Search for inelastic dark matter in events with two displaced muons and missing transverse momentum in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV

The CMS collaboration Hayrapetyan, Aram ; Tumasyan, Armen ; Adam, Wolfgang ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 132 (2024) 041802, 2024.
Inspire Record 2661228 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.140434

A search for dark matter in events with a displaced nonresonant muon pair and missing transverse momentum is presented. The analysis is performed using an integrated luminosity of 138 fb$^{-1}$ of proton-proton (pp) collision data at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV produced by the LHC in 2016-2018. No significant excess over the predicted backgrounds is observed. Upper limits are set on the product of the inelastic dark matter production cross section $\sigma$(pp $\to$ A' $\to$$\chi_1$$\chi_2$) and the decay branching fraction $\mathcal{B}$($\chi_2$$\to$$\chi_1 \mu^+ \mu^-$), where A' is a dark photon and $\chi_1$ and $\chi_2$ are states in the dark sector with near mass degeneracy. This is the first dedicated collider search for inelastic dark matter.

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Definition of ABCD bins and yields in data, per match category. The predicted yield in the bin with the smallest backgrounds (bin D) is extracted from the simultaneous four-bin fit by assuming zero signal, which corresponds to $(\text{Obs. B} \times \text{Obs. C}) / (\text{Obs. A})$ in this limit.

Systematic uncertainties in the analysis. The jet uncertainties are larger in 2017 because of noise issues with the ECAL endcap. The tracking inefficiency in 2016 is caused by the unexpected saturation of photodiode signals in the tracker.

Simulated muon reconstruction efficiency of standard (blue squares) and displaced (red circles) reconstruction algorithms as a function of transverse vertex displacement $v_{xy}$. The two dashed vertical gray lines denote the ends of the fiducial tracker and muon detector regions, respectively.

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Search for dark matter produced in association with a single top quark and an energetic $W$ boson in $\sqrt{s}=$ 13 TeV $pp$ collisions with the ATLAS detector

The ATLAS collaboration Aad, Georges ; Abbott, Braden Keim ; Abbott, Dale ; et al.
Eur.Phys.J.C 83 (2023) 603, 2023.
Inspire Record 2514114 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.136029

This paper presents a search for dark matter, $\chi$, using events with a single top quark and an energetic $W$ boson. The analysis is based on proton-proton collision data collected with the ATLAS experiment at $\sqrt{s}=$ 13 TeV during LHC Run 2 (2015-2018), corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$. The search considers final states with zero or one charged lepton (electron or muon), at least one $b$-jet and large missing transverse momentum. In addition, a result from a previous search considering two-charged-lepton final states is included in the interpretation of the results. The data are found to be in good agreement with the Standard Model predictions and the results are interpreted in terms of 95% confidence-level exclusion limits in the context of a class of dark matter models involving an extended two-Higgs-doublet sector together with a pseudoscalar mediator particle. The search is particularly sensitive to on-shell production of the charged Higgs boson state, $H^{\pm}$, arising from the two-Higgs-doublet mixing, and its semi-invisible decays via the mediator particle, $a$: $H^{\pm} \rightarrow W^\pm a (\rightarrow \chi\chi)$. Signal models with $H^{\pm}$ masses up to 1.5 TeV and $a$ masses up to 350 GeV are excluded assuming a tan$\beta$ value of 1. For masses of $a$ of 150 (250) GeV, tan$\beta$ values up to 2 are excluded for $H^{\pm}$ masses between 200 (400) GeV and 1.5 TeV. Signals with tan$\beta$ values between 20 and 30 are excluded for $H^{\pm}$ masses between 500 and 800 GeV.

