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This paper presents a search for pair production of higgsinos, the supersymmetric partners of the Higgs bosons, in scenarios with gauge-mediated supersymmetry breaking. Each higgsino is assumed to decay into a Higgs boson and a nearly massless gravitino. The search targets events where each Higgs boson decays into $b\bar{b}$, leading to a reconstructed final state with at least three energetic $b$-jets and This paper presents a search for pair production of higgsinos, the supersymmetric partners of the Higgs bosons, in scenarios with gauge-mediated supersymmetry breaking. Each higgsino is assumed to decay into a Higgs boson and a nearly massless gravitino. The search targets events where each Higgs boson decays into $b\bar{b}$, leading to a reconstructed final state with at least three energetic $b$-jets and missing transverse momentum. Two complementary analysis channels are used, with each channel specifically targeting either low or high values of the higgsino mass. The low-mass (high-mass) channel exploits 126 (139) fb$^{-1}$ of $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV data collected by the ATLAS detector during Run 2 of the Large Hadron Collider. No significant excess above the Standard Model prediction is found. At 95% confidence level, masses between 130 GeV and 940 GeV are excluded for higgsinos decaying exclusively into Higgs bosons and gravitinos. Exclusion limits as a function of the higgsino decay branching ratio to a Higgs boson are also reported.
Post-fit SR yields of the high-mass channel. The upper panel shows the observed number of events, as well the post-fit background predictions in each region. The bottom panel shows the ratio of the observed data and the total background prediction. The shaded areas correspond to the total statistical and systematic uncertainties obtained after the fit and described in Section 6.
Post-fit SR yields of the high-mass channel. The upper panel shows the observed number of events, as well the post-fit background predictions in each region. The bottom panel shows the ratio of the observed data and the total background prediction. The shaded areas correspond to the total statistical and systematic uncertainties obtained after the fit and described in Section 6.
Post-fit SR yields of the high-mass channel. The upper panel shows the observed number of events, as well the post-fit background predictions in each region. The bottom panel shows the ratio of the observed data and the total background prediction. The shaded areas correspond to the total statistical and systematic uncertainties obtained after the fit and described in Section 6.
Post-fit SR yields of the high-mass channel. The upper panel shows the observed number of events, as well the post-fit background predictions in each region. The bottom panel shows the ratio of the observed data and the total background prediction. The shaded areas correspond to the total statistical and systematic uncertainties obtained after the fit and described in Section 6.
Post-fit SR yields of the high-mass channel. The upper panel shows the observed number of events, as well the post-fit background predictions in each region. The bottom panel shows the ratio of the observed data and the total background prediction. The shaded areas correspond to the total statistical and systematic uncertainties obtained after the fit and described in Section 6.
Post-fit SR yields of the high-mass channel. The upper panel shows the observed number of events, as well the post-fit background predictions in each region. The bottom panel shows the ratio of the observed data and the total background prediction. The shaded areas correspond to the total statistical and systematic uncertainties obtained after the fit and described in Section 6.
Post-fit SR yields of the high-mass channel. The upper panel shows the observed number of events, as well the post-fit background predictions in each region. The bottom panel shows the ratio of the observed data and the total background prediction. The shaded areas correspond to the total statistical and systematic uncertainties obtained after the fit and described in Section 6.
Post-fit SR yields of the high-mass channel. The upper panel shows the observed number of events, as well the post-fit background predictions in each region. The bottom panel shows the ratio of the observed data and the total background prediction. The shaded areas correspond to the total statistical and systematic uncertainties obtained after the fit and described in Section 6.
Post-fit SR yields of the high-mass channel. The upper panel shows the observed number of events, as well the post-fit background predictions in each region. The bottom panel shows the ratio of the observed data and the total background prediction. The shaded areas correspond to the total statistical and systematic uncertainties obtained after the fit and described in Section 6.
Post-fit SR yields of the high-mass channel. The upper panel shows the observed number of events, as well the post-fit background predictions in each region. The bottom panel shows the ratio of the observed data and the total background prediction. The shaded areas correspond to the total statistical and systematic uncertainties obtained after the fit and described in Section 6.
