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1. Higgs Physics at the HL-LHC and HE-LHC

Author: Cepeda, M., Gori, S., Ilten, P., Kado, M., Riva, F., Khalek, R. Abdul, Aboubrahim, A., Alimena, J., Alioli, S., Alves, A., Asawatangtrakuldee, C., Azatov, A., Azzi, P., Bailey, S., Banerjee, S., Barberio, E. L., Barducci, D., Barone, G., Bauer, M., Bautista, C., Bechtle, P., Becker, K., Benaglia, A., Bengala, M., Berger, N., Bertella, C., Bethani, A., Betti, A., Biekotter, A., Bishara, F., Bloch, D., Bokan, P., Bondu, O., Bonvini, M., Borgonovi, L., Borsato, M., Boselli, S., Braibant-Giacomelli, S., Buchalla, G., Cadamuro, L., Caillol, C., Calandri, A., Tazon, A. Calderon, Campbell, J. M., Caola, F., Capozi, M., Carena, M., Calame, C. M. Carloni, Carmona, A., Carquin, E., De Oliveira, A. Carvalho Antunes, Hernandez, A. Castaneda, Cata, O., Celis, A., Cerri, A., Cerutti, F., Chahal, G. S., Chakraborty, A., Chaudhary, G., Chen, X., Chisholm, A. S., Contino, R., Costa, A. J., Covarelli, R., Craig, N., Curtin, D., D'Eramo, L., Dang, N. P., Das, P., Dawson, S., Francisco, O. A. De Aguiar, de Blas, J., De Curtis, S., De Filippis, N., De la Torre, H., de Lima, L., De Wit, A., Delaere, C., Delcourt, M., Delmastro, M., Demers, S., Dev, N., Di Nardo, R., Di Vita, S., Dildick, S., Prado, L. A. F. do, Donadelli, M., Du, D., Durieux, G., Dührssen, M., Eberhardt, O., Morabit, K. El, Elias-Miro, J., Ellis, J., Englert, C., Essig, R., Falke, S., Farina, M., Ferrari, A., Ferroglia, A., Fiolhais, M. C. N., Flechl, M., Folgueras, S., Fontanesi, E., Francavilla, P., Franceschini, R., Frederix, R., Frixione, S., Gómez-Ceballos, G., Gabrielli, A., Gadatsch, S., Gallinaro, M., Gandrakota, A., Gao, J., Walls, F. M. Garay, Gehrmann, T., Gershtein, Y., Ghosh, T., Gilbert, A., Glein, R., Glover, E. W. N., Gomez-Ambrosio, R., Gonçalo, R., Gonçalves, D., Gorbahn, M., Gouveia, E., Gouzevitch, M., Govoni, P., Grazzini, M., Greenberg, B., Grimm, K., Gritsan, A. V., Grohsjean, A., Grojean, C., Gu, J., Gugel, R., Gupta, R. S., Gwilliam, C. B., Höche, S., Haacke, M., Haddad, Y., Haisch, U., Hamity, G. N., Han, T., Harland-Lang, L. A., Harnik, R., Heinemeyer, S., Heinrich, G., Henning, B., Hirschi, V., Hoepfner, K., Hogan, J. M., Homiller, S., Huang, Y., Huss, A., Jézéquel, S., Jain, Sa., Jones, S. P., Köneke, K., Kalinowski, J., Kamenik, J. F., Kaplan, M., Karlberg, A., Kaur, M., Keicher, P., Kerner, M., Khanov, A., Kieseler, J., Kim, J. H., Kim, M., Klijnsma, T., Kling, F., Klute, M., Komaragiri, J. R., Kong, K., Kozaczuk, J., Kozow, P, Krause, C., Lai, S., Langford, J., Le, B., Lechner, L., Leight, W. A., Leney, K. J. C., Lenz, T., Li, C-Q., Li, H., Li, Q., Liebler, S., Lindert, J., Liu, D., Liu, J., Liu, Y., Liu, Z., Lombardo, D., Long, A., Long, K., Low, I., Luisoni, G., Ma, L. L., Magnan, A. -M., Majumder, D., Malinauskas, A., Maltoni, F., Mangano, M. L., Marchiori, G., Marini, A. C., Martin, A., Marzani, S., Massironi, A., Matchev, K. T., Matheus, R. D., Mazumdar, K., Mazzitelli, J., Mcdougall, A. E., Meade, P., Meridiani, P., Meyer, A. B., Michielin, E., Milenovic, P., Milosevic, V., Mimasu, K., Mistlberger, B., Mlynarikova, M., Mondragon, M., Monni, P. F., Montagna, G., Monti, F., Llacer, M. Moreno, Mueck, A., Muiño, P. C., Murphy, C., Murray, W. J., Musella, P., Narain, M., Garcia, R. F. Naranjo, Nath, P., Neubert, M., Nicrosini, O., Nikolopoulos, K., Nisati, A., No, J. M., Ojeda, M. L., Pino, S. A. Olivares, Onofre, A., Ortona, G., Griso, S. Pagan, Pagani, D., Cortezon, E. Palencia, Palmer, C., Pandini, C., Panico, G., Panwar, L., Pappadopulo, D., Park, M., Patel, R., Paucar-Velasquez, F., Pedro, K., Pernie, L., Perrozzi, L., Petersen, B. A., Petit, E., Petrucciani, G., Piacquadio, G., Piccinini, F., Pieri, M., Plehn, T., Pokorski, S., Pomarol, A., Ponton, E., Pozzorini, S., Prestel, S., Prokofiev, K., Ramsey-Musolf, M., Re, E., Readioff, N. P., Redigolo, D., Reina, L., Reynolds, E., Riembau, M., Rikkert, F., Robens, T., Roentsch, R., Rojo, J., Rompotis, N., Rorie, J., Rosiek, J., Roskes, J., Ruderman, J. T., Sahoo, N., Saito, S., Salerno, R., De Bruin, P. H. Sales, Salvucci, A., Sandeep, K., Santiago, J., Santo, R., Sanz, V., Sarica, U., Savin, A., Savoy-Navarro, A., Sawant, S., Schaffer, A. C., Schlaffer, M., Schmidt, A., Schneider, B., Schoefbeck, R., Schröder, M., Scodeggio, M., Scott, E., Scyboz, L., Selvaggi, M., Sestini, L., Shao, H. -S., Shivaji, A., Silvestrini, L., Simon, L., Sinha, K., Soreq, Y., Spannowsky, M., Spira, M., Spitzbart, D., Stamou, E., Stark, J., Stefaniak, T., Stieger, B., Strong, G., Szleper, M., Tackmann, K., Takeuchi, M., Taroni, S., Testa, M., Thamm, A., Theeuwes, V., Thomsen, L. A., Tkaczyk, S., Torre, R., Tramontano, F., Ulmer, K. A., Vantalon, T., Vecchi, L., Vega-Morales, R., Venturini, E., Verducci, M., Vernieri, C., Vickey, T., Marono, M. Vidal, Vischia, P., Vryonidou, E., Wagner, P., Walbrecht, V. M., Wang, L. -T., Wardle, N., Wardrope, D. R., Weiglein, G., Wertz, S., Wielers, M., Williams, J. M., Wolf, R., Wulzer, A., Xiao, M., Yang, H. T., Yazgan, E., Yin, Z., You, T., Yu, F., Zanderighi, G., Zanzi, D., Zaro, M., Zenz, S. C., Zerwas, D., Zgubič, M., Zhang, J., Zhang, L., Zhang, W., Zhao, X., and Zhong, Y. -M.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: The discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012, by the ATLAS and CMS experiments, was a success achieved with only a percent of the entire dataset foreseen for the LHC. It opened a landscape of possibilities in the study of Higgs boson properties, Electroweak Symmetry breaking and the Standard Model in general, as well as new avenues in probing new physics beyond the Standard Model. Six years after the discovery, with a conspicuously larger dataset collected during LHC Run 2 at a 13 TeV centre-of-mass energy, the theory and experimental particle physics communities have started a meticulous exploration of the potential for precision measurements of its properties. This includes studies of Higgs boson production and decays processes, the search for rare decays and production modes, high energy observables, and searches for an extended electroweak symmetry breaking sector. This report summarises the potential reach and opportunities in Higgs physics during the High Luminosity phase of the LHC, with an expected dataset of pp collisions at 14 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3 ab$^{-1}$. These studies are performed in light of the most recent analyses from LHC collaborations and the latest theoretical developments. The potential of an LHC upgrade, colliding protons at a centre-of-mass energy of 27 TeV and producing a dataset corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 15 ab$^{-1}$, is also discussed., Comment: Report from Working Group 2 on the Physics of the HL-LHC, and Perspectives at the HE-LHC, 364 pages
Published: 2019

2. A Deep Neural Network for Simultaneous Estimation of b Jet Energy and Resolution

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Valle, A Escalante Del, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Gonzalez, J Suarez, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Croce, D Di, Janssen, X, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Sfar, H Rejeb, Haevermaet, H Van, Mechelen, P Van, Putte, S Van, Remortel, N Van, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Doninck, W Van, Mulders, P Van, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Velde, C Vander, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Marono, M Vidal, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, Alves, FL, Alves, GA, Silva, G Correia, Hensel, C, Moraes, A, Teles, P Rebello, Chagas, E Belchior Batista Das, Carvalho, W, Chinellato, J, and Coelho, E
Subjects: CMS Collaboration, CMS, Deep learning, Higgs boson, Jet energy, Jet resolution, b jets, physics.data-an, hep-ex
Abstract: We describe a method to obtain point and dispersion estimates for the energies of jets arising from b quarks produced in proton-proton collisions at an energy of s=13TeV at the CERN LHC. The algorithm is trained on a large sample of simulated b jets and validated on data recorded by the CMS detector in 2017 corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 41 fb-1 . A multivariate regression algorithm based on a deep feed-forward neural network employs jet composition and shape information, and the properties of reconstructed secondary vertices associated with the jet. The results of the algorithm are used to improve the sensitivity of analyses that make use of b jets in the final state, such as the observation of Higgs boson decay to bb¯ .
Published: 2020

