This paper presents measurements of top-antitop quark pair ($t\bar{t}$) production in association with additional $b$-jets. The analysis utilises 140 fb$^{-1}$ of proton-proton collision data collected with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. Fiducial cross-sections are extracted in a final state featuring one electron and one muon, with at least three or four $b$-jets. Results are presented at the particle level for both integrated cross-sections and normalised differential cross-sections, as functions of global event properties, jet kinematics, and $b$-jet pair properties. Observable quantities characterising $b$-jets originating from the top quark decay and additional $b$-jets are also measured at the particle level, after correcting for detector effects. The measured integrated fiducial cross-sections are consistent with $t\bar{t}b\bar{b}$ predictions from various next-to-leading-order matrix element calculations matched to a parton shower within the uncertainties of the predictions. State-of-the-art theoretical predictions are compared with the differential measurements; none of them simultaneously describes all observables. Differences between any two predictions are smaller than the measurement uncertainties for most observables.
- - - - - - - - Overview of HEPData Record - - - - - - - - <br/><br/> ATLAS public webpage of paper: <a href="https://atlas.web.cern.ch/Atlas/GROUPS/PHYSICS/PAPERS/TOPQ-2019-03/">link</a><br/><br/> <b>Fiducial phase space definitions:</b><br/> <i>Particle level:</i> <ul> <li> Common: N E = N MU = 1, CHARGE E != CHARGE MU <li> NJETS >= 2, NBJETS >= 2 <li> NJETS >= 3, NBJETS >= 3 <li> NJETS >= 4, NBJETS >= 3 <li> NJETS >= 4, NBJETS >= 4 <li> NJETS >= 5, NBJETS >= 4 </ul><br/> <b>Objects definitions:</b> <ul> <li> LEP PT > 28 GeV, ABS ETARAP LEP < 2.5 <li> JET PT > 25 GeV, ABS ETARAP JET < 2.5, R JET = 0.4 <li> BJET: >=1 b-hadron with PT > 5 GeV is associated to the jet via ghost matching </ul><br/> <b>Particle level:</b><br/> <br/>Data from Table 06: <a href="153521?table="Fiducial xsec results>Fiducial xsec results </a><br/><br/> <u>1D:</u><br/> Data bootstraps: <ul> <li> Data from Figure 09: <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $N_{b-jets}$ in $≥2b$">Bootstrap $N_{b-jets}$ in $≥2b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 10a: <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $N_{b-jets}$ in $≥3b$">Bootstrap $N_{b-jets}$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 10b: <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $N_{c/l-jets}$ in $≥3b$">Bootstrap $N_{c/l-jets}$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 10c: <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $H_{T}^{had}$ in $≥3b$">Bootstrap $H_{T}^{had}$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 10d: <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $\Delta R_{avg}^{bb}$ in $≥3b$">Bootstrap $\Delta R_{avg}^{bb}$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 11a: <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{1})$ in $≥3b$">Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{1})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 11b: <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{2})$ in $≥3b$">Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{2})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 11c: <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{1}^{top})$ in $≥3b$">Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{1}^{top})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 11d: <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{2}^{top})$ in $≥3b$">Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{2}^{top})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 12a: <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{3})$ in $≥3b$">Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{3})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 12b: <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥3b$">Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 13a: <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $m(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥3b$">Bootstrap $m(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 13b: <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥3b$">Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 13c: <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $m(bb^{top})$ in $≥3b$">Bootstrap $m(bb^{top})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 13d: <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $p_{T}(bb^{top})$ in $≥3b$">Bootstrap $p_{T}(bb^{top})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 14a: <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $\Delta R(e\mu bb^{top}, b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥3b$">Bootstrap $\Delta R(e\mu bb^{top}, b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 14b: <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $\Delta R(e\mu bb^{top}, l/c-jet_{1})$ in $≥3b≥1l/c$">Bootstrap $\Delta R(e\mu bb^{top}, l/c-jet_{1})$ in $≥3b≥1l/c$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 14c: <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $p_{T}(l/c-jet_{1})$ in $≥3b≥1l/c$">Bootstrap $p_{T}(l/c-jet_{1})$ in $≥3b≥1l/c$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 14d: <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $p_{T}(l/c-jet_{1})-p_{T}(b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥3b≥1l/c$">Bootstrap $p_{T}(l/c-jet_{1})-p_{T}(b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥3b≥1l/c$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 15a: <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $m(bb^{min\Delta R})$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $m(bb^{min\Delta R})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 15b: <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $p_{T}(bb^{min\Delta R})$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $p_{T}(bb^{min\Delta R})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 15c: <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $m(bb^{add})$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $m(bb^{add})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 15d: <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $p_{T}(bb^{add})$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $p_{T}(bb^{add})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 01a (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{3})|$ in $≥3b$">Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{3})|$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 01b (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{1}^{add})|$ in $≥3b$">Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{1}^{add})|$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 02a (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $\Delta R(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥3b$">Bootstrap $\Delta R(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 02b (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $m(e\mu bb^{top})$ in $≥3b$">Bootstrap $m(e\mu bb^{top})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 03a (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $|\eta(l/c-jet_{1})|$ in $≥3b≥1l/c$">Bootstrap $|\eta(l/c-jet_{1})|$ in $≥3b≥1l/c$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 03b (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $\Delta\eta_{max}^{jj}$ in $≥3b$">Bootstrap $\Delta\eta_{max}^{jj}$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 04a (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $H_{T}^{all}$ in $≥3b$">Bootstrap $H_{T}^{all}$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 04b (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $m(e\mu b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥3b$">Bootstrap $m(e\mu b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 05a (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{1})|$ in $≥3b$">Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{1})|$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 05b (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{2})|$ in $≥3b$">Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{2})|$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 05c (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{1}^{top})|$ in $≥3b$">Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{1}^{top})|$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 05d (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{2}^{top})|$ in $≥3b$">Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{2}^{top})|$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 06a (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{1})$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{1})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 06b (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{2})$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{2})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 06c (axu): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{1}^{top})$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{1}^{top})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 06d (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{2}^{top})$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{2}^{top})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 07a (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{3})$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{3})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 07b (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{4})$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{4})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 07c (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 07d (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{2}^{add})$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{2}^{add})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 08a (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $m(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $m(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 08b (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $p_{T}(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 09a (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $m(bb^{top})$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $m(bb^{top})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 09b (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $p_{T}(bb^{top})$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $p_{T}(bb^{top})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 10a (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $H_{T}^{all}$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $H_{T}^{all}$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 10b (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $m(e\mu b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $m(e\mu b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 11a (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $m(e\mu bb^{top})$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $m(e\mu bb^{top})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 11b (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $H_{T}^{had}$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $H_{T}^{had}$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 11c (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap min$\Delta R(bb)$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap min$\Delta R(bb)$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 11d (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $\Delta R(e\mu bb^{top}, b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $\Delta R(e\mu bb^{top}, b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 12a (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $\Delta R_{avg}^{bb}$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $\Delta R_{avg}^{bb}$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 12b (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $\Delta\eta_{max}^{jj}$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $\Delta\eta_{max}^{jj}$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 12c (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $N_{l/c-jets}$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $N_{l/c-jets}$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 13a (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $p_{T}(l/c-jet_{1})$ in $≥4b≥1l/c$">Bootstrap $p_{T}(l/c-jet_{1})$ in $≥4b≥1l/c$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 13b (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $|\eta(l/c-jet_{1})|$ in $≥4b≥1l/c$">Bootstrap $|\eta(l/c-jet_{1})|$ in $≥4b≥1l/c$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 13c (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $\Delta R(e\mu bb^{top}, l/c-jet_{1})$ in $≥4b≥1l/c$">Bootstrap $\Delta R(e\mu bb^{top}, l/c-jet_{1})$ in $≥4b≥1l/c$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 13d (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $p_{T}(l/c-jet_{1})-p_{T}(b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥4b≥1l/c$">Bootstrap $p_{T}(l/c-jet_{1})-p_{T}(b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥4b≥1l/c$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 14a (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{1})|$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{1})|$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 14b (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{2})|$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{2})|$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 14c (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{1}^{top})|$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{1}^{top})|$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 14d (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{2}^{top})|$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{2}^{top})|$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 15a (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{3})|$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{3})|$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 15b (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{4})|$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{4})|$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 15c (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{1}^{add})|$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{1}^{add})|$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Figure 15d (aux): <a href="153521?table=Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{2}^{add})|$ in $≥4b$">Bootstrap $|\eta(b_{2}^{add})|$ in $≥4b$ </a> </ul><br/> Measurements: <ul> <li> Data from Table 01 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $N_{b-jets}$ in $≥2b$">Diff. XS $N_{b-jets}$ in $≥2b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 02 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $H_{T}^{had}$ in $≥3b$">Diff. XS $H_{T}^{had}$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 03 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $H_{T}^{all}$ in $≥3b$">Diff. XS $H_{T}^{all}$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 04 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $\Delta R_{avg}^{bb}$ in $≥3b$">Diff. XS $\Delta R_{avg}^{bb}$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 05 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $\Delta\eta_{max}^{jj}$ in $≥3b$">Diff. XS $\Delta\eta_{max}^{jj}$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 06 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{1})$ in $≥3b$">Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{1})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 07 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{1}^{top})$ in $≥3b$">Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{1}^{top})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 08 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{2})$ in $≥3b$">Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{2})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 09 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{2}^{top})$ in $≥3b$">Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{2}^{top})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 10 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{3})$ in $≥3b$">Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{3})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 11 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥3b$">Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 12 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{1})|$ in $≥3b$">Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{1})|$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 13 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{1}^{top})|$ in $≥3b$">Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{1}^{top})|$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 14 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{2})|$ in $≥3b$">Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{2})|$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 15 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{2}^{top})|$ in $≥3b$">Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{2}^{top})|$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 16 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{3})|$ in $≥3b$">Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{3})|$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 17 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{1}^{add})|$ in $≥3b$">Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{1}^{add})|$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 18 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $m(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥3b$">Diff. XS $m(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 19 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥3b$">Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 20 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $m(bb^{top})$ in $≥3b$">Diff. XS $m(bb^{top})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 21 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $p_{T}(bb^{top})$ in $≥3b$">Diff. XS $p_{T}(bb^{top})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 22 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $m(e\mu b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥3b$">Diff. XS $m(e\mu b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 23 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $m(e\mu bb^{top})$ in $≥3b$">Diff. XS $m(e\mu bb^{top})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 24 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $\Delta R(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥3b$">Diff. XS $\Delta R(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 25 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $N_{l/c-jets}$ in $≥3b$">Diff. XS $N_{l/c-jets}$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 26 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $\Delta R(e\mu b_{1}b_{2},b_{3})$ in $≥3b$">Diff. XS $\Delta R(e\mu b_{1}b_{2},b_{3})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 27 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $\Delta R(e\mu bb^{top}, b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥3b$">Diff. XS $\Delta R(e\mu bb^{top}, b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 28 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $\Delta R(e\mu bb^{top},l/c-jet)$ in $≥3b≥1l/c$">Diff. XS $\Delta R(e\mu bb^{top},l/c-jet)$ in $≥3b≥1l/c$ </a> <li> Data from Table 29 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $p_{T}(l/c-jet_{1}) - p_{T}(b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥3b≥1l/c$">Diff. XS $p_{T}(l/c-jet_{1}) - p_{T}(b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥3b≥1l/c$ </a> <li> Data from Table 30 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $|\eta(l/c-jet_{1})|$ in $≥3b≥1l/c$">Diff. XS $|\eta(l/c-jet_{1})|$ in $≥3b≥1l/c$ </a> <li> Data from Table 31 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $p_{T}(l/c-jet_{1})$ in $≥3b≥1l/c$">Diff. XS $p_{T}(l/c-jet_{1})$ in $≥3b≥1l/c$ </a> <li> Data from Table 32 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $H_{T}^{had}$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $H_{T}^{had}$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 33 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $H_{T}^{all}$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $H_{T}^{all}$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 34 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $\Delta R_{avg}^{bb}$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $\Delta R_{avg}^{bb}$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 35 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $\Delta\eta_{max}^{jj}$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $\Delta\eta_{max}^{jj}$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 36 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{1})$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{1})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 37 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{1}^{top})$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{1}^{top})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 38 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{2})$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{2})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 39 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{2}^{top})$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{2}^{top})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 40 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{3})$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{3})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 41 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 42 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{4})$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{4})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 43 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{2}^{add})$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{2}^{add})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 44 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{1})|$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{1})|$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 45 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{1}^{top})|$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{1}^{top})|$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 46 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{2})|$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{2})|$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 47 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{2}^{top})|$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{2}^{top})|$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 48 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{3})|$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{3})|$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 49 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{1}^{add})|$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{1}^{add})|$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 50 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{4})|$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{4})|$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 51 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{2}^{add})|$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $|\eta(b_{2}^{add})|$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 52 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $m(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $m(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 53 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $p_{T}(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 54 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $m(bb^{top})$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $m(bb^{top})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 55 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $p_{T}(bb^{top})$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $p_{T}(bb^{top})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 56 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $m(e\mu b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $m(e\mu b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 57 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $m(e\mu bb^{top})$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $m(e\mu bb^{top})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 58 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $m(bb^{min\Delta R})$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $m(bb^{min\Delta R})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 59 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $p_{T}(bb^{min\Delta R})$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $p_{T}(bb^{min\Delta R})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 60 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $m(bb^{add})$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $m(bb^{add})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 61 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $p_{T}(bb^{add})$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $p_{T}(bb^{add})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 