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Searches for new phenomena in events with two leptons, jets, and missing transverse momentum in $139~\text{fb}^{-1}$ of $\sqrt{s}=13~$TeV $pp$ collisions with the ATLAS detector

The ATLAS collaboration Aad, Georges ; Abbott, Braden Keim ; Abbott, D.C. ; et al.
Eur.Phys.J.C 83 (2023) 515, 2023.
Inspire Record 2072870 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.116034

Searches for new phenomena inspired by supersymmetry in final states containing an $e^+e^-$ or $\mu^+\mu^-$ pair, jets, and missing transverse momentum are presented. These searches make use of proton-proton collision data with an integrated luminosity of 139 $\text{fb}^{-1}$, collected during 2015-2018 at a centre-of-mass energy $\sqrt{s}=13 $TeV by the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. Two searches target the pair production of charginos and neutralinos. One uses the recursive-jigsaw reconstruction technique to follow up on excesses observed in 36.1 $\text{fb}^{-1}$ of data, and the other uses conventional event variables. The third search targets pair production of coloured supersymmetric particles (squarks or gluinos) decaying through the next-to-lightest neutralino $(\tilde\chi_2^0)$ via a slepton $(\tilde\ell)$ or $Z$ boson into $\ell^+\ell^-\tilde\chi_1^0$, resulting in a kinematic endpoint or peak in the dilepton invariant mass spectrum. The data are found to be consistent with the Standard Model expectations. Results are interpreted using simplified models and exclude masses up to 900 GeV for electroweakinos, 1550 GeV for squarks, and 2250 GeV for gluinos.

