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Search for resonances in the mass spectrum of muon pairs produced in association with b quark jets in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s} =$ 8 and 13 TeV
| dc.contributor.author | CMS collaboration (2305 authors) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nayak, Aruna | |
| dc.contributor.author | Araujo, Mariana | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bargassa, Pedrame | |
| dc.contributor.author | Beirão Da Cruz E Silva, Cristóvão | |
| dc.contributor.author | Di Francesco, Agostino | |
| dc.contributor.author | Faccioli, Pietro | |
| dc.contributor.author | Galinhas, Bruno | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gallinaro, Michele | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hollar, Jonathan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Leonardo, Nuno | |
| dc.contributor.author | Seixas, Joao | |
| dc.contributor.author | Strong, Giles | |
| dc.contributor.author | Toldaiev, Oleksii | |
| dc.contributor.author | Vadruccio, Daniele | |
| dc.contributor.author | Varela, Joao | |
| dc.contributor.author | Vischia, Pietro | |
| dc.contributor.author | David Tinoco Mendes, Andre | |
| dc.contributor.author | Silva, Pedro | |
| dc.contributor.author | Musella, Pasquale | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-05T16:48:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-02-05T16:48:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-11-26 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2019-02-05T16:48:00Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | A search for resonances in the mass range 12-70 GeV produced in association with a b quark jet and a second jet, and decaying to a muon pair, is reported. The analysis is based on data from proton-proton collisions at center-of-mass energies of 8 and 13 TeV, collected with the CMS detector at the LHC and corresponding to integrated luminosities of 19.7 and 35.9 fb$^{-1}$, respectively. The search is carried out in two mutually exclusive event categories. Events in the first category are required to have a b quark jet in the central region ($|\eta|\le$ 2.4) and at least one jet in the forward region ($|\eta|>$2.4). Events in the second category are required to have two jets in the central region, at least one of which is identified as a b quark jet, no jets in the forward region, and low missing transverse momentum. An excess of events above the background near a dimuon mass of 28 GeV is observed in the 8 TeV data, corresponding to local significances of 4.2 and 2.9 standard deviations for the first and second event categories, respectively. A similar analysis conducted with the 13 TeV data results in a mild excess over the background in the first event category corresponding to a local significance of 2.0 standard deviations, while the second category results in a 1.4 standard deviation deficit. The fiducial cross section measurements and 95% confidence level upper limits on those for a resonance consistent with the 8 TeV excess are provided at both collision energies. | |
| dc.description.version | Peer Reviewed | |
| dc.identifier | JHEP 1811 (2018) 161; DOI 10.1007/JHEP11(2018)161 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/JHEP11(2018)161 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/27700 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.relation | Advanced Multi-Variate Analysis for New Physics Searches at the LHC | |
| dc.title | Search for resonances in the mass spectrum of muon pairs produced in association with b quark jets in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s} =$ 8 and 13 TeV | |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.awardTitle | Advanced Multi-Variate Analysis for New Physics Searches at the LHC | |
| oaire.awardURI | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/675440/EU | |
| oaire.fundingStream | H2020 | |
| project.funder.identifier | http://doi.org/10.13039/501100008530 | |
| project.funder.name | European Commission | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt |
| rcaap.type | article | |
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