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Title: Measurement of jet activity produced in top-quark events with an electron, a muon and two b-tagged jets in the final state in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

Abstract

Measurements of jet activity in top-quark pair events produced in proton–proton collisions are presented, using 3.2 fb–1 of pp collision data at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV collected by the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. Events are chosen by requiring an opposite-charge eμ pair and two b-tagged jets in the final state. The normalised differential cross-sections of top-quark pair production are presented as functions of additional-jet multiplicity and transverse momentum, pT. The fraction of signal events that do not contain additional jet activity in a given rapidity region, the gap fraction, is measured as a function of the pT threshold for additional jets, and is also presented for different invariant mass regions of the eμbb¯ system. All measurements are corrected for detector effects and presented as particle-level distributions compared to predictions with different theoretical approaches for QCD radiation. While the kinematics of the jets from top-quark decays are described well, the generators show differing levels of agreement with the measurements of observables that depend on the production of additional jets.

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Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF); SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
Contributing Org.:
ATLAS Collaboration
OSTI Identifier:
1379794
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1389581; OSTI ID: 1773090
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231; SC0007881; AC02-76SF00515
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 77; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 1434-6044
Publisher:
Springer
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS

Citation Formats

Aaboud, M, Aad, G, Abbott, B, Abdallah, J, Abdinov, O, Abeloos, B, AbouZeid, OS, Abraham, NL, Abramowicz, H, Abreu, H, Abreu, R, Abulaiti, Y, Acharya, BS, Adachi, S, Adamczyk, L, Adams, DL, Adelman, J, Adomeit, S, Adye, T, Affolder, AA, Agatonovic-Jovin, T, Aguilar-Saavedra, JA, Ahlen, SP, Ahmadov, F, Aielli, G, Akerstedt, H, Åkesson, TPA, Akimov, AV, Alberghi, GL, Albert, J, Albrand, S, Alconada Verzini, MJ, Aleksa, M, Aleksandrov, IN, Alexa, C, Alexander, G, Alexopoulos, T, Alhroob, M, Ali, B, Aliev, M, Alimonti, G, Alison, J, Alkire, SP, Allbrooke, BMM, Allen, BW, Allport, PP, Aloisio, A, Alonso, A, Alonso, F, Alpigiani, C, Alshehri, AA, Alstaty, M, Gonzalez, BA, Piqueras, D, Alviggi, MG, Amadio, BT, Amaral Coutinho, Y, Amelung, C, Amidei, D, Amor Dos Santos, SP, Amorim, A, Amoroso, S, Amundsen, G, Anastopoulos, C, Ancu, LS, Andari, N, Andeen, T, Anders, CF, Anders, JK, Anderson, KJ, Andreazza, A, Andrei, V, Angelidakis, S, Angelozzi, I, Angerami, A, Anghinolfi, F, Anisenkov, AV, Anjos, N, Annovi, A, Antel, C, Antonelli, M, Antonov, A, Antrim, DJ, and Anulli, F. Measurement of jet activity produced in top-quark events with an electron, a muon and two b-tagged jets in the final state in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-4766-0.
Aaboud, M, Aad, G, Abbott, B, Abdallah, J, Abdinov, O, Abeloos, B, AbouZeid, OS, Abraham, NL, Abramowicz, H, Abreu, H, Abreu, R, Abulaiti, Y, Acharya, BS, Adachi, S, Adamczyk, L, Adams, DL, Adelman, J, Adomeit, S, Adye, T, Affolder, AA, Agatonovic-Jovin, T, Aguilar-Saavedra, JA, Ahlen, SP, Ahmadov, F, Aielli, G, Akerstedt, H, Åkesson, TPA, Akimov, AV, Alberghi, GL, Albert, J, Albrand, S, Alconada Verzini, MJ, Aleksa, M, Aleksandrov, IN, Alexa, C, Alexander, G, Alexopoulos, T, Alhroob, M, Ali, B, Aliev, M, Alimonti, G, Alison, J, Alkire, SP, Allbrooke, BMM, Allen, BW, Allport, PP, Aloisio, A, Alonso, A, Alonso, F, Alpigiani, C, Alshehri, AA, Alstaty, M, Gonzalez, BA, Piqueras, D, Alviggi, MG, Amadio, BT, Amaral Coutinho, Y, Amelung, C, Amidei, D, Amor Dos Santos, SP, Amorim, A, Amoroso, S, Amundsen, G, Anastopoulos, C, Ancu, LS, Andari, N, Andeen, T, Anders, CF, Anders, JK, Anderson, KJ, Andreazza, A, Andrei, V, Angelidakis, S, Angelozzi, I, Angerami, A, Anghinolfi, F, Anisenkov, AV, Anjos, N, Annovi, A, Antel, C, Antonelli, M, Antonov, A, Antrim, DJ, & Anulli, F. Measurement of jet activity produced in top-quark events with an electron, a muon and two b-tagged jets in the final state in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector. United States. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-4766-0