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<b>- - - - - - - - Overview of HEPData Record - - - - - - - -</b> <br><br> <b>Exclusion contours:</b> <ul> <li><a href="?table=highst_mamh_obs">Combined sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=highst_mamh_exp">Combined sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=highst_mhtb_lowma_obs">Combined sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=highst_mhtb_lowma_exp">Combined sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=highst_mhtb_highma_obs">Combined sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=highst_mhtb_highma_exp">Combined sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=lowst_mamh_obs">Combined sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=lowst_mamh_exp">Combined sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=lowst_mhtb_lowma_obs">Combined sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=lowst_mhtb_lowma_exp">Combined sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=lowst_mhtb_highma_obs">Combined sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=lowst_mhtb_highma_exp">Combined sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=0LBoosted_highst_mamh_obs">0L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=0LBoosted_highst_mamh_exp">0L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=0LBoosted_highst_mhtb_lowma_obs">0L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=0LBoosted_highst_mhtb_lowma_exp">0L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=0LBoosted_highst_mhtb_highma_obs">0L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=0LBoosted_highst_mhtb_highma_exp">0L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=0LBoosted_lowst_mamh_obs">0L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=0LBoosted_lowst_mamh_exp">0L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=0LBoosted_lowst_mhtb_lowma_obs">0L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=0LBoosted_lowst_mhtb_lowma_exp">0L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=0LBoosted_lowst_mhtb_highma_obs">0L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=0LBoosted_lowst_mhtb_highma_exp">0L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=1LBoosted_highst_mamh_obs">1L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=1LBoosted_highst_mamh_exp">1L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=1LBoosted_highst_mhtb_lowma_obs">1L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=1LBoosted_highst_mhtb_lowma_exp">1L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=1LBoosted_highst_mhtb_highma_obs">1L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=1LBoosted_highst_mhtb_highma_exp">1L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=1LBoosted_lowst_mamh_obs">1L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=1LBoosted_lowst_mamh_exp">1L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=1LBoosted_lowst_mhtb_lowma_obs">1L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=1LBoosted_lowst_mhtb_lowma_exp">1L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=1LBoosted_lowst_mhtb_highma_exp">1L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=2L_highst_mamh_obs">2L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=2L_highst_mamh_exp">2L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=2L_highst_mhtb_lowma_obs">2L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=2L_highst_mhtb_lowma_exp">2L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=2L_highst_mhtb_highma_obs">2L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=2L_highst_mhtb_highma_exp">2L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=2L_lowst_mamh_exp">2L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=2L_lowst_mhtb_lowma_exp">2L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=2L_lowst_mhtb_highma_exp">2L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=highst_dmtt_mamh_obs">Combined sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=highst_dmtt_mamh_exp">Combined sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=highst_dmtt_mhtb_lowma_obs">Combined sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=highst_dmtt_mhtb_lowma_exp">Combined sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=highst_dmtt_mhtb_highma_obs">Combined sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=highst_dmtt_mhtb_highma_exp">Combined sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=lowst_dmtt_mamh_obs">Combined sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=lowst_dmtt_mamh_exp">Combined sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=lowst_dmtt_mhtb_lowma_obs">Combined sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=lowst_dmtt_mhtb_lowma_exp">Combined sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=lowst_dmtt_mhtb_highma_obs">Combined sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=lowst_dmtt_mhtb_highma_exp">Combined sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=0LBoosted_highst_dmtt_mamh_obs">0L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=0LBoosted_highst_dmtt_mamh_exp">0L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=0LBoosted_highst_dmtt_mhtb_lowma_obs">0L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=0LBoosted_highst_dmtt_mhtb_lowma_exp">0L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=0LBoosted_highst_dmtt_mhtb_highma_obs">0L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=0LBoosted_highst_dmtt_mhtb_highma_exp">0L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=0LBoosted_lowst_dmtt_mamh_obs">0L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=0LBoosted_lowst_dmtt_mamh_exp">0L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=0LBoosted_lowst_dmtt_mhtb_lowma_obs">0L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=0LBoosted_lowst_dmtt_mhtb_lowma_exp">0L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=0LBoosted_lowst_dmtt_mhtb_highma_obs">0L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=0LBoosted_lowst_dmtt_mhtb_highma_exp">0L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=1LBoosted_highst_dmtt_mamh_obs">1L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=1LBoosted_highst_dmtt_mamh_exp">1L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=1LBoosted_highst_dmtt_mhtb_lowma_obs">1L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=1LBoosted_highst_dmtt_mhtb_lowma_exp">1L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=1LBoosted_highst_dmtt_mhtb_highma_obs">1L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=1LBoosted_highst_dmtt_mhtb_highma_exp">1L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=1LBoosted_lowst_dmtt_mamh_obs">1L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=1LBoosted_lowst_dmtt_mamh_exp">1L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=1LBoosted_lowst_dmtt_mhtb_lowma_obs">1L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=1LBoosted_lowst_dmtt_mhtb_lowma_exp">1L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=1LBoosted_lowst_dmtt_mhtb_highma_obs">1L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=1LBoosted_lowst_dmtt_mhtb_highma_exp">1L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=2L_highst_dmtt_mamh_obs">2L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=2L_highst_dmtt_mamh_exp">2L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=2L_highst_dmtt_mhtb_lowma_obs">2L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=2L_highst_dmtt_mhtb_lowma_exp">2L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=2L_highst_dmtt_mhtb_highma_obs">2L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=2L_highst_dmtt_mhtb_highma_exp">2L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.7 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=2L_lowst_dmtt_mamh_exp">2L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=2L_lowst_dmtt_mhtb_lowma_obs">2L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=2L_lowst_dmtt_mhtb_lowma_exp">2L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 150 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Exp.)</a> <li><a href="?table=2L_lowst_dmtt_mhtb_highma_obs">2L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Obs.)</a> <li><a href="?table=2L_lowst_dmtt_mhtb_highma_exp">2L channel sin$\theta$ = 0.35 $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ ($m_{a}$ = 250 GeV) exclusion contour using DMtW+DMtt signals (Exp.)</a> </ul> <b>Upper limits:</b> <ul> <li><a href="?table=mamH_xSecUpperLimit_Comb_st0p7">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.7) cross-sections from combined (0L+1L+2L) fit in the $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mHtblow_xSecUpperLimit_Comb_st0p7">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.7) cross-sections from combined (0L+1L+2L) fit in the low $m_a$ $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mHtbhigh_xSecUpperLimit_Comb_st0p7">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.7) cross-sections from combined (0L+1L+2L) fit in the high $m_a$ $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mamH_xSecUpperLimit_Comb_st0p7_DMtt">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM + tt+DM(sin$\theta$ = 0.7) cross-sections from combined (0L+1L+2L) fit in the $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mHtblow_xSecUpperLimit_Comb_st0p7_DMtt">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM +tt+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.7) cross-sections from combined (0L+1L+2L) fit in the low $m_a$ $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mHtbhigh_xSecUpperLimit_Comb_st0p7_DMtt">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM + tt+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.7) cross-sections from combined (0L+1L+2L) fit in the high $m_a$ $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mamH_xSecUpperLimit_Comb_st0p35">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.35) cross-sections from combined (0L+1L+2L) fit in the $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mHtblow_xSecUpperLimit_Comb_st0p35">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.35) cross-sections from combined (0L+1L+2L) fit in the low $m_a$ $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mHtbhigh_xSecUpperLimit_Comb_st0p35">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.35) cross-sections from combined (0L+1L+2L) fit in the high $m_a$ $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mamH_xSecUpperLimit_Comb_st0p35_DMtt">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM + tt+DM(sin$\theta$ = 0.35) cross-sections from combined (0L+1L+2L) fit in the $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mHtblow_xSecUpperLimit_Comb_st0p35_DMtt">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM +tt+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.35) cross-sections from combined (0L+1L+2L) fit in the low $m_a$ $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mHtbhigh_xSecUpperLimit_Comb_st0p35_DMtt">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM + tt+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.35) cross-sections from combined (0L+1L+2L) fit in the high $m_a$ $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mamH_xSecUpperLimit_0L_st0p7">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.7) cross-sections from 0L individual fit in the $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mHtblow_xSecUpperLimit_0L_st0p7">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.7) cross-sections from 0L individual fit in the low $m_a$ $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mHtbhigh_xSecUpperLimit_0L_st0p7">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.7) cross-sections from 0L individual fit in the high $m_a$ $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mamH_xSecUpperLimit_0L_st0p7_DMtt">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM + tt+DM(sin$\theta$ = 0.7) cross-sections from 0L individual fit in the $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mHtblow_xSecUpperLimit_0L_st0p7_DMtt">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM +tt+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.7) cross-sections from 0L individual fit in the low $m_a$ $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mHtbhigh_xSecUpperLimit_0L_st0p7_DMtt">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM + tt+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.7) cross-sections from 0L individual fit in the high $m_a$ $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mamH_xSecUpperLimit_0L_st0p35">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.35) cross-sections from 0L individual fit in the $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mHtblow_xSecUpperLimit_0L_st0p35">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.35) cross-sections from 0L individual fit in the low $m_a$ $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mHtbhigh_xSecUpperLimit_0L_st0p35">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.35) cross-sections from 0L individual fit in the high $m_a$ $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mamH_xSecUpperLimit_0L_st0p35_DMtt">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM + tt+DM(sin$\theta$ = 0.35) cross-sections from 0L individual fit in the $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mHtblow_xSecUpperLimit_0L_st0p35_DMtt">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM +tt+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.35) cross-sections from 0L individual fit in the low $m_a$ $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mHtbhigh_xSecUpperLimit_0L_st0p35_DMtt">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM + tt+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.35) cross-sections from 0L individual fit in the high $m_a$ $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mamH_xSecUpperLimit_1L_st0p7">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.7) cross-sections from 1L individual fit in the $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mHtblow_xSecUpperLimit_1L_st0p7">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.7) cross-sections from 1L individual fit in the low $m_a$ $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mHtbhigh_xSecUpperLimit_1L_st0p7">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.7) cross-sections from 1L individual fit in the high $m_a$ $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mamH_xSecUpperLimit_1L_st0p7_DMtt">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM + tt+DM(sin$\theta$ = 0.7) cross-sections from 1L individual fit in the $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mHtblow_xSecUpperLimit_1L_st0p7_DMtt">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM +tt+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.7) cross-sections from 1L individual fit in the low $m_a$ $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mHtbhigh_xSecUpperLimit_1L_st0p7_DMtt">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM + tt+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.7) cross-sections from 1L individual fit in the high $m_a$ $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mamH_xSecUpperLimit_1L_st0p35">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.35) cross-sections from 1L individual fit in the $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mHtblow_xSecUpperLimit_1L_st0p35">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.35) cross-sections from 1L individual fit in the low $m_a$ $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mHtbhigh_xSecUpperLimit_1L_st0p35">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.35) cross-sections from 1L individual fit in the high $m_a$ $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mamH_xSecUpperLimit_1L_st0p35_DMtt">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM + tt+DM(sin$\theta$ = 0.35) cross-sections from 1L individual fit in the $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mHtblow_xSecUpperLimit_1L_st0p35_DMtt">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM +tt+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.35) cross-sections from 1L individual fit in the low $m_a$ $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane.</a> <li><a href="?table=mHtbhigh_xSecUpperLimit_1L_st0p35_DMtt">Observed upper limit on the 2HDM+a tW+DM + tt+DM (sin$\theta$ = 0.35) cross-sections from 1L individual fit in the high $m_a$ $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane.</a> </ul> <b>Kinematic distributions:</b> <ul> <li><a href="?table=SR0L_mwtagged">0L region m(b1,W-tagged)</a> <li><a href="?table=SR0L_mtbmet">0L region m_{\mathrm{T}}^{\mathrm{b,E_{\mathrm{T}^{\mathrm{miss}}}}}</a> <li><a href="?table=SR0L_nwtagged">0L region N_{\mathrm{W-tagged}}</a> <li><a href="?table=SR1L_Had_mbj">1L hadronic top $m_{\mathrm{b1},\mathrm{\cancel{b1}}}$</a> <li><a href="?table=SR1L_Lep_mbj">1L leptonic top $m_{\mathrm{b1},\mathrm{\cancel{b1}}}$</a> <li><a href="?table=SR1L_Lep_nwtaggged">1L leptonic top region N_{\mathrm{W-tagged}}</a> </ul> <b>Cut flows:</b> <ul> <li><a href="?table=cutflow_SR0L">Cutflow of 4 signal points in the 0L regions.</a> <li><a href="?table=cutflow_SR1L_Had">Cutflow of 4 signal points in the 1L hadronic top regions.</a> <li><a href="?table=cutflow_SR1L_Lep">Cutflow of 4 signal points in the 1L leptonic top region.