Searches for scalar leptoquarks and differential cross-section measurements in dilepton-dijet events in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV with the ATLAS experiment

The ATLAS collaboration Aaboud, Morad ; Aad, Georges ; Abbott, Brad ; et al.
Eur.Phys.J.C 79 (2019) 733, 2019.
Inspire Record 1718132 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.83968

Searches for scalar leptoquarks pair-produced in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV at the Large Hadron Collider are performed by the ATLAS experiment. A data set corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 36.1 fb$^{-1}$ is used. Final states containing two electrons or two muons and two or more jets are studied, as are states with one electron or muon, missing transverse momentum and two or more jets. No statistically significant excess above the Standard Model expectation is observed. The observed and expected lower limits on the leptoquark mass at 95% confidence level extend up to 1.29 TeV and 1.23 TeV for first- and second-generation leptoquarks, respectively, as postulated in the minimal Buchm\"uller-R\"uckl-Wyler model, assuming a branching ratio into a charged lepton and a quark of 50%. In addition, measurements of particle-level fiducial and differential cross sections are presented for the $Z\rightarrow ee$, $Z\rightarrow\mu\mu$ and $t\bar{t}$ processes in several regions related to the search control regions. Predictions from a range of generators are compared with the measurements, and good agreement is seen for many of the observables. However, the predictions for the $Z\rightarrow\ell\ell$ measurements in observables sensitive to jet energies disagree with the data.

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Inclusive cross-section and uncertainty from each source, for the dominant process in the each measurement region.

Differential cross-section and uncertainty from each source, as a function of leading $p_{T}^j$ for the dominant process in the $eejj$ measurement region.

Differential cross-section and uncertainty from each source, as a function of leading $p_{T}^j$ for the dominant process in the $\mu\mu jj$ measurement region.

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Measurements of fiducial and differential cross-sections of $t\bar{t}$ production with additional heavy-flavour jets in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

The ATLAS collaboration Aaboud, Morad ; Aad, Georges ; Abbott, Brad ; et al.
JHEP 04 (2019) 046, 2019.
Inspire Record 1705857 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.87098

This paper presents measurements of $t\bar{t}$ production in association with additional $b$-jets in $pp$ collisions at the LHC at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. The data were recorded with the ATLAS detector and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 36.1 fb$^{-1}$. Fiducial cross-section measurements are performed in the dilepton and lepton-plus-jets $t\bar{t}$ decay channels. Results are presented at particle level in the form of inclusive cross-sections of $t\bar{t}$ final states with three and four $b$-jets as well as differential cross-sections as a function of global event properties and properties of $b$-jet pairs. The measured inclusive fiducial cross-sections generally exceed the $t\bar{t}b\bar{b}$ predictions from various next-to-leading-order matrix element calculations matched to a parton shower but are compatible within the total uncertainties. The experimental uncertainties are smaller than the uncertainties in the predictions. Comparisons of state-of-the-art theoretical predictions with the differential measurements are shown and good agreement with data is found for most of them.

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The measured fiducial cross sections

The measured fiducial cross sections

Relative differential cross section as a function of the b-jet multiplicity in emu channel

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Search for long-lived particles produced in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV that decay into displaced hadronic jets in the ATLAS muon spectrometer

The ATLAS collaboration Aaboud, Morad ; Aad, Georges ; Abbott, Brad ; et al.
Phys.Rev.D 99 (2019) 052005, 2019.
Inspire Record 1704138 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.85748

A search for the decay of neutral, weakly interacting, long-lived particles using data collected by the ATLAS detector at the LHC is presented. The analysis in this paper uses 36.1 fb$^{-1}$ of proton-proton collision data at $\sqrt{s} = 13$ TeV recorded in 2015-2016. The search employs techniques for reconstructing vertices of long-lived particles decaying into jets in the muon spectrometer exploiting a two vertex strategy and a novel technique that requires only one vertex in association with additional activity in the detector that improves the sensitivity for longer lifetimes. The observed numbers of events are consistent with the expected background and limits for several benchmark signals are determined.