190 data tables

- - - - - - - - Overview of HEPData Record - - - - - - - - <br/><br/> <b>EWK SR distributions:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 11a">SR-High_8-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 11b">SR-ℓℓ𝑏𝑏-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 11c">SR-Int-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 11d">SR-Low-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 11e">SR-OffShell-EWK</a><br/><br/> <b>Strong SR distributions:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 13a">SRC-STR</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 13b">SRLow-STR</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 13c">SRMed-STR</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 13d">SRHigh-STR</a><br/><br/> <b>RJR SR Yields:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=Table 16">SR2l-Low-RJR, SR2l-ISR-RJR</a><br/><br/> <b>EWK SR Yields:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=Table 18">SR-High_16a-EWK, SR-High_8a-EWK, SR-1J-High-EWK, SR-ℓℓ𝑏𝑏-EWK, SR-High_16b-EWK, SR-High_8b-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Table 19">SR-Int_a-EWK, SR-Low_a-EWK, SR-Low-2-EWK, SR-OffShell_a-EWK, SR-Int_b-EWK, SR-Low_b-EWK, SR-OffShell_b-EWK </a><br/><br/> <b>Strong SR Yields:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=Table 21">SRC-STR, SRLow-STR, SRMed-STR, SRHigh-STR</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Table 22">SRZLow-STR, SRZMed-STR, SRZHigh-STR</a><br/><br/> <b>C1N2 Model Limits:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=Table 15a C1N2 Observed Limit">Obs</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Table 15a C1N2 Expected Limit">Exp</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Figure 34a C1N2 Expected XS Upper Limit">Upper Limits</a><br/><br/> <b>GMSB Model Limits:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=Table 15b GMSB Observed Limit">Obs</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Table 15b GMSB Expected Limit">Exp</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Figure 34b GMSB Expected XS Upper Limit">Upper Limits</a><br/><br/> <b>Gluon-Slepton Model Limits:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 16a Observed Limit">Obs</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 16a Expected Limit">Exp</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Figure 23a XS Upper Limit">Upper Limits</a><br/><br/> <b>Gluon-Z* Model Limits:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 16b Observed Limit">Obs</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 16b Expected Limit">Exp</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Figure 23b XS Upper Limit">Upper Limits</a><br/><br/> <b>Squark-Z* Model Limits:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 16c Observed Limit">Obs</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 16c Expected Limit">Exp</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Figure 23c XS Upper Limit">Upper Limits</a><br/><br/> <b>EWK VR distributions:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 4a S_ETmiss in VR-High-Sideband-EWK">VR-High-Sideband-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 4b S_Etmiss in VR-High-R-EWK">VR-High-R-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 4c S_Etmiss in VR-1J-High-EWK">VR-1J-High-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 4d S_Etmiss in VR-llbb-EWK">VR-ℓℓ𝑏𝑏-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 5a S_Etmiss in VR-Int-EWK">VR-Int-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 5b S_Etmiss in VR-Low-EWK">VR-Low-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 5c S_Etmiss in VR-Low-2-EWK">VR-Low-2-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 5d S_Etmiss in VR-OffShell-EWK">VR-OffShell-EWK</a><br/><br/> <b>Strong VR distributions:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 6a">VRC-STR</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 6b">VRLow-STR</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 6c">VRMed-STR</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 6d">VRHigh-STR</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Figure 8">VR3L-STR</a><br/><br/> <b>Other Strong distributions:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Figure 17a">SRLow-STR + VRLow-STR</a><br/><br/> <b>Other EWK distributions:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Figure 33a Mjj in CR-Z-EWK and SR-Low-EWK">CR-Z-EWK + SR-Low-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Figure 33b S_ETmiss in CR-Z-met-EWK">CR-Z-met-EWK</a><br/><br/> <b>Strong Signal Cutflows:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 30-31 SRC-STR Cutflow">SRC-STR GG_N2_ZN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 30-31 SRMed-STR Cutflow">SRC-STR SS_N2_ZN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 30-31 SRLow-STR Cutflow">SRLow-STR GG_N2_SLN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 30-31 SRHigh-STR Cutflow">SRC-STR GG_N2_SLN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 30-31 SRZLow-STR Cutflow">SRZLow-STR SS_N2_ZN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 30-31 SRZMed-STR Cutflow">SRZMed-STR SS_N2_ZN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 30-31 SRZHigh-STR Cutflow">SRZHigh-STR SS_N2_ZN1</a><br/><br/> <b>EWK Signal Cutflows:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 36 SR-OffShell_a-EWK Cutflow"> SR-OffShell_a-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 37 SR-OffShell_b-EWK Cutflow"> SR-OffShell_b-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 38 SR-Low_a-EWK Cutflow"> SR-Low_a-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 