Comparison of the shapes extrapolated with a linear or quadratic extrapolation of the QCD contribution in the W+ signal region.

Comparison of the shapes extrapolated with a linear or quadratic extrapolation of the QCD contribution in the W- signal region.

Post-fit distributions of the transverse mass in the W+ signal region.

Post-fit distributions of the transverse mass in the W- signal region.

Post-fit distributions of the dimuon mass in the Z boson signal region.

Example plot for the extrapolation of the QCD contribution from a region with inverted relative isolation criterion to the W+ signal region in the transverse mass bin 12 < mT < 18 GeV. The values corresponding to the smallest relative muon isolation are extrapolated with a linear (smaller value) and quadratic (larger value) function.

Example plot for the extrapolation of the QCD contribution from a region with inverted relative isolation criterion to the W- signal region in the transverse mass bin 12 < mT < 18 GeV.The values corresponding to the smallest relative muon isolation are extrapolated with a linear (smaller value) and quadratic (larger value) function.

Example plot for the extrapolation of the QCD contribution from a region with inverted relative isolation criterion to the W+ signal region in the transverse mass bin 102 < mT < 108 GeV.The values corresponding to the smallest relative muon isolation are extrapolated with a linear (larger value) and quadratic (smaller value) function.

Example plot for the extrapolation of the QCD contribution from a region with inverted relative isolation criterion to the W- signal region in the transverse mass bin 102 < mT < 108 GeV.The values corresponding to the smallest relative muon isolation are extrapolated with a linear (smaller value) and quadratic (larger value) function.

The table compares theoretical and measured values of the product of the fiducial cross sections and branching fractions. The theoretical predictions are generated with DYTurbo in combination with three different PDF sets. All values are normalized to the corresponding measured value. The relative uncertainties on the measured values are given separately with and without the contribution from the luminosity uncertainty.

The table compares theoretical and measured values of the product of the total cross sections and branching fractions. The theoretical predictions are generated with DYTurbo in combination with three different PDF sets. All values are normalized to the corresponding measured value. The relative uncertainties on the measured values are given separately with and without the contribution from the luminosity uncertainty.

The table compares theoretical and measured ratios of the product of the fiducial cross sections and branching fractions. The theoretical predictions are generated with DYTurbo in combination with three different PDF sets. All values are normalized to the corresponding measured value.

The table compares theoretical and measured ratios of the product of the total cross sections and branching fractions. The theoretical predictions are generated with DYTurbo in combination with three different PDF sets. All values are normalized to the corresponding measured value.

Comparison of the measured and theoretical cross sections for Z, W+, W-, and W production at different center-of-mass energies. The theoretical predictions are generated with DYTurbo in combination with the NNPDF 3.1 PDF set.

Distributions in $m_{Z'}^{rec}$ for data in the SRs, together with fits of the background functions under the background-only hypothesis for the muon channel. The number of observed events in each bin is divided by the bin width. The signal predictions are shown for different Z' boson masses, normalized to an arbitrary cross section of 1 fb. In the panels below the distributions, the ratios of data to the background function are displayed. The shaded green areas represent the statistical uncertainty from the fit. The $\chi^2$ values per number of degrees of freedom ($\chi^2$/n.d.f.) and the corresponding $p$-values are provided for each fit.

Distributions in $m_{Z'}^{T}$ for data in the SRs, together with fits of the background functions under the background-only hypothesis for the invisible channel. The number of observed events in each bin is divided by the bin width. The signal predictions are shown for different Z' boson masses, normalized to an arbitrary cross section of 1 fb. In the panels below the distributions, the ratios of data to the background function are displayed. The shaded green areas represent the statistical uncertainty from the fit. The $\chi^2$ values per number of degrees of freedom ($\chi^2$/n.d.f.) and the corresponding $p$-values are provided for each fit.

Distributions in $m_{Z'}^{T}$ for data in the SRs, together with fits of the background functions under the background-only hypothesis for the invisible channel. The number of observed events in each bin is divided by the bin width. The signal predictions are shown for different Z' boson masses, normalized to an arbitrary cross section of 1 fb. In the panels below the distributions, the ratios of data to the background function are displayed. The shaded green areas represent the statistical uncertainty from the fit. The $\chi^2$ values per number of degrees of freedom ($\chi^2$/n.d.f.) and the corresponding $p$-values are provided for each fit.

Distributions in $m_{Z'}^{rec}$ for data in the SRs, together with fits of the background functions under the background-only hypothesis for the electron channel. The number of observed events in each bin is divided by the bin width. The signal predictions are shown for different Z' boson masses, normalized to an arbitrary cross section of 1 fb. In the panels below the distributions, the ratios of data to the background function are displayed. The shaded green areas represent the statistical uncertainty from the fit. The $\chi^2$ values per number of degrees of freedom ($\chi^2$/n.d.f.) and the corresponding $p$-values are provided for each fit.