Pre-fit data and background (reweighted $2b$) predictions for each $4b$ SR $E_\text{T}^\text{miss}$ and $m_\text{eff}$ bin of the low-mass channel for the 2016 data-taking period. The bottom panel shows the significance of any differences between the observed $4b$ data and the background prediction. The $1\sigma$ and $2\sigma$ bands are shown in green and yellow, respectively. All systematics are included except the background normalization, which is 2.3%.
Pre-fit data and background (reweighted $2b$) predictions for each $4b$ SR $E_\text{T}^\text{miss}$ and $m_\text{eff}$ bin of the low-mass channel for the 2017 data-taking period. The bottom panel shows the significance of any differences between the observed $4b$ data and the background prediction. The $1\sigma$ and $2\sigma$ bands are shown in green and yellow, respectively. All systematics are included except the background normalization, which is 3.7%.
Pre-fit data and background (reweighted $2b$) predictions for each $4b$ SR $E_\text{T}^\text{miss}$ and $m_\text{eff}$ bin of the low-mass channel for the 2018 data-taking period. The bottom panel shows the significance of any differences between the observed $4b$ data and the background prediction. The $1\sigma$ and $2\sigma$ bands are shown in green and yellow, respectively. All systematics are included except the background normalization, which is 1.8%.
Exclusion limits of the low-mass and high-mass channels. The low-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}<250$ GeV while the high-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}\ge250$ GeV. The plot shows the observed (solid) and expected (dashed) 95% CL upper limits on the cross section of higgsino pair production, assuming a higgsino decay branching ratio of $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h + \tilde{G})=100\%$. The theory cross section and its uncertainty are shown by the solid red line and red shading. Results from a previous ATLAS search using 24.3-36.1 fb$^{-1}$ [13] are shown by the solid (observed) and dashed (expected) blue lines. The bottom panel shows the ratio of the limits to the theory cross section. The phase space above the lines is excluded.
Exclusion limits of the low-mass and high-mass channels. The low-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}<250$ GeV while the high-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}\ge250$ GeV. The plot shows the observed (solid) and expected (dashed) 95% CL upper limits on the cross section of higgsino pair production, assuming a higgsino decay branching ratio of $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h + \tilde{G})=100\%$. The theory cross section and its uncertainty are shown by the solid red line and red shading. Results from a previous ATLAS search using 24.3-36.1 fb$^{-1}$ [13] are shown by the solid (observed) and dashed (expected) blue lines. The bottom panel shows the ratio of the limits to the theory cross section. The phase space above the lines is excluded.
Exclusion limits of the low-mass and high-mass channels. The low-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}<250$ GeV while the high-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}\ge250$ GeV. The plot shows the observed (solid) and expected (dashed) 95% CL upper limits on the cross section of higgsino pair production, assuming a higgsino decay branching ratio of $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h + \tilde{G})=100\%$. The theory cross section and its uncertainty are shown by the solid red line and red shading. Results from a previous ATLAS search using 24.3-36.1 fb$^{-1}$ [13] are shown by the solid (observed) and dashed (expected) blue lines. The bottom panel shows the ratio of the limits to the theory cross section. The phase space above the lines is excluded.
Exclusion limits of the low-mass and high-mass channels. The low-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}<250$ GeV while the high-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}\ge250$ GeV. The plot shows the observed (solid) and expected (dashed) 95% CL upper limits on the cross section of higgsino pair production, assuming a higgsino decay branching ratio of $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h + \tilde{G})=100\%$. The theory cross section and its uncertainty are shown by the solid red line and red shading. Results from a previous ATLAS search using 24.3-36.1 fb$^{-1}$ [13] are shown by the solid (observed) and dashed (expected) blue lines. The bottom panel shows the ratio of the limits to the theory cross section. The phase space above the lines is excluded.
Exclusion limits of the low-mass and high-mass channels. The low-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}<250$ GeV while the high-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}\ge250$ GeV. The plot shows the observed (solid) and expected (dashed) 95% CL upper limits on the cross section of higgsino pair production, assuming a higgsino decay branching ratio of $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h + \tilde{G})=100\%$. The theory cross section and its uncertainty are shown by the solid red line and red shading. Results from a previous ATLAS search using 24.3-36.1 fb$^{-1}$ [13] are shown by the solid (observed) and dashed (expected) blue lines. The bottom panel shows the ratio of the limits to the theory cross section. The phase space above the lines is excluded.