</a> </ul> <b>Acceptance and efficiencies:</b> <ul> <li> <b>highst_grid1_0L:</b> <a href="?table=highst_grid1_Acc_0L">Acceptance table of the 0L SRs in the $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ plane for 2HDM+a signals with sin$\theta$ = 0.7, $m_{\chi}$ = 10 GeV and tan$\beta$ = 1.</a> <a href="?table=highst_grid1_Eff_0L">Efficiency table of the 0L SRs in the $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ plane for 2HDM+a signals with sin$\theta$ = 0.7, $m_{\chi}$ = 10 GeV and tan$\beta$ = 1.</a> <li> <b>highst_grid2_0L:</b> <a href="?table=highst_grid2_Acc_0L">Acceptance table of the 0L SRs in the $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane for 2HDM+a signals with sin$\theta$ = 0.7, $m_{\chi}$ = 10 GeV and $m_a$ = 150 GeV.</a> <a href="?table=highst_grid2_Eff_0L">Efficiency table of the 0L SRs in the $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane for 2HDM+a signals with sin$\theta$ = 0.7, $m_{\chi}$ = 10 GeV and $m_a$ = 150 GeV.</a> <li> <b>highst_grid3_0L:</b> <a href="?table=highst_grid3_Acc_0L">Acceptance table of the 0L SRs in the $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane for 2HDM+a signals with sin$\theta$ = 0.7, $m_{\chi}$ = 10 GeV and $m_a$ = 250 GeV.</a> <a href="?table=highst_grid3_Eff_0L">Efficiency table of the 0L SRs in the $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane for 2HDM+a signals with sin$\theta$ = 0.7, $m_{\chi}$ = 10 GeV and $m_a$ = 250 GeV.</a> <li> <b>highst_grid1_1L:</b> <a href="?table=highst_grid1_Acc_1L">Acceptance table of the 1L SRs in the $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ plane for 2HDM+a signals with sin$\theta$ = 0.7, $m_{\chi}$ = 10 GeV and tan$\beta$ = 1.</a> <a href="?table=highst_grid1_Eff_1L">Efficiency table of the 1L SRs in the $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ plane for 2HDM+a signals with sin$\theta$ = 0.7, $m_{\chi}$ = 10 GeV and tan$\beta$ = 1.</a> <li> <b>highst_grid2_1L:</b> <a href="?table=highst_grid2_Acc_1L">Acceptance table of the 1L SRs in the $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane for 2HDM+a signals with sin$\theta$ = 0.7, $m_{\chi}$ = 10 GeV and $m_a$ = 150 GeV.</a> <a href="?table=highst_grid2_Eff_1L">Efficiency table of the 1L SRs in the $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane for 2HDM+a signals with sin$\theta$ = 0.7, $m_{\chi}$ = 10 GeV and $m_a$ = 150 GeV.</a> <li> <b>highst_grid3_1L:</b> <a href="?table=highst_grid3_Acc_1L">Acceptance table of the 1L SRs in the $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane for 2HDM+a signals with sin$\theta$ = 0.7, $m_{\chi}$ = 10 GeV and $m_a$ = 250 GeV.</a> <a href="?table=highst_grid3_Eff_1L">Efficiency table of the 1L SRs in the $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane for 2HDM+a signals with sin$\theta$ = 0.7, $m_{\chi}$ = 10 GeV and $m_a$ = 250 GeV.</a> <li> <b>lowst_grid1_0L:</b> <a href="?table=lowst_grid1_Acc_0L">Acceptance table of the 0L SRs in the $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ plane for 2HDM+a signals with sin$\theta$ = 0.35, $m_{\chi}$ = 10 GeV and tan$\beta$ = 1.</a> <a href="?table=lowst_grid1_Eff_0L">Efficiency table of the 0L SRs in the $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ plane for 2HDM+a signals with sin$\theta$ = 0.35, $m_{\chi}$ = 10 GeV and tan$\beta$ = 1.</a> <li> <b>lowst_grid2_0L:</b> <a href="?table=lowst_grid2_Acc_0L">Acceptance table of the 0L SRs in the $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane for 2HDM+a signals with sin$\theta$ = 0.35, $m_{\chi}$ = 10 GeV and $m_a$ = 150 GeV.</a> <a href="?table=lowst_grid2_Eff_0L">Efficiency table of the 0L SRs in the $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane for 2HDM+a signals with sin$\theta$ = 0.35, $m_{\chi}$ = 10 GeV and $m_a$ = 150 GeV.</a> <li> <b>lowst_grid3_0L:</b> <a href="?table=lowst_grid3_Acc_0L">Acceptance table of the 0L SRs in the $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane for 2HDM+a signals with sin$\theta$ = 0.35, $m_{\chi}$ = 10 GeV and $m_a$ = 250 GeV.</a> <a href="?table=lowst_grid3_Eff_0L">Efficiency table of the 0L SRs in the $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane for 2HDM+a signals with sin$\theta$ = 0.35, $m_{\chi}$ = 10 GeV and $m_a$ = 250 GeV.</a> <li> <b>lowst_grid1_1L:</b> <a href="?table=lowst_grid1_Acc_1L">Acceptance table of the 1L SRs in the $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ plane for 2HDM+a signals with sin$\theta$ = 0.35, $m_{\chi}$ = 10 GeV and tan$\beta$ = 1.</a> <a href="?table=lowst_grid1_Eff_1L">Efficiency table of the 1L SRs in the $m_a$-$m_{H^{\pm}}$ plane for 2HDM+a signals with sin$\theta$ = 0.35, $m_{\chi}$ = 10 GeV and tan$\beta$ = 1.</a> <li> <b>lowst_grid2_1L:</b> <a href="?table=lowst_grid2_Acc_1L">Acceptance table of the 1L SRs in the $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane for 2HDM+a signals with sin$\theta$ = 0.35, $m_{\chi}$ = 10 GeV and $m_a$ = 150 GeV.</a> <a href="?table=lowst_grid2_Eff_1L">Efficiency table of the 1L SRs in the $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane for 2HDM+a signals with sin$\theta$ = 0.35, $m_{\chi}$ = 10 GeV and $m_a$ = 150 GeV.</a> <li> <b>lowst_grid3_1L:</b> <a href="?table=lowst_grid3_Acc_1L">Acceptance table of the 1L SRs in the $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane for 2HDM+a signals with sin$\theta$ = 0.35, $m_{\chi}$ = 10 GeV and $m_a$ = 250 GeV.</a> <a href="?table=lowst_grid3_Eff_1L">Efficiency table of the 1L SRs in the $m_{H^{\pm}}$-tan$\beta$ plane for 2HDM+a signals with sin$\theta$ = 0.35, $m_{\chi}$ = 10 GeV and $m_a$ = 250 GeV.</a> </ul> <b>Truth Code snippets</b> are available under "Resources" (purple button on the left)

