A search for the pair production of heavy vector-like partners T and B of the top and bottom quarks has been performed by the CMS experiment at the CERN LHC using proton-proton collisions at s=13Te . The data sample was collected in 2016 and corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb-1 . Final states studied for TT¯ production include those where one of the T quarks decays via T→tZ and the other via T→bW , tZ , or tH , where H is a Higgs boson. For the BB¯ case, final states include those where one of the B quarks decays via B→bZ and the other B→tW , bZ , or bH . Events with two oppositely charged electrons or muons, consistent with coming from the decay of a Z boson, and jets are investigated. The number of observed events is consistent with standard model background estimations. Lower limits at 95% confidence level are placed on the masses of the T and B quarks for a range of branching fractions. Assuming 100% branching fractions for T→tZ , and B→bZ , T and B quark mass values below 1280 and 1130 Ge , respectively, are excluded.

Search for vector-like quarks in events with two oppositely charged leptons and jets in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV / Sirunyan A.M., Tumasyan A., Adam W., Ambrogi F., Asilar E., Bergauer T., Brandstetter J., Dragicevic M., Ero J., Escalante Del Valle A., Flechl M., Fruhwirth R., Ghete V.M., Hrubec J., Jeitler M., Krammer N., Kratschmer I., Liko D., Madlener T., Mikulec I., et al.. - In: THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS. - ISSN 1434-6044. - ELETTRONICO. - 79:(2019), pp. 364-394. [10.1140/epjc/s10052-019-6855-8]

Search for vector-like quarks in events with two oppositely charged leptons and jets in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV

Chatterjee K.;Ciulli V.;D'Alessandro R.;Focardi E.;Latino G.;Lenzi P.;Russo L.;Viliani L.;
2019

Abstract

A search for the pair production of heavy vector-like partners T and B of the top and bottom quarks has been performed by the CMS experiment at the CERN LHC using proton-proton collisions at s=13Te . The data sample was collected in 2016 and corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb-1 . Final states studied for TT¯ production include those where one of the T quarks decays via T→tZ and the other via T→bW , tZ , or tH , where H is a Higgs boson. For the BB¯ case, final states include those where one of the B quarks decays via B→bZ and the other B→tW , bZ , or bH . Events with two oppositely charged electrons or muons, consistent with coming from the decay of a Z boson, and jets are investigated. The number of observed events is consistent with standard model background estimations. Lower limits at 95% confidence level are placed on the masses of the T and B quarks for a range of branching fractions. Assuming 100% branching fractions for T→tZ , and B→bZ , T and B quark mass values below 1280 and 1130 Ge , respectively, are excluded.
2019
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364
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Sirunyan A.M.; Tumasyan A.; Adam W.; Ambrogi F.; Asilar E.; Bergauer T.; Brandstetter J.; Dragicevic M.; Ero J.; Escalante Del Valle A.; Flechl M.; Fr...espandi
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