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An [[object]] is '''prompt''' if it originates directly from something, usually a [[primary vertex]] of the [[event]], as opposed to some subsequent decay of e.g. a [[hadron]] or [[tau lepton]] or other [[particle]] that is not a [[Mass|heavy]] [[Resonance|resonance]] of interest. The exact meaning of promptness depends on the context. | An [[object]] is '''prompt''' if it originates directly from something, usually a [[primary vertex]] of the [[event]], as opposed to some subsequent decay of e.g. a [[hadron]] or [[tau lepton]] or other [[particle]] that is not a [[Mass|heavy]] [[Resonance|resonance]] of interest. The exact meaning of promptness depends on the context. | ||
Revision as of 16:28, 29 November 2016
An object is prompt if it originates directly from something, usually a primary vertex of the event, as opposed to some subsequent decay of e.g. a hadron or tau lepton or other particle that is not a heavy resonance of interest. The exact meaning of promptness depends on the context.