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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <br/><b>Muon RoI Cluster trigger efficiency:</b> <br/><i>mPhi=100:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table1">Barrel</a> <i>mPhi=125:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table2">Barrel</a> <br/><i>mPhi=200:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table3">Barrel</a> <i>mPhi=400:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table4">Barrel</a> <br/><i>mPhi=600:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table5">Barrel</a> <i>mPhi=1000:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table6">Barrel</a> <br/><i>Stealth SUSY:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table7">Barrel</a> <br/><i>Baryogenesis nubb:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table8">Barrel</a> <i>Baryogenesis cbs:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table9">Barrel</a> <br/><i>Baryogenesis lcb:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table10">Barrel</a> <i>Baryogenesis tautaunu:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table11">Barrel</a> <br/><i>mPhi=100:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table12">Endcaps</a> <i>mPhi=125:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table13">Endcaps </a> <br/><i>mPhi=200:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table14">Endcaps</a> <i>mPhi=400:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table15">Endcaps</a> <br/><i>mPhi=600:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table16">Endcaps</a> <i>mPhi=1000:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table17">Endcaps</a> <br/><i>Stealth SUSY:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table18">Endcaps</a> <br/><i>Baryogenesis nubb:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table19">Endcaps</a> <i>Baryogenesis cbs:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table20">Endcaps</a> <br/><i>Baryogenesis lcb:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table21">Endcaps</a> <i>Baryogenesis tautaunu:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table22">Endcaps</a> <br/><b>MS vertex efficiency:</b> <br/><i>mPhi=100:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table23">Barrel</a> <i>mPhi=125:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table24">Barrel</a> <br/><i>mPhi=200:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table25">Barrel</a> <i>mPhi=400:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table26">Barrel</a> <br/><i>mPhi=600:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table27">Barrel</a> <i>mPhi=1000:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table28">Barrel</a> <br/><i>Stealth SUSY:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table29">Barrel</a> <br/><i>Baryogenesis nubb:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table30">Barrel</a> <i>Baryogenesis cbs:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table31">Barrel</a> <br/><i>Baryogenesis lcb:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table32">Barrel</a> <i>Baryogenesis tautaunu:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table33">Barrel</a> <br/><i>mPhi=100:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table34">Endcaps</a> <i>mPhi=125:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table35">Endcaps</a> <br/><i>mPhi=200:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table36">Endcaps</a> <i>mPhi=400:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table37">Endcaps</a> <br/><i>mPhi=600:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table38">Endcaps</a> <i>mPhi=1000:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table39">Endcaps</a> <br/><i>Stealth SUSY:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table40">Endcaps</a> <br/><i>Baryogenesis nubb:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table41">Endcaps</a> <i>Baryogenesis cbs:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table42">Endcaps</a> <br/><i>Baryogenesis lcb:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table43">Endcaps</a> <i>Baryogenesis tautaunu:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table44">Endcaps</a> <br/><b>Exclusion limits:</b> <br/><i>mPhi=125, mS=5:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table45">2Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table46">1Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table47">Combined</a> <br/><i>mPhi=125, mS=8:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table48">2Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table49">1Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table50">Combined</a> <br/><i>mPhi=125, mS=15:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table51">2Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table52">1Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table53">Combined</a> <br/><i>mPhi=125, mS=25:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table54">2Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table55">1Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table56">Combined</a> <br/><i>mPhi=125, mS=40:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table57">2Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table58">1Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table59">Combined</a> <br/><i>Stealth SUSY mG=250:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table60">2Vx</a> <br/><i>Stealth SUSY mG=500:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table61">2Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table62">1Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table63">Combined</a> <br/><i>Stealth SUSY mG=800:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table64">2Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table65">1Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table66">Combined</a> <br/><i>Stealth SUSY mG=1200:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table67">2Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table68">1Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table69">Combined</a> <br/><i>Stealth SUSY mG=1500:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table70">2Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table71">1Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table72">Combined</a> <br/><i>Stealth SUSY mG=2000:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table73">2Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table74">1Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table75">Combined</a> <br/><i>mPhi=100, mS=8:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table76">2Vx</a> <br/><i>mPhi=100, mS=25:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table77">2Vx</a> <br/><i>mPhi=200, mS=8:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table78">2Vx</a> <br/><i>mPhi=200, mS=25:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table79">2Vx</a> <br/><i>mPhi=200, mS=50:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table80">2Vx</a> <br/><i>mPhi=400, mS=50:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table81">2Vx</a> <br/><i>mPhi=400, mS=100:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table82">2Vx</a> <br/><i>mPhi=600, mS=50:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table83">2Vx</a> <br/><i>mPhi=600, mS=150:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table84">2Vx</a> <br/><i>mPhi=1000, mS=50:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table85">2Vx</a> <br/><i>mPhi=1000, mS=150:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table86">2Vx</a> <br/><i>mPhi=1000, mS=400:</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table87">2Vx</a> <br/><i>Baryogenesis nubb, mChi=10</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table88">2Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table89">1Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table90">Combined</a> <br/><i>Baryogenesis nubb, mChi=30</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table91">2Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table92">1Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table93">Combined</a> <br/><i>Baryogenesis nubb, mChi=50</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table94">2Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table95">1Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table96">Combined</a> <br/><i>Baryogenesis nubb, mChi=100</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table97">2Vx</a> <br/><i>Baryogenesis cbs, mChi=10</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table98">2Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table99">1Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table100">Combined</a> <br/><i>Baryogenesis cbs, mChi=30</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table101">2Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table102">1Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table103">Combined</a> <br/><i>Baryogenesis cbs, mChi=50</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table104">2Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table105">1Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table106">Combined</a> <br/><i>Baryogenesis cbs, mChi=100</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table107">2Vx</a> <br/><i>Baryogenesis lcb, mChi=10</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table108">2Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table109">1Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table110">Combined</a> <br/><i>Baryogenesis lcb, mChi=30</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table111">2Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table112">1Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table113">Combined</a> <br/><i>Baryogenesis lcb, mChi=50</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table114">2Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table115">1Vx</a> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table116">Combined</a> <br/><i>Baryogenesis lcb, mChi=100</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table117">2Vx</a> <br/><i>Baryogenesis tatanu, mChi=10</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table118">2Vx</a> <br/><i>Baryogenesis tatanu, mChi=30</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table119">2Vx</a> <br/><i>Baryogenesis tatanu, mChi=50</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table120">2Vx</a> <br/><i>Baryogenesis tatanu, mChi=100</i> <a href="85748?version=1&table=Table121">2Vx</a>