Distributions in $m_{Z'}^{rec}$ for data in the SRs, together with fits of the background functions under the background-only hypothesis for the electron channel. The number of observed events in each bin is divided by the bin width. The signal predictions are shown for different Z' boson masses, normalized to an arbitrary cross section of 1 fb. In the panels below the distributions, the ratios of data to the background function are displayed. The shaded green areas represent the statistical uncertainty from the fit. The $\chi^2$ values per number of degrees of freedom ($\chi^2$/n.d.f.) and the corresponding $p$-values are provided for each fit.

Expected upper limits at 95% CL on the product of the production cross section and the branching fraction as a function of the Z' boson mass.Each line corresponds to the three different final states and their combined result.

Expected upper limits at 95% CL on the product of the production cross section and the branching fraction as a function of the Z' boson mass.Each line corresponds to the three different final states and their combined result.

Expected and observed upper limits at 95% CL on the product of the production cross section and the branching fraction as functions of the Z' boson mass from the combination of all final states. The limits are compared with the predictions of the HVT model and the expected limits (shown by red curves) from a previous analysis.

Expected and observed upper limits at 95% CL on the product of the production cross section and the branching fraction as functions of the Z' boson mass from the combination of all final states. The limits are compared with the predictions of the HVT model and the expected limits (shown by red curves) from a previous analysis.

Prediction from the HVT model.

Prediction from the HVT model.

Observed upper limits at 95% CL on gF for different Z' boson masses as functions of the product of $g_{H}$ with the sign of $g_{F}$. The two benchmark scenarios of the HVT model are shown by the black markers.

Observed upper limits at 95% CL on gF for different Z' boson masses as functions of the product of $g_{H}$ with the sign of $g_{F}$. The two benchmark scenarios of the HVT model are shown by the black markers.

Distributions for data and expected signal and background contributions of the MVA score for the µ + jets channel in the 3j1b category, before the maximum likelihood fit. The vertical error bars represent the statistical uncertainty in the data, and the shaded band the uncertainty in the prediction. All uncertainties considered in the analysis are included in the uncertainty band. The lower panels show the data-to-prediction ratio. The first and last bins in each distribution include underflow and overflow events, respectively.

Observed and predicted number of events in each of the eight categories of the signal region, before the maximum likelihood fit. The vertical error bars represent the statistical uncertainty in the data, and the shaded band the uncertainty in the prediction. All uncertainties considered in the analysis are included in the uncertainty band. The lower panels show the data-to-prediction ratio.

Distributions for the e + jets final state before the maximum likelihood fit, MVA score bins for the 3j1b category and ∆R med ( j, j 0 ) bins for the other categories. The vertical error bars represent the statistical uncertainty in the data, and the shaded band the uncertainty of the prediction. All uncertainties considered in the analysis are included in the uncertainty band. The lower panels show the data-to-simulation ratio, where the simulations are adjusted according to their normalization before the fit. The first and last bins in each distribution include underflow and overflow events, respectively.

Distributions for the e + jets final state after the maximum likelihood fit, MVA score bins for the 3j1b category and ∆R med ( j, j 0 ) bins for the other categories. The vertical error bars represent the statistical uncertainty in the data, and the shaded band the uncertainty of the prediction. All uncertainties considered in the analysis are included in the uncertainty band. The lower panels show the data-to-simulation ratio, where the simulations are adjusted according to their normalization after the fit. The first and last bins in each distribution include underflow and overflow events, respectively.

Distributions for the µ + jets final state before the maximum likelihood fit, MVA score bins for the 3j1b category and ∆R med ( j, j 0 ) bins for the other categories. The vertical error bars represent the statistical uncertainty in the data, and the shaded band the uncertainty of the prediction. All uncertainties considered in the analysis are included in the uncertainty band. The lower panels show the data-to-simulation ratio, where the simulations are adjusted according to their normalization before the fit. The first and last bins in each distribution include underflow and overflow events, respectively.

Distributions for the µ + jets final state after the maximum likelihood fit, MVA score bins for the 3j1b category and ∆R med ( j, j 0 ) bins for the other categories. The vertical error bars represent the statistical uncertainty in the data, and the shaded band the uncertainty of the prediction. All uncertainties considered in the analysis are included in the uncertainty band. The lower panels show the data-to-simulation ratio, where the simulations are adjusted according to their normalization after the fit. The first and last bins in each distribution include underflow and overflow events, respectively.

Covariance matrix for the lepton+jets ML fit.

Covariance matrix for the combination ML fit.

Distributions in $S_T$ in the SR for the electron channel, after a background-only fit to the data. The signal distributions are scaled to the cross section predicted by the theory. The hatched bands show the post-fit uncertainty band, combining all sources of uncertainty. The ratio of data to the background predictions is shown in the panels below the distributions.