3. Measurement of single-diffractive dijet production in proton–proton collisions at s=8Te with the CMS and TOTEM experiments

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Asilar, E, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Valle, A Escalante Del, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Ghete, VM, Hrubec, J, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Rohringer, H, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wittmann, J, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Chekhovsky, V, Mossolov, V, Gonzalez, J Suarez, De Wolf, EA, Croce, D Di, Janssen, X, Lauwers, J, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Haevermaet, H Van, Mechelen, P Van, Remortel, N Van, Zeid, S Abu, Blekman, F, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Deroover, K, Flouris, G, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Moreels, L, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Doninck, W Van, Mulders, P Van, Parijs, I Van, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Fasanella, G, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Lenzi, T, Luetic, J, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Velde, C Vander, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Wang, Q, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Fagot, A, Gul, M, Khvastunov, I, Poyraz, D, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bakhshiansohi, H, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, and Giammanco, A
Subjects: CMS and TOTEM Collaborations, hep-ex, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics
Abstract: Measurements are presented of the single-diffractive dijet cross section and the diffractive cross section as a function of the proton fractional momentum loss ξ and the four-momentum transfer squared t. Both processes pp→pX and pp→Xp , i.e. with the proton scattering to either side of the interaction point, are measured, where X includes at least two jets; the results of the two processes are averaged. The analyses are based on data collected simultaneously with the CMS and TOTEM detectors at the LHC in proton-proton collisions at s=8Te during a dedicated run with β∗=90m at low instantaneous luminosity and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 37.5nb-1 . The single-diffractive dijet cross section σjjpX , in the kinematic region ξ40Ge , and pseudorapidity |η|
Published: 2020

4. Measurement of the Y(1S) pair production cross section and search for resonances decaying to Y(1S)μ+μ− in proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, CE, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Rejeb Sfar, H, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D'Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Python, Q, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Moureaux, L, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Skovpen, K, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Vidal Marono, M, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, Alves, GA, Correia Silva, G, Hensel, C, Moraes, A, Belchior Batista Das Chagas, E, Carvalho, W, Chinellato, J, Coelho, E, Da Costa, EM, and Da Silveira, GG
Subjects: CMS, Upsilon, Clinical Research, hep-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: The fiducial cross section for Y(1S) pair production in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV in the region where both Y(1S) mesons have an absolute rapidity below 2.0 is measured to be 79±11(stat)±6(syst)±3(B) pb assuming the mesons are produced unpolarized. The last uncertainty corresponds to the uncertainty in the Y(1S) meson dimuon branching fraction. The measurement is performed in the final state with four muons using proton-proton collision data collected in 2016 by the CMS experiment at the LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9fb−1. This process serves as a standard model reference in a search for narrow resonances decaying to Y(1S)μ+μ− in the same final state. Such a resonance could indicate the existence of a tetraquark that is a bound state of two b quarks and two b¯ antiquarks. The tetraquark search is performed for masses in the vicinity of four times the bottom quark mass, between 17.5 and 19.5 GeV, while a generic search for other resonances is performed for masses between 16.5 and 27 GeV. No significant excess of events compatible with a narrow resonance is observed in the data. Limits on the production cross section times branching fraction to four muons via an intermediate Y(1S) resonance are set as a function of the resonance mass.
Published: 2020

5. Measurement of the Y(1S) pair production cross section and search for resonances decaying to Y(1S)μ+μ− in proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Del Valle, A Escalante, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Gonzalez, J Suarez, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Sfar, H Rejeb, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D'Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Python, Q, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Moureaux, L, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Velde, C Vander, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Skovpen, K, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Marono, M Vidal, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, Alves, GA, Silva, G Correia, Hensel, C, Moraes, A, Chagas, E Belchior Batista Das, Carvalho, W, Chinellato, J, Coelho, E, Da Costa, EM, and Da Silveira, GG
Subjects: Clinical Research, CMS, Upsilon, hep-ex, Mathematical Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics
Abstract: The fiducial cross section for Y(1S) pair production in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV in the region where both Y(1S) mesons have an absolute rapidity below 2.0 is measured to be 79±11(stat)±6(syst)±3(B) pb assuming the mesons are produced unpolarized. The last uncertainty corresponds to the uncertainty in the Y(1S) meson dimuon branching fraction. The measurement is performed in the final state with four muons using proton-proton collision data collected in 2016 by the CMS experiment at the LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9fb−1. This process serves as a standard model reference in a search for narrow resonances decaying to Y(1S)μ+μ− in the same final state. Such a resonance could indicate the existence of a tetraquark that is a bound state of two b quarks and two b¯ antiquarks. The tetraquark search is performed for masses in the vicinity of four times the bottom quark mass, between 17.5 and 19.5 GeV, while a generic search for other resonances is performed for masses between 16.5 and 27 GeV. No significant excess of events compatible with a narrow resonance is observed in the data. Limits on the production cross section times branching fraction to four muons via an intermediate Y(1S) resonance are set as a function of the resonance mass.
Published: 2020

6. Study of central exclusive [InlineEquation not available: see fulltext.] production in proton-proton collisions at √s=5.02 and 13TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Del Valle, AE, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wittmann, J, Wulz, CE, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Gonzalez, JS, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lauwers, J, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Sfar, HR, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Moreels, L, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Van Parijs, I, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Luetic, J, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Velde, CV, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Wang, Q, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Krintiras, G, Lemaitre, V, Magitteri, A, Piotrzkowski, K, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, and Marono, MV
Subjects: Nuclear & Particles Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: Central exclusive and semiexclusive production of [InlineEquation not available: see fulltext.] pairs is measured with the CMS detector in proton-proton collisions at the LHC at center-of-mass energies of 5.02 and 13TeV. The theoretical description of these nonperturbative processes, which have not yet been measured in detail at the LHC, poses a significant challenge to models. The two pions are measured and identified in the CMS silicon tracker based on specific energy loss, whereas the absence of other particles is ensured by calorimeter information. The total and differential cross sections of exclusive and semiexclusive central [InlineEquation not available: see fulltext.] production are measured as functions of invariant mass, transverse momentum, and rapidity of the [InlineEquation not available: see fulltext.] system in the fiducial region defined as transverse momentum [InlineEquation not available: see fulltext.] and pseudorapidity [InlineEquation not available: see fulltext.]. The production cross sections for the four resonant channels [InlineMediaObject not available: see fulltext.], [InlineEquation not available: see fulltext.], [InlineMediaObject not available: see fulltext.], and [InlineMediaObject not available: see fulltext.]are extracted using a simple model. These results represent the first measurement of this process at the LHC collision energies of 5.02 and 13TeV.
Published: 2020

7. Search for physics beyond the standard model in events with jets and two same-sign or at least three charged leptons in proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Rejeb Sfar, H, Van Haevermaet, H, Mechelen, P Van, Putte, S Van, Remortel, N Van, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Python, Q, Tavernier, S, Doninck, W Van, Mulders, P Van, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Moureaux, L, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Skovpen, K, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Vidal Marono, M, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, Alves, GA, Correia Silva, G, Hensel, C, Moraes, A, Das Chagas, E Belchior Batista, Carvalho, W, Chinellato, J, Coelho, E, Da Costa, EM, and Da Silveira, GG
Subjects: CMS Collaboration, hep-ex, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics
Abstract: A data sample of events from proton-proton collisions with at least two jets, and two isolated same-sign or three or more charged leptons, is studied in a search for signatures of new physics phenomena. The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 137fb-1 at a center-of-mass energy of 13TeV , collected in 2016-2018 by the CMS experiment at the LHC. The search is performed using a total of 168 signal regions defined using several kinematic variables. The properties of the events are found to be consistent with the expectations from standard model processes. Exclusion limits at 95% confidence level are set on cross sections for the pair production of gluinos or squarks for various decay scenarios in the context of supersymmetric models conserving or violating R parity. The observed lower mass limits are as large as 2.1TeV for gluinos and 0.9TeV for top and bottom squarks. To facilitate reinterpretations, model-independent limits are provided in a set of simplified signal regions.
Published: 2020

8. Measurement of tt¯ normalised multi-differential cross sections in pp collisions at s=13TeV, and simultaneous determination of the strong coupling strength, top quark pole mass, and parton distribution functions

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Asilar, E, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Del Valle, A Escalante, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Ghete, VM, Hrubec, J, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Rohringer, H, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wittmann, J, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Chekhovsky, V, Mossolov, V, Gonzalez, J Suarez, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lauwers, J, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Deroover, K, Flouris, G, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Moreels, L, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Van Parijs, I, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Fasanella, G, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Luetic, J, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Velde, C Vander, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Wang, Q, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Fagot, A, Gul, M, Khvastunov, I, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Krintiras, G, Lemaitre, V, and Magitteri, A
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, hep-ex, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical sciences, Atomic, molecular and optical physics, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract: Normalised multi-differential cross sections for top quark pair (t t ¯) production are measured in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 13TeV using events containing two oppositely charged leptons. The analysed data were recorded with the CMS detector in 2016 and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 35.9fb-1. The double-differential t t ¯ cross section is measured as a function of the kinematic properties of the top quark and of the t t ¯ system at parton level in the full phase space. A triple-differential measurement is performed as a function of the invariant mass and rapidity of the t t ¯ system and the multiplicity of additional jets at particle level. The data are compared to predictions of Monte Carlo event generators that complement next-to-leading-order (NLO) quantum chromodynamics (QCD) calculations with parton showers. Together with a fixed-order NLO QCD calculation, the triple-differential measurement is used to extract values of the strong coupling strength αS and the top quark pole mass (mtpole) using several sets of parton distribution functions (PDFs). The measurement of mtpole exploits the sensitivity of the t t ¯ invariant mass distribution to mtpole near the production threshold. Furthermore, a simultaneous fit of the PDFs, αS, and mtpole is performed at NLO, demonstrating that the new data have significant impact on the gluon PDF, and at the same time allow an accurate determination of αS and mtpole. The values αS(mZ)=0.1135-0.0017+0.0021 and mtpole=170.5±0.8GeV are extracted, which account for experimental and theoretical uncertainties, the latter being estimated from NLO scale variations. Possible effects from Coulomb and soft-gluon resummation near the t t ¯ production threshold are neglected in these parameter extractions. A rough estimate of these effects indicates an expected correction of mtpole of the order of +1GeV, which can be regarded as additional theoretical uncertainty in the current mtpole extraction.
Published: 2020