62 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $min\Delta R(bb)$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $min\Delta R(bb)$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 63 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $\Delta R(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $\Delta R(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 64 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $N_{l/c-jets}$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $N_{l/c-jets}$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 65 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $\Delta R(e\mu b_{1}b_{2},b_{3})$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $\Delta R(e\mu b_{1}b_{2},b_{3})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 66 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $\Delta R(e\mu bb^{top}, b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥4b$">Diff. XS $\Delta R(e\mu bb^{top}, b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 67 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $\Delta R(e\mu bb^{top}, l/c-jet_{1})$ in $≥4b≥1l/c$">Diff. XS $\Delta R(e\mu bb^{top}, l/c-jet_{1})$ in $≥4b≥1l/c$ </a> <li> Data from Table 68 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $p_{T}(l/c-jet_{1}) - p_{T}(b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥4b≥1l/c$">Diff. XS $p_{T}(l/c-jet_{1}) - p_{T}(b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥4b≥1l/c$ </a> <li> Data from Table 69 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $|\eta(l/c-jet_{1})|$ in $≥4b≥1l/c$">Diff. XS $|\eta(l/c-jet_{1})|$ in $≥4b≥1l/c$ </a> <li> Data from Table 70 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Diff. XS $p_{T}(l/c-jet_{1})$ in $≥4b≥1l/c$">Diff. XS $p_{T}(l/c-jet_{1})$ in $≥4b≥1l/c$ </a> </ul><br/> <u>2D:</u><br/> Correlation matrices: <ul> <li> Data from Table 71 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $N_{b-jets}$ in $≥2b$">Corr. mtrx $N_{b-jets}$ in $≥2b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 72 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $N_{b-jets}$ in $≥3b$">Corr. mtrx $N_{b-jets}$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 73 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $H_{T}^{had}$ in $≥3b$">Corr. mtrx $H_{T}^{had}$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 74 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $H_{T}^{all}$ in $≥3b$">Corr. mtrx $H_{T}^{all}$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 75 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $\Delta R_{avg}^{bb}$ in $≥3b$">Corr. mtrx $\Delta R_{avg}^{bb}$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 76 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $\Delta\eta_{max}^{jj}$ in $≥3b$">Corr. mtrx $\Delta\eta_{max}^{jj}$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 77 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{1})$ in $≥3b$">Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{1})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 78 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{1}^{top})$ in $≥3b$">Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{1}^{top})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 79 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{2})$ in $≥3b$">Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{2})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 80 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{2}^{top})$ in $≥3b$">Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{2}^{top})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 81 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{3})$ in $≥3b$">Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{3})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 82 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥3b$">Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 83 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{1})|$ in $≥3b$">Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{1})|$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 84 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{1}^{top})|$ in $≥3b$">Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{1}^{top})|$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 85 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{2})|$ in $≥3b$">Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{2})|$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 86 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{2}^{top})|$ in $≥3b$">Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{2}^{top})|$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 87 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{3})|$ in $≥3b$">Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{3})|$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 88 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{1}^{add})|$ in $≥3b$">Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{1}^{add})|$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 89 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $m(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥3b$">Corr. mtrx $m(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 90 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥3b$">Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 91 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $m(bb^{top})$ in $≥3b$">Corr. mtrx $m(bb^{top})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 92 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(bb^{top})$ in $≥3b$">Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(bb^{top})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 93 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $m(e\mu b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥3b$">Corr. mtrx $m(e\mu b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 94 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $m(e\mu bb^{top})$ in $≥3b$">Corr. mtrx $m(e\mu bb^{top})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 95 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $\Delta R(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥3b$">Corr. mtrx $\Delta R(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 96 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $N_{l/c-jets}$ in $≥3b$">Corr. mtrx $N_{l/c-jets}$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 97 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $\Delta R(e\mu b_{1}b_{2},b_{3})$ in $≥3b$">Corr. mtrx $\Delta R(e\mu b_{1}b_{2},b_{3})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 98 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $\Delta R(e\mu bb^{top}, b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥3b$">Corr. mtrx $\Delta R(e\mu bb^{top}, b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥3b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 99 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $\Delta R(e\mu bb^{top},l/c-jet)$ in $≥3b≥1l/c$">Corr. mtrx $\Delta R(e\mu bb^{top},l/c-jet)$ in $≥3b≥1l/c$ </a> <li> Data from Table 100 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(l/c-jet_{1})-p_{T}(b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥3b≥1l/c$">Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(l/c-jet_{1})-p_{T}(b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥3b≥1l/c$ </a> <li> Data from Table 101 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $|\eta(l/c-jet_{1})|$ in $≥3b≥1l/c$">Corr. mtrx $|\eta(l/c-jet_{1})|$ in $≥3b≥1l/c$ </a> <li> Data from Table 102 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(l/c-jet_{1})$ in $≥3b≥1l/c$">Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(l/c-jet_{1})$ in $≥3b≥1l/c$ </a> <li> Data from Table 103 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $H_{T}^{had}$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $H_{T}^{had}$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 104 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $H_{T}^{all}$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $H_{T}^{all}$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 105 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $\Delta R_{avg}^{bb}$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $\Delta R_{avg}^{bb}$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 106 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $\Delta\eta_{max}^{jj}$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $\Delta\eta_{max}^{jj}$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 