39 SR-Low_b-EWK Cutflow"> SR-Low_b-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 40 SR-Low-2-EWK Cutflow"> SR-Low-2-E</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 41 SR-Int_a-EWK Cutflow"> SR-Int_a-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 42 SR-Int_b-EWK Cutflow"> SR-Int_b-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 43 SR-High_16a-EWK Cutflow"> SR-High_16a-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 44 SR-High_16b-EWK Cutflow"> SR-High_16b-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 45 SR-High_8a-EWK Cutflow"> SR-High_8a-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 46 SR-High_8b-EWK Cutflow"> SR-High_8b-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 47 SR-1J-High-EWK Cutflow"> SR-1J-Hig</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 48 SR-llbb-EWK Cutflow"> SR-llbb-EWK</a><br/><br/> <b>EWK Signal Number of MC Events:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 36 SR-OffShell_a-EWK Generated"> SR-OffShell_a-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 37 SR-OffShell_b-EWK Generated"> SR-OffShell_b-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 38 SR-Low_a-EWK Generated"> SR-Low_a-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 39 SR-Low_b-EWK Generated"> SR-Low_b-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 40 SR-Low-2-EWK Generated"> SR-Low-2-E</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 41 SR-Int_a-EWK Generated"> SR-Int_a-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 42 SR-Int_b-EWK Generated"> SR-Int_b-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 43 SR-High_16a-EWK Generated"> SR-High_16a-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 44 SR-High_16b-EWK Generated"> SR-High_16b-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 45 SR-High_8a-EWK Generated"> SR-High_8a-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 46 SR-High_8b-EWK Generated"> SR-High_8b-EWK</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 47 SR-1J-High-EWK Generated"> SR-1J-Hig</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=Auxiliary Table 48 SR-llbb-EWK Generated"> SR-llbb-EWK</a><br/><br/> <b>SRC-STR Signal Acceptance:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=GG_N2_SLN1 acc in SRC">GG_N2_SLN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=GG_N2_ZN1 acc in SRC">GG_N2_ZN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=SS_N2_ZN1 acc in SRC">SS_N2_ZN1</a><br/><br/> <b>SRLow-STR Signal Acceptance:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=GG_N2_SLN1 acc in SRLow">GG_N2_SLN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=GG_N2_ZN1 acc in SRLow">GG_N2_ZN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=SS_N2_ZN1 acc in SRLow">SS_N2_ZN1</a><br/><br/> <b>SRMed-STR Signal Acceptance:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=GG_N2_SLN1 acc in SRMed">GG_N2_SLN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=GG_N2_ZN1 acc in SRMed">GG_N2_ZN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=SS_N2_ZN1 acc in SRMed">SS_N2_ZN1</a><br/><br/> <b>SRHigh-STR Signal Acceptance:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=GG_N2_SLN1 acc in SRHigh">GG_N2_SLN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=GG_N2_ZN1 acc in SRHigh">GG_N2_ZN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=SS_N2_ZN1 acc in SRHigh">SS_N2_ZN1</a><br/><br/> <b>SRZLow-STR Signal Acceptance:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=GG_N2_ZN1 acc in SRZLow">GG_N2_ZN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=SS_N2_ZN1 acc in SRZLow">SS_N2_ZN1</a><br/><br/> <b>SRZMed-STR Signal Acceptance:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=GG_N2_ZN1 acc in SRZMed">GG_N2_ZN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=SS_N2_ZN1 acc in SRZMed">SS_N2_ZN1</a><br/><br/> <b>SRZHigh-STR Signal Acceptance:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=GG_N2_ZN1 acc in SRZHigh">GG_N2_ZN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=SS_N2_ZN1 acc in SRZHigh">SS_N2_ZN1</a><br/><br/> <b>SRC-STR Signal Efficiency:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=GG_N2_SLN1 eff in SRC">GG_N2_SLN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=GG_N2_ZN1 eff in SRC">GG_N2_ZN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=SS_N2_ZN1 eff in SRC">SS_N2_ZN1</a><br/><br/> <b>SRLow-STR Signal Efficiency:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=GG_N2_SLN1 eff in SRLow">GG_N2_SLN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=GG_N2_ZN1 eff in SRLow">GG_N2_ZN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=SS_N2_ZN1 eff in SRLow">SS_N2_ZN1</a><br/><br/> <b>SRMed-STR Signal Efficiency:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=GG_N2_SLN1 eff in SRMed">GG_N2_SLN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=GG_N2_ZN1 eff in SRMed">GG_N2_ZN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=SS_N2_ZN1 eff in SRMed">SS_N2_ZN1</a><br/><br/> <b>SRHigh-STR Signal Efficiency:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=GG_N2_SLN1 eff in SRHigh">GG_N2_SLN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=GG_N2_ZN1 eff in SRHigh">GG_N2_ZN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=SS_N2_ZN1 eff in SRHigh">SS_N2_ZN1</a><br/><br/> <b>SRZLow-STR Signal Efficiency:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=GG_N2_ZN1 eff in SRZLow">GG_N2_ZN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=SS_N2_ZN1 eff in SRZLow">SS_N2_ZN1</a><br/><br/> <b>SRZMed-STR Signal Efficiency:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=GG_N2_ZN1 eff