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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
(Elsevier, 2020-09-10)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 ... -
Search √ for disappearing tracks in proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV
(Elsevier, 2020-07-10)A search is presented for long-lived charged particles that decay within the volume of the silicon tracker of the CMS experiment. Such particles can produce events with an isolated track that is missing hits in the outermost ... -
Study of excited Λ0 b states decaying to Λ0 bπ+π− in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV
(Elsevier, 2020-04-10)A study of excited Λ0b baryons is reported, based on a data sample collected in 2016–2018 with the CMS detector at the LHC in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated ... -
Search for supersymmetry in proton-proton collisions at s√ = 13 TeV in events with high-momentum Z bosons and missing transverse momentum
(Springer, 2020-09-23)A search for new physics in events with two highly Lorentz-boosted Z bosons and large missing transverse momentum is presented. The analyzed proton-proton collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 137 ... -
Search for a light pseudoscalar Higgs boson in the boosted μμττ final state in proton-proton collisions at s√ = 13 TeV
(Springer, 2020-08-27)A search for a light pseudoscalar Higgs boson (a) decaying from the 125 GeV (or a heavier) scalar Higgs boson (H) is performed using the 2016 LHC proton-proton collision data at s√ = 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated ... -
Combination of the W boson polarization measurements in top quark decays using ATLAS and CMS data at s√ = 8 TeV
(Springer, 2020-08-12)The combination of measurements of the W boson polarization in top quark decays performed by the ATLAS and CMS collaborations is presented. The measurements are based on proton-proton collision data produced at the LHC at ... -
Search for charged Higgs bosons decaying into a top and a bottom quark in the all-jet final state of pp collisions at s√ = 13 TeV
(Springer, 2020-07-20)A search for charged Higgs bosons (H±) decaying into a top and a bottom quark in the all-jet final state is presented. The analysis uses LHC proton-proton collision data recorded with the CMS detector in 2016 at s√ = 13 ... -
Measurement of the cross section for tt¯ production with additional jets and b jets in pp collisions at s√ = 13 TeV
(Springer, 2020-07-20)Measurements of the cross section for the production of top quark pairs in association with a pair of jets from bottom quarks (σtt¯bb¯¯¯) and in association with a pair of jets from quarks of any flavor or gluons (σtt¯jj) ... -
The production of isolated photons in PbPb and pp collisions at sNN−−−√ = 5.02 TeV
(Springer, 2020-07-17)The transverse energy (EγT) spectra of photons isolated from other particles are measured using proton-proton (pp) and lead-lead (PbPb) collisions at the LHC at sNN−−−√ = 5.02 TeV with integrated luminosities of 27.4 pb−1 ... -
Measurement of quark- and gluon-like jet fractions using jet charge in PbPb and pp collisions at 5.02 TeV
(Springer, 2020-07-17)The momentum-weighted sum of the electric charges of particles inside a jet, known as jet charge, is sensitive to the electric charge of the particle initiating the parton shower. This paper presents jet charge distributions ... -
Measurement of the top quark forward-backward production asymmetry and the anomalous chromoelectric and chromomagnetic moments in pp collisions at s√ = 13 TeV
(Frontiers Media, 2020-06-24)The parton-level top quark (t) forward-backward asymmetry and the anomalous chromoelectric (d^t) and chromomagnetic (μ^t) moments have been measured using LHC pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, collected ... -
Measurement of the cross section for electroweak production of a Z boson, a photon and two jets in proton-proton collisions at s√ = 13 TeV and constraints on anomalous quartic couplings
(Springer, 2020-06-10)A measurement is presented of the cross section for electroweak production of a Z boson and a photon in association with two jets (Zγjj) in proton-proton collisions. The Z boson candidates are selected through their decay ... -
Determination of the strong coupling constant αS(mZ) from measurements of inclusive W± and Z boson production cross sections in proton-proton collisions at s√ = 7 and 8 TeV
(Springer, 2020-06-01)Twelve measurements of inclusive cross sections of W± and Z boson production, performed in proton-proton collisions at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV, are compared with perturbative quantum chromodynamics calculations ... -
Search for an excited lepton that decays via a contact interaction to a lepton and two jets in proton-proton collisions at s√ = 13 TeV
(Springer, 2020-05-12)Results are presented from a search for events containing an excited lepton (electron or muon) produced in association with an ordinary lepton of the same flavor and decaying to a lepton and two hadronic jets. Both the ... -
Search for high mass dijet resonances with a new background prediction method in proton-proton collisions at s√ = 13 TeV
(Springer, 2020-05-08)A search for narrow and broad resonances with masses greater than 1.8 TeV decaying to a pair of jets is presented. The search uses proton-proton collision data at s√ = 13 TeV collected at the LHC, corresponding to an ... -
Search for direct top squark pair production in events with one lepton, jets, and missing transverse momentum at 13 TeV with the CMS experiment
(Springer, 2020-05-08)A search for direct top squark pair production is presented. The search is based on proton-proton collision data at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV recorded by the CMS experiment at the LHC during 2016, 2017, and 2018, ... -
Measurement of properties of B0s→ μ+μ− decays and search for B0→ μ+μ− with the CMS experiment
(Springer, 2020-04-28)Results are reported for the B0s→ μ+μ− branching fraction and effective lifetime and from a search for the decay B0→ μ+μ−. The analysis uses a data sample of proton-proton collisions accumulated by the CMS experiment in ... -
Search for heavy Higgs bosons decaying to a top quark pair in proton-proton collisions at s√ = 13 TeV
(Springer, 2020-04-27)A search is presented for additional scalar (H) or pseudoscalar (A) Higgs bosons decaying to a top quark pair in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. The data set analyzed corresponds to an ... -
A search for the standard model Higgs boson decaying to charm quarks
(Springer, 2020-03-24)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 ... -
Search for lepton flavour violating decays of a neutral heavy Higgs boson to μτ and eτ in proton-proton collisions at s√ = 13 TeV
(Springer, 2020-03-18)A search for lepton flavour violating decays of a neutral non-standard-model Higgs boson in the μτ and eτ decay modes is presented. The search is based on proton-proton collisions at a center of mass energy s√ = 13 TeV ...