The observed exclusion contour at 95% CL as a function of the $m_a$ vs. $m_{H^{\pm}}$ and assuming tan$\beta$ = 1, $m_{\mathrm{DM}} = 10 \mathrm{GeV}$, $g_{\chi} = 1$ and sin$\theta = 0.7$. Masses that are within the contours are excluded. Only signals simulating the tW+DM final states are considered in this contour.

The expected exclusion contour at 95% CL as a function of the $m_a$ vs. $m_{H^{\pm}}$ and assuming tan$\beta$ = 1, $m_{\mathrm{DM}} = 10 \mathrm{GeV}$, $g_{\chi} = 1$ and sin$\theta = 0.7$. Masses that are within the contours are excluded. Only signals simulating the tW+DM final states are considered in this contour.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Search for dark matter produced in association with a dark Higgs boson decaying into $W^\pm W^\mp$ or $ZZ$ in fully hadronic final states from $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV $pp$ collisions recorded with the ATLAS detector

The ATLAS collaboration Aad, Georges ; Abbott, Brad ; Abbott, Dale Charles ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 126 (2021) 121802, 2021.
Inspire Record 1822529 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.97191

Several extensions of the Standard Model predict the production of dark matter particles at the LHC. An uncharted signature of dark matter particles produced in association with $VV=W^\pm W^\mp$ or $ZZ$ pairs from a decay of a dark Higgs boson $s$ is searched for using 139 fb$^{-1}$ of $pp$ collisions recorded by the ATLAS detector at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. The $s\to V(q\bar q)V(q\bar q)$ decays are reconstructed with a novel technique aimed at resolving the dense topology from boosted $VV$ pairs using jets in the calorimeter and tracking information. Dark Higgs scenarios with $m_s > 160$ GeV are excluded.

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Data overlaid on SM background post-fit yields stacked in each SR and CR category and E<sub>T</sub><sup>miss</sup> bin with the maximum-likelihood estimators set to the conditional values of the CR-only fit, and propagated to SR and CRs. Pre-fit uncertainties cover differences between the data and pre-fit background prediction.