in SRZMed">GG_N2_ZN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=SS_N2_ZN1 eff in SRZMed">SS_N2_ZN1</a><br/><br/> <b>SRZHigh-STR Signal Efficiency:</b> <a href="116034?version=1&table=GG_N2_ZN1 eff in SRZHigh">GG_N2_ZN1</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=SS_N2_ZN1 eff in SRZHigh">SS_N2_ZN1</a><br/><br/> <b>SR-OffShell_a-EWK Signal Acceptance:</b><a href="116034?version=1&table=GMSB acc in SR-OffShell_a-EWK">GMSB</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=C1N2 acc in SR-OffShell_a-EWK">C1N2</a>; <br/><br/> <b>SR-OffShell_b-EWK Signal Acceptance:</b><a href="116034?version=1&table=GMSB acc in SR-OffShell_b-EWK">GMSB</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=C1N2 acc in SR-OffShell_b-EWK">C1N2</a>; <br/><br/> <b>SR-Low_a-EWK Signal Acceptance:</b><a href="116034?version=1&table=GMSB acc in C1N2 acc in SR-Low_a-EWK">GMSB</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=C1N2 acc in C1N2 acc in SR-Low_a-EWK">C1N2</a>; <br/><br/> <b>SR-Low_b-EWK Signal Acceptance:</b><a href="116034?version=1&table=GMSB acc in SR-Low_b-EWK">GMSB</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=C1N2 acc in SR-Low_b-EWK">C1N2</a>; <br/><br/> <b>SR-Int_a-EWK Signal Acceptance:</b><a href="116034?version=1&table=GMSB acc in SR-Int_a-EWK">GMSB</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=C1N2 acc in SR-Int_a-EWK">C1N2</a>; <br/><br/> <b>SR-Int_b-EWK Signal Acceptance:</b><a href="116034?version=1&table=GMSB acc in SR-Int_b-EWK">GMSB</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=C1N2 acc in SR-Int_b-EWK">C1N2</a>; <br/><br/> <b>SR-High_16a-EWK Signal Acceptance:</b><a href="116034?version=1&table=GMSB acc in SR-High_16a-EWK">GMSB</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=C1N2 acc in SR-High_16a-EWK">C1N2</a>; <br/><br/> <b>SR-High_16b-EWK Signal Acceptance:</b><a href="116034?version=1&table=GMSB acc in SR-High_16b-EWK">GMSB</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=C1N2 acc in SR-High_16b-EWK">C1N2</a>; <br/><br/> <b>SR-High_8a-EWK Signal Acceptance:</b><a href="116034?version=1&table=GMSB acc in SR-High_8a-EWK">GMSB</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=C1N2 acc in SR-High_8a-EWK">C1N2</a>; <br/><br/> <b>SR-High_8b-EWK Signal Acceptance:</b><a href="116034?version=1&table=GMSB acc in SR-High_8b-EWK">GMSB</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=C1N2 acc in SR-High_8b-EWK">C1N2</a>; <br/><br/> <b>SR-1J-High-EWK Signal Acceptance:</b><a href="116034?version=1&table=GMSB acc in SR-1J-High-EWK">GMSB</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=C1N2 acc in SR-1J-High-EWK">C1N2</a>; <br/><br/> <b>SR-llbb-EWK Signal Acceptance:</b><a href="116034?version=1&table=GMSB acc in SR-llbb-EWK">GMSB</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=C1N2 acc in SR-llbb-EWK">C1N2</a>; <br/><br/> <b>SR-OffShell_a-EWK Signal Efficiency:</b><a href="116034?version=1&table=GMSB eff in SR-OffShell_a-EWK">GMSB</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=C1N2 eff in SR-OffShell_a-EWK">C1N2</a>; <br/><br/> <b>SR-OffShell_b-EWK Signal Efficiency:</b><a href="116034?version=1&table=GMSB eff in SR-OffShell_b-EWK">GMSB</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=C1N2 eff in SR-OffShell_b-EWK">C1N2</a>; <br/><br/> <b>SR-Low_a-EWK Signal Efficiency:</b><a href="116034?version=1&table=GMSB eff in C1N2 eff in SR-Low_a-EWK">GMSB</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=C1N2 eff in C1N2 eff in SR-Low_a-EWK">C1N2</a>; <br/><br/> <b>SR-Low_b-EWK Signal Efficiency:</b><a href="116034?version=1&table=GMSB eff in SR-Low_b-EWK">GMSB</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=C1N2 eff in SR-Low_b-EWK">C1N2</a>; <br/><br/> <b>SR-Int_a-EWK Signal Efficiency:</b><a href="116034?version=1&table=GMSB eff in SR-Int_a-EWK">GMSB</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=C1N2 eff in SR-Int_a-EWK">C1N2</a>; <br/><br/> <b>SR-Int_b-EWK Signal Efficiency:</b><a href="116034?version=1&table=GMSB eff in SR-Int_b-EWK">GMSB</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=C1N2 eff in SR-Int_b-EWK">C1N2</a>; <br/><br/> <b>SR-High_16a-EWK Signal Efficiency:</b><a href="116034?version=1&table=GMSB eff in SR-High_16a-EWK">GMSB</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=C1N2 eff in SR-High_16a-EWK">C1N2</a>; <br/><br/> <b>SR-High_16b-EWK Signal Efficiency:</b><a href="116034?version=1&table=GMSB eff in SR-High_16b-EWK">GMSB</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=C1N2 eff in SR-High_16b-EWK">C1N2</a>; <br/><br/> <b>SR-High_8a-EWK Signal Efficiency:</b><a href="116034?version=1&table=GMSB eff in SR-High_8a-EWK">GMSB</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=C1N2 eff in SR-High_8a-EWK">C1N2</a>; <br/><br/> <b>SR-High_8b-EWK Signal Efficiency:</b><a href="116034?version=1&table=GMSB eff in SR-High_8b-EWK">GMSB</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=C1N2 eff in SR-High_8b-EWK">C1N2</a>; <br/><br/> <b>SR-1J-High-EWK Signal Efficiency:</b><a href="116034?version=1&table=GMSB eff in SR-1J-High-EWK">GMSB</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=C1N2 eff in SR-1J-High-EWK">C1N2</a>; <br/><br/> <b>SR-llbb-EWK Signal Efficiency:</b><a href="116034?version=1&table=GMSB eff in SR-llbb-EWK">GMSB</a>; <a href="116034?version=1&table=C1N2 eff in SR-llbb-EWK">C1N2</a>; <br/><br/> <b>Truth Code snippets</b>, <b>SLHA files</b>, and <b>PYHF json likelihoods</b> are available under "Resources" (purple button on the left) ---- Record created with hepdata_lib 0.7.0: https://zenodo.org/record/4946277 and PYHF: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1169739