Exclusion limits of the low-mass and high-mass channels. The low-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}<250$ GeV while the high-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}\ge250$ GeV. The plot shows the observed (solid) and expected (dashed) 95% CL upper limits on the cross section of higgsino pair production, assuming a higgsino decay branching ratio of $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h + \tilde{G})=100\%$. The theory cross section and its uncertainty are shown by the solid red line and red shading. Results from a previous ATLAS search using 24.3-36.1 fb$^{-1}$ [13] are shown by the solid (observed) and dashed (expected) blue lines. The bottom panel shows the ratio of the limits to the theory cross section. The phase space above the lines is excluded.
Exclusion limits of the low-mass and high-mass channels. The low-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}<250$ GeV while the high-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}\ge250$ GeV. The plot shows the observed (solid) and expected (dashed) 95% CL upper limits on the cross section of higgsino pair production, assuming a higgsino decay branching ratio of $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h + \tilde{G})=100\%$. The theory cross section and its uncertainty are shown by the solid red line and red shading. Results from a previous ATLAS search using 24.3-36.1 fb$^{-1}$ [13] are shown by the solid (observed) and dashed (expected) blue lines. The bottom panel shows the ratio of the limits to the theory cross section. The phase space above the lines is excluded.
Exclusion limits of the low-mass and high-mass channels. The low-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}<250$ GeV while the high-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}\ge250$ GeV. The plot shows the observed (solid) and expected (dashed) 95% CL upper limits on the cross section of higgsino pair production, assuming a higgsino decay branching ratio of $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h + \tilde{G})=100\%$. The theory cross section and its uncertainty are shown by the solid red line and red shading. Results from a previous ATLAS search using 24.3-36.1 fb$^{-1}$ [13] are shown by the solid (observed) and dashed (expected) blue lines. The bottom panel shows the ratio of the limits to the theory cross section. The phase space above the lines is excluded.
Exclusion limits of the low-mass and high-mass channels. The low-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}<250$ GeV while the high-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}\ge250$ GeV. The plot shows the observed (solid) and expected (dashed) 95% CL upper limits on the cross section of higgsino pair production, assuming a higgsino decay branching ratio of $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h + \tilde{G})=100\%$. The theory cross section and its uncertainty are shown by the solid red line and red shading. Results from a previous ATLAS search using 24.3-36.1 fb$^{-1}$ [13] are shown by the solid (observed) and dashed (expected) blue lines. The bottom panel shows the ratio of the limits to the theory cross section. The phase space above the lines is excluded.
Exclusion limits of the low-mass and high-mass channels. The low-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}<250$ GeV while the high-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}\ge250$ GeV. The plot shows the observed (solid) and expected (dashed) 95% CL upper limits on the cross section of higgsino pair production, assuming a higgsino decay branching ratio of $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h + \tilde{G})=100\%$. The theory cross section and its uncertainty are shown by the solid red line and red shading. Results from a previous ATLAS search using 24.3-36.1 fb$^{-1}$ [13] are shown by the solid (observed) and dashed (expected) blue lines. The bottom panel shows the ratio of the limits to the theory cross section. The phase space above the lines is excluded.
Exclusion limits of the low-mass and high-mass channels. The low-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}<250$ GeV while the high-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}\ge250$ GeV. The plot shows the 95% CL observed (solid) and expected (dashed) upper limits on $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h + \tilde{G})$, assuming the theory cross section for higgsino pair production. The higgsinos are assumed to decay as $\tilde{H}\rightarrow h + \tilde{G}$ or $\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z + \tilde{G}$. The phase space above the lines is excluded.
Exclusion limits of the low-mass and high-mass channels. The low-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}<250$ GeV while the high-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}\ge250$ GeV. The plot shows the 95% CL observed (solid) and expected (dashed) upper limits on $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h + \tilde{G})$, assuming the theory cross section for higgsino pair production. The higgsinos are assumed to decay as $\tilde{H}\rightarrow h + \tilde{G}$ or $\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z + \tilde{G}$. The phase space above the lines is excluded.
Exclusion limits of the low-mass and high-mass channels. The low-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}<250$ GeV while the high-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}\ge250$ GeV. The plot shows the 95% CL observed (solid) and expected (dashed) upper limits on $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h + \tilde{G})$, assuming the theory cross section for higgsino pair production. The higgsinos are assumed to decay as $\tilde{H}\rightarrow h + \tilde{G}$ or $\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z + \tilde{G}$. The phase space above the lines is excluded.
