Discovery and Identification of s-channel Resonances at the LHC

s-channel resonances are predicted by many models of Physics Beyond the Standard Model and it is quite possible that such an object will be discovered in the early years of the LHC program. If this occurs, the task will be to understand its origins. A brief survey of models that predict s-channel resonances will be given, concentrating mainly on extra neutral gauge bosons (Z' 's) arising from extended gauge theories. This will be followed by a description of how to search for a Z' and the resulting Z' discovery reach of the LHC. I will describe various diagnostic measurements to study Z' 's and describe some new observables we have proposed that can distinguish between models that take advantage of the ability to tag 3rd generation fermions