Barrel Muon RoI Cluster trigger efficiencies (in %) for $m_{\Phi}=100$ GeV scalar benchmark samples. The trigger efficiency is defined as the fraction of LLPs selected by the Muon RoI Cluster trigger as a function of the LLP decay position. The trigger is efficient for hadronic decays of LLPs that occur anywhere from the outer regions of the HCal to the middle station of the MS. These efficiencies are obtained from the subset of events with only a single LLP decay in the muon spectrometer in order to ensure that the result of the trigger is due to a single burst of MS activity. The uncertainties shown are statistical only. The relative differences in efficiencies of the benchmark samples are a result of the different kinematics.

Barrel Muon RoI Cluster trigger efficiencies (in %) for $m_{\Phi}=125$ GeV scalar benchmark samples. The trigger efficiency is defined as the fraction of LLPs selected by the Muon RoI Cluster trigger as a function of the LLP decay position. The trigger is efficient for hadronic decays of LLPs that occur anywhere from the outer regions of the HCal to the middle station of the MS. These efficiencies are obtained from the subset of events with only a single LLP decay in the muon spectrometer in order to ensure that the result of the trigger is due to a single burst of MS activity. The uncertainties shown are statistical only. The relative differences in efficiencies of the benchmark samples are a result of the different kinematics.