107 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{1})$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{1})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 108 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{1}^{top})$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{1}^{top})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 109 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{2})$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{2})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 110 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{2}^{top})$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{2}^{top})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 111 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{3})$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{3})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 112 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 113 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{4})$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{4})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 114 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{2}^{add})$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{2}^{add})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 115 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{1})|$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{1})|$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 116 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{1}^{top})|$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{1}^{top})|$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 117 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{2})|$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{2})|$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 118 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{2}^{top})|$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{2}^{top})|$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 119 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{3})|$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{3})|$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 120 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{1}^{add})|$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{1}^{add})|$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 121 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{4})|$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{4})|$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 122 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{2}^{add})|$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $|\eta(b_{2}^{add})|$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 123 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $m(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $m(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 124 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 125 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $m(bb^{top})$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $m(bb^{top})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 126 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(bb^{top})$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(bb^{top})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 127 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $m(e\mu b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $m(e\mu b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 128 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $m(e\mu bb^{top})$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $m(e\mu bb^{top})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 129 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $m(bb^{min\Delta R})$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $m(bb^{min\Delta R})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 130 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(bb^{min\Delta R})$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(bb^{min\Delta R})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 131 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $m(bb^{add})$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $m(bb^{add})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 132 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(bb^{add})$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(bb^{add})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 133 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx min$\Delta R(bb)$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx min$\Delta R(bb)$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 134 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $\Delta R(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $\Delta R(b_{1}b_{2})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 135 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $N_{l/c-jets}$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $N_{l/c-jets}$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 136 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $\Delta R(e\mu b_{1}b_{2},b_{3})$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $\Delta R(e\mu b_{1}b_{2},b_{3})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 137 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $\Delta R(e\mu bb^{top}, b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥4b$">Corr. mtrx $\Delta R(e\mu bb^{top}, b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥4b$ </a> <li> Data from Table 138 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $\Delta R(e\mu bb^{top}, l/c-jet_{1})$ in $≥4b≥1l/c$">Corr. mtrx $\Delta R(e\mu bb^{top}, l/c-jet_{1})$ in $≥4b≥1l/c$ </a> <li> Data from Table 139 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(l/c-jet_{1})-p_{T}(b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥4b≥1l/c$">Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(l/c-jet_{1})-p_{T}(b_{1}^{add})$ in $≥4b≥1l/c$ </a> <li> Data from Table 140 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $|\eta(l/c-jet_{1})|$ in $≥4b≥1l/c$">Corr. mtrx $|\eta(l/c-jet_{1})|$ in $≥4b≥1l/c$ </a> <li> Data from Table 141 (aux): <a href="153521?table=Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(l/c-jet_{1})$ in $≥4b≥1l/c$">Corr. mtrx $p_{T}(l/c-jet_{1})$ in $≥4b≥1l/c$ </a> </ul><br/>
Measured and predicted fiducial cross-section results for additional b-jet production in four phase-space regions. The dashes (–) indicate that the predictions are not available. The differences between the various MC generator predictions are smaller than the size of theoretical uncertainties (20%–50%, not presented here) in the predictions.
Data bootstraps post unfolding for the normalised differential cross-section in the phase space with at least two $b$-jets as a function of the number of $b$-jets compared with predictions. The replicas are obtained by reweighting each observed data event by a random integer generated according to Poisson statistics, using the BootstrapGenerator software package (https://gitlab.cern.ch/atlas-physics/sm/StandardModelTools_BootstrapGenerator/BootstrapGenerator), which implements a technique described in ATL-PHYS-PUB-2021-011 (https://cds.cern.ch/record/2759945). The ATLAS event number and run number of each event are used as seed to uniquely but reproducibly initialise the random number generator for each event. The last bin contains the overflow.
A search for long-lived heavy neutral leptons (HNLs) using proton-proton collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb$^{-1}$ collected at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV with the CMS detector at the CERN LHC is presented. Events are selected with a charged lepton originating from the primary vertex associated with the proton-proton interaction, as well as a second charged lepton and a hadronic jet associated with a secondary vertex that corresponds to the semileptonic decay of a long-lived HNL. No excess of events above the standard model expectation is observed. Exclusion limits at 95% confidence level are evaluated for HNLs that mix with electron and/or muon neutrinos. Limits are presented in the mass range of 1-16.5 GeV, with excluded square mixing parameter values reaching as low as 2 $\times$ 10$^{-7}$. For masses above 11 GeV, the presented limits exceed all previous results in the semileptonic decay channel, and for some of the considered scenarios are the strongest to date.