Exclusion limits of the low-mass and high-mass channels. The low-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}<250$ GeV while the high-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}\ge250$ GeV. The plot shows the 95% CL observed (solid) and expected (dashed) upper limits on $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h + \tilde{G})$, assuming the theory cross section for higgsino pair production. The higgsinos are assumed to decay as $\tilde{H}\rightarrow h + \tilde{G}$ or $\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z + \tilde{G}$. The phase space above the lines is excluded.
Exclusion limits of the low-mass and high-mass channels. The low-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}<250$ GeV while the high-mass channel is used for $m_{\tilde{H}}\ge250$ GeV. The plot shows the 95% CL observed (solid) and expected (dashed) upper limits on $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h + \tilde{G})$, assuming the theory cross section for higgsino pair production. The higgsinos are assumed to decay as $\tilde{H}\rightarrow h + \tilde{G}$ or $\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z + \tilde{G}$. The phase space above the lines is excluded.
Exclusion limits of the low-mass channel. The plot shows the observed (solid) and expected (dashed) 95% CL upper limits on the cross section of higgsino pair production, assuming a higgsino decay branching ratio of $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h + \tilde{G})=100\%$. The theory cross section and its uncertainty are shown by the solid red line and red shading. The bottom panel shows the ratio of the limits to the theory cross section. The phase space above the lines is excluded.
Exclusion limits of the low-mass channel. The plot shows the observed (solid) and expected (dashed) 95% CL upper limits on the cross section of higgsino pair production, assuming a higgsino decay branching ratio of $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h + \tilde{G})=100\%$. The theory cross section and its uncertainty are shown by the solid red line and red shading. The bottom panel shows the ratio of the limits to the theory cross section. The phase space above the lines is excluded.
Exclusion limits of the high-mass channel. The plot shows the observed (solid) and expected (dashed) 95% CL upper limits on the cross section of higgsino pair production, assuming a higgsino decay branching ratio of $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h + \tilde{G})=100\%$. The theory cross section and its uncertainty are shown by the solid red line and red shading. The bottom panel shows the ratio of the limits to the theory cross section. The phase space above the lines is excluded.
Exclusion limits of the high-mass channel. The plot shows the observed (solid) and expected (dashed) 95% CL upper limits on the cross section of higgsino pair production, assuming a higgsino decay branching ratio of $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h + \tilde{G})=100\%$. The theory cross section and its uncertainty are shown by the solid red line and red shading. The bottom panel shows the ratio of the limits to the theory cross section. The phase space above the lines is excluded.
Results of the background-only fit in the low-mass channel discovery region SR_LM_150. Both pre-fit and post-fit values are shown.
Results of the background-only fit in the low-mass channel discovery region SR_LM_300. Both pre-fit and post-fit values are shown.
The experimental efficiency of the low-mass channel for the exclusion and discovery signal regions as a function of higgsino mass. The experimental efficiency is defined as the number of events passing the detector-level event selections divided by the number of events passing the event selections for a perfect detector. The denominator is obtained by implementing particle-level event selections that emulate the detector-level selections. This treats the lack of availability of $b$-jet triggers as an inefficiency.
The particle-level acceptance for the low-mass exclusion and discovery signal regions, shown as a function of higgsino mass. The acceptance is defined as the fraction of signal events passing the particle-level event selection that emulates the detector-level selection. The acceptance calculation considers only those signal events where both higgsinos decay to Higgs bosons.
The experimental efficiency of the high-mass channel discovery regions as a function of higgsino mass. For each higgsino mass, the efficiency is shown for the SR-1 region corresponding to the mass. For masses above 1100 GeV, SR-1-1100 is used. The experimental efficiency is defined as the number of events passing the detector-level event selections divided by the number of events passing the event selections for a perfect detector. The denominator is obtained by implementing particle-level event selections that emulate the detector-level selections. The efficiency calculation considers only those signal events where both higgsinos decay to Higgs bosons.