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Search for heavy Majorana or Dirac neutrinos and right-handed $W$ gauge bosons in final states with two charged leptons and two jets at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

The ATLAS collaboration Aaboud, Morad ; Aad, Georges ; Abbott, Brad ; et al.
JHEP 01 (2019) 016, 2019.
Inspire Record 1696330 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.83786

A search for heavy right-handed Majorana or Dirac neutrinos $N_R$ and heavy right-handed gauge bosons $W_R$ is performed in events with a pair of energetic electrons or muons, with the same or opposite electric charge, and two energetic jets. The events are selected from $pp$ collision data with an integrated luminosity of 36.1 fb$^{-1}$ collected by the ATLAS detector at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV. No significant deviations from the Standard Model are observed. The results are interpreted within the theoretical framework of a left-right symmetric model and lower limits are set on masses in the heavy right-handed $W$ boson and neutrino mass plane. The excluded region extends to $m_{W_R}=4.7$ TeV for both Majorana and Dirac $N_R$ neutrinos.

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Expected 95% CL exclusion contour in the $m_{W_R}–m_{N_R}$ plane for the Majorana $N_R$ neutrino $ee$ channel.

Observed 95% CL exclusion contour in the $m_{W_R}–m_{N_R}$ plane for the Majorana $N_R$ neutrino $ee$ channel.

Observed and expected 95% CL exclusion, for the tested signal mass hypotheses in the $m_{W_R}–m_{N_R}$ plane, for the Majorana $N_R$ neutrino $ee$ channel.

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Measurement of photon-jet transverse momentum correlations in 5.02 TeV Pb+Pb and $pp$ collisions with ATLAS

The ATLAS collaboration Aaboud, Morad ; Aad, Georges ; Abbott, Brad ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 789 (2019) 167-190, 2019.
Inspire Record 1694678 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.85369

Jets created in association with a photon can be used as a calibrated probe to study energy loss in the medium created in nuclear collisions. Measurements of the transverse momentum balance between isolated photons and inclusive jets are presented using integrated luminosities of 0.49 nb$^{-1}$ of Pb+Pb collision data at $\sqrt{s_\mathrm{NN}}=5.02$ TeV and 25 pb$^{-1}$ of $pp$ collision data at $\sqrt{s}=5.02$ TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. Photons with transverse momentum $63.1 < p_\mathrm{T}^{\gamma} < 200$ GeV and $\left|\eta^{\gamma}\right| < 2.37$ are paired inclusively with all jets in the event that have $p_\mathrm{T}^\mathrm{jet} > 31.6$ GeV and pseudorapidity $\left|\eta^\mathrm{jet}\right| < 2.8$. The transverse momentum balance given by the jet-to-photon $p_\mathrm{T}$ ratio, $x_\mathrm{J\gamma}$, is measured for pairs with azimuthal opening angle $\Delta\phi > 7\pi/8$. Distributions of the per-photon jet yield as a function of $x_\mathrm{J\gamma}$, $(1/N_\gamma)(\mathrm{d}N/\mathrm{d}x_\mathrm{J\gamma})$, are corrected for detector effects via a two-dimensional unfolding procedure and reported at the particle level. In $pp$ collisions, the distributions are well described by Monte Carlo event generators. In Pb+Pb collisions, the $x_\mathrm{J\gamma}$ distribution is modified from that observed in $pp$ collisions with increasing centrality, consistent with the picture of parton energy loss in the hot nuclear medium. The data are compared with a suite of energy-loss models and calculations.

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Photon-jet pT balance distributions (1/Ng)(dN/dxJg) in pp events (blue, reproduced on all panels) and Pb+Pb events (red) with each panel denoting a different centrality selection. These panels show results with pTg = 63.1-79.6 GeV. Total systematic uncertainties are shown as boxes, while statistical uncertainties are shown with vertical bars.

