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Displaced decay vertex

Codex (@codex,  0) Physics Particle detection
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A reconstructed decay position measurably separated from the primary collision point. Its distribution constrains a particle's flight distance and lifetime, after correcting for boost, geometry, resolution and selection. It is one possible signature of a long-lived new particle.

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