9. Measurement of t t ¯ normalised multi-differential cross sections in pp collisions at √s=13TeV , and simultaneous determination of the strong coupling strength, top quark pole mass, and parton distribution functions

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Asilar, E, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Del Valle, AE, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Ghete, VM, Hrubec, J, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Rohringer, H, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wittmann, J, Wulz, CE, Zarucki, M, Chekhovsky, V, Mossolov, V, Gonzalez, JS, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lauwers, J, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Deroover, K, Flouris, G, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Moreels, L, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Van Parijs, I, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Fasanella, G, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Luetic, J, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Velde, CV, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Wang, Q, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Fagot, A, Gul, M, Khvastunov, I, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Krintiras, G, Lemaitre, V, and Magitteri, A
Subjects: hep-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: Normalised multi-differential cross sections for top quark pair (t t ¯) production are measured in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 13TeV using events containing two oppositely charged leptons. The analysed data were recorded with the CMS detector in 2016 and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 35.9fb-1. The double-differential t t ¯ cross section is measured as a function of the kinematic properties of the top quark and of the t t ¯ system at parton level in the full phase space. A triple-differential measurement is performed as a function of the invariant mass and rapidity of the t t ¯ system and the multiplicity of additional jets at particle level. The data are compared to predictions of Monte Carlo event generators that complement next-to-leading-order (NLO) quantum chromodynamics (QCD) calculations with parton showers. Together with a fixed-order NLO QCD calculation, the triple-differential measurement is used to extract values of the strong coupling strength αS and the top quark pole mass (mtpole) using several sets of parton distribution functions (PDFs). The measurement of mtpole exploits the sensitivity of the t t ¯ invariant mass distribution to mtpole near the production threshold. Furthermore, a simultaneous fit of the PDFs, αS, and mtpole is performed at NLO, demonstrating that the new data have significant impact on the gluon PDF, and at the same time allow an accurate determination of αS and mtpole. The values αS(mZ)=0.1135-0.0017+0.0021 and mtpole=170.5±0.8GeV are extracted, which account for experimental and theoretical uncertainties, the latter being estimated from NLO scale variations. Possible effects from Coulomb and soft-gluon resummation near the t t ¯ production threshold are neglected in these parameter extractions. A rough estimate of these effects indicates an expected correction of mtpole of the order of +1GeV, which can be regarded as additional theoretical uncertainty in the current mtpole extraction.
Published: 2020

10. A measurement of the Higgs boson mass in the diphoton decay channel

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, CE, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Rejeb Sfar, H, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D'Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Python, Q, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Moureaux, L, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Skovpen, K, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Vidal Marono, M, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, Alves, GA, Correia Silva, G, Hensel, C, Moraes, A, Belchior Batista Das Chagas, E, Carvalho, W, Chinellato, J, Coelho, E, Da Costa, EM, and Da Silveira, GG
Subjects: CMS, Higgs, diphoton, hep-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: A measurement of the mass of the Higgs boson in the diphoton decay channel is presented. This analysis is based on 35.9fb−1 of proton-proton collision data collected during the 2016 LHC running period, with the CMS detector at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. A refined detector calibration and new analysis techniques have been used to improve the precision of this measurement. The Higgs boson mass is measured to be mH=125.78±0.26GeV. This is combined with a measurement of mH already performed in the H→ZZ→4ℓ decay channel using the same data set, giving mH=125.46±0.16GeV. This result, when further combined with an earlier measurement of mH using data collected in 2011 and 2012 with the CMS detector, gives a value for the Higgs boson mass of mH=125.38±0.14GeV. This is currently the most precise measurement of the mass of the Higgs boson.
Published: 2020

11. Study of J/ψ meson production inside jets in pp collisions at s=8TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, CE, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Rejeb Sfar, H, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D'Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Magitteri, A, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Vidal Marono, M, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, Alves, FL, Alves, GA, Correia Silva, G, Hensel, C, and Moraes, A
Subjects: CMS, J/psi Mesons, Jets, hep-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: A study of the production of prompt J/ψ mesons contained in jets in proton-proton collisions at s=8TeV is presented. The analysis is based on data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.1 fb−1 collected with the CMS detector at the LHC. For events with at least one observed jet, the angular separation between the J/ψ meson and the jet is used to test whether the J/ψ meson is part of the jet. The analysis shows that most prompt J/ψ mesons having energy above 15 GeV and rapidity |y|
Published: 2020

12. Study of J / ψ meson production inside jets in pp collisions at s = 8 TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Del Valle, A Escalante, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Gonzalez, J Suarez, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Sfar, H Rejeb, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D'Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Velde, C Vander, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Magitteri, A, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Marono, M Vidal, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, Alves, FL, Alves, GA, Silva, G Correia, Hensel, C, and Moraes, A
Subjects: CMS, J/psi Mesons, Jets, hep-ex, Mathematical Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics
Abstract: A study of the production of prompt J/ψ mesons contained in jets in proton-proton collisions at s=8TeV is presented. The analysis is based on data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.1 fb−1 collected with the CMS detector at the LHC. For events with at least one observed jet, the angular separation between the J/ψ meson and the jet is used to test whether the J/ψ meson is part of the jet. The analysis shows that most prompt J/ψ mesons having energy above 15 GeV and rapidity |y|
Published: 2020

13. Production of Λc+ baryons in proton-proton and lead-lead collisions at sNN=5.02TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wittmann, J, Wulz, CE, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lauwers, J, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Rejeb Sfar, H, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D'Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Moreels, L, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Van Parijs, I, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Luetic, J, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Wang, Q, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Krintiras, G, Lemaitre, V, Magitteri, A, Piotrzkowski, K, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, and Vidal Marono, M
Subjects: CMS, Physics, Lambda(c) baryons, Nuclear modification factor, Heavy flavor, hep-ex, nucl-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: The transverse momentum (pT) spectra of inclusively produced Λc+ baryons are measured via the exclusive decay channel Λc+→pK−π+ using the CMS detector at the LHC. Spectra are measured as a function of transverse momentum in proton-proton (pp) and lead-lead (PbPb) collisions at a nucleon-nucleon center-of-mass energy of 5.02 TeV. The measurement is performed within the Λc+ rapidity interval |y|
Published: 2020

14. Running of the top quark mass from proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, CE, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Rejeb Sfar, H, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D'Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Vidal Marono, M, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, Alves, FL, Alves, GA, Correia Silva, G, Hensel, C, Moraes, A, Rebello Teles, P, Belchior Batista Das Chagas, E, and Carvalho, W
Subjects: CMS, Physics, Top quark mass, QCD, Renormalization, hep-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: The running of the top quark mass is experimentally investigated for the first time. The mass of the top quark in the modified minimal subtraction (MS‾) renormalization scheme is extracted from a comparison of the differential top quark-antiquark (tt¯) cross section as a function of the invariant mass of the tt¯ system to next-to-leading-order theoretical predictions. The differential cross section is determined at the parton level by means of a maximum-likelihood fit to distributions of final-state observables. The analysis is performed using tt¯ candidate events in the e± μ∓ channel in proton-proton collision data at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV recorded by the CMS detector at the CERN LHC in 2016, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9fb−1. The extracted running is found to be compatible with the scale dependence predicted by the corresponding renormalization group equation. In this analysis, the running is probed up to a scale of the order of 1 TeV.
Published: 2020

15. Production of Λ c + baryons in proton-proton and lead-lead collisions at s NN = 5.02 TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Del Valle, A Escalante, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wittmann, J, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Gonzalez, J Suarez, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lauwers, J, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Sfar, H Rejeb, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D'Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Moreels, L, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Van Parijs, I, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Luetic, J, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Wang, Q, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Krintiras, G, Lemaitre, V, Magitteri, A, Piotrzkowski, K, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, and Marono, M Vidal
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, CMS, Physics, Lambda(c) baryons, Nuclear modification factor, Heavy flavor, hep-ex, nucl-ex, Mathematical Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences
Abstract: The transverse momentum (pT) spectra of inclusively produced Λc+ baryons are measured via the exclusive decay channel Λc+→pK−π+ using the CMS detector at the LHC. Spectra are measured as a function of transverse momentum in proton-proton (pp) and lead-lead (PbPb) collisions at a nucleon-nucleon center-of-mass energy of 5.02 TeV. The measurement is performed within the Λc+ rapidity interval |y|
Published: 2020