Photon-jet pT balance distributions (1/Ng)(dN/dxJg) in pp events (blue, reproduced on all panels) and Pb+Pb events (red) with each panel denoting a different centrality selection. These panels show results with pTg = 79.6-100 GeV. Total systematic uncertainties are shown as boxes, while statistical uncertainties are shown with vertical bars.

Photon-jet pT balance distributions (1/Ng)(dN/dxJg) in pp events (blue, reproduced on all panels) and Pb+Pb events (red) with each panel denoting a different centrality selection. These panels show results with pTg = 100-158 GeV. Total systematic uncertainties are shown as boxes, while statistical uncertainties are shown with vertical bars.

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Search for pairs of highly collimated photon-jets in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

The ATLAS collaboration Aaboud, Morad ; Aad, Georges ; Abbott, Brad ; et al.
Phys.Rev.D 99 (2019) 012008, 2019.
Inspire Record 1692387 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.85728

Results of a search for the pair production of photon-jets$-$collimated groupings of photons$-$in the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider are reported. Highly collimated photon-jets can arise from the decay of new, highly boosted particles that can decay to multiple photons collimated enough to be identified in the electromagnetic calorimeter as a single, photonlike energy cluster. Data from proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 36.7 fb$^{-1}$, were collected in 2015 and 2016. Candidate photon-jet pair production events are selected from those containing two reconstructed photons using a set of identification criteria much less stringent than that typically used for the selection of photons, with additional criteria applied to provide improved sensitivity to photon-jets. Narrow excesses in the reconstructed diphoton mass spectra are searched for. The observed mass spectra are consistent with the Standard Model background expectation. The results are interpreted in the context of a model containing a new, high-mass scalar particle with narrow width, $X$, that decays into pairs of photon-jets via new, light particles, $a$. Upper limits are placed on the cross section times the product of branching ratios $\sigma \times \mathcal{B}(X \rightarrow aa) \times \mathcal {B}(a \rightarrow \gamma \gamma)^{2}$ for 200 GeV $< m_{X} <$ 2 TeV and for ranges of $ m_a $ from a lower mass of 100 MeV up to between 2 and 10 GeV, depending upon $ m_X $. Upper limits are also placed on $\sigma \times \mathcal{B}(X \rightarrow aa) \times \mathcal {B}(a \rightarrow 3\pi^{0})^{2}$ for the same range of $ m_X $ and for ranges of $ m_a $ from a lower mass of 500 MeV up to between 2 and 10 GeV.

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Distribution of the reconstructed diphoton mass for data events passing the analysis selection, in the low-$\Delta E$ category. There are no data events above 2700 GeV.

Distribution of the reconstructed diphoton mass for data events passing the analysis selection, in the high-$\Delta E$ category. There are no data events above 2700 GeV.

The observed upper limits on the production cross-section times the product of branching ratios for the benchmark signal scenario involving a scalar particle $X$ with narrow width decaying via $X\rightarrow aa\rightarrow 4\gamma$, $\sigma_X\times B(X\rightarrow aa)\times B(a\rightarrow\gamma\gamma)^2$. The limits for $m_{a}$ = 5 GeV and 10 GeV do not cover as large a range as the other mass points, since the region of interest is limited to $ m_{a} < 0.01 \times m_{X}$.

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Search for squarks and gluinos in final states with hadronically decaying $\tau$-leptons, jets, and missing transverse momentum using $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

The ATLAS collaboration Aaboud, Morad ; Aad, Georges ; Abbott, Brad ; et al.
Phys.Rev.D 99 (2019) 012009, 2019.
Inspire Record 1688943 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.84426

