A search for bottom-type, vector-like quark pair production in a fully hadronic final state in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s} =$ 13 TeV

The CMS collaboration
Phys.Rev.D 102 (2020) 112004, 2020.

Abstract (data abstract)
A search is described for the production of a pair of bottom-type vector-like quarks (VLQs), each decaying into a \PQb quark and either a Higgs or a \PZ boson. The analysis is based on data from proton-proton collisions at a 13\TeV center-of-mass energy recorded by the CMS experiment, corresponding to a total integrated luminosity of 137\fbinv. Since the predominant decay modes of the Higgs and \PZ bosons are to a pair of quarks, the analysis focuses on final states consisting of jets resulting from the six quarks produced in the events. Because the two jets produced in the decay of a highly boosted Higgs or \PZ boson might merge to form a single jet, three independent analyses are performed, categorized by the number of observed jets. No signal in excess of the expected background is observed, allowing lower limits to be set on the VLQ mass. The limits at 95\% confidence level are 1573\GeV in the case where the VLQ decays exclusively to a b quark and a Higgs boson, 1394\GeV for when it decays exclusively to a b quark and a \PZ boson, and 1449\GeV for when it decays equally in these two modes.

  • Table 1

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    Measured values of the trigger efficiencies for events with $\HT > 1350\GeV$. The uncertainties are statistical only.

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    Reconstructed VLQ mass distributions for simulated signal events with a generated VLQ mass $m_{B} = 1200\GeV$. A moderate requirement of...

  • Figure 2 4-Jet bHbZ

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    Reconstructed VLQ mass distributions for simulated signal events with a generated VLQ mass $m_{B} = 1200\GeV$. A moderate requirement of...

  • Figure 2 4-Jet bZbZ

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    Reconstructed VLQ mass distributions for simulated signal events with a generated VLQ mass $m_{B} = 1200\GeV$. A moderate requirement of...

  • Figure 2 5-Jet bHbH

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    Reconstructed VLQ mass distributions for simulated signal events with a generated VLQ mass $m_{B} = 1200\GeV$. A moderate requirement of...

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    Reconstructed VLQ mass distributions for simulated signal events with a generated VLQ mass $m_{B} = 1200\GeV$. A moderate requirement of...

  • Figure 2 5-Jet bZbZ

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    Reconstructed VLQ mass distributions for simulated signal events with a generated VLQ mass $m_{B} = 1200\GeV$. A moderate requirement of...

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    Reconstructed VLQ mass distributions for simulated signal events with a generated VLQ mass $m_{B} = 1200\GeV$. A moderate requirement of...

  • Figure 2 6-Jet bHbZ

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    Reconstructed VLQ mass distributions for simulated signal events with a generated VLQ mass $m_{B} = 1200\GeV$. A moderate requirement of...

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    Reconstructed VLQ mass distributions for simulated signal events with a generated VLQ mass $m_{B} = 1200\GeV$. A moderate requirement of...

  • Figure 3 4-Jet

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    Distribution of $\chi^{2}$/ndf for the best jet combination for simulated 1200\GeV VLQ events (red histogram) and data (black points), for...

  • Figure 3 5-Jet

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    Distribution of $\chi^{2}$/ndf for the best jet combination for simulated 1200\GeV VLQ events (red histogram) and data (black points), for...

  • Figure 3 6-Jet

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    Distribution of $\chi^{2}$/ndf for the best jet combination for simulated 1200\GeV VLQ events (red histogram) and data (black points), for...

  • Figure 4 4-Jet

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    Distributions of the average reconstructed mass of VLQ candidates for the jet combination with the least $\chi^{2}$ in 4-jet (left),...

  • Figure 4 5-Jet

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    Distributions of the average reconstructed mass of VLQ candidates for the jet combination with the least $\chi^{2}$ in 4-jet (left),...

  • Figure 4 6-Jet

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    Distributions of the average reconstructed mass of VLQ candidates for the jet combination with the least $\chi^{2}$ in 4-jet (left),...

  • Figure 5 4-Jet bHbH

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    Dependence of the BJTF on the average reconstructed VLQ mass in the control region, 12 < $\chi^{2}$/ndf < 48 for...