The particle-level acceptance for the high-mass signal regions, shown as a function of higgsino mass. For each higgsino mass, the acceptance is shown for the SR-1 region corresponding to the mass. For masses above 1100 GeV, SR-1-1100 is used. The acceptance is defined as the fraction of signal events passing the particle-level event selection that emulates the detector-level selection. The acceptance calculation considers only those signal events where both higgsinos decay to Higgs bosons.
Cutflow for the low-mass channel for a representative 130 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. The $b$-jet cut requires 4 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>40$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$, with the availability of $b$-jet triggers lowering the luminosity to 126 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Cutflow for the low-mass channel for a representative 150 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. The $b$-jet cut requires 4 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>40$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$, with the availability of $b$-jet triggers lowering the luminosity to 126 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Cutflow for the low-mass channel for a representative 200 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. The $b$-jet cut requires 4 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>40$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$, with the availability of $b$-jet triggers lowering the luminosity to 126 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Cutflow for the low-mass channel for a representative 250 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. The $b$-jet cut requires 4 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>40$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$, with the availability of $b$-jet triggers lowering the luminosity to 126 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Cutflow for the low-mass channel for a representative 300 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. The $b$-jet cut requires 4 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>40$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$, with the availability of $b$-jet triggers lowering the luminosity to 126 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Cutflow for the low-mass channel for a representative 400 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. The $b$-jet cut requires 4 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>40$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$, with the availability of $b$-jet triggers lowering the luminosity to 126 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Cutflow for the low-mass channel for a representative 500 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. The $b$-jet cut requires 4 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>40$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$, with the availability of $b$-jet triggers lowering the luminosity to 126 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Cutflow for the low-mass channel for a representative 600 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. The $b$-jet cut requires 4 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>40$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$, with the availability of $b$-jet triggers lowering the luminosity to 126 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Cutflow for the low-mass channel for a representative 700 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. The $b$-jet cut requires 4 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>40$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$, with the availability of $b$-jet triggers lowering the luminosity to 126 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Cutflow for the low-mass channel for a representative 800 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. The $b$-jet cut requires 4 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>40$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$, with the availability of $b$-jet triggers lowering the luminosity to 126 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Cutflow for the low-mass channel for a representative 900 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. The $b$-jet cut requires 4 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>40$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$, with the availability of $b$-jet triggers lowering the luminosity to 126 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Cutflow for the low-mass channel for a representative 1000 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. The $b$-jet cut requires 4 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>40$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$, with the availability of $b$-jet triggers lowering the luminosity to 126 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Cutflow for the low-mass channel for a representative 1100 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. The $b$-jet cut requires 4 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>40$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$, with the availability of $b$-jet triggers lowering the luminosity to 126 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Cutflow for the high-mass channel for a representative 200 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Cutflow for the high-mass channel for a representative 250 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Cutflow for the high-mass channel for a representative 300 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Cutflow for the high-mass channel for a representative 400 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Cutflow for the high-mass channel for a representative 500 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Cutflow for the high-mass channel for a representative 600 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Cutflow for the high-mass channel for a representative 700 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Cutflow for the high-mass channel for a representative 800 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Cutflow for the high-mass channel for a representative 900 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Cutflow for the high-mass channel for a representative 1000 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Cutflow for the high-mass channel for a representative 1100 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Cutflow for the high-mass channel for a representative 1200 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Cutflow for the high-mass channel for a representative 1300 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Cutflow for the high-mass channel for a representative 1400 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Cutflow for the high-mass channel for a representative 1500 GeV signal. The preselection requires 4 or more jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV and 2 or more $b$-jets with $p_\text{T}>25$ GeV. As the samples are generated with $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow h\tilde{G})$=50%, $\mathcal{B}(\tilde{H}\rightarrow Z\tilde{G})$=50% to allow for both decays to be studied, the $hh$ events selection is used to select the events where each of the higgsinos decays to a Higgs boson. Expected yields are normalized to a luminosity of 139 fb$^{-1}$. All selections are cumulative, with the exception of the SR cuts, which are each applied separately.