The 95% CL limits on $|V_{Ne}|^2$ as a function of the HNL mass for a Majorana HNL. Values of $-1$ indicate that no limit is available for the mass point.
The 95% CL limits on $|V_{N\mu}|^2$ as a function of the HNL mass for a Majorana HNL. Values of $-1$ indicate that no limit is available for the mass point.
The 95% CL limits on mixed coupling as a function of the HNL mass for a Majorana HNL. Values of $-1$ indicate that no limit is available for the mass point.
This Letter presents a constraint on the total width of the Higgs boson ($\Gamma_H$) using a combined measurement of on-shell Higgs boson production and the production of four top quarks, which involves contributions from off-shell Higgs boson-mediated processes. This method relies on the assumption that the tree-level Higgs-top Yukawa coupling strength is the same for on-shell and off-shell Higgs boson production processes, thereby avoiding any assumptions about the relationship between on-shell and off-shell gluon fusion Higgs production rates, which were central to previous measurements. The result is based on up to 140 fb$^{-1}$ of proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV collected with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. The observed (expected) 95% confidence level upper limit on $\Gamma_H$ is 450 MeV (75 MeV). Additionally, considering the constraint on the Higgs-top Yukawa coupling from loop-induced Higgs boson production and decay processes further yields an observed (expected) upper limit of 160 MeV (55 MeV).
The observed profile likelihood ratio, $-2ln \Lambda$, as a function of $\Gamma_H$.
The observed profile likelihood ratio, $-2ln \Lambda$, as a function of $\Gamma_H/\Gamma_H^{SM}$ and $\kappa_t$.
The observed profile likelihood ratio, $-2ln \Lambda$, as a function of $\Gamma_H/\Gamma_H^{SM}$.
A combination of searches for singly and doubly charged Higgs bosons, $H^{\pm}$ and $H^{\pm\pm}$, produced via vector-boson fusion is performed using 140 fb$^{-1}$ of proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, collected with the ATLAS detector during Run 2 of the Large Hadron Collider. Searches targeting decays to massive vector bosons in leptonic final states (electrons or muons) are considered. New constraints are reported on the production cross-section times branching fraction for charged Higgs boson masses between 200 GeV and 3000 GeV. The results are interpreted in the context of the Georgi-Machacek model for which the most stringent constraints to date are set for the masses considered in the combination.
Post-fit $m_{\mathrm{WZ}}$ distribution in the signal region for the SM background-only hypothesis. Data are shown as black markers with vertical error bars representing the statistical uncertainty. Filled histograms show contributions of various SM processes, with the hatched band representing the total uncertainty. The line shows the prediction of the GM model for $\sin \theta_{\mathrm{H}} = 0.17$ and $m_{\mathrm{H_5}} = 375$ GeV, where the $\sin \theta_{\mathrm{H}}$ value corresponds to the expected $95\%$ CL limit for that $H_5$ mass.
Post-fit $m_{\mathrm{T}}$ distribution in the signal region for the SM background-only hypothesis. Data are shown as black markers with vertical error bars representing the statistical uncertainty. Filled histograms show contributions of various SM processes, with the hatched band representing the total uncertainty. The line shows the prediction of the GM model for $\sin \theta_{\mathrm{H}} = 0.17$ and $m_{\mathrm{H_5}} = 375$ GeV, where the $\sin \theta_{\mathrm{H}}$ value corresponds to the expected $95\%$ CL limit for that $H_5$ mass.
Expected and observed exclusion limits at 95% CL for $\sigma_{\mathrm{VBF}}(H_{5}^{\pm}) \times \mathcal{B}(H_{5}^{\pm} \to W^{\pm}Z)$ as a function of $m_{\mathrm{H_5}}$. The inner (outer) band represents the $68\%$ ($95\%$) confidence interval around the median expected limit.