The $G_{\text{i}}^{\text{Strips}}$ distribution in the PASS region for events passing the event selection and with $55 < p_{\mathrm{T}} < 200$ GeV.

The $G_{\text{i}}^{\text{Strips}}$ distribution in the FAIL region for events passing the event selection and with $p_{\mathrm{T}} > 200$ GeV.

The $G_{\text{i}}^{\text{Strips}}$ distribution in the PASS region for events passing the event selection and with $p_{\mathrm{T}} > 200$ GeV.

Mass spectrum predicted in the signal region defined by $G_{\text{i}}^{\text{Strips}} > 0.22$ and $p_{\mathrm{T}} > 70$ GeV.

Cross section limits for gluino and supersymmetric top R-hadrons for both background prediction methods.

Cross section limits for supersymmetric tau models for both background prediction methods.

Cross section limits for DY-produced tau prime models (single and multicharged) for both background prediction methods.

Cross section limits for Z prime to multicharged tau prime model for both background prediction methods. All Z prime models assume a narrow width, and a 100% branching fraction to 600 GeV tau primes.

2D exclusion showing the observed cross section limit as a function of the multicharged tau prime mass and Z prime mass for the ionization method.

2D exclusion showing the observed cross section limit as a function of the multicharged tau prime mass and Z prime mass for the mass method.

Cumulative selection efficiency for the data and for two signal hypotheses.

Expected and observed mass limits obtained using 2017-2018 data for various HSCP candidate models,for the two background estimate methods.

Mass windows used in the mass method as a function of the signal target mass for the signal samples assuming a charge of $1e$ and $2e$, as appropriate to the signal model.

Mass spectrum predicted in the validation region defined by $0.018 < G_{\text{i}}^{\text{Strips}} < 0.057$ and $p_{\mathrm{T}} > 70$ GeV. The thresholds used in the $G_{\text{i}}^{\text{Strips}}$ requirement represent the 50% and 90% quantile of the distribution.

Trigger efficiency for the $\tilde{g}$ signals as a function of $\beta$ for $\text{abs(}\eta\text{)}<0.3$. The up and down variations are conservatively estimated assuming a delay of 1.5 ns in the muon chambers (equivalent to the time resolution of the chambers) and are used to evaluate the signal systematic uncertainties.

Trigger efficiency for the $\tilde{g}$ signals as a function of $\beta$ for $0.3<\text{abs(}\eta\text{)}<0.6$. The up and down variations are conservatively estimated assuming a delay of 1.5 ns in the muon chambers (equivalent to the time resolution of the chambers) and are used to evaluate the signal systematic uncertainties.

Trigger efficiency for the $\tilde{g}$ signals as a function of $\beta$ for $0.6<\text{abs(}\eta\text{)}<0.9$. The up and down variations are conservatively estimated assuming a delay of 1.5 ns in the muon chambers (equivalent to the time resolution of the chambers) and are used to evaluate the signal systematic uncertainties.

Trigger efficiency for the $\tilde{g}$ signals as a function of $\beta$ for $0.9<\text{abs(}\eta\text{)}<1.2$. The up and down variations are conservatively estimated assuming a delay of 1.5 ns in the muon chambers (equivalent to the time resolution of the chambers) and are used to evaluate the signal systematic uncertainties.

Trigger efficiency for the $\tilde{g}$ signals as a function of $\beta$ for $1.2<\text{abs(}\eta\text{)}<2.1$. The up and down variations are conservatively estimated assuming a delay of 1.5 ns in the muon chambers (equivalent to the time resolution of the chambers) and are used to evaluate the signal systematic uncertainties.

Trigger efficiency for the $\tilde{g}$ signals as a function of $\beta$ for $2.1<\text{abs(}\eta\text{)}<2.4$. The up and down variations are conservatively estimated assuming a delay of 1.5 ns in the muon chambers (equivalent to the time resolution of the chambers) and are used to evaluate the signal systematic uncertainties.

Trigger efficiency for the $\tilde{\tau}$ signals as a function of $\beta$ for $\text{abs(}\eta\text{)}<0.3$. The up and down variations are conservatively estimated assuming a delay of 1.5 ns in the muon chambers (equivalent to the time resolution of the chambers) and are used to evaluate the signal systematic uncertainties.

Trigger efficiency for the $\tilde{\tau}$ signals as a function of $\beta$ for $0.3<\text{abs(}\eta\text{)}<0.6$. The up and down variations are conservatively estimated assuming a delay of 1.5 ns in the muon chambers (equivalent to the time resolution of the chambers) and are used to evaluate the signal systematic uncertainties.

Trigger efficiency for the $\tilde{\tau}$ signals as a function of $\beta$ for $0.6<\text{abs(}\eta\text{)}<0.9$. The up and down variations are conservatively estimated assuming a delay of 1.5 ns in the muon chambers (equivalent to the time resolution of the chambers) and are used to evaluate the signal systematic uncertainties.

