Model independent search in di-mass-space using events with missing energy with CMS
Description
A model independent method to search for particles of unknown masses in events decaying like top pairs (YY → XbXb → llbbνν, Y → Xb, X → lν) is presented. No constraints on the masses of X and Y are required, the only assumption is the topology of the decay chain. The method uses the solvability of the equation system of this decay and scans thereby the whole 2-dimensional mass space for the existence of a solution. Since the collision energy gives an upper limit to the allowed mass space, probabilities from parton density functions are taken into account. Additionally the measured particle kinematics are smeared with the detector resolution. The method is tested in events with top pairs decaying to two leptons with the presence of two neutrinos in the final state. The events are recorded with the CMS detector with a center of mass energy of 7 TeV and 8 TeV and an integrated luminosity of 5/fb and 20/fb, respectively. Top quark and W boson are observed simultaneously without any a-priori knowledge. Possible applications are searches for heavy resonances decaying to two top pairs as well as next generation heavy quarks. Similar topologies are predicted by supersymmetric models with R-parity conservation resulting in final states with two invisible neutralinos. This analysis can set limits on the existence of any particle decaying to the above mentioned topology and final state.
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft
- Journal Issue
- Dresden 2013 issue
- Series
- Also available as printed version: Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft v. 48(2)
- Journal Page Range
- [1 p.]
- ISSN
- 0420-0195
- CODEN
- VDPEAZ
Conference
- Title
- 77. Annual meeting with ordinary general meeting of the DPG and 2013 Spring meeting with the divisions hadrons and nuclei, particle physics, the working teams equal opportunities, energy, the working groups information, young DPG, philosophy of the physics, physics and disarmament
- Original Conference Title
- 77. Jahrestagung der DPG mit Ordentlicher Mitgliederversammlung und DPG-Fruehjahrstagung 2013 mit den Fachverbaenden Physik der Hadronen und Kerne, Teilchenphysik den Arbeitskreisen Chancengleichheit, Energie den Arbeitsgruppen Information, junge DPG, Physik und Abruestung
- Dates
- 4-8 Mar 2013
- Place
- Dresden (Germany)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 46000723
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ANTINEUTRINOS; CERN LHC; DATA ANALYSIS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; HADRONS; LEPTONIC DECAY; PAIR PRODUCTION; PARTICLE KINEMATICS; PROBABILITY; PROTON-PROTON INTERACTIONS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RESOLUTION; REST MASS; T ANTIQUARKS; TEV RANGE 01-10; W MINUS BOSONS; W PLUS BOSONS
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCELERATORS; ANTILEPTONS; ANTIMATTER; ANTIPARTICLES; ANTIQUARKS; BARYON-BARYON INTERACTIONS; BASIC INTERACTIONS; BOSONS; CYCLIC ACCELERATORS; DECAY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; FUNCTIONS; HADRON-HADRON INTERACTIONS; INTERACTIONS; INTERMEDIATE BOSONS; INTERMEDIATE VECTOR BOSONS; LEPTONS; MASS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATTER; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NEUTRINOS; NUCLEON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE DECAY; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE PRODUCTION; POSTULATED PARTICLES; PROTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; QUARKS; STORAGE RINGS; SYNCHROTRONS; T QUARKS; TEV RANGE; TOP PARTICLES; WEAK INTERACTIONS; WEAK PARTICLE DECAY
Optional Information
- Notes
- Session: T 57.8 Di 18:30; No further information available