16. Running of the top quark mass from proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Del Valle, A Escalante, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Gonzalez, J Suarez, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Sfar, H Rejeb, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D'Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Marono, M Vidal, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, Alves, FL, Alves, GA, Silva, G Correia, Hensel, C, Moraes, A, Teles, P Rebello, Chagas, E Belchior Batista Das, and Carvalho, W
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Mathematical Physics, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, CMS, Physics, Top quark mass, QCD, Renormalization, hep-ex, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences
Abstract: The running of the top quark mass is experimentally investigated for the first time. The mass of the top quark in the modified minimal subtraction (MS‾) renormalization scheme is extracted from a comparison of the differential top quark-antiquark (tt¯) cross section as a function of the invariant mass of the tt¯ system to next-to-leading-order theoretical predictions. The differential cross section is determined at the parton level by means of a maximum-likelihood fit to distributions of final-state observables. The analysis is performed using tt¯ candidate events in the e± μ∓ channel in proton-proton collision data at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV recorded by the CMS detector at the CERN LHC in 2016, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9fb−1. The extracted running is found to be compatible with the scale dependence predicted by the corresponding renormalization group equation. In this analysis, the running is probed up to a scale of the order of 1 TeV.
Published: 2020

17. Observation of the Λb0→J/ψΛϕ decay in proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, CE, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Rejeb Sfar, H, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D'Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Vidal Marono, M, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, Alves, FL, Alves, GA, Correia Silva, G, Hensel, C, Moraes, A, Rebello Teles, P, Belchior Batista Das Chagas, E, Carvalho, W, Chinellato, J, Coelho, E, and Da Costa, EM
Subjects: CMS, b physics, Heavy-flavor spectroscopy, Computing, hep-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: The observation of the Λb0→J/ψΛϕ decay is reported using proton-proton collision data collected at s=13TeV by the CMS experiment at the LHC in 2018, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 60fb−1. The ratio of the branching fractions B(Λb0→J/ψΛϕ)/B(Λb0→ψ(2S)Λ) is measured to be (8.26±0.90(stat)±0.68(syst)±0.11(B))×10−2, where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second is systematic, and the last uncertainty reflects the uncertainties in the world-average branching fractions of ϕ and ψ(2S) decays to the reconstructed final states.
Published: 2020

18. A search for the standard model Higgs boson decaying to charm quarks

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, CE, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Rejeb Sfar, H, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Vidal Marono, M, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, Alves, FL, Alves, GA, Correia Silva, G, Hensel, C, Moraes, A, Rebello Teles, P, Belchior Batista Das Chagas, E, Carvalho, W, Chinellato, J, and Coelho, E
Subjects: Hadron-Hadron scattering, Higgs physics, Charm physics, hep-ex, Mathematical Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: A direct search for the standard model Higgs boson, H, produced in association with a vector boson, V (W or Z), and decaying to a charm quark pair is presented. The search uses a data set of proton-proton collisions corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1, collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC in 2016, at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. The search is carried out in mutually exclusive channels targeting specific decays of the vector bosons: W → ℓν, Z → ℓℓ, and Z → νν, where ℓ is an electron or a muon. To fully exploit the topology of the H boson decay, two strategies are followed. In the first one, targeting lower vector boson transverse momentum, the H boson candidate is reconstructed via two resolved jets arising from the two charm quarks from the H boson decay. A second strategy identifies the case where the two charm quark jets from the H boson decay merge to form a single jet, which generally only occurs when the vector boson has higher transverse momentum. Both strategies make use of novel methods for charm jet identification, while jet substructure techniques are also exploited to suppress the background in the merged-jet topology. The two analyses are combined to yield a 95% confidence level observed (expected) upper limit on the cross section σ(VH)ℬ(H→cc¯) of 4.5 (2.4−0.7+1.0) pb, corresponding to 70 (37) times the standard model prediction. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Published: 2020

19. Search for new neutral Higgs bosons through the H → ZA→ ℓ+ℓ−b b ¯ process in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, CE, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Rejeb Sfar, H, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Magitteri, A, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Vidal Marono, M, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, Alves, FL, Alves, GA, Correia Silva, G, Hensel, C, and Moraes, A
Subjects: Beyond Standard Model, Hadron-Hadron scattering, Higgs physics, hep-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: This paper reports on a search for an extension to the scalar sector of the standard model, where a new CP-even (odd) boson decays to a Z boson and a lighter CP-odd (even) boson, and the latter further decays to a b quark pair. The Z boson is reconstructed via its decays to electron or muon pairs. The analysed data were recorded in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy s = 13 TeV, collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC during 2016, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1. Data and predictions from the standard model are in agreement within the uncertainties. Upper limits at 95% confidence level are set on the production cross section times branching fraction, with masses of the new bosons up to 1000 GeV. The results are interpreted in the context of the two-Higgs-doublet model. [Figure not available: see fulltext.].
Published: 2020

20. Search for physics beyond the standard model in multilepton final states in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, CE, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Rejeb Sfar, H, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Vidal Marono, M, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, Alves, FL, Alves, GA, Correia Silva, G, Hensel, C, Moraes, A, Rebello Teles, P, Belchior Batista Das Chagas, E, Carvalho, W, Chinellato, J, and Coelho, E
Subjects: Beyond Standard Model, Hadron-Hadron scattering, hep-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: A search for physics beyond the standard model in events with at least three charged leptons (electrons or muons) is presented. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 137 fb−1 of proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV, collected with the CMS detector at the LHC in 2016–2018. The two targeted signal processes are pair production of type-III seesaw heavy fermions and production of a light scalar or pseudoscalar boson in association with a pair of top quarks. The heavy fermions may be manifested as an excess of events with large values of leptonic transverse momenta or missing transverse momentum. The light scalars or pseudoscalars may create a localized excess in the dilepton mass spectra. The results exclude heavy fermions of the type-III seesaw model for masses below 880 GeV at 95% confidence level in the scenario of equal branching fractions to each lepton flavor. This is the most restrictive limit on the flavor-democratic scenario of the type-III seesaw model to date. Assuming a Yukawa coupling of unit strength to top quarks, branching fractions of new scalar (pseudoscalar) bosons to dielectrons or dimuons above 0.004 (0.03) and 0.04 (0.03) are excluded at 95% confidence level for masses in the range 15–75 and 108–340 GeV, respectively. These are the first limits in these channels on an extension of the standard model with scalar or pseudoscalar particles. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Published: 2020

21. Search for a heavy pseudoscalar Higgs boson decaying into a 125 GeV Higgs boson and a Z boson in final states with two tau and two light leptons at √s = 13 TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, CE, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lauwers, J, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Rejeb Sfar, H, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Moreels, L, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Van Parijs, I, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Luetic, J, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Wang, Q, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Magitteri, A, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Vidal Marono, M, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, and Alves, FL
Subjects: Hadron-Hadron scattering, Higgs physics, hep-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: A search is performed for a pseudoscalar Higgs boson, A, decaying into a 125 GeV Higgs boson h and a Z boson. The h boson is specifically targeted in its decay into a pair of tau leptons, while the Z boson decays into a pair of electrons or muons. A data sample of proton-proton collisions collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC at s = 13 TeV is used, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1. No excess above the standard model background expectations is observed in data. A model-independent upper limit is set on the product of the gluon fusion production cross section for the A boson and the branching fraction to Zh → ℓℓττ. The observed upper limit at 95% confidence level ranges from 27 to 5 fb for A boson masses from 220 to 400 GeV, respectively. The results are used to constrain the extended Higgs sector parameters for two benchmark scenarios of the minimal supersymmetric standard model. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Published: 2020

22. Search for a heavy Higgs boson decaying to a pair of W bosons in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, CE, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lauwers, J, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Rejeb Sfar, H, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Moreels, L, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Van Parijs, I, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Luetic, J, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Magitteri, A, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Vidal Marono, M, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, and Alves, FL
Subjects: Hadron-Hadron scattering, Higgs physics, hep-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: A search for a heavy Higgs boson in the mass range from 0.2 to 3.0 TeV, decaying to a pair of W bosons, is presented. The analysis is based on proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV recorded by the CMS experiment at the LHC in 2016, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1. The W boson pair decays are reconstructed in the 2ℓ2ν and ℓν2q final states (with ℓ = e or μ). Both gluon fusion and vector boson fusion production of the signal are considered. Interference effects between the signal and background are also taken into account. The observed data are consistent with the standard model (SM) expectation. Combined upper limits at 95% confidence level on the product of the cross section and branching fraction exclude a heavy Higgs boson with SM-like couplings and decays up to 1870 GeV. Exclusion limits are also set in the context of a number of two-Higgs-doublet model formulations, further reducing the allowed parameter space for SM extensions. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Published: 2020

23. Measurement of top quark pair production in association with a Z boson in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, CE, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lauwers, J, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Rejeb Sfar, H, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Moreels, L, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Van Parijs, I, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Luetic, J, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Wang, Q, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Magitteri, A, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Vidal Marono, M, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, and Alves, FL
Subjects: Hadron-Hadron scattering, Top physics, hep-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: A measurement of the inclusive cross section of top quark pair production in association with a Z boson using proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV at the LHC is performed. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 77.5 fb−1, collected by the CMS experiment during 2016 and 2017. The measurement is performed using final states containing three or four charged leptons (electrons or muons), and the Z boson is detected through its decay to an oppositely charged lepton pair. The production cross section is measured to be σ(t t ¯ Z) = 0.95 ± 0.05 (stat) ± 0.06 (syst) pb. For the first time, differential cross sections are measured as functions of the transverse momentum of the Z boson and the angular distribution of the negatively charged lepton from the Z boson decay. The most stringent direct limits to date on the anomalous couplings of the top quark to the Z boson are presented, including constraints on the Wilson coefficients in the framework of the standard model effective field theory. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Published: 2020