Higgsinos with masses near the electroweak scale can solve the hierarchy problem and provide a dark matter candidate, while detecting them at the LHC remains challenging if their mass splitting is $\mathcal{O}(1 \text{GeV})$. This Letter presents a novel search for nearly mass-degenerate Higgsinos in events with an energetic jet, missing transverse momentum, and a low-momentum track with a significant transverse impact parameter using 140 fb$^{-1}$ of proton-proton collision data at $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV collected by the ATLAS experiment. For the first time since LEP, a range of mass splittings between the lightest charged and neutral Higgsinos from $0.3$ GeV to $0.9$ GeV is excluded at 95$\%$ confidence level, with a maximum reach of approximately $170$ GeV in the Higgsino mass.
Number of expected and observed data events in the SR (top), and the model-independent upper limits obtained from their consistency (bottom). The symbol $\tau_{\ell}$ ($\tau_{h}$) refers to fully-leptonic (hadron-involved) tau decays. The Others category includes contributions from minor background processes including $t\bar{t}$, single-top and diboson. The individual uncertainties can be correlated and do not necessarily sum up in quadrature to the total uncertainty. The bottom section shows the observed 95% CL upper limits on the visible cross-section ($\langle\epsilon\sigma\rangle_{\mathrm{obs}}^{95}$), on the number of generic signal events ($S_{\mathrm{obs}}^{95}$) as well as the expected limit ($S_{\mathrm{exp}}^{95}$) given the expected number (and $\pm 1\sigma$ deviations from the expectation) of background events.
Number of expected and observed data events in the SR (top), and the model-independent upper limits obtained from their consistency (bottom). The symbol $\tau_{\ell}$ ($\tau_{h}$) refers to fully-leptonic (hadron-involved) tau decays. The Others category includes contributions from minor background processes including $t\bar{t}$, single-top and diboson. The individual uncertainties can be correlated and do not necessarily sum up in quadrature to the total uncertainty. The bottom section shows the observed 95% CL upper limits on the visible cross-section ($\langle\epsilon\sigma\rangle_{\mathrm{obs}}^{95}$), on the number of generic signal events ($S_{\mathrm{obs}}^{95}$) as well as the expected limit ($S_{\mathrm{exp}}^{95}$) given the expected number (and $\pm 1\sigma$ deviations from the expectation) of background events.
Expected (dashed black line) and observed (solid red line) 95% CL exclusion limits on the higgsino simplified model being considered. These are shown with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{exp}}$ (yellow band) from experimental systematic and statistical uncertainties, and with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{theory}}^{\mathrm{SUSY}}$ (red dotted lines) from signal cross-section uncertainties, respectively. The limits set by the latest ATLAS searches using the soft lepton and disappearing track signatures are illustrated by the blue and green regions, respectively, while the limit imposed by the LEP experiments is shown in gray. The dot-dashed gray line indicates the predicted mass-splitting for the pure higgsino scenario.
Expected (dashed black line) and observed (solid red line) 95% CL exclusion limits on the higgsino simplified model being considered. These are shown with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{exp}}$ (yellow band) from experimental systematic and statistical uncertainties, and with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{theory}}^{\mathrm{SUSY}}$ (red dotted lines) from signal cross-section uncertainties, respectively. The limits set by the latest ATLAS searches using the soft lepton and disappearing track signatures are illustrated by the blue and green regions, respectively, while the limit imposed by the LEP experiments is shown in gray. The dot-dashed gray line indicates the predicted mass-splitting for the pure higgsino scenario.
Expected (dashed black line) and observed (solid red line) 95% CL exclusion limits on the higgsino simplified model being considered. These are shown with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{exp}}$ (yellow band) from experimental systematic and statistical uncertainties, and with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{theory}}^{\mathrm{SUSY}}$ (red dotted lines) from signal cross-section uncertainties, respectively. The limits set by the latest ATLAS searches using the soft lepton and disappearing track signatures are illustrated by the blue and green regions, respectively, while the limit imposed by the LEP experiments is shown in gray. The dot-dashed gray line indicates the predicted mass-splitting for the pure higgsino scenario.
Expected (dashed black line) and observed (solid red line) 95% CL exclusion limits on the higgsino simplified model being considered. These are shown with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{exp}}$ (yellow band) from experimental systematic and statistical uncertainties, and with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{theory}}^{\mathrm{SUSY}}$ (red dotted lines) from signal cross-section uncertainties, respectively. The limits set by the latest ATLAS searches using the soft lepton and disappearing track signatures are illustrated by the blue and green regions, respectively, while the limit imposed by the LEP experiments is shown in gray. The dot-dashed gray line indicates the predicted mass-splitting for the pure higgsino scenario.