Breakdown of expected and observed yields in the two recursive-jigsaw reconstruction signal regions after a simultaneous fit of the the CRs. The two sets of regions are fit separately. The uncertainties include both statistical and systematic sources.

Breakdown of expected and observed yields in the electroweak search High and $\ell\ell bb$ signal regions after a simultaneous fit to the signal regions and control regions. All statistical and systematic uncertainties are included.

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Search for new particles in an extended Higgs sector with four b quarks in the final state at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV

The CMS collaboration Tumasyan, Armen ; Adam, Wolfgang ; Andrejkovic, Janik Walter ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 835 (2022) 137566, 2022.
Inspire Record 2040549 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.127245

A search for an extended Higgs sector, characterized by a massive resonance X decaying to a pair of spin-0 bosons $\phi$ that themselves decay to pairs of bottom quarks, is presented. The analysis is restricted to the mass ranges $m_\phi$ from 25 to 100 GeV and $m_\mathrm{X}$ from 1 to 3 TeV. For these mass ranges, the decay products of each $\phi$ boson are expected to merge into a single large-radius jet. Jet substructure and flavor identification techniques are used to identify these jets. The search is based on CERN LHC proton-proton collision data at $\sqrt{s} =$ 13 TeV, collected with the CMS detector in 2016-2018, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb$^{-1}$. Model-specific limits are set on the product of the production cross section and branching fraction for X $\to$$\phi\phi$$\to$$(\mathrm{b\bar{b}})(\mathrm{b\bar{b}})$ as a function of mass, where both the X $\to$$\phi\phi$ and $\phi$$\to$$\mathrm{b\bar{b}}$ branching fractions are assumed to be 100%. These limits are the first of their kind on this process, ranging between 30 and 1 fb at 95% confidence level for the considered mass ranges.

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The observed 95% CL upper limits on the product of the cross section, and branching fraction for the production of X$\to\phi\phi\to$4b, with $m_\phi$ = 25 GeV. The corresponding expected limits and their variations at the 1 and 2 standard deviation levels are also shown. Limits are compared to various extended higgs sector model cross sections as a function of the parameter $m_XN/f$.

The observed 95% CL upper limits on the product of the cross section, and branching fraction for the production of X$\to\phi\phi\to$4b, with $m_\phi$ = 30 GeV. The corresponding expected limits and their variations at the 1 and 2 standard deviation levels are also shown. Limits are compared to various extended higgs sector model cross sections as a function of the parameter $m_XN/f$.

The observed 95% CL upper limits on the product of the cross section, and branching fraction for the production of X$\to\phi\phi\to$4b, with $m_\phi$ = 35 GeV. The corresponding expected limits and their variations at the 1 and 2 standard deviation levels are also shown. Limits are compared to various extended higgs sector model cross sections as a function of the parameter $m_XN/f$.

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Search for a W' boson decaying to a vector-like quark and a top or bottom quark in the all-jets final state at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV

The CMS collaboration Tumasyan, Armen ; Adam, Wolfgang ; Andrejkovic, Janik Walter ; et al.
JHEP 09 (2022) 088, 2022.
Inspire Record 2039384 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.127138

A search is presented for a heavy W' boson resonance decaying to a B or T vector-like quark and a t or a b quark, respectively. The analysis is performed using proton-proton collisions collected with the CMS detector at the LHC. The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb$^{-1}$ at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. Both decay channels result in a signature with a t quark, a Higgs or Z boson, and a b quark, each produced with a significant Lorentz boost. The all-hadronic decays of the Higgs or Z boson and of the t quark are selected using jet substructure techniques to reduce standard model backgrounds, resulting in a distinct three-jet W' boson decay signature. No significant deviation in data with respect to the standard model background prediction is observed. Upper limits are set at 95% confidence level on the product of the W' boson cross section and the final state branching fraction. A W' boson with a mass below 3.1 TeV is excluded, given the benchmark model assumption of democratic branching fractions. In addition, limits are set based on generalizations of these assumptions. These are the most sensitive limits to date for this final state.