Dominant sources of uncertainty for three dark Higgs scenarios after the fit to Asimov data generated from the expected values of the maximum-likelihood estimators including predicted signals with m<sub>Z'</sub> = 1 TeV and m<sub>s</sub> of (a) 160 GeV, (b) 235 GeV, and (c) 310 GeV. The uncertainty in the fitted signal yield relative to the theory prediction is presented. Total is the quadrature sum of statistical and total systematic uncertainties, which consider correlations.

The ratios (&mu;) of the 95&#37; C.L. upper limits on the combined s&rarr; W<sup>&plusmn;</sup>W<sup>&#8723;</sup> and s&rarr; ZZ cross section to simplified model expectations for the m<sub>Z'</sub>=0.5 TeV scenario, for various m<sub>s</sub> hypotheses. The observed limits (solid line) are consistent with the expectation under the SM-only hypothesis (dashed line) within uncertainties (filled band), except for a small excess for m<sub>s</sub>=160 GeV, discussed in the text.

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Search for long-lived particles using nonprompt jets and missing transverse momentum with proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}=$ 13 TeV

The CMS collaboration Sirunyan, Albert M ; Tumasyan, Armen ; Adam, Wolfgang ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 797 (2019) 134876, 2019.
Inspire Record 1740108 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.90583

A search for long-lived particles decaying to displaced, nonprompt jets and missing transverse momentum is presented. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 137 fb$^{-1}$ of proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV collected by the CMS experiment at the CERN LHC in 2016-2018. Candidate signal events containing nonprompt jets are identified using the timing capabilities of the CMS electromagnetic calorimeter. The results of the search are consistent with the background prediction and are interpreted using a gauge-mediated supersymmetry breaking reference model with a gluino next-to-lightest supersymmetric particle. In this model, gluino masses up to 2100, 2500, and 1900 GeV are excluded at 95% confidence level for proper decay lengths of 0.3, 1, and 100 m, respectively. These are the best limits to date for such massive gluinos with proper decay lengths greater than $\sim$0.5 m.

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Summary of the estimated number of background events.

Summary of the estimated number of background events.

The timing distribution of the backgrounds predicted to contribute to the signal region, compared to those for a representative signal model. The time is defined by the jet in the event with the largest $t_{\mathrm{jet}}$ passing the relevant selection. The distributions for the major backgrounds are taken from control regions and normalized to the predictions. The observed data is shown by the black points.

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Search for new particles decaying to a jet and an emerging jet

The CMS collaboration Sirunyan, Albert M ; Tumasyan, Armen ; Adam, Wolfgang ; et al.
JHEP 02 (2019) 179, 2019.
Inspire Record 1700173 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.88380

A search is performed for events consistent with the pair production of a new heavy particle that acts as a mediator between a dark sector and normal matter, and that decays to a light quark and a new fermion called a dark quark. The search is based on data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 16.1 fb$^{-1}$ from proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s} =$ 13 TeV collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC in 2016. The dark quark is charged only under a new quantum-chromodynamics-like force, and forms an "emerging jet" via a parton shower, containing long-lived dark hadrons that give rise to displaced vertices when decaying to standard model hadrons. The data are consistent with the expectation from standard model processes. Limits are set at 95% confidence level excluding dark pion decay lengths between 5 and 225 mm for dark mediators with masses between 400 and 1250 GeV. Decay lengths smaller than 5 mm and greater than 225 mm are also excluded in the lower part of this mass range. The dependence of the limit on the dark pion mass is weak for masses between 1 and 10 GeV. This analysis is the first dedicated search for the pair production of a new particle that decays to a jet and an emerging jet.

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Distributions of $\langle IP_{\mathrm{2D}}\rangle$ for background (black) and for signals with a mediator mass of 1 TeV and a dark pion proper decay length of 25 mm, for various dark pion masses.

Distributions of $\alpha_\mathrm{3D}$ for background (black) and for signals with a mediator mass of 1 TeV and a dark pion mass of 5 GeV for dark pion proper decay lengths ranging from 1 to 300 mm.

The signal acceptance A, defined as the fraction of simulated signal events passing the selection criteria, for models with a dark pion mass $m_{\pi_\mathrm{DK}}$ of 5 GeV as a function of the mediator mass $m_{\mathrm{X_{DK}}}$ and the dark pion proper decay length $c\tau_{\pi_\mathrm{DK}}$. The corresponding selection set number for each model is indicated as text on the plot.

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