A search for supersymmetry in events with large missing transverse momentum, jets, and at least one hadronically decaying $\tau$-lepton is presented. Two exclusive final states with either exactly one or at least two $\tau$-leptons are considered. The analysis is based on proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 36.1 fb$^{-1}$ delivered by the Large Hadron Collider and recorded by the ATLAS detector in 2015 and 2016. No significant excess is observed over the Standard Model expectation. At 95% confidence level, model-independent upper limits on the cross section are set and exclusion limits are provided for two signal scenarios: a simplified model of gluino pair production with $\tau$-rich cascade decays, and a model with gauge-mediated supersymmetry breaking (GMSB). In the simplified model, gluino masses up to 2000 GeV are excluded for low values of the mass of the lightest supersymmetric particle (LSP), while LSP masses up to 1000 GeV are excluded for gluino masses around 1400 GeV. In the GMSB model, values of the supersymmetry-breaking scale are excluded below 110 TeV for all values of $\tan\beta$ in the range $2 \leq \tan\beta \leq 60$, and below 120 TeV for $\tan\beta>30$.

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1$\tau$ Compressed SR eff.

1$\tau$ Compressed SR eff.

1$\tau$ MediumMass SR eff.

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Search for heavy charged long-lived particles in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 13$ TeV using an ionisation measurement with the ATLAS detector

The ATLAS collaboration Aaboud, Morad ; Aad, Georges ; Abbott, Brad ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 788 (2019) 96-116, 2019.
Inspire Record 1686832 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.83962

This Letter presents a search for heavy charged long-lived particles produced in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 13$ TeV at the LHC using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 36.1 fb$^{-1}$ collected by the ATLAS experiment in 2015 and 2016. These particles are expected to travel with a velocity significantly below the speed of light, and therefore have a specific ionisation higher than any high-momentum Standard Model particle of unit charge. The pixel subsystem of the ATLAS detector is used in this search to measure the ionisation energy loss of all reconstructed charged particles which traverse the pixel detector. Results are interpreted assuming the pair production of $R$-hadrons as composite colourless states of a long-lived gluino and Standard Model partons. No significant deviation from Standard Model background expectations is observed, and lifetime-dependent upper limits on $R$-hadron production cross-sections and gluino masses are set, assuming the gluino always decays in two quarks and a stable neutralino. $R$-hadrons with lifetimes above 1.0 ns are excluded at the 95% confidence level, with lower limits on the gluino mass ranging between 1290 GeV and 2060 GeV. In the case of stable $R$-hadrons, the lower limit on the gluino mass at the 95% confidence level is 1890 GeV.

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The number of events in each CR, VR, and SR for the predicted background, for the expected contribution from the signal model normalised to $36.1$ fb$^{-1}$, and in the observed data. The predicted background includes the statistical and systematic uncertainties, respectively. The uncertainty in the signal yield includes all systematic uncertainties except that in the theoretical cross-section.

The number of events in each CR, VR, and SR for the predicted background, for the expected contribution from the signal model normalised to $36.1$ fb$^{-1}$, and in the observed data. The predicted background includes the statistical and systematic uncertainties, respectively. The uncertainty in the signal yield includes all systematic uncertainties except that in the theoretical cross-section.

Expected number of $R$-hadron signal events at different stages of the selection, normalised to $36.1$ fb$^{-1}$. Shown for three different signal points is the number of events expected and the number of events expected in which the selected track has been matched to a generated $R$-hadron. If the gluino decays, it decays to a 100 GeV $\tilde{\chi}^{0}$ and SM quarks.

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Measurement of the azimuthal anisotropy of charged particles produced in $\sqrt{s_\mathrm{NN}} = 5.02$ TeV Pb+Pb collisions with the ATLAS detector

The ATLAS collaboration Aaboud, Morad ; Aad, Georges ; Abbott, Brad ; et al.
Eur.Phys.J.C 78 (2018) 997, 2018.
Inspire Record 1686834 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.84427