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Reconstructed W′ boson mass distributions in the tHb signal region.

Reconstructed W′ boson mass distributions in the tZb signal region.

The W' boson 95% CL limits on the product of cross section and branching fraction. The expected and observed limits are shown for the center VLQ mass range.

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Search for resonances decaying to three W bosons in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV

The CMS collaboration Tumasyan, Armen ; Adam, Wolfgang ; Andrejkovic, Janik Walter ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 129 (2022) 021802, 2022.
Inspire Record 2015402 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.102646

A search for resonances decaying into a W boson and a radion, where the radion decays into two W bosons, is presented. The data analyzed correspond to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb$^{-1}$ recorded in proton-proton collisions with the CMS detector at $\sqrt{s} =$ 13 TeV. One isolated charged lepton is required, together with missing transverse momentum and one or two massive large-radius jets, containing the decay products of either two or one W bosons, respectively. No excess over the background estimation is observed. The results are combined with those from a complementary channel with an all-hadronic final state, described in an accompanying paper. Limits are set on parameters of an extended warped extra-dimensional model. These searches are the first of their kind at the LHC.

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Post-fit distributions of the reconstructed $\ell\nu$+jets system ($m_{\mathrm{j}\ell\nu}$, $m_{\mathrm{jj}\ell\nu}$) in data and simulation for SR4.

Observed upper limits at 95\% \CL on the signal cross section $\times$ branching fraction as functions of the $m_{\mathrm{W}_{\mathrm{KK}}}$ and $m_{\mathrm{R}}$ resonance masses after combinign with an analysis of the all-hadronic final state.

Expected median lower limit contour on the $m_{\mathrm{W}_{\mathrm{KK}}}$ and $m_{\mathrm{R}}$ plane after combinign with an analysis of the all-hadronic final state.

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Measurement of the inclusive and differential $\mathrm{t\bar{t}}\gamma$ cross sections in the dilepton channel and effective field theory interpretation in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ =13 TeV

The CMS collaboration Tumasyan, Armen ; Adam, Wolfgang ; Andrejkovic, Janik Walter ; et al.
JHEP 05 (2022) 091, 2022.
Inspire Record 2013377 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.113657

The production cross section of a top quark pair in association with a photon is measured in proton-proton collisions in the decay channel with two oppositely charged leptons (e$^\pm\mu^\mp$, e$^+$e$^-$, or $\mu^+\mu^-$). The measurement is performed using 138 fb$^{-1}$ of proton-proton collision data recorded by the CMS experiment at $\sqrt{s} =$ 13 TeV during the 2016-2018 data-taking period of the CERN LHC. A fiducial phase space is defined such that photons radiated by initial-state particles, top quarks, or any of their decay products are included. An inclusive cross section of 175.2 $\pm$ 2.5 (stat) $\pm$ 6.3 (syst) fb is measured in a signal region with at least one jet coming from the hadronization of a bottom quark and exactly one photon with transverse momentum above 20 GeV. Differential cross sections are measured as functions of several kinematic observables of the photon, leptons, and jets, and compared to standard model predictions. The measurements are also interpreted in the standard model effective field theory framework, and limits are found on the relevant Wilson coefficients from these results alone and in combination with a previous CMS measurement of the $\mathrm{t\bar{t}}\gamma$ production process using the lepton+jets final state.

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Observed and predicted event yields as a function of $p_{T}(\gamma)$ in the $e\mu$ channel, after the fit to the data.

Observed and predicted event yields as a function of $p_{T}(\gamma)$ in the $ee$ channel, after the fit to the data.

Observed and predicted event yields as a function of $p_{T}(\gamma)$ in the $\mu\mu$ channel, after the fit to the data.