An analysis of the production of a Higgs boson ($H$) in association with a top quark-antiquark pair ($\mathrm{t\bar{t}}H$) or a single top quark ($tH$) is presented. The Higgs boson decay into a bottom quark-antiquark pair ($H \to\mathrm{b\bar{b}}$) is targeted, and three different final states of the top quark decays are considered, defined by the number of leptons (electrons or muons) in the event. The analysis utilises proton-proton collision data collected at the CERN LHC with the CMS experiment at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV in 2016-2018, which correspond to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb$^{-1}$. The observed $\mathrm{t\bar{t}}H$ production rate relative to the standard model expectation is 0.33 $\pm$ 0.26 = 0.33 $\pm$ 0.17 (stat) $\pm$ 0.21 (syst). Additionally, the $\mathrm{t\bar{t}}H$ production rate is determined in intervals of Higgs boson transverse momentum. An upper limit at 95% confidence level is set on the tH production rate of 14.6 times the standard model prediction, with an expectation of 19.3 $^{+9.2}_{-6.0}$. Finally, constraints are derived on the strength and structure of the coupling between the Higgs boson and the top quark from simultaneous extraction of the $\mathrm{t\bar{t}}H$ and $tH$ production rates, and the results are combined with those obtained in other Higgs boson decay channels.
Best fit results of the ttH signal-strength modifier in each channel, in each year, and in the combination of all channels and years. Uncertainties are correlated between the channels and years.
Likelihood-ratio test statistic as a function of the ttH strength modifiers $\mu_{ttH}$ and the $ttB$ background normalisation. The observed best fit point is $(\mu_{ttH}, ttB) = (0.33, 1.19)$.
Best fit results of the ttH signal-strength modifiers in the different Higgs pT bins of the STXS measurement.
A search for a light charged Higgs boson produced in decays of the top quark, $t \to H^\pm b$ with $H^\pm \to cs$, is presented. This search targets the production of top-quark pairs $t\bar{t} \to Wb H^\pm b$, with $W \to \ell\nu$ ($\ell = e, \mu$), resulting in a lepton-plus-jets final state characterised by an isolated electron or muon and at least four jets. The search exploits $b$-quark and $c$-quark identification techniques as well as multivariate methods to suppress the dominant $t\bar{t}$ background. The data analysed correspond to 140 $\text{fb}^{-1}$ of $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 13$ TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector at the LHC between 2015 and 2018. Observed (expected) 95% confidence-level upper limits on the branching fraction $\mathscr{B}(t\to H^\pm b)$, assuming $\mathscr{B}(t\to Wb) + \mathscr{B}(t \to H^\pm (\to cs)b)=1.0$, are set between 0.066% (0.077%) and 3.6% (2.3%) for a charged Higgs boson with a mass between 60 GeV and 168 GeV.
Distributions of the dijet mass. The processes $t\bar{t}$(allHad), $tW$, Single top, $t\bar{t}H$, Other top, $W$ + jets, $Z$ + jets, and $VV$ listed are combined with the multijet background in the ‘Other’ category. The uncertainty band represents the combined statistical and systematic uncertainty of the prediction. Overlaid are the shapes for the $H^{\pm}_{80}$ and $H^{\pm}_{150}$ signal samples normalised to the total background prediction.
Data and background yields after the background-only fit of the BDT-score distribution for the $130\,$GeV signal mass BDT training. For comparison, the expected signal yield for $\mathscr{B}_{H^{\pm}}=1.0\%$ is added.
Observed (solid line) and expected (dotted line) upper limits on $\mathscr{B}_{H^{\pm}}$ for charged Higgs boson with masses between $60\,$GeV and $168\,$GeV, assuming $\mathscr{B}(t \to H^{\pm}(\to cs) b) = 1.0$. The $\pm 1 \sigma$ and $\pm 2 \sigma$ variations around the expected upper limit are indicated by the green and yellow bands, respectively.
We report multi-differential measurements of strange hadron production ranging from mid- to target-rapidity in Au+Au collisions at a center-of-momentum energy per nucleon pair of $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}=3$ GeV with the STAR experiment at RHIC. $K^0_S$ meson and $\Lambda$ hyperon yields are measured via their weak decay channels. Collision centrality and rapidity dependences of the transverse momentum spectra and particle ratios are presented. Particle mass and centrality dependence of the average transverse momenta of $\Lambda$ and $K^0_S$ are compared with other strange particles, providing evidence of the development of hadronic rescattering in such collisions. The 4$\pi$ yields of each of these strange hadrons show a consistent centrality dependence. Discussions on radial flow, the strange hadron production mechanism, and properties of the medium created in such collisions are presented together with results from hadronic transport and thermal model calculations.
dN/dy of lambda for different centrality bins.
dN/dy of Ks0 for different centrality bins.
Rapidity dependence of Lambda/p for different centrality bins.