Measurements of the azimuthal anisotropy in lead-lead collisions at $\sqrt{s_\mathrm{NN}} = 5.02$ TeV are presented using a data sample corresponding to 0.49 $\mathrm{nb}^{-1}$ integrated luminosity collected by the ATLAS experiment at the LHC in 2015. The recorded minimum-bias sample is enhanced by triggers for "ultra-central" collisions, providing an opportunity to perform detailed study of flow harmonics in the regime where the initial state is dominated by fluctuations. The anisotropy of the charged-particle azimuthal angle distributions is characterized by the Fourier coefficients, $v_{2}-v_{7}$, which are measured using the two-particle correlation, scalar-product and event-plane methods. The goal of the paper is to provide measurements of the differential as well as integrated flow harmonics $v_{n}$ over wide ranges of the transverse momentum, 0.5 $

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The V2 harmonic measured with the scalar product method as a funtion of transverse momentum in centrality bin 0-0.1%

The V2 harmonic measured with the scalar product method as a funtion of transverse momentum in centrality bin 0-1%

The V2 harmonic measured with the scalar product method as a funtion of transverse momentum in centrality bin 0-5%

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Search for charged Higgs bosons decaying into top and bottom quarks at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

The ATLAS collaboration Aaboud, Morad ; Aad, Georges ; Abbott, Brad ; et al.
JHEP 11 (2018) 085, 2018.
Inspire Record 1686365 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.83203

A search for charged Higgs bosons heavier than the top quark and decaying via $H^\pm \rightarrow tb$ is presented. The data analysed corresponds to 36.1 fb$^{-1}$ of $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV and was recorded with the ATLAS detector at the LHC in 2015 and 2016. The production of a charged Higgs boson in association with a top quark and a bottom quark, $pp \rightarrow tb H^\pm$, is explored in the mass range from $m_{H^\pm}$ = 200 to 2000 GeV using multi-jet final states with one or two electrons or muons. Events are categorised according to the multiplicity of jets and how likely these are to have originated from hadronisation of a bottom quark. Multivariate techniques are used to discriminate between signal and background events. No significant excess above the background-only hypothesis is observed and exclusion limits are derived for the production cross-section times branching fraction of a charged Higgs boson as a function of its mass, which range from 2.9 pb at $m_{H^\pm}$ = 200 GeV to 0.070 pb at $m_{H^\pm}$ = 2000 GeV. The results are interpreted in two benchmark scenarios of the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model.

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Expected and observed limits for the production of $H^{+} \to tb$ in association with a top quark and a bottom quark. The bands surrounding the expected limit show the 68% and 95% confidence intervals. The limits are based on the combination of the $\ell+$jets and $\ell\ell$ final states. Theory predictions are shown for three representative values of $\tan\beta$ in the $m_h^{\mathrm{mod-}}$ benchmark scenario. Uncertainties in the predicted $H^+$ cross-sections or branching ratios are not considered.

Expected and observed upper limits on $\tan\beta$ as a function of $m_{H^{+}}$ in the $m_h^{\mathrm{mod-}}$ scenario of the MSSM. Limits are shown for $\tan\beta$ values in the range of 0.5-60, where predictions are available from both scenarios. The bands surrounding the expected limits show the 68% and 95% confidence intervals. The limits are based on the combination of the $\ell+$jets and $\ell\ell$ final states. The production cross-section of $t\bar{t}H$ and $tH$, as well as the branching ratios of the $H$, are fixed to their SM values at each point in the plane. Uncertainties on the predicted $H^{+}$ cross-sections or branching ratios are not considered.

Expected and observed lower limits on $\tan\beta$ as a function of $m_{H^{+}}$ in the $m_h^{\mathrm{mod-}}$ scenario of the MSSM. Limits are shown for $\tan\beta$ values in the range of 0.5-60, where predictions are available from both scenarios. The bands surrounding the expected limits show the 68% and 95% confidence intervals. The limits are based on the combination of the $\ell+$jets and $\ell\ell$ final states. The production cross-section of $t\bar{t}H$ and $tH$, as well as the branching ratios of the $H$, are fixed to their SM values at each point in the plane. Uncertainties on the predicted $H^{+}$ cross-sections or branching ratios are not considered.

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