Aaboud, M, Aad, G, Abbott, B, Abdallah, J, Abdinov, O, Abeloos, B, AbouZeid, OS, Abraham, NL, Abramowicz, H, Abreu, H, Abreu, R, Abulaiti, Y, Acharya, BS, Adachi, S, Adamczyk, L, Adams, DL, Adelman, J, Adomeit, S, Adye, T, Affolder, AA, Agatonovic-Jovin, T, Aguilar-Saavedra, JA, Ahlen, SP, Ahmadov, F, Aielli, G, Akerstedt, H, Åkesson, TPA, Akimov, AV, Alberghi, GL, Albert, J, Albrand, S, Alconada Verzini, MJ, Aleksa, M, Aleksandrov, IN, Alexa, C, Alexander, G, Alexopoulos, T, Alhroob, M, Ali, B, Aliev, M, Alimonti, G, Alison, J, Alkire, SP, Allbrooke, BMM, Allen, BW, Allport, PP, Aloisio, A, Alonso, A, Alonso, F, Alpigiani, C, Alshehri, AA, Alstaty, M, Gonzalez, BA, Piqueras, D, Alviggi, MG, Amadio, BT, Amaral Coutinho, Y, Amelung, C, Amidei, D, Amor Dos Santos, SP, Amorim, A, Amoroso, S, Amundsen, G, Anastopoulos, C, Ancu, LS, Andari, N, Andeen, T, Anders, CF, Anders, JK, Anderson, KJ, Andreazza, A, Andrei, V, Angelidakis, S, Angelozzi, I, Angerami, A, Anghinolfi, F, Anisenkov, AV, Anjos, N, Annovi, A, Antel, C, Antonelli, M, Antonov, A, Antrim, DJ, and Anulli, F. Fri . "Measurement of jet activity produced in top-quark events with an electron, a muon and two b-tagged jets in the final state in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector". United States. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-4766-0. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1379794.
@article{osti_1379794,
title = {Measurement of jet activity produced in top-quark events with an electron, a muon and two b-tagged jets in the final state in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector},
author = {Aaboud, M and Aad, G and Abbott, B and Abdallah, J and Abdinov, O and Abeloos, B and AbouZeid, OS and Abraham, NL and Abramowicz, H and Abreu, H and Abreu, R and Abulaiti, Y and Acharya, BS and Adachi, S and Adamczyk, L and Adams, DL and Adelman, J and Adomeit, S and Adye, T and Affolder, AA and Agatonovic-Jovin, T and Aguilar-Saavedra, JA and Ahlen, SP and Ahmadov, F and Aielli, G and Akerstedt, H and Åkesson, TPA and Akimov, AV and Alberghi, GL and Albert, J and Albrand, S and Alconada Verzini, MJ and Aleksa, M and Aleksandrov, IN and Alexa, C and Alexander, G and Alexopoulos, T and Alhroob, M and Ali, B and Aliev, M and Alimonti, G and Alison, J and Alkire, SP and Allbrooke, BMM and Allen, BW and Allport, PP and Aloisio, A and Alonso, A and Alonso, F and Alpigiani, C and Alshehri, AA and Alstaty, M and Gonzalez, BA and Piqueras, D and Alviggi, MG and Amadio, BT and Amaral Coutinho, Y and Amelung, C and Amidei, D and Amor Dos Santos, SP and Amorim, A and Amoroso, S and Amundsen, G and Anastopoulos, C and Ancu, LS and Andari, N and Andeen, T and Anders, CF and Anders, JK and Anderson, KJ and Andreazza, A and Andrei, V and Angelidakis, S and Angelozzi, I and Angerami, A and Anghinolfi, F and Anisenkov, AV and Anjos, N and Annovi, A and Antel, C and Antonelli, M and Antonov, A and Antrim, DJ and Anulli, F},
abstractNote = {Measurements of jet activity in top-quark pair events produced in proton–proton collisions are presented, using 3.2 fb–1 of pp collision data at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV collected by the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. Events are chosen by requiring an opposite-charge eμ pair and two b-tagged jets in the final state. The normalised differential cross-sections of top-quark pair production are presented as functions of additional-jet multiplicity and transverse momentum, pT. The fraction of signal events that do not contain additional jet activity in a given rapidity region, the gap fraction, is measured as a function of the pT threshold for additional jets, and is also presented for different invariant mass regions of the eμbb¯ system. All measurements are corrected for detector effects and presented as particle-level distributions compared to predictions with different theoretical approaches for QCD radiation. While the kinematics of the jets from top-quark decays are described well, the generators show differing levels of agreement with the measurements of observables that depend on the production of additional jets.},
doi = {10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-4766-0},
journal = {European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields},
number = 4,
volume = 77,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Apr 07 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Fri Apr 07 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}

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