A search for neutral long-lived particles (LLPs) decaying in the ATLAS hadronic calorimeter using 140 fb$^{-1}$ of proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV delivered by the LHC is presented. The analysis is composed of three channels. The first targets pair-produced LLPs, where at least one LLP is produced with sufficiently low boost that its decay products can be resolved as separate jets. The second and third channels target LLPs respectively produced in association with a $W$ or $Z$ boson that decays leptonically. In each channel, different search regions target different kinematic regimes, to cover a broad range of LLP mass hypotheses and models. No excesses of events relative to the background predictions are observed. Higgs boson branching fractions to pairs of hadronically decaying neutral LLPs larger than 1% are excluded at 95% confidence level for proper decay lengths in the range of 30 cm to 4.5 m depending on the LLP mass, a factor of three improvement on previous searches in the hadronic calorimeter. The production of long-lived dark photons in association with a $Z$ boson with cross-sections above 0.1 pb is excluded for dark photon mean proper decay lengths in the range of 20 cm to 50 m, improving previous ATLAS results by an order of magnitude. Finally, long-lived photo-phobic axion-like particle models are probed for the first time by ATLAS, with production cross-sections above 0.1 pb excluded in the 0.1 mm to 10 m range.
Observed (solid line) and expected (dashed line) upper limits at the 95% CL on the cross-section times branching fraction as a function of cτ for a selection of HS signal models in the CalR+2J channel for HS models with mediator masses of (a) 125 GeV, (b) 600 GeV and (c) 1000 GeV.
Observed (solid line) and expected (dashed line) upper limits at the 95% CL on the cross-section times branching fraction as a function of cτ for a selection of HS signal models in the CalR+2J channel for HS models with mediator masses of (a) 125 GeV, (b) 600 GeV and (c) 1000 GeV.
Observed (solid line) and expected (dashed line) upper limits at the 95% CL on the cross-section times branching fraction as a function of cτ for a selection of HS signal models in the CalR+2J channel for HS models with mediator masses of (a) 125 GeV, (b) 600 GeV and (c) 1000 GeV.
A measurement is performed of Higgs bosons produced with high transverse momentum ($p_\mathrm{T}$) via vector boson or gluon fusion in proton-proton collisions. The result is based on a data set with a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV collected in 2016-2018 with the CMS detector at the LHC and corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb$^{-1}$. The decay of a high-$p_\mathrm{T}$ Higgs boson to a boosted bottom quark-antiquark pair is selected using large-radius jets and employing jet substructure and heavy-flavor taggers based on machine learning techniques. Independent regions targeting the vector boson and gluon fusion mechanisms are defined based on the topology of two quark-initiated jets with large pseudorapidity separation. The signal strengths for both processes are extracted simultaneously by performing a maximum likelihood fit to data in the large-radius jet mass distribution. The observed signal strengths relative to the standard model expectation are 4.9 $^{+1.9}_{-1.6}$ and 1.6 $^{+1.7}_{-1.5}$ for the vector boson and gluon fusion mechanisms, respectively. A differential cross section measurement is also reported in the simplified template cross section framework.
All signal region bins of the signal strength fit
Jet substructure SF, JMS SF, JMR
Muon control region
High-energy nuclear collisions create a quark-gluon plasma, whose initial condition and subsequent expansion vary from event to event, impacting the distribution of the event-wise average transverse momentum ($P([p_{\mathrm{T}}])$). Distinguishing between contributions from fluctuations in the size of the nuclear overlap area (geometrical component) and other sources at fixed size (intrinsic component) presents a challenge. Here, these two components are distinguished by measuring the mean, variance, and skewness of $P([p_{\mathrm{T}}])$ in $^{208}$Pb+$^{208}$Pb and $^{129}$Xe+$^{129}$Xe collisions at $\sqrt{s_{{\mathrm{NN}}}} = 5.02$ and 5.44 TeV, respectively, using the ATLAS detector at the LHC. All observables show distinct changes in behavior in ultra-central collisions, where the geometrical variations are suppressed as the overlap area reaches its maximum. These results demonstrate a new technique to disentangle geometrical and intrinsic fluctuations, enabling constraints on initial condition and properties of the quark-gluon plasma, such as the speed of sound.
Data from Figure 1, panel a, $\left\langle[p_{T}]\right\rangle$ vs $N_{ch}$ for Pb+Pb collisions, 0.5 $ <p_{T}< $ 5 GeV/c, $|\eta|< $ 2.5
Data from Figure 1, panel b, $\left\langle[p_{T}]\right\rangle$ vs $N_{ch}$ for Pb+Pb collisions, 0.5 $ <p_{T}< $ 5 GeV/c, $|\eta|< $ 2.5
Data from Figure 1, panel b, $\left\langle[p_{T}]\right\rangle$ vs $N_{ch}$ for Xe+Xe collisions, 0.5 $ <p_{T}< $ 5 GeV/c, $|\eta|< $ 2.5
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