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Search for long-lived heavy neutral leptons with displaced vertices in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ =13 TeV

The CMS collaboration Tumasyan, Armen ; Adam, Wolfgang ; Andrejkovic, Janik Walter ; et al.
JHEP 07 (2022) 081, 2022.
Inspire Record 2011095 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.115355

A search for heavy neutral leptons (HNLs), the right-handed Dirac or Majorana neutrinos, is performed in final states with three charged leptons (electrons or muons) using proton-proton collision data collected by the CMS experiment at $\sqrt{s} =$ 13 TeV at the CERN LHC. The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb$^{-1}$. The HNLs could be produced through mixing with standard model neutrinos $\nu$. For small values of the HNL mass ($\lt$ 20 GeV) and the square of the HNL-$\nu$ mixing parameter (10$^{-7}$-10$^{-2}$), the decay length of these particles can be large enough so that the secondary vertex of the HNL decay can be resolved with the CMS silicon tracker. The selected final state consists of one lepton emerging from the primary proton-proton collision vertex, and two leptons forming a displaced, secondary vertex. No significant deviations from the standard model expectations are observed, and constraints are obtained on the HNL mass and coupling strength parameters, excluding previously unexplored regions of parameter space in the mass range 1-20 GeV and squared mixing parameter values as low as 10$^{-7}$.

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Number of predicted and observed events in the $eeX$ final states. The quoted uncertainties include statistical and systematic uncertainties.

Number of predicted and observed events in the $\mu\mu X$ final states. The quoted uncertainties include statistical and systematic uncertainties.

Number of predicted signal events in the $eeX$ final states, for several benchmark signal hypotheses for Majorana HNL. The quoted uncertainties include statistical and systematic uncertainties.

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Search for single production of a vector-like T quark decaying to a top quark and a Z boson in the final state with jets and missing transverse momentum at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV

The CMS collaboration Tumasyan, Armen ; Adam, Wolfgang ; Andrejkovic, Janik Walter ; et al.
JHEP 05 (2022) 093, 2022.
Inspire Record 2006491 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.100426

A search is presented for single production of a vector-like T quark with charge 2/3 $e$, in the decay channel featuring a top quark and a Z boson, with the top quark decaying hadronically and the Z boson decaying to neutrinos. The search uses data collected by the CMS experiment in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 137 fb$^{-1}$ recorded at the CERN LHC in 2016-2018. The search is sensitive to a T quark mass between 0.6 and 1.8 TeV with decay widths ranging from negligibly small up to 30% of the T quark mass. Reconstruction strategies for the top quark are based on the degree of Lorentz boosting of its final state. At 95% confidence level, the upper limit on the product of the cross section and branching fraction for a T quark of small decay width varies between 15 and 602 fb, depending on its mass. For a T quark with decay widths between 10 and 30% of its mass, this upper limit ranges between 16 and 836 fb. For most of the studied range, the results provide the best limits to date. This is the first search for single T quark production based on the full Run 2 data set of the LHC.

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Product of efficiency and acceptance of the event selection for T signal events as a function of the particle mass $m_\mathrm{T}$ and width $\Gamma$ for the different hypotheses considered.

Product of efficiency and acceptance of the event selection for T signal events as a function of the particle mass $m_\mathrm{T}$ and width $\Gamma$ for the different hypotheses considered.

Product of efficiency and acceptance of the event selection for T signal events as a function of the particle mass $m_\mathrm{T}$ and width $\Gamma$ for the different hypotheses considered.

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Search for long-lived particles decaying into muon pairs in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV collected with a dedicated high-rate data stream

The CMS collaboration Tumasyan, Armen ; Adam, Wolfgang ; Andrejkovic, Janik Walter ; et al.
JHEP 04 (2022) 062, 2022.
Inspire Record 1997201 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.115577

A search for long-lived particles decaying into muon pairs is performed using proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC in 2017 and 2018, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 101 fb$^{-1}$. The data sets used in this search were collected with a dedicated dimuon trigger stream with low transverse momentum thresholds, recorded at high rate by retaining a reduced amount of information, in order to explore otherwise inaccessible phase space at low dimuon mass and nonzero displacement from the primary interaction vertex. No significant excess of events beyond the standard model expectation is found. Upper limits on branching fractions at 95% confidence level are set on a wide range of mass and lifetime hypotheses in beyond the standard model frameworks with the Higgs boson decaying into a pair of long-lived dark photons, or with a long-lived scalar resonance arising from a decay of a b hadron. The limits are the most stringent to date for substantial regions of the parameter space. These results can be also used to constrain models of displaced dimuons that are not explicitly considered in this paper.