Trigger efficiency for the $\tilde{\tau}$ signals as a function of $\beta$ for $0.9<\text{abs(}\eta\text{)}<1.2$. The up and down variations are conservatively estimated assuming a delay of 1.5 ns in the muon chambers (equivalent to the time resolution of the chambers) and are used to evaluate the signal systematic uncertainties.

Trigger efficiency for the $\tilde{\tau}$ signals as a function of $\beta$ for $1.2<\text{abs(}\eta\text{)}<2.1$. The up and down variations are conservatively estimated assuming a delay of 1.5 ns in the muon chambers (equivalent to the time resolution of the chambers) and are used to evaluate the signal systematic uncertainties.

Trigger efficiency for the $\tilde{\tau}$ signals as a function of $\beta$ for $2.1<\text{abs(}\eta\text{)}<2.4$. The up and down variations are conservatively estimated assuming a delay of 1.5 ns in the muon chambers (equivalent to the time resolution of the chambers) and are used to evaluate the signal systematic uncertainties.

Trigger efficiency as a function of $\beta$, for the $\tilde{g}$ signals.

Trigger efficiency as a function of $\beta$, for the $\tilde{\tau}$ signals.

Cross section limits for $\tilde{g}$ R-hadrons obtained with the ionization method.

Cross section limits for $\tilde{g}$ R-hadrons obtained with the mass method.

Cross section limits for $\tilde{t}$ R-hadrons obtained with the ionization method.

Cross section limits for $\tilde{t}$ R-hadrons obtained with the mass method.

Cross section limits for $\tilde{\tau}$ obtained with the ionization method.

Cross section limits for $\tilde{\tau}$ obtained with the mass method.

Cross section limits for $\tilde{\tau}$ production within the GMSB SPS7 modelobtained with the ionization method.

Cross section limits for $\tilde{\tau}$ production within the GMSB SPS7 model obtained with the mass method.

Cross section limits for DY-produced $\tau'$ with $abs(Q) = 1e$ with the ionization method.

Cross section limits for DY-produced $\tau'$ with $abs(Q) = 1e$ with the mass method.

Cross section limits for DY-produced $\tau'$ with $abs(Q) = 2e$ with the ionization method.

Cross section limits for DY-produced $\tau'$ with $abs(Q) = 2e$ with the mass method.

Cross section limits for the production of $Z'$ boson decaying into a pair of $\tau'$ fermions of charge $2e$ (with a branching fraction equal to 1 and a fixed $\tau'$ mass of 600 GeV), obtained with the ionization method.

Cross section limits for the production of $Z'$ boson decaying into a pair of $\tau'$ fermions of charge $2e$ (with a branching fraction equal to 1 and a fixed $\tau'$ mass of 600 GeV), obtained with the mass method.

Two-dimensional exclusion showing the observed cross section limit as a function of the masses of the $\tau'$ (on the $x$ axis) and of the $Z'$ boson (on the $y$ axis), for the ionization method.

Two-dimensional exclusion showing the observed cross section limit as a function of the masses of the $\tau'$ (on the $x$ axis) and of the $Z'$ boson (on the $y$ axis), for the mass method.

Expected background yield, expected signal yield, and observed data for the mass method for 2017.

Expected background yield, expected signal yield, and observed data for the mass method for 2018.

Selection efficieny for GMSB supersymmetric $\tau$.

Selection efficiency for gluino R-hardon samples.

Selection efficiency for supersymmetric top R-hadrons.

Selection efficiency for pair-produced supersymmetric $\tau$.

Selection efficiency for $\tau'$ with $|Q| = 1e$.

Selection efficiecny for $\tau'$ with $|Q| = 2e$.

Selection efficiency for $Z'$ (mass = 3 TeV) going to $\tau'$ with $|Q| = 2e$.

Selection efficiency for $Z'$ (mass 5 TeV) goes to $\tau'$ with $|Q| = 2e$.

Selection efficiency for $Z'$ going to $\tau'$ (mass 600 GeV) with $|Q| = 2e$.

Selection efficiency for $Z'$ going to $\tau'$ (mass 1 TeV) with charge $|Q| = 2e$.

The 95% CL upper limits on the branching fraction $\mathcal{B}(\mathrm{H \to SS})$ with $\mathrm{S}\to\tau\tau$ decay, for different LLP masses $m_{\mathrm{S}}$ and proper decay lengths $c\tau_{0}$.

The 95% CL limits on the LLP mass $m_{\mathrm{S}}$ for different proper decay lengths $c\tau_{0}$ assuming a branching fraction of 1% for the $\mathrm{H \to SS}$ decay, and with subsequent $\mathrm{S \to b\overline{b}}$ decay.