24. Measurement of top quark pair production in association with a Z boson in proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lauwers, J, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Rejeb Sfar, H, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Moreels, L, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Van Parijs, I, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Luetic, J, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Wang, Q, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Magitteri, A, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Vidal Marono, M, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, and Alves, FL
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Mathematical Physics, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Hadron-Hadron scattering, Top physics, hep-ex, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical physics, Nuclear and plasma physics, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract: A measurement of the inclusive cross section of top quark pair production in association with a Z boson using proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV at the LHC is performed. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 77.5 fb−1, collected by the CMS experiment during 2016 and 2017. The measurement is performed using final states containing three or four charged leptons (electrons or muons), and the Z boson is detected through its decay to an oppositely charged lepton pair. The production cross section is measured to be σ(t t ¯ Z) = 0.95 ± 0.05 (stat) ± 0.06 (syst) pb. For the first time, differential cross sections are measured as functions of the transverse momentum of the Z boson and the angular distribution of the negatively charged lepton from the Z boson decay. The most stringent direct limits to date on the anomalous couplings of the top quark to the Z boson are presented, including constraints on the Wilson coefficients in the framework of the standard model effective field theory. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Published: 2020

25. Search for physics beyond the standard model in multilepton final states in proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Rejeb Sfar, H, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Vidal Marono, M, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, Alves, FL, Alves, GA, Correia Silva, G, Hensel, C, Moraes, A, Rebello Teles, P, Belchior Batista Das Chagas, E, Carvalho, W, Chinellato, J, and Coelho, E
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, Beyond Standard Model, Hadron-Hadron scattering, hep-ex, Mathematical Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical physics, Nuclear and plasma physics, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract: A search for physics beyond the standard model in events with at least three charged leptons (electrons or muons) is presented. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 137 fb−1 of proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV, collected with the CMS detector at the LHC in 2016–2018. The two targeted signal processes are pair production of type-III seesaw heavy fermions and production of a light scalar or pseudoscalar boson in association with a pair of top quarks. The heavy fermions may be manifested as an excess of events with large values of leptonic transverse momenta or missing transverse momentum. The light scalars or pseudoscalars may create a localized excess in the dilepton mass spectra. The results exclude heavy fermions of the type-III seesaw model for masses below 880 GeV at 95% confidence level in the scenario of equal branching fractions to each lepton flavor. This is the most restrictive limit on the flavor-democratic scenario of the type-III seesaw model to date. Assuming a Yukawa coupling of unit strength to top quarks, branching fractions of new scalar (pseudoscalar) bosons to dielectrons or dimuons above 0.004 (0.03) and 0.04 (0.03) are excluded at 95% confidence level for masses in the range 15–75 and 108–340 GeV, respectively. These are the first limits in these channels on an extension of the standard model with scalar or pseudoscalar particles. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Published: 2020

26. Search for new neutral Higgs bosons through the H→ZA→ℓ+ℓ−bb¯ process in pp collisions at s = 13 TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Rejeb Sfar, H, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Magitteri, A, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Vidal Marono, M, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, Alves, FL, Alves, GA, Correia Silva, G, Hensel, C, and Moraes, A
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, Beyond Standard Model, Hadron-Hadron scattering, Higgs physics, hep-ex, Mathematical Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical physics, Nuclear and plasma physics, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract: This paper reports on a search for an extension to the scalar sector of the standard model, where a new CP-even (odd) boson decays to a Z boson and a lighter CP-odd (even) boson, and the latter further decays to a b quark pair. The Z boson is reconstructed via its decays to electron or muon pairs. The analysed data were recorded in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy s = 13 TeV, collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC during 2016, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1. Data and predictions from the standard model are in agreement within the uncertainties. Upper limits at 95% confidence level are set on the production cross section times branching fraction, with masses of the new bosons up to 1000 GeV. The results are interpreted in the context of the two-Higgs-doublet model. [Figure not available: see fulltext.].
Published: 2020

27. A multi-dimensional search for new heavy resonances decaying to boosted WW , WZ , or ZZ boson pairs in the dijet final state at 13 Te

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Del Valle, A Escalante, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Gonzalez, J Suarez, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lauwers, J, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Sfar, H Rejeb, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Moreels, L, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Van Parijs, I, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Luetic, J, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Velde, C Vander, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Magitteri, A, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Marono, M Vidal, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, and Alves, FL
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, CMS Collaboration, CMS, Diboson resonances, Physics, Substructure, hep-ex, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical sciences, Atomic, molecular and optical physics, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract: A search in an all-jet final state for new massive resonances decaying to W W , W Z , or Z Z boson pairs using a novel analysis method is presented. The analysis is performed on data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 77.3 fb - 1 recorded with the CMS experiment at the LHC at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 Te . The search is focussed on potential narrow-width resonances with masses above 1.2 Te , where the decay products of each W or Z boson are expected to be collimated into a single, large-radius jet. The signal is extracted using a three-dimensional maximum likelihood fit of the two jet masses and the dijet invariant mass, yielding an improvement in sensitivity of up to 30% relative to previous search methods. No excess is observed above the estimated standard model background. In a heavy vector triplet model, spin-1 Z ' and W ' resonances with masses below 3.5 and 3.8 Te , respectively, are excluded at 95% confidence level. In a bulk graviton model, upper limits on cross sections are set between 27 and 0.2 fb for resonance masses between 1.2 and 5.2 Te , respectively. The limits presented in this paper are the best to date in the dijet final state.
Published: 2020

28. Observation of the Λ b 0 → J / ψ Λ ϕ decay in proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Del Valle, A Escalante, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Gonzalez, J Suarez, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Sfar, H Rejeb, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D'Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Marono, M Vidal, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, Alves, FL, Alves, GA, Silva, G Correia, Hensel, C, Moraes, A, Teles, P Rebello, Chagas, E Belchior Batista Das, Carvalho, W, Chinellato, J, Coelho, E, and Da Costa, EM
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Mathematical Physics, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, CMS, b physics, Heavy-flavor spectroscopy, Computing, hep-ex, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences
Abstract: The observation of the Λb0→J/ψΛϕ decay is reported using proton-proton collision data collected at s=13TeV by the CMS experiment at the LHC in 2018, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 60fb−1. The ratio of the branching fractions B(Λb0→J/ψΛϕ)/B(Λb0→ψ(2S)Λ) is measured to be (8.26±0.90(stat)±0.68(syst)±0.11(B))×10−2, where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second is systematic, and the last uncertainty reflects the uncertainties in the world-average branching fractions of ϕ and ψ(2S) decays to the reconstructed final states.
Published: 2020

29. Search for direct pair production of supersymmetric partners to the τ lepton in proton–proton collisions at s=13TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Del Valle, A Escalante, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Gonzalez, J Suarez, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Sfar, H Rejeb, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Moreels, L, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Van Parijs, I, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Velde, C Vander, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Magitteri, A, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Marono, M Vidal, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, Alves, FL, Alves, GA, and Silva, G Correia
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, CMS Collaboration, hep-ex, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical sciences, Atomic, molecular and optical physics, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract: A search is presented for τ slepton pairs produced in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV . The search is carried out in events containing two τ leptons in the final state, on the assumption that each τ slepton decays primarily to a τ lepton and a neutralino. Events are considered in which each τ lepton decays to one or more hadrons and a neutrino, or in which one of the τ leptons decays instead to an electron or a muon and two neutrinos. The data, collected with the CMS detector in 2016 and 2017, correspond to an integrated luminosity of 77.2 fb - 1 . The observed data are consistent with the standard model background expectation. The results are used to set 95% confidence level upper limits on the cross section for τ slepton pair production in various models for τ slepton masses between 90 and 200 GeV and neutralino masses of 1, 10, and 20 GeV . In the case of purely left-handed τ slepton production and decay to a τ lepton and a neutralino with a mass of 1 GeV , the strongest limit is obtained for a τ slepton mass of 125 GeV at a factor of 1.14 larger than the theoretical cross section.
Published: 2020

30. Measurement of the top quark pair production cross section in dilepton final states containing one τ lepton in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, CE, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Rejeb Sfar, H, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Vidal Marono, M, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, Alves, FL, Alves, GA, Correia Silva, G, Hensel, C, Moraes, A, Rebello Teles, P, Belchior Batista Das Chagas, E, and Carvalho, W
Subjects: Hadron-Hadron scattering, Top physics, hep-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: The cross section of top quark pair production is measured in the tt¯→(ℓνℓ)(τhντ)bb¯ final state, where τh refers to the hadronic decays of the τ lepton, and ℓ is either an electron or a muon. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1 collected in proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV with the CMS detector. The measured cross section is σtt ¯ = 781 ± 7 (stat) ± 62 (syst) ± 20 (lumi) pb, and the ratio of the partial width Γ(t → τντb) to the total decay width of the top quark is measured to be 0.1050 ± 0.0009 (stat) ± 0.0071 (syst). This is the first measurement of the t t ¯ production cross section in proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV that explicitly includes τ leptons. The ratio of the cross sections in the ℓτh and ℓℓ final states yields a value Rℓτh/ll = 0.973 ± 0.009 (stat) ± 0.066 (syst), consistent with lepton universality. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Published: 2020

31. Measurement of the top quark pair production cross section in dilepton final states containing one τ lepton in pp collisions at s = 13 TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Rejeb Sfar, H, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Vidal Marono, M, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, Alves, FL, Alves, GA, Correia Silva, G, Hensel, C, Moraes, A, Rebello Teles, P, Belchior Batista Das Chagas, E, and Carvalho, W
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Mathematical Physics, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Hadron-Hadron scattering, Top physics, hep-ex, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical physics, Nuclear and plasma physics, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract: The cross section of top quark pair production is measured in the tt¯→(ℓνℓ)(τhντ)bb¯ final state, where τh refers to the hadronic decays of the τ lepton, and ℓ is either an electron or a muon. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1 collected in proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV with the CMS detector. The measured cross section is σtt ¯ = 781 ± 7 (stat) ± 62 (syst) ± 20 (lumi) pb, and the ratio of the partial width Γ(t → τντb) to the total decay width of the top quark is measured to be 0.1050 ± 0.0009 (stat) ± 0.0071 (syst). This is the first measurement of the t t ¯ production cross section in proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV that explicitly includes τ leptons. The ratio of the cross sections in the ℓτh and ℓℓ final states yields a value Rℓτh/ll = 0.973 ± 0.009 (stat) ± 0.066 (syst), consistent with lepton universality. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Published: 2020