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Expected and observed limits at 95% CL on the branching fraction B(hb --> PHI X) . B(PHI --> mu+mu-) as a function of signal mass for signal lifetime of 1 mm

Expected and observed limits at 95% CL on the branching fraction B(hb --> PHI X) . B(PHI --> mu+mu-) as a function of signal mass for signal lifetime of 100 mm

Expected and observed limits at 95% CL on the branching fraction B(H --> ZD ZD) . B(ZD --> mu+mu-) as a function of signal mass for signal lifetime of 1 mm

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Search for resonances decaying to three W bosons in the hadronic final state in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s} =$ 13 TeV

The CMS collaboration Tumasyan, Armen ; Adam, Wolfgang ; Andrejkovic, Janik Walter ; et al.
Phys.Rev.D 106 (2022) 012002, 2022.
Inspire Record 2000816 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.115182

A search for Kaluza-Klein excited vector boson resonances, $W_\mathrm{KK}$, decaying in cascade to three W bosons via a scalar radion $R, W_\mathrm{KK}\to WR \to WWW$, with two or three massive jets is presented. The search is performed with proton-proton collision data recorded at $\sqrt{s} =$ 13 TeV, collected by the CMS experiment at the CERN LHC, during 2016-2018, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb$^{-1}$. Two final states are simultaneously probed, one where the two W bosons produced by the R decay are reconstructed as separate, large-radius, massive jets, and one where they are merged in a single large-radius jet. The observed data are in agreement with the standard model expectations. Limits are set on the product of the $W_\mathrm{KK}$ resonance cross section and branching fraction to three W bosons in an extended warped extra-dimensional model and are the first of their kind at the LHC.

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Distribution of $m_{\mathrm{jj}}$ for preselected events with $\mathrm{N}_{j}$ = 2

Distribution of $m_{\mathrm{j}}$ for preselected events with $\mathrm{N}_{j}$ = 2

Distribution of the deep-WH value of the highest-mass jet with $m_{\mathrm{j}}$ > 100 GeV for preselected events with $\mathrm{N}_{j}$ = 2

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Search for resonant production of strongly coupled dark matter in proton-proton collisions at 13 TeV

The CMS collaboration Tumasyan, Armen ; Adam, Wolfgang ; Andrejkovic, Janik Walter ; et al.
JHEP 06 (2022) 156, 2022.
Inspire Record 1994864 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.115426

The first collider search for dark matter arising from a strongly coupled hidden sector is presented and uses a data sample corresponding to 138 fb$^{-1}$, collected with the CMS detector at the CERN LHC, at $\sqrt{s} =$ 13 TeV. The hidden sector is hypothesized to couple to the standard model (SM) via a heavy leptophobic Z' mediator produced as a resonance in proton-proton collisions. The mediator decay results in two "semivisible" jets, containing both visible matter and invisible dark matter. The final state therefore includes moderate missing energy aligned with one of the jets, a signature ignored by most dark matter searches. No structure in the dijet transverse mass spectra compatible with the signal is observed. Assuming the Z' has a universal coupling of 0.25 to the SM quarks, an inclusive search, relevant to any model that exhibits this kinematic behavior, excludes mediator masses of 1.5-4.0 TeV at 95% confidence level, depending on the other signal model parameters. To enhance the sensitivity of the search for this particular class of hidden sector models, a boosted decision tree (BDT) is trained using jet substructure variables to distinguish between semivisible jets and SM jets from background processes. When the BDT is employed to identify each jet in the dijet system as semivisible, the mediator mass exclusion increases to 5.1 TeV, for wider ranges of the other signal model parameters. These limits exclude a wide range of strongly coupled hidden sector models for the first time.

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The normalized distribution of the characteristic variable $R_{\text{T}}$ for the simulated SM backgrounds and several signal models. The requirement on this variable is omitted, but all other preselection requirements are applied. The last bin of each histogram includes the overflow events.

The normalized distribution of the characteristic variable $\Delta\phi_{\text{min}}$ for the simulated SM backgrounds and several signal models. The requirement on this variable is omitted, but all other preselection requirements are applied. The last bin of each histogram includes the overflow events.

The normalized distributions of the BDT input variable $m_{\text{SD}}$ for the two highest $p_{\text{T}}$ jets from the simulated SM backgrounds and several signal models. Each sample's jet $p_{\text{T}}$ distribution is weighted to match a reference distribution (see text). The last bin of each histogram includes the overflow events.

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