The 95% CL limits on the LLP mass $m_{\mathrm{S}}$ for different proper decay lengths $c\tau_{0}$ assuming a branching fraction of 1% for the $\mathrm{H \to SS}$ decay, and with subsequent $\mathrm{S \to d \overline{d}}$ decay.

The 95% CL limits on the dark-sector top quark partner mass $m_{T}$ for different hidden glueball masses $m_{0}$ in the fraternal twin Higgs model.

The 95% CL limits on the dark-sector top quark partner mass $m_{T}$ for different hidden glueball masses $m_{0}$ in the folded SUSY model.

Relative systematic uncertainties in the total cross section measurement.

Measured fraction of events for $N_j = 0, 1, \geq 2$ jets. The total uncertainty is reported.

Measured fraction of events for $N_j = 0, 1, \geq 2$ jets. The total uncertainty is reported.

Correlation matrix from inclusive and normalized cross section measurements

Correlation matrix from inclusive and normalized cross section measurements

Fiducial cross sections for $N_j = 0, 1, \geq 2$ jets. The total uncertainty is reported.

Fiducial cross sections for $N_j = 0, 1, \geq 2$ jets. The total uncertainty is reported.

Covariance Matrix from fiducial and normalized cross sections measurements (total, and one and two jet bin fractions).

Covariance Matrix from fiducial and normalized cross sections measurements (total, and one and two jet bin fractions).

Multiplicative $N_\mathrm{tracks}$-dependent corrections to the $\tau_\mathrm{h}$ MFs, in the $\mathrm{e}\tau_\mathrm{h}$ final state in the high-$m_\mathrm{T}$ CR, for the $h^{\pm} + \pi^0$(s) DM.

Multiplicative $N_\mathrm{tracks}$-dependent corrections to the $\tau_\mathrm{h}$ MFs, in the $\mathrm{e}\tau_\mathrm{h}$ final state in the SS CR, for the $h^{\pm} + \pi^0$(s) DM.

Observed and predicted $m_\mathrm{vis}$ distributions in the $\mathrm{e}\mu$ final state for events with $N_\mathrm{tracks} = 0$. The normalization of the predicted background distributions corresponds to the result of the global fit. The signal distribution is normalized to its best fit signal strength. The uncertainty band accounts for all sources of background and signal uncertainty, systematic as well as statistical, after the global fit.

Observed and predicted $m_\mathrm{vis}$ distributions in the $\mathrm{e}\tau_\mathrm{h}$ final state for events with $N_\mathrm{tracks} = 0$. The normalization of the predicted background distributions corresponds to the result of the global fit. The signal distribution is normalized to its best fit signal strength. The uncertainty band accounts for all sources of background and signal uncertainty, systematic as well as statistical, after the global fit.

Observed and predicted $m_\mathrm{vis}$ distributions in the $\mu\tau_\mathrm{h}$ final state for events with $N_\mathrm{tracks} = 0$. The normalization of the predicted background distributions corresponds to the result of the global fit. The signal distribution is normalized to its best fit signal strength. The uncertainty band accounts for all sources of background and signal uncertainty, systematic as well as statistical, after the global fit.

Observed and predicted $m_\mathrm{vis}$ distributions in the $\tau_\mathrm{h}\tau_\mathrm{h}$ final state for events with $N_\mathrm{tracks} = 0$. The normalization of the predicted background distributions corresponds to the result of the global fit. The signal distribution is normalized to its best fit signal strength. The uncertainty band accounts for all sources of background and signal uncertainty, systematic as well as statistical, after the global fit.

Observed and predicted $m_\mathrm{vis}$ distributions in the $\mathrm{e}\mu$ final state for events with $N_\mathrm{tracks} = 1$. The normalization of the predicted background distributions corresponds to the result of the global fit. The signal distribution is normalized to its best fit signal strength. The uncertainty band accounts for all sources of background and signal uncertainty, systematic as well as statistical, after the global fit.

Observed and predicted $m_\mathrm{vis}$ distributions in the $\mathrm{e}\tau_\mathrm{h}$ final state for events with $N_\mathrm{tracks} = 1$. The normalization of the predicted background distributions corresponds to the result of the global fit. The signal distribution is normalized to its best fit signal strength. The uncertainty band accounts for all sources of background and signal uncertainty, systematic as well as statistical, after the global fit.

Observed and predicted $m_\mathrm{vis}$ distributions in the $\mu\tau_\mathrm{h}$ final state for events with $N_\mathrm{tracks} = 1$. The normalization of the predicted background distributions corresponds to the result of the global fit. The signal distribution is normalized to its best fit signal strength. The uncertainty band accounts for all sources of background and signal uncertainty, systematic as well as statistical, after the global fit.

Observed and predicted $m_\mathrm{vis}$ distributions in the $\tau_\mathrm{h}\tau_\mathrm{h}$ final state for events with $N_\mathrm{tracks} = 1$. The normalization of the predicted background distributions corresponds to the result of the global fit. The signal distribution is normalized to its best fit signal strength. The uncertainty band accounts for all sources of background and signal uncertainty, systematic as well as statistical, after the global fit.