  • Figure 5 4-Jet bHbZ

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    Dependence of the BJTF on the average reconstructed VLQ mass in the control region, 12 < $\chi^{2}$/ndf < 48 for...

  • Figure 5 4-Jet bZbZ

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    Dependence of the BJTF on the average reconstructed VLQ mass in the control region, 12 < $\chi^{2}$/ndf < 48 for...

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    Dependence of the BJTF on the average reconstructed VLQ mass in the control region, 12 < $\chi^{2}$/ndf < 48 for...

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    Dependence of the BJTF on the average reconstructed VLQ mass in the control region, 12 < $\chi^{2}$/ndf < 48 for...

  • Figure 5 5-Jet bZbZ

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    Dependence of the BJTF on the average reconstructed VLQ mass in the control region, 12 < $\chi^{2}$/ndf < 48 for...

  • Figure 5 6-Jet bHbH

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    Dependence of the BJTF on the average reconstructed VLQ mass in the control region, 12 < $\chi^{2}$/ndf < 48 for...

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    Dependence of the BJTF on the average reconstructed VLQ mass in the control region, 12 < $\chi^{2}$/ndf < 48 for...

  • Figure 5 6-Jet bZbZ

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    Dependence of the BJTF on the average reconstructed VLQ mass in the control region, 12 < $\chi^{2}$/ndf < 48 for...

  • Figure 6 4-Jet bHbH

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    Dependence of the BJTF on $\chi^{2}$/ndf in the low-mass VLQ region, for 4-jet (left column), 5-jet, (center column) and 6-jet...

  • Figure 6 4-Jet bHbZ

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    Dependence of the BJTF on $\chi^{2}$/ndf in the low-mass VLQ region, for 4-jet (left column), 5-jet, (center column) and 6-jet...

  • Figure 6 4-Jet bZbZ

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    Dependence of the BJTF on $\chi^{2}$/ndf in the low-mass VLQ region, for 4-jet (left column), 5-jet, (center column) and 6-jet...

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    Dependence of the BJTF on $\chi^{2}$/ndf in the low-mass VLQ region, for 4-jet (left column), 5-jet, (center column) and 6-jet...

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    Dependence of the BJTF on $\chi^{2}$/ndf in the low-mass VLQ region, for 4-jet (left column), 5-jet, (center column) and 6-jet...

  • Figure 6 5-Jet bZbZ

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    Dependence of the BJTF on $\chi^{2}$/ndf in the low-mass VLQ region, for 4-jet (left column), 5-jet, (center column) and 6-jet...

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    Dependence of the BJTF on $\chi^{2}$/ndf in the low-mass VLQ region, for 4-jet (left column), 5-jet, (center column) and 6-jet...

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    Dependence of the BJTF on $\chi^{2}$/ndf in the low-mass VLQ region, for 4-jet (left column), 5-jet, (center column) and 6-jet...

  • Figure 6 6-Jet bZbZ

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    Dependence of the BJTF on $\chi^{2}$/ndf in the low-mass VLQ region, for 4-jet (left column), 5-jet, (center column) and 6-jet...

  • Figure 7 4-Jet bHbH

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    The reduction factor in data events, for 4-jet (left column), 5-jet (center column), and 6-jet (right column) multiplicities, and for...

  • Figure 7 4-Jet bHbZ

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    The reduction factor in data events, for 4-jet (left column), 5-jet (center column), and 6-jet (right column) multiplicities, and for...

  • Figure 7 4-Jet bZbZ

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    The reduction factor in data events, for 4-jet (left column), 5-jet (center column), and 6-jet (right column) multiplicities, and for...

  • Figure 7 5-Jet bHbH

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    The reduction factor in data events, for 4-jet (left column), 5-jet (center column), and 6-jet (right column) multiplicities, and for...

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    The reduction factor in data events, for 4-jet (left column), 5-jet (center column), and 6-jet (right column) multiplicities, and for...

  • Figure 7 5-Jet bZbZ

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    The reduction factor in data events, for 4-jet (left column), 5-jet (center column), and 6-jet (right column) multiplicities, and for...

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    The reduction factor in data events, for 4-jet (left column), 5-jet (center column), and 6-jet (right column) multiplicities, and for...