32. Combined search for supersymmetry with photons in proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Del Valle, A Escalante, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Gonzalez, J Suarez, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lauwers, J, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Sfar, H Rejeb, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D'Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Moreels, L, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Van Parijs, I, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Luetic, J, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Magitteri, A, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Marono, M Vidal, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, and Alves, FL
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, CMS, Physics, Supersymmetry, Gauge-mediated supersymmetry, hep-ex, Mathematical Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences
Abstract: A combination of four searches for new physics involving signatures with at least one photon and large missing transverse momentum, motivated by generalized models of gauge-mediated supersymmetry (SUSY) breaking, is presented. All searches make use of proton-proton collision data at s=13 TeV, which were recorded with the CMS detector at the LHC in 2016, and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1. Signatures with at least one photon and large missing transverse momentum are categorized into events with two isolated photons, events with a lepton and a photon, events with additional jets, and events with at least one high-energy photon. No excess of events is observed beyond expectations from standard model processes, and limits are set in the context of gauge-mediated SUSY. Compared to the individual searches, the combination extends the sensitivity to gauge-mediated SUSY in both electroweak and strong production scenarios by up to 100 GeV in neutralino and chargino masses, and yields the first CMS result combining various SUSY searches in events with photons at s=13 TeV.
Published: 2020

33. Search for production of four top quarks in final states with same-sign or multiple leptons in proton–proton collisions at s=13TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Del Valle, A Escalante, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Sfar, H Rejeb, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Velde, C Vander, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Magitteri, A, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Marono, M Vidal, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, Alves, FL, Alves, GA, Silva, G Correia, Hensel, C, and Moraes, A
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, CMS Collaboration, hep-ex, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical sciences, Atomic, molecular and optical physics, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract: The standard model (SM) production of four top quarks ( tt¯tt¯ ) in proton-proton collisions is studied by the CMS Collaboration. The data sample, collected during the 2016-2018 data taking of the LHC, corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 137 fb-1 at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV . The events are required to contain two same-sign charged leptons (electrons or muons) or at least three leptons, and jets. The observed and expected significances for the tt¯tt¯ signal are respectively 2.6 and 2.7 standard deviations, and the tt¯tt¯ cross section is measured to be 12.6-5.2+5.8fb . The results are used to constrain the Yukawa coupling of the top quark to the Higgs boson, yt , yielding a limit of |yt/ytSM|
Published: 2020

34. Search for Supersymmetry with a Compressed Mass Spectrum in Events with a Soft τ Lepton, a Highly Energetic Jet, and Large Missing Transverse Momentum in Proton-Proton Collisions at s=13 TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Del Valle, A Escalante, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Gonzalez, J Suarez, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Sfar, H Rejeb, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Marono, M Vidal, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, Alves, FL, Alves, GA, Silva, G Correia, Hensel, C, Moraes, A, Teles, P Rebello, Chagas, E Belchior Batista Das, and Carvalho, W
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, CMS Collaboration, hep-ex, Mathematical Sciences, Engineering, General Physics, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences
Abstract: The first search for supersymmetry in events with an experimental signature of one soft, hadronically decaying τ lepton, one energetic jet from initial-state radiation, and large transverse momentum imbalance is presented. These event signatures are consistent with direct or indirect production of scalar τ leptons (τ[over ˜]) in supersymmetric models that exhibit coannihilation between the τ[over ˜] and the lightest neutralino (χ[over ˜]_{1}^{0}), and that could generate the observed relic density of dark matter. The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 77.2 fb^{-1} of proton-proton collisions at sqrt[s]=13 TeV collected with the CMS detector at the LHC in 2016 and 2017. The results are interpreted in a supersymmetric scenario with a small mass difference (Δm) between the chargino (χ[over ˜]_{1}^{±}) or next-to-lightest neutralino (χ[over ˜]_{2}^{0}), and the χ[over ˜]_{1}^{0}. The mass of the τ[over ˜] is assumed to be the average of the χ[over ˜]_{1}^{±} and χ[over ˜]_{1}^{0} masses. The data are consistent with standard model background predictions. Upper limits at 95% confidence level are set on the sum of the χ[over ˜]_{1}^{±}, χ[over ˜]_{2}^{0}, and τ[over ˜] production cross sections for Δm(χ[over ˜]_{1}^{±},χ[over ˜]_{1}^{0})=50 GeV, resulting in a lower limit of 290 GeV on the mass of the χ[over ˜]_{1}^{±}, which is the most stringent to date and surpasses the bounds from the LEP experiments.
Published: 2020

35. Multiparticle correlation studies in pPb collisions at sNN =8.16 TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Asilar, E, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Ghete, VM, Hrubec, J, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Rohringer, H, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wittmann, J, Wulz, CE, Zarucki, M, Chekhovsky, V, Mossolov, V, Gonzalez, JS, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lauwers, J, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Remortel, N, Abu Zeid, S, Blekman, F, D’hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Deroover, K, Flouris, G, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Moreels, L, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Van Parijs, I, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Fasanella, G, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Lenzi, T, Luetic, J, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Wang, Q, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Fagot, A, Gul, M, Khvastunov, I, Poyraz, D, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bakhshiansohi, H, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, and Giammanco, A
Subjects: hep-ex, nucl-ex
Abstract: The second- and third-order azimuthal anisotropy Fourier harmonics of charged particles produced in pPb collisions, at sNN=8.16TeV, are studied over a wide range of event multiplicities. Multiparticle correlations are used to isolate global properties stemming from the collision overlap geometry. The second-order "elliptic" harmonic moment is obtained with high precision through four-, six-, and eight-particle correlations and, for the first time, the third-order "triangular" harmonic moment is studied using four-particle correlations. A sample of peripheral PbPb collisions at sNN=5.02TeV that covers a similar range of event multiplicities as the pPb results is also analyzed. Model calculations of initial-state fluctuations in pPb and PbPb collisions can be directly compared to the high-precision experimental results. This work provides new insight into the fluctuation-driven origin of the v3 coefficients in pPb and PbPb collisions, and into the dominating overall collision geometry in PbPb collisions at the earliest stages of heavy ion interactions.
Published: 2020

36. Measurement of electroweak production of a W boson in association with two jets in proton-proton collisions at s=13Te.

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Asilar, E, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Ghete, VM, Hrubec, J, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Rohringer, H, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wittmann, J, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Chekhovsky, V, Mossolov, V, Gonzalez, J Suarez, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lauwers, J, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, D'Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Deroover, K, Flouris, G, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Moreels, L, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Van Parijs, I, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Luetic, J, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Wang, Q, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Fagot, A, Gul, M, Khvastunov, I, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Krintiras, G, Lemaitre, V, Magitteri, A, and Piotrzkowski, K
Subjects: CMS Collaboration, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics
Abstract: A measurement is presented of electroweak (EW) production of a W boson in association with two jets in proton-proton collisions at s=13Te . The data sample was recorded by the CMS Collaboration at the LHC and corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb-1 . The measurement is performed for the ℓν jj final state (with ℓν indicating a lepton-neutrino pair, and j representing the quarks produced in the hard interaction) in a kinematic region defined by invariant mass mjj>120Ge and transverse momenta pTj>25Ge . The cross section of the process is measured in the electron and muon channels yielding σEW(Wjj)=6.23±0.12(stat)±0.61(syst)pb per channel, in agreement with leading-order standard model predictions. The additional hadronic activity of events in a signal-enriched region is studied, and the measurements are compared with predictions. The final state is also used to perform a search for anomalous trilinear gauge couplings. Limits on anomalous trilinear gauge couplings associated with dimension-six operators are given in the framework of an effective field theory. The corresponding 95% confidence level intervals are -2.3
Published: 2020

37. Search for light pseudoscalar boson pairs produced from decays of the 125 GeV Higgs boson in final states with two muons and two nearby tracks in pp collisions at s=13TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Asilar, E, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Ghete, VM, Hrubec, J, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Rohringer, H, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wittmann, J, Wulz, CE, Zarucki, M, Chekhovsky, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lauwers, J, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, D’hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Deroover, K, Flouris, G, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Moreels, L, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Van Parijs, I, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Fasanella, G, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Luetic, J, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Wang, Q, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Fagot, A, Gul, M, Khvastunov, I, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Krintiras, G, Lemaitre, V, and Magitteri, A
Subjects: CMS, Physics, Higgs boson, NMSSM, 2HD+1S, hep-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: A search is presented for pairs of light pseudoscalar bosons, in the mass range from 4 to 15 GeV, produced from decays of the 125 GeV Higgs boson. The decay modes considered are final states that arise when one of the pseudoscalars decays to a pair of tau leptons, and the other one either into a pair of tau leptons or muons. The search is based on proton-proton collisions collected by the CMS experiment in 2016 at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV that correspond to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1. The 2μ2τ and 4τ channels are used in combination to constrain the product of the Higgs boson production cross section and the branching fraction into 4τ final state, σB, exploiting the linear dependence of the fermionic coupling strength of pseudoscalar bosons on the fermion mass. No significant excess is observed beyond the expectation from the standard model. The observed and expected upper limits at 95% confidence level on σB, relative to the standard model Higgs boson production cross section, are set respectively between 0.022 and 0.23 and between 0.027 and 0.19 in the mass range probed by the analysis.
Published: 2020