Observed and predicted $N_\mathrm{tracks}$ distributions for events passing the SR selection but with the relaxed requirement $N_\mathrm{tracks} < 10$ and the additional requirement $m_\mathrm{vis}>100\,\mathrm{GeV}$, combining all the final states together. The acoplanarity requirement $A < 0.015$ is applied. The inclusive diboson background contribution is drawn together with the ttbar process. The predicted distributions are adjusted to the result of the global fit performed with the mvis distributions in the SRs, and the signal distribution is normalized to its best fit signal strength. The lower panel shows the difference between the observed events and the backgrounds, as well as the signal contribution. Systematic uncertainties are assumed to be uncorrelated between final states to draw the uncertainty band.

Expected and observed negative log-likelihood scans as a function of $a_{\tau}$, for the combination of all SRs in all data-taking periods.

Expected and observed negative log-likelihood scans as a function of $d_{\tau}$, for the combination of all SRs in all data-taking periods.

Expected and observed 95% CL constraints on the real part of the Wilson coefficients $C_{\tau B}$ and $C_{\tau W}$ divided by $\Lambda^2$.

Expected and observed 95% CL constraints on the imaginary part of the Wilson coefficients $C_{\tau B}$ and $C_{\tau W}$ divided by $\Lambda^2$.

Event weights applied to simulations in the 2016 (pre-VFP) data-taking period as a function of the dilepton vertex position along the $z$ axis and the pileup track multiplicity in a 0.1 cm-wide window around the dilepton vertex ($N_\mathrm{tracks}^\mathrm{PU}$), where VFP stands for preamplifier feedback bias corrections due to inefficiencies in the strip modules of the tracker during the 2016 data-taking period. This correction is derived as a ratio between data and Drell-Yan simulation in a sample of dimuon events with $|m_{\mu\mu}-m_\mathrm{Z}|<15\,\mathrm{GeV}$ (see Fig. 3).

Event weights applied to simulations in the 2016 (post-VFP) data-taking period as a function of the dilepton vertex position along the $z$ axis and the pileup track multiplicity in a 0.1 cm-wide window around the dilepton vertex ($N_\mathrm{tracks}^\mathrm{PU}$), where VFP stands for preamplifier feedback bias corrections due to inefficiencies in the strip modules of the tracker during the 2016 data-taking period. This correction is derived as a ratio between data and Drell-Yan simulation in a sample of dimuon events with $|m_{\mu\mu}-m_\mathrm{Z}|<15\,\mathrm{GeV}$ (see Fig. 3).

Event weights applied to simulations in the 2017 data-taking period as a function of the dilepton vertex position along the $z$ axis and the pileup track multiplicity in a 0.1 cm-wide window around the dilepton vertex ($N_\mathrm{tracks}^\mathrm{PU}$), where VFP stands for preamplifier feedback bias corrections due to inefficiencies in the strip modules of the tracker during the 2016 data-taking period. This correction is derived as a ratio between data and Drell-Yan simulation in a sample of dimuon events with $|m_{\mu\mu}-m_\mathrm{Z}|<15\,\mathrm{GeV}$ (see Fig. 3).

Event weights applied to simulations in the 2018 data-taking period as a function of the dilepton vertex position along the $z$ axis and the pileup track multiplicity in a 0.1 cm-wide window around the dilepton vertex ($N_\mathrm{tracks}^\mathrm{PU}$), where VFP stands for preamplifier feedback bias corrections due to inefficiencies in the strip modules of the tracker during the 2016 data-taking period. This correction is derived as a ratio between data and Drell-Yan simulation in a sample of dimuon events with $|m_{\mu\mu}-m_\mathrm{Z}|<15\,\mathrm{GeV}$ (see Fig. 3).

Weights from b tagging efficiency ratios as functions of the five-jet invariant mass in 2018 data for the high-mass selection, connecting the 2M1L and 3M regions. The red line corresponds to the central value of the transfer function and the shaded area represents the 95% confidence level uncertainty band. For the high-mass analysis only signals with mass above 800GeV are tested, so primarily the lower part of the distribution contributes to the final result.

Weights from b tagging efficiency ratios as functions of the five-jet invariant mass in 2018 data for the high-mass selection, connecting the 3M and 3T regions. The red line corresponds to the central value of the transfer function and the shaded area represents the 95% confidence level uncertainty band. For the high-mass analysis only signals with mass above 800GeV are tested, so primarily the lower part of the distribution contributes to the final result.