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    The reduction factor in data events, for 4-jet (left column), 5-jet (center column), and 6-jet (right column) multiplicities, and for...

  • Figure 7 6-Jet bZbZ

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    The reduction factor in data events, for 4-jet (left column), 5-jet (center column), and 6-jet (right column) multiplicities, and for...

  • Figure 8 4-Jet bHbH

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    The reduction factor in $m_B$ = 1200 GeV VLQ signal events, for 4-jet (left column), 5-jet (center column), and 6-jet...

  • Figure 8 4-Jet bHbZ

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    The reduction factor in $m_B$ = 1200 GeV VLQ signal events, for 4-jet (left column), 5-jet (center column), and 6-jet...

  • Figure 8 4-Jet bZbZ

    Figure 8, Page 13 (Lower left)

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    The reduction factor in $m_B$ = 1200 GeV VLQ signal events, for 4-jet (left column), 5-jet (center column), and 6-jet...

  • Figure 8 5-Jet bHbH

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    The reduction factor in $m_B$ = 1200 GeV VLQ signal events, for 4-jet (left column), 5-jet (center column), and 6-jet...

  • Figure 8 5-Jet bHbZ

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    The reduction factor in $m_B$ = 1200 GeV VLQ signal events, for 4-jet (left column), 5-jet (center column), and 6-jet...

  • Figure 8 5-Jet bZbZ

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    The reduction factor in $m_B$ = 1200 GeV VLQ signal events, for 4-jet (left column), 5-jet (center column), and 6-jet...

  • Figure 8 6-Jet bHbH

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    The reduction factor in $m_B$ = 1200 GeV VLQ signal events, for 4-jet (left column), 5-jet (center column), and 6-jet...

  • Figure 8 6-Jet bHbZ

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    The reduction factor in $m_B$ = 1200 GeV VLQ signal events, for 4-jet (left column), 5-jet (center column), and 6-jet...

  • Figure 8 6-Jet bZbZ

    Figure 8, Page 13 (Lower right)

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    The reduction factor in $m_B$ = 1200 GeV VLQ signal events, for 4-jet (left column), 5-jet (center column), and 6-jet...

  • Figure 9 4-Jet bHbH

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    Data (black points), expected background (solid blue histogram), and expected background plus a VLQ signal for different VLQ masses (colored...

  • Figure 9 4-Jet bHbZ

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    Data (black points), expected background (solid blue histogram), and expected background plus a VLQ signal for different VLQ masses (colored...

  • Figure 9 4-Jet bZbZ

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    Data (black points), expected background (solid blue histogram), and expected background plus a VLQ signal for different VLQ masses (colored...

  • Figure 9 5-Jet bHbH

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    Data (black points), expected background (solid blue histogram), and expected background plus a VLQ signal for different VLQ masses (colored...

  • Figure 9 5-Jet bHbZ

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    Data (black points), expected background (solid blue histogram), and expected background plus a VLQ signal for different VLQ masses (colored...

  • Figure 9 5-Jet bZbZ

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    Data (black points), expected background (solid blue histogram), and expected background plus a VLQ signal for different VLQ masses (colored...

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    Data (black points), expected background (solid blue histogram), and expected background plus a VLQ signal for different VLQ masses (colored...

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    Data (black points), expected background (solid blue histogram), and expected background plus a VLQ signal for different VLQ masses (colored...

  • Figure 9 6-Jet bZbZ

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    Data (black points), expected background (solid blue histogram), and expected background plus a VLQ signal for different VLQ masses (colored...

  • Figure 10

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    Expected limits on the VLQ mass at 95% CL as a function of the branching fractions $\mathcal{B}$( B -> bH...

  • Figure 11

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    Observed limits on the VLQ mass at 95% CL as a function of the branching fractions $\mathcal{B}$( B -> bH...

  • Figure 12 (Upper Left)

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    The 95% confidence limit on the cross section for VLQ pair production as a function of VLQ mass for three...

  • Figure 12 (Upper Right)

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    The 95% confidence limit on the cross section for VLQ pair production as a function of VLQ mass for three...

  • Figure 12 (Lower)

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    The 95% confidence limit on the cross section for VLQ pair production as a function of VLQ mass for three...

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