Naslov
Search for direct pair production of supersymmetric partners to the τ lepton in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV

Autori
Sirunyan, Albert M ; ... ; Antunović, Željko ; Brigljević, Vuko ; Ceci, Saša ; Ferenček, Dinko ; Giljanović, Duje ; Godinović, Nikola ; Kadija, Krešo ; Kovač, Marko ; Lelas, Damir ; Majumder, Devdatta ; Mesić, Benjamin ; Puljak, Ivica ; Roguljić, Matej ; Starodumov, Andrey ; Đurić, Senka ; Šuša, Tatjana ; Šćulac, Toni ; ... ; Woods, Nathaniel

Kolaboracija
CMS Collaboration

Izvornik
European physical journal C : particles and fields (1434-6044) 80 (2020); 189, 52

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Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
High energy physics ; Experimental particle physics ; LHC ; CMS ; Particle Physics Experiments ; Physics ; Vector boson scattering ; Hadron-Hadron scattering (experiments) ; Supersymmetry ; Higgs physics ; Particle and resonance production ; B physics ; Particle correlations and fluctuations ; Quarkonium ; Elementary Particles and Fields ; Beyond Standard Model ; Jets ; QCD ; Top physics ; Diboson ; Electroweak ; CKM matrix ; Top quark ; Large detector-systems performance ; Pattern recognition

Sažetak
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.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Fizika

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