The five-jet invariant mass distribution in the tH channel (black markers) after the high-mass selection in the QCD multijet 3T control region for the 2018 data set. The histograms are the corresponding reweighted 2M1L distributions. The background distribution is normalized to the number of entries in the data. The shaded area corresponds to the statistical uncertainties in the 2M1L control regions. A potential 900 GeV T' signal (red cross-hatched histogram) is added to the background histogram demonstrating a negligible contribution. Similar results are observed in the tZ channel, and for the other years, but with slightly larger statistical uncertainties.

The five-jet invariant mass distribution in the tH channel (black markers) after the high-mass selection in the ttbar 2T1L control region for the 2018 data set. The histograms are the corresponding reweighted 2M1L distributions. The background distribution is normalized to the number of entries in the data. The shaded area corresponds to the statistical uncertainties in the 2M1L control regions. A potential 900 GeV T' signal (red cross-hatched histogram) is added to the background histogram demonstrating a negligible contribution. Similar results are observed in the tZ channel, and for the other years, but with slightly larger statistical uncertainties.

The five-jet invariant mass distribution in the tH channel (black markers) after the high-mass selection in the 3M signal region for the 2018 data set. The histograms are the corresponding reweighted 2M1L distributions. The background distribution is normalized to the number of entries in the data. The shaded area corresponds to the statistical uncertainties in the 2M1L control regions. A potential 900 GeV T' signal (red cross-hatched histogram) is added to the background histogram demonstrating a negligible contribution. Similar results are observed in the tZ channel, and for the other years, but with slightly larger statistical uncertainties.

Background: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 2M1L regions for the low-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 700 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the all-tH channel.

Data: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 2M1L regions for the low-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 700 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the all-tH channel.

Signal: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 2M1L regions for the low-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 700 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the all-tH channel.

Background: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 2M1L regions for the high-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 900 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the all-tH channel.

Data: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 2M1L regions for the high-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 900 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the all-tH channel.

Signal: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 2M1L regions for the high-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 900 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the all-tH channel.

Background: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 3M regions for the low-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 700 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the all-tH channel.

Data: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 3M regions for the low-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 700 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the all-tH channel.

Signal: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 3M regions for the low-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 700 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the all-tH channel.

Background: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 3M regions for the high-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 900 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the all-tH channel.

Data: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 3M regions for the high-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 900 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the all-tH channel.

Signal: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 3M regions for the high-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 900 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the all-tH channel.

Background: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 3T regions for the low-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 700 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the all-tH channel.

Data: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 3T regions for the low-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 700 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the all-tH channel.

Signal: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 3T regions for the low-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 700 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the all-tH channel.

Background: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 3T regions for the high-mass selection. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 900 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the all-tH channel.

Data: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 3T regions for the high-mass selection. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 900 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the all-tH channel.

Signal: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 3T regions for the high-mass selection. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 900 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the all-tH channel.

Observed p-values when considering the tH channel for each year and their combination.

Observed and expected 95% CL upper limits on the product of the production cross section for a single VLQ T production and the branching ration given as functions of $m_{T'}$ for a relative width of 1%. The inner (green) band and the outer (yellow) band indicate the regions containing 68 and 95%, respectively, of the distribution of limits expected under the background-only hypothesis. The solid red curves show the theoretical expectation at LO.

Observed and expected 95% CL upper limits on the product of the production cross section for a single VLQ T production and the branching ration given as functions of $m_{T'}$ for a relative width of 1%. The inner (green) band and the outer (yellow) band indicate the regions containing 68 and 95%, respectively, of the distribution of limits expected under the background-only hypothesis. The solid red curves show the theoretical expectation at LO.

Observed and expected 95% CL upper limits on the product of the production cross section for a single VLQ T production and the branching ration given as functions of $m_{T'}$ for a relative width of 1%. The inner (green) band and the outer (yellow) band indicate the regions containing 68 and 95%, respectively, of the distribution of limits expected under the background-only hypothesis. The solid red curves show the theoretical expectation at LO.

Observed and expected 95% CL upper limits on the product of the production cross section for a single VLQ T production and the branching ration given as functions of $m_{T'}$ for a relative width of 1%. The inner (green) band and the outer (yellow) band indicate the regions containing 68 and 95%, respectively, of the distribution of limits expected under the background-only hypothesis. The solid red curves show the theoretical expectation at LO.

Weights from b tagging efficiency ratios as functions of the five-jet invariant mass in 2016 data for the low-mass selection, connecting the 2M1L and 3M regions. The red line corresponds to the central value of the transfer function and the shaded area represents the 95% confidence level uncertainty band. For the low-mass analysis only signals with mass below 800GeV are tested, so primarily the lower part of the distribution contributes to the final result.

Weights from b tagging efficiency ratios as functions of the five-jet invariant mass in 2017 data for the low-mass selection, connecting the 3M and 3T regions. The red line corresponds to the central value of the transfer function and the shaded area represents the 95% confidence level uncertainty band. For the low-mass analysis only signals with mass below 800GeV are tested, so primarily the lower part of the distribution contributes to the final result.