38. Observation of nuclear modifications in W± boson production in pPb collisions at sNN=8.16TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Asilar, E, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Ghete, VM, Hrubec, J, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Rohringer, H, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Taurok, A, Waltenberger, W, Wittmann, J, Wulz, CE, Zarucki, M, Chekhovsky, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lauwers, J, Pieters, M, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Remortel, N, Abu Zeid, S, Blekman, F, D'Hondt, J, De Bruyn, I, De Clercq, J, Deroover, K, Flouris, G, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Moreels, L, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Van Parijs, I, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Fasanella, G, Favart, L, Goldouzian, R, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Lenzi, T, Luetic, J, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Wang, Q, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Fagot, A, Gul, M, Khvastunov, I, Poyraz, D, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bakhshiansohi, H, Bondu, O, Brochet, S, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, and David, P
Subjects: CMS, Heavy ions, Electroweak, W boson, pPb, nPDF, hep-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: The production of W± bosons is studied in proton-lead (pPb) collisions at a nucleon-nucleon centre-of-mass energy of sNN=8.16TeV. Measurements are performed in the W±→μ±νμ channel using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 173.4±6.1nb−1, collected by the CMS Collaboration at the LHC. The number of positively and negatively charged W bosons is determined separately in the muon pseudorapidity region in the laboratory frame |ηlabμ|25GeV/c. The W± boson differential cross sections, muon charge asymmetry, and the ratios of W± boson yields for the proton-going over the Pb-going beam directions are reported as a function of the muon pseudorapidity in the nucleon-nucleon centre-of-mass frame. The measurements are compared to the predictions from theoretical calculations based on parton distribution functions (PDFs) at next-to-leading-order. The results favour PDF calculations that include nuclear modifications and provide constraints on the nuclear PDF global fits.
Published: 2020

39. Measurement of the single top quark and antiquark production cross sections in the t channel and their ratio in proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Asilar, E, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Ghete, VM, Hrubec, J, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Rohringer, H, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Taurok, A, Waltenberger, W, Wittmann, J, Wulz, CE, Zarucki, M, Chekhovsky, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lauwers, J, Pieters, M, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Remortel, N, Abu Zeid, S, Blekman, F, D'Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Deroover, K, Flouris, G, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Moreels, L, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Van Parijs, I, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Fasanella, G, Favart, L, Goldouzian, R, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Lenzi, T, Luetic, J, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Wang, Q, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Fagot, A, Gul, M, Khvastunov, I, Poyraz, D, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bakhshiansohi, H, Bondu, O, Brochet, S, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, and Delaere, C
Subjects: CMS, Physics, Top quark, Single top, Cross section, hep-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: Measurements of the cross sections for the production of single top quarks and antiquarks in the t channel, and their ratio, are presented for proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. The data set used was recorded in 2016 by the CMS detector at the LHC and corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1. Events with one muon or electron are selected, and different categories of jet and b jet multiplicity and multivariate discriminators are applied to separate the signal from the background. The cross sections for the t-channel production of single top quarks and antiquarks are measured to be 130±1(stat)±19(syst)pb and 77±1(stat)±12(syst)pb, respectively, and their ratio is 1.68±0.02(stat)±0.05(syst). The results are in agreement with the predictions from the standard model.
Published: 2020

40. Searches for physics beyond the standard model with the MT2 variable in hadronic final states with and without disappearing tracks in proton-proton collisions at s=13Te.

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Del Valle, A Escalante, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Gonzalez, J Suarez, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Sfar, H Rejeb, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D'Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Velde, C Vander, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Marono, M Vidal, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, Alves, FL, Alves, GA, Silva, G Correia, Hensel, C, Moraes, A, Teles, P Rebello, and Chagas, E Belchior Batista Das
Subjects: CMS Collaboration, hep-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics
Abstract: Two related searches for phenomena beyond the standard model (BSM) are performed using events with hadronic jets and significant transverse momentum imbalance. The results are based on a sample of proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13Te , collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC in 2016-2018 and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 137 fb-1 . The first search is inclusive, based on signal regions defined by the hadronic energy in the event, the jet multiplicity, the number of jets identified as originating from bottom quarks, and the value of the kinematic variable MT2 for events with at least two jets. For events with exactly one jet, the transverse momentum of the jet is used instead. The second search looks in addition for disappearing tracks produced by BSM long-lived charged particles that decay within the volume of the tracking detector. No excess event yield is observed above the predicted standard model background. This is used to constrain a range of BSM models that predict the following: the pair production of gluinos and squarks in the context of supersymmetry models conserving R-parity, with or without intermediate long-lived charginos produced in the decay chain; the resonant production of a colored scalar state decaying to a massive Dirac fermion and a quark; or the pair production of scalar and vector leptoquarks each decaying to a neutrino and a top, bottom, or light-flavor quark. In most of the cases, the results obtained are the most stringent constraints to date.
Published: 2020

41. Extraction and validation of a new set of CMS pythia8 tunes from underlying-event measurements.

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Asilar, E, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Del Valle, A Escalante, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Ghete, VM, Hrubec, J, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Rohringer, H, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wittmann, J, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Chekhovsky, V, Mossolov, V, Gonzalez, J Suarez, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lauwers, J, Pieters, M, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Remortel, N, Zeid, S Abu, Blekman, F, D'Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Deroover, K, Flouris, G, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Moreels, L, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Van Parijs, I, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Fasanella, G, Favart, L, Goldouzian, R, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Lenzi, T, Luetic, J, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Velde, C Vander, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Wang, Q, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Fagot, A, Gul, M, Khvastunov, I, Poyraz, D, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bakhshiansohi, H, Bondu, O, Brochet, S, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, and Delcourt, M
Subjects: CMS Collaboration, hep-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics
Abstract: New sets of CMS underlying-event parameters ("tunes") are presented for the pythia8 event generator. These tunes use the NNPDF3.1 parton distribution functions (PDFs) at leading (LO), next-to-leading (NLO), or next-to-next-to-leading (NNLO) orders in perturbative quantum chromodynamics, and the strong coupling evolution at LO or NLO. Measurements of charged-particle multiplicity and transverse momentum densities at various hadron collision energies are fit simultaneously to determine the parameters of the tunes. Comparisons of the predictions of the new tunes are provided for observables sensitive to the event shapes at LEP, global underlying event, soft multiparton interactions, and double-parton scattering contributions. In addition, comparisons are made for observables measured in various specific processes, such as multijet, Drell-Yan, and top quark-antiquark pair production including jet substructure observables. The simulation of the underlying event provided by the new tunes is interfaced to a higher-order matrix-element calculation. For the first time, predictions from pythia8 obtained with tunes based on NLO or NNLO PDFs are shown to reliably describe minimum-bias and underlying-event data with a similar level of agreement to predictions from tunes using LO PDF sets.
Published: 2020

42. Search for a heavy pseudoscalar Higgs boson decaying into a 125 GeV Higgs boson and a Z boson in final states with two tau and two light leptons at s = 13 TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lauwers, J, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Rejeb Sfar, H, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Moreels, L, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Van Parijs, I, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Luetic, J, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Wang, Q, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Magitteri, A, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Vidal Marono, M, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, and Alves, FL
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, Hadron-Hadron scattering, Higgs physics, hep-ex, Mathematical Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical physics, Nuclear and plasma physics, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract: A search is performed for a pseudoscalar Higgs boson, A, decaying into a 125 GeV Higgs boson h and a Z boson. The h boson is specifically targeted in its decay into a pair of tau leptons, while the Z boson decays into a pair of electrons or muons. A data sample of proton-proton collisions collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC at s = 13 TeV is used, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1. No excess above the standard model background expectations is observed in data. A model-independent upper limit is set on the product of the gluon fusion production cross section for the A boson and the branching fraction to Zh → ℓℓττ. The observed upper limit at 95% confidence level ranges from 27 to 5 fb for A boson masses from 220 to 400 GeV, respectively. The results are used to constrain the extended Higgs sector parameters for two benchmark scenarios of the minimal supersymmetric standard model. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Published: 2020

43. Search for a heavy Higgs boson decaying to a pair of W bosons in proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lauwers, J, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Rejeb Sfar, H, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Moreels, L, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Van Parijs, I, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Luetic, J, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Magitteri, A, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Vidal Marono, M, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, and Alves, FL
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, Hadron-Hadron scattering, Higgs physics, hep-ex, Mathematical Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical physics, Nuclear and plasma physics, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract: A search for a heavy Higgs boson in the mass range from 0.2 to 3.0 TeV, decaying to a pair of W bosons, is presented. The analysis is based on proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV recorded by the CMS experiment at the LHC in 2016, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1. The W boson pair decays are reconstructed in the 2ℓ2ν and ℓν2q final states (with ℓ = e or μ). Both gluon fusion and vector boson fusion production of the signal are considered. Interference effects between the signal and background are also taken into account. The observed data are consistent with the standard model (SM) expectation. Combined upper limits at 95% confidence level on the product of the cross section and branching fraction exclude a heavy Higgs boson with SM-like couplings and decays up to 1870 GeV. Exclusion limits are also set in the context of a number of two-Higgs-doublet model formulations, further reducing the allowed parameter space for SM extensions. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Published: 2020

44. Search for a charged Higgs boson decaying into top and bottom quarks in events with electrons or muons in proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lauwers, J, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Rejeb Sfar, H, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Moreels, L, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Van Parijs, I, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Luetic, J, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Wang, Q, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Magitteri, A, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Vidal Marono, M, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, and Alves, FL
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, Hadron-Hadron scattering, Higgs physics, Supersymmetry, hep-ex, Mathematical Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical physics, Nuclear and plasma physics, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract: A search is presented for a charged Higgs boson heavier than the top quark, produced in association with a top quark, or with a top and a bottom quark, and decaying into a top-bottom quark-antiquark pair. The search is performed using proton-proton collision data collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1. Events are selected by the presence of a single isolated charged lepton (electron or muon) or an opposite-sign dilepton (electron or muon) pair, categorized according to the jet multiplicity and the number of jets identified as originating from b quarks. Multivariate analysis techniques are used to enhance the discrimination between signal and background in each category. The data are compatible with the standard model, and 95% confidence level upper limits of 9.6–0.01 pb are set on the charged Higgs boson production cross section times branching fraction to a top-bottom quark-antiquark pair, for charged Higgs boson mass hypotheses ranging from 200 GeV to 3 TeV. The upper limits are interpreted in different minimal supersymmetric extensions of the standard model. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Published: 2020

