Search for direct pair production of scalar top quarks in the single- and dilepton channels in proton-proton collisions at $$\sqrt{s}$$ = 8 TeV
Abstract
Results are reported from a search for the top squark $$ \tilde{t}_1 $$, the lighter of the two supersymmetric partners of the top quark. The data sample corresponds to 19.7 fb$$^{-1}$$ of proton-proton collisions at $$\sqrt{s} =$$ 8 TeV collected with the CMS detector at the LHC. The search targets $$ \tilde{t}_1 \to \mathrm{b} \tilde{\chi}^{\pm}_1$$ and $$ \tilde{t}_1 \to \mathrm{t}^{(*)} \tilde{\chi}^0_1$$ decay modes, where $$\tilde{\chi}^{\pm}_1$$ and $$\tilde{\chi}^0_1$$ are the lightest chargino and neutralino, respectively. The reconstructed final state consists of jets, b jets, missing transverse energy, and either one or two leptons. Leading backgrounds are determined from data. No significant excess in data is observed above the expectation from standard model processes. The results exclude a region of the two-dimensional plane of possible $$ \tilde{t}_1 $$ and $$\tilde{\chi}^0_1 $$ masses. The highest excluded $$ \tilde{t}_1 $$ and $$ \tilde{\chi}^0_1$$ masses are about 700 GeV and 250 GeV, respectively.
- Authors:
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- Yerevan Physics Inst. (YerPhI), Yerevan (Armenia). et al.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
- Contributing Org.:
- CMS Collaboration
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1244497
- Report Number(s):
- CMS-SUS-14-015; CERN-PH-EP-2016-004; CERN-EP-2016-004; arXiv:1602.03169; FERMILAB-PUB-16-062-CMS
Journal ID: ISSN 1029-8479; 1420556; TRN: US1601637
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Journal of High Energy Physics (Online); Journal Volume: 2016; Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 1029-8479
- Publisher:
- Springer Berlin
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; Hadron-Hadron scattering (experiments); supersymmetry; top quark
Citation Formats
Khachatryan, Vardan. Search for direct pair production of scalar top quarks in the single- and dilepton channels in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 8 TeV. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1007/JHEP07(2016)027.
Khachatryan, Vardan. Search for direct pair production of scalar top quarks in the single- and dilepton channels in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 8 TeV. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP07(2016)027
Khachatryan, Vardan. Fri .
"Search for direct pair production of scalar top quarks in the single- and dilepton channels in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 8 TeV". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP07(2016)027. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1244497.
@article{osti_1244497,
title = {Search for direct pair production of scalar top quarks in the single- and dilepton channels in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 8 TeV},
author = {Khachatryan, Vardan},
abstractNote = {Results are reported from a search for the top squark $ \tilde{t}_1 $, the lighter of the two supersymmetric partners of the top quark. The data sample corresponds to 19.7 fb$^{-1}$ of proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s} =$ 8 TeV collected with the CMS detector at the LHC. The search targets $ \tilde{t}_1 \to \mathrm{b} \tilde{\chi}^{\pm}_1$ and $ \tilde{t}_1 \to \mathrm{t}^{(*)} \tilde{\chi}^0_1$ decay modes, where $\tilde{\chi}^{\pm}_1$ and $\tilde{\chi}^0_1$ are the lightest chargino and neutralino, respectively. The reconstructed final state consists of jets, b jets, missing transverse energy, and either one or two leptons. Leading backgrounds are determined from data. No significant excess in data is observed above the expectation from standard model processes. The results exclude a region of the two-dimensional plane of possible $ \tilde{t}_1 $ and $\tilde{\chi}^0_1 $ masses. The highest excluded $ \tilde{t}_1 $ and $ \tilde{\chi}^0_1$ masses are about 700 GeV and 250 GeV, respectively.},
doi = {10.1007/JHEP07(2016)027},
journal = {Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)},
number = 7,
volume = 2016,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}
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