5th internaional workshop, Chicago, IL, April 1997," Woodbury, NY (AIP Conference proceedings 407) 1997, p. 520-522 (AIP server).
Workshop on low x physics, Madrid 1997:
Transparencies (gzipped ps [800kB]): "DIS with leading baryons at ZEUS and H1 at HERA" (representing the ZEUS and H1 collaborations)
Proceedings (gzipped ps [189kB]): B. List: "Deep inelastic scattering with leading baryons at HERA," in: F. Barreiro, L. Labarga, J. del Peso (eds): "Low x physics. Proceedings of the Madrid workshop, Madrid, Spain, 18-21 June 1997," Singapore (World Scientific) 1998, p. 202-207.
Workshop Monte Carlo generators for HERA physics 1998-1999:
B. List, A. Mastroberardino: "DIFFVM - A Monte Carlo generator for diffractive processes in ep scattering," in: A.T. Doyle, G. Grindhammer, G. Ingelman, H. Jung (eds): "Monte Carlo generators for HERA physics, proceedings of the workshop 1998-1999," Hamburg (DESY) DESY-PROC-1999-02, p. 396-404.
Proceedings (gzipped ps [160kB])
PHOTON2000, Ambleside, UK, 2000:
Transparencies (gzipped ps [970kB]): "Hadronic final states in diffractive ep scattering" (representing the ZEUS and H1 collaborations)
Proceedings (gzipped ps [210kB], AIP server): B. List: "Jet production in diffractive ep scattering," in: A. J. Fimch (ed): "Proceedings PHOTON 2000," AIP (AIP conference proceedings 571), 2001. 492p. (AIP server)
VERTEX 2001, Brunnen, Switzerland, 2001:
Transparencies (pdf [10.6MB]): "The H1 central silicon tracker, performance and upgrade"
Proceedings (gzipped ps [600kB]): B. List: "The H1 central silicon tracker," Proceedings: Nucl. Instr. Meth. A501 (2003) 49-53.
DESY PRC 10/02:
"H1: Status and Prospects."
Transparencies (pdf [1.0MB], StarImpress 5.2 [1.6MB], M$ Powerpoint [1.4MB])
DIS 2003, St. Petersburg, Russia 2003:
"Heavy flavour physics at HERA-II" (invited talk).
Transparencies (pdf [1.9MB], StarImpress 5.2 [1.1MB])
EPS-HEP 2003, Aachen, Germany 2003:
"Measurements of meson production in ep scattering at H1".
Transparencies (pdf [4.4MB])
Vertex 2003, Low Wood, Cumbria, UK 2003:
"The H1 silicon tracker".
Transparencies (pdf [1.9MB], StarImpress [1.7MB]) Proceedings: Nucl. Instr. Meth. A549 (2005) 33-36
8th ICATPP Conference, Villa Erba, Como 6-10 October 2003:
"The H1 silicon tracker".
Transparencies (pdf [990kB])
DPG Frühjahrstagung 2004, Mainz, 29.3.-1.4.2004:
"HERA - ein Labor für die QCD" (Hauptvortrag).
Transparencies (pdf [2.9MB], Power point [3.9MB])
BEAUTY 2005, Assisi, 20.-24.6.2005
"Heavy Flavour Production in DIS at HERA".
Transparencies (pdf [1.7MB])
Workshop on Tracking in High-Multiplicity Environments TIME05, Zurich, Switzerland, 3.-7.10.2005
"The H1 silicon tracker".
Transparencies (pdf [1.3MB]), Proceedings: Nucl. Instr. Meth. A566 (2006) 110-113
XLI Rencentres de Moriond on QCD 2006, La Thuile 18.-25.3.2006
"Heavy Flavour Production at HERA".
Transparencies (pdf [2.2MB]), Proceedings: arXiv:hep-ex/0605089v1
Sino-German Workshop on Frontiers in QCD, Hamburg, DESY, 10.-23.9.2006
"Structure Function Measurements at HERA".
Transparencies (pdf [2.8MB])
XV International Workshop on Deep-Inelastic Scattering DIS2007, Munich, Germany, 16.-20.4.07
"Heavy Flavour Working Group Summary, Experimental Part".
Transparencies (pdf [4.3MB])
Writeup: Michael Klasen, Benno List, Stephanie Hansmann-Menzemer, Rainer Mankel: "Summary of the Heavy Flavor Working Group", arXiv:0707.3907v1 [hep-ph] (Spires entry, from Publisher)
34th International Conference on High Energy Physics ICHEP08, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 30.7.-5.8.2008
"Beauty and Charm Photoproduction".
Transparencies (pdf)
Writeup: arXiv:0809.5176 [hep-ph] Spires entry
XVII International Workshop on Deep-Inelastic Scattering and Related Subjects DIS 2009, Madrid, Spain, 26.-30.4.2009
"The Pomeron trajectory based on elastic rho photoproduction".
Transparencies (pdf)
Writeup: arXiv:0906.4945 [hep-ex] Spires entry
"Beauty photoproduction through decays to muons and jets".
Transparencies (pdf)
Writeup: arXiv:0906.5435 [hep-ex] Spires entry

Technical Notes

J. Böhme, B. List: "Implementation of the Higgsstrahlung Matrix Element." OPAL technical note TN607, unpublished.
B. List: "A Simple Figure of Merit for Searches." OPAL technical note TN619, unpublished.
C. Rembser, B. List: "Description of Selection Efficiencies in Searches for Heavy Particles with Finite Lifetime." OPAL technical note TN643, unpublished.

Unpublished Notes

"Bincenter corrections, acceptance, and all that" gzipped postscript [23kB]
Statistical error from weighted events: gzipped postscript [58kB]
Some issues about the reweighting events: gzipped postscript [87kB]
"When and why to optimize efficiency times purity" gzipped postscript [90kB]
"Writing official H1SIM and H1REC code: A how-to approach" gzipped postscript [51kB]

My C++ page.

DIFFVM

I am the author of diffVM, a Monte Carlo generator for diffractive processes in ep collisions based on the VDM.

For my vacations I prefer the Ferienhaus Finkennest (other URLs: ferienhaus.finkennest-hohwacht.de, ferienwohnung.finkennest-hohwacht.de or hohwacht-ferienhaus.de) in Hohwacht an der Ostsee.

Last update: 2.4.2008 B. List