45. Evidence for WW production from double-parton interactions in proton–proton collisions at s=13TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lauwers, J, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Sfar, H Rejeb, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Moreels, L, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Van Parijs, I, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Luetic, J, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Magitteri, A, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Vidal Marono, M, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, Alves, FL, and Alves, GA
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, CMS, Physics, WW production, hep-ex, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical sciences, Atomic, molecular and optical physics, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract: A search for WW production from double-parton scattering processes using same-charge electron-muon and dimuon events is reported, based on proton-proton collision data collected at a center-of-mass energy of 13TeV. The analyzed data set corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 77.4fb-1, collected using the CMS detector at the LHC in 2016 and 2017. Multivariate classifiers are used to discriminate between the signal and the dominant background processes. A maximum likelihood fit is performed to extract the signal cross section. This leads to the first evidence for WW production via double-parton scattering, with a significance of 3.9 standard deviations. The measured inclusive cross section is 1.41±0.28(stat)±0.28(syst)pb.
Published: 2020

46. Search for electroweak production of a vector-like T quark using fully hadronic final states

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Rejeb Sfar, H, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Magitteri, A, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Vidal Marono, M, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, Alves, FL, Alves, GA, Correia Silva, G, Hensel, C, and Moraes, A
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, Hadron-Hadron scattering, vector-like quarks, hep-ex, Mathematical Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical physics, Nuclear and plasma physics, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract: A search is performed for electroweak production of a vector-like top quark partner T of charge 2/3 in association with a top or bottom quark, using proton-proton collision data at s = 13 TeV collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC in 2016. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1. The search targets T quarks over a wide range of masses and fractional widths, decaying to a top quark and either a Higgs boson or a Z boson in fully hadronic final states. The search is performed using two experimentally distinct signatures that depend on whether or not each quark from the decays of the top quark, Higgs boson, or Z boson produces an individual resolved jet. Jet substructure, b tagging, and kinematic variables are used to identify the top quark and boson jets, and also to suppress the standard model backgrounds. The data are found to be consistent with the expected backgrounds. Upper limits at 95% confidence level are set on the cross sections for T quark-mediated production of tHQq, tZQq, and their sum, where Q is the associated top or bottom heavy quark and q is another associated quark. The limits are given for each search signature for various T quark widths up to 30% of the T quark mass, and are between 2 pb and 20 fb for T quark masses in the range 0.6–2.6 TeV. These results are significantly more sensitive than prior searches for electroweak single production of T → tH and represent the first constraints on T → tZ using hadronic decays of the Z boson with this production mode. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Published: 2020

47. Multiparticle correlation studies in pPb collisions at sNN=8.16 TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Asilar, E, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Del Valle, A Escalante, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Ghete, VM, Hrubec, J, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Rohringer, H, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wittmann, J, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Chekhovsky, V, Mossolov, V, Gonzalez, J Suarez, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lauwers, J, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Remortel, N, Abu Zeid, S, Blekman, F, D'Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Deroover, K, Flouris, G, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Moreels, L, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Van Parijs, I, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Fasanella, G, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Lenzi, T, Luetic, J, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Wang, Q, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Fagot, A, Gul, M, Khvastunov, I, Poyraz, D, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bakhshiansohi, H, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, and Giammanco, A
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Physical Sciences, hep-ex, nucl-ex, Nuclear and plasma physics
Abstract: The second- and third-order azimuthal anisotropy Fourier harmonics of charged particles produced in pPb collisions, at sNN=8.16TeV, are studied over a wide range of event multiplicities. Multiparticle correlations are used to isolate global properties stemming from the collision overlap geometry. The second-order "elliptic" harmonic moment is obtained with high precision through four-, six-, and eight-particle correlations and, for the first time, the third-order "triangular" harmonic moment is studied using four-particle correlations. A sample of peripheral PbPb collisions at sNN=5.02TeV that covers a similar range of event multiplicities as the pPb results is also analyzed. Model calculations of initial-state fluctuations in pPb and PbPb collisions can be directly compared to the high-precision experimental results. This work provides new insight into the fluctuation-driven origin of the v3 coefficients in pPb and PbPb collisions, and into the dominating overall collision geometry in PbPb collisions at the earliest stages of heavy ion interactions.
Published: 2020

48. Evidence for WW production from double-parton interactions in proton–proton collisions at √s=13TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, CE, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lauwers, J, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Sfar, HR, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Moreels, L, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Van Parijs, I, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Luetic, J, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Magitteri, A, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Vidal Marono, M, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, Alves, FL, and Alves, GA
Subjects: CMS, Physics, WW production, hep-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: A search for WW production from double-parton scattering processes using same-charge electron-muon and dimuon events is reported, based on proton-proton collision data collected at a center-of-mass energy of 13TeV. The analyzed data set corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 77.4fb-1, collected using the CMS detector at the LHC in 2016 and 2017. Multivariate classifiers are used to discriminate between the signal and the dominant background processes. A maximum likelihood fit is performed to extract the signal cross section. This leads to the first evidence for WW production via double-parton scattering, with a significance of 3.9 standard deviations. The measured inclusive cross section is 1.41±0.28(stat)±0.28(syst)pb.
Published: 2020

49. Search for a charged Higgs boson decaying into top and bottom quarks in events with electrons or muons in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, CE, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lauwers, J, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Rejeb Sfar, H, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D’Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Moreels, L, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Van Parijs, I, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Luetic, J, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Wang, Q, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Magitteri, A, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Vidal Marono, M, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, and Alves, FL
Subjects: Hadron-Hadron scattering, Higgs physics, Supersymmetry, hep-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Mathematical Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: A search is presented for a charged Higgs boson heavier than the top quark, produced in association with a top quark, or with a top and a bottom quark, and decaying into a top-bottom quark-antiquark pair. The search is performed using proton-proton collision data collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1. Events are selected by the presence of a single isolated charged lepton (electron or muon) or an opposite-sign dilepton (electron or muon) pair, categorized according to the jet multiplicity and the number of jets identified as originating from b quarks. Multivariate analysis techniques are used to enhance the discrimination between signal and background in each category. The data are compatible with the standard model, and 95% confidence level upper limits of 9.6–0.01 pb are set on the charged Higgs boson production cross section times branching fraction to a top-bottom quark-antiquark pair, for charged Higgs boson mass hypotheses ranging from 200 GeV to 3 TeV. The upper limits are interpreted in different minimal supersymmetric extensions of the standard model. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Published: 2020

50. Mixed higher-order anisotropic flow and nonlinear response coefficients of charged particles in PbPb collisions at sNN=2.76 and 5.02 TeV.

Author: Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Ambrogi, F, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Escalante Del Valle, A, Flechl, M, Frühwirth, R, Jeitler, M, Krammer, N, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Madlener, T, Mikulec, I, Rad, N, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Spanring, M, Spitzbart, D, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, C-E, Zarucki, M, Drugakov, V, Mossolov, V, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Darwish, MR, De Wolf, EA, Di Croce, D, Janssen, X, Lelek, A, Pieters, M, Rejeb Sfar, H, Van Haevermaet, H, Van Mechelen, P, Van Putte, S, Van Remortel, N, Blekman, F, Bols, ES, Chhibra, SS, D'Hondt, J, De Clercq, J, Lontkovskyi, D, Lowette, S, Marchesini, I, Moortgat, S, Moreels, L, Python, Q, Skovpen, K, Tavernier, S, Van Doninck, W, Van Mulders, P, Van Parijs, I, Beghin, D, Bilin, B, Brun, H, Clerbaux, B, De Lentdecker, G, Delannoy, H, Dorney, B, Favart, L, Grebenyuk, A, Kalsi, AK, Popov, A, Postiau, N, Starling, E, Thomas, L, Vander Velde, C, Vanlaer, P, Vannerom, D, Cornelis, T, Dobur, D, Khvastunov, I, Niedziela, M, Roskas, C, Trocino, D, Tytgat, M, Verbeke, W, Vermassen, B, Vit, M, Zaganidis, N, Bondu, O, Bruno, G, Caputo, C, David, P, Delaere, C, Delcourt, M, Giammanco, A, Lemaitre, V, Magitteri, A, Prisciandaro, J, Saggio, A, Vidal Marono, M, Vischia, P, Zobec, J, Alves, FL, Alves, GA, and Correia Silva, G
Subjects: CMS Collaboration, hep-ex, nucl-ex, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics
Abstract: Anisotropies in the initial energy density distribution of the quark-gluon plasma created in high energy heavy ion collisions lead to anisotropies in the azimuthal distributions of the final-state particles known as collective anisotropic flow. Fourier harmonic decomposition is used to quantify these anisotropies. The higher-order harmonics can be induced by the same order anisotropies (linear response) or by the combined influence of several lower order anisotropies (nonlinear response) in the initial state. The mixed higher-order anisotropic flow and nonlinear response coefficients of charged particles are measured as functions of transverse momentum and centrality in PbPb collisions at nucleon-nucleon center-of-mass energies sNN=2.76 and 5.02 TeV with the CMS detector. The results are compared with viscous hydrodynamic calculations using several different initial conditions, as well as microscopic transport model calculations. None of the models provides a simultaneous description of the mixed higher-order flow harmonics and nonlinear response coefficients.
Published: 2020

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