Weights from b tagging efficiency ratios as functions of the five-jet invariant mass in 2016 data for the low-mass selection, connecting the 3M and 3T regions. The red line corresponds to the central value of the transfer function and the shaded area represents the 95% confidence level uncertainty band. For the low-mass analysis only signals with mass below 800GeV are tested, so primarily the lower part of the distribution contributes to the final result.

Weights from b tagging efficiency ratios as functions of the five-jet invariant mass in 2017 data for the low-mass selection, connecting the 3M and 3T regions. The red line corresponds to the central value of the transfer function and the shaded area represents the 95% confidence level uncertainty band. For the low-mass analysis only signals with mass below 800GeV are tested, so primarily the lower part of the distribution contributes to the final result.

Weights from b tagging efficiency ratios as functions of the five-jet invariant mass in 2016 data for the high-mass selection, connecting the 2M1L and 3M regions. The red line corresponds to the central value of the transfer function and the shaded area represents the 95% confidence level uncertainty band. For the high-mass analysis only signals with mass above 800GeV are tested, so primarily the lower part of the distribution contributes to the final result.

Weights from b tagging efficiency ratios as functions of the five-jet invariant mass in 2017 data for the high-mass selection, connecting the 3M and 3T regions. The red line corresponds to the central value of the transfer function and the shaded area represents the 95% confidence level uncertainty band. For the high-mass analysis only signals with mass above 800GeV are tested, so primarily the lower part of the distribution contributes to the final result.

Weights from b tagging efficiency ratios as functions of the five-jet invariant mass in 2016 data for the high-mass selection, connecting the 3M and 3T regions. The red line corresponds to the central value of the transfer function and the shaded area represents the 95% confidence level uncertainty band. For the high-mass analysis only signals with mass above 800GeV are tested, so primarily the lower part of the distribution contributes to the final result.

Weights from b tagging efficiency ratios as functions of the five-jet invariant mass in 2017 data for the high-mass selection, connecting the 3M and 3T regions. The red line corresponds to the central value of the transfer function and the shaded area represents the 95% confidence level uncertainty band. For the high-mass analysis only signals with mass above 800GeV are tested, so primarily the lower part of the distribution contributes to the final result.

Background: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 2M1L regions for the low-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 700 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the tZ and tH channel.

Data: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 2M1L regions for the low-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 700 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the tZ and tH channel.

Signal: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 2M1L regions for the low-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 700 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the tZ and tH channel.

Background: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 2M1L regions for the high-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 900 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the tZ and tH channel.

Data: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 2M1L regions for the high-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 900 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the tZ and tH channel.

Signal: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 2M1L regions for the high-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 900 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the tZ and tH channel.

Background: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 3M regions for the low-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 700 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the tZ and tH channel.

Data: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 3M regions for the low-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 700 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the tZ and tH channel.

Signal: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 3M regions for the low-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 700 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the tZ and tH channel.

Background: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 3M regions for the high-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 900 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the tZ and tH channel.

Data: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 3M regions for the high-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 900 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the tZ and tH channel.

Signal: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 3M regions for the high-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 900 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the tZ and tH channel.

Background: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 3T regions for the low-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 700 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the tZ and tH channel.

Data: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 3T regions for the low-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 700 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the tZ and tH channel.

Signal: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 3T regions for the low-mass selections. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 700 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the tZ and tH channel.

Background: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 3T regions for the high-mass selection. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 900 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the tZ and tH channel.

Data: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 3T regions for the high-mass selection. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 900 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the tZ and tH channel.

Signal: Five-jet invariant mass distributions after a background-only fit (blue histogram) to the complete dataset (black markers) in the 3T regions for the high-mass selection. The dashed blue band represents the uncertainty on the fitted background estimate, and red dashed line shows the expected signal distribution for a 900 GeV T'. The fit is performed on the combined data from all 3 years in the tZ and tH channel.

Observed limits at the 95% CL on $C_{\mathrm{LL}}^{2332}$ vs. $C_{\mathrm{LR}}^{2332}$ (dark blue) showing the full range.

Observed limits at the 95% CL on $C_{\mathrm{LR}}^{2233}$ vs. $C_{\mathrm{LL}}^{2233}$ (light blue) showing the full range.

Observed limits at the 95% CL on $C_{\mathrm{LL}}^{2233}$ vs. $C_{\mathrm{LR}}^{2332}$ (red) showing an enlarged view of the region around values of 0.

Observed limits at the 95% CL on $C_{\mathrm{LR}}^{2233}$ vs. $C_{\mathrm{LL}}^{2332}$ (orange) showing an enlarged view of the region around values of 0.

Observed limits at the 95% CL on $C_{\mathrm{LL}}^{2332}$ vs. $C_{\mathrm{LR}}^{2332}$ (dark blue) showing an enlarged view of the region around values of 0.