Expected (dashed black line) and observed (solid red line) 95% CL exclusion limits on the higgsino simplified model being considered. These are shown with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{exp}}$ (yellow band) from experimental systematic and statistical uncertainties, and with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{theory}}^{\mathrm{SUSY}}$ (red dotted lines) from signal cross-section uncertainties, respectively. The limits set by the latest ATLAS searches using the soft lepton and disappearing track signatures are illustrated by the blue and green regions, respectively, while the limit imposed by the LEP experiments is shown in gray. The dot-dashed gray line indicates the predicted mass-splitting for the pure higgsino scenario.
Expected (dashed black line) and observed (solid red line) 95% CL exclusion limits on the higgsino simplified model being considered. These are shown with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{exp}}$ (yellow band) from experimental systematic and statistical uncertainties, and with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{theory}}^{\mathrm{SUSY}}$ (red dotted lines) from signal cross-section uncertainties, respectively. The limits set by the latest ATLAS searches using the soft lepton and disappearing track signatures are illustrated by the blue and green regions, respectively, while the limit imposed by the LEP experiments is shown in gray. The dot-dashed gray line indicates the predicted mass-splitting for the pure higgsino scenario.
Expected (dashed black line) and observed (solid red line) 95% CL exclusion limits on the higgsino simplified model being considered. These are shown with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{exp}}$ (yellow band) from experimental systematic and statistical uncertainties, and with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{theory}}^{\mathrm{SUSY}}$ (red dotted lines) from signal cross-section uncertainties, respectively. The limits set by the latest ATLAS searches using the soft lepton and disappearing track signatures are illustrated by the blue and green regions, respectively, while the limit imposed by the LEP experiments is shown in gray. The dot-dashed gray line indicates the predicted mass-splitting for the pure higgsino scenario.
Expected (dashed black line) and observed (solid red line) 95% CL exclusion limits on the higgsino simplified model being considered. These are shown with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{exp}}$ (yellow band) from experimental systematic and statistical uncertainties, and with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{theory}}^{\mathrm{SUSY}}$ (red dotted lines) from signal cross-section uncertainties, respectively. The limits set by the latest ATLAS searches using the soft lepton and disappearing track signatures are illustrated by the blue and green regions, respectively, while the limit imposed by the LEP experiments is shown in gray. The dot-dashed gray line indicates the predicted mass-splitting for the pure higgsino scenario.
Expected (dashed black line) and observed (solid red line) 95% CL exclusion limits on the higgsino simplified model being considered. These are shown with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{exp}}$ (yellow band) from experimental systematic and statistical uncertainties, and with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{theory}}^{\mathrm{SUSY}}$ (red dotted lines) from signal cross-section uncertainties, respectively. The limits set by the latest ATLAS searches using the soft lepton and disappearing track signatures are illustrated by the blue and green regions, respectively, while the limit imposed by the LEP experiments is shown in gray. The dot-dashed gray line indicates the predicted mass-splitting for the pure higgsino scenario.
Expected (dashed black line) and observed (solid red line) 95% CL exclusion limits on the higgsino simplified model being considered. These are shown with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{exp}}$ (yellow band) from experimental systematic and statistical uncertainties, and with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{theory}}^{\mathrm{SUSY}}$ (red dotted lines) from signal cross-section uncertainties, respectively. The limits set by the latest ATLAS searches using the soft lepton and disappearing track signatures are illustrated by the blue and green regions, respectively, while the limit imposed by the LEP experiments is shown in gray. The dot-dashed gray line indicates the predicted mass-splitting for the pure higgsino scenario.
Expected (dashed black line) and observed (solid red line) 95% CL exclusion limits on the higgsino simplified model being considered. These are shown with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{exp}}$ (yellow band) from experimental systematic and statistical uncertainties, and with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{theory}}^{\mathrm{SUSY}}$ (red dotted lines) from signal cross-section uncertainties, respectively. The limits set by the latest ATLAS searches using the soft lepton and disappearing track signatures are illustrated by the blue and green regions, respectively, while the limit imposed by the LEP experiments is shown in gray. The dot-dashed gray line indicates the predicted mass-splitting for the pure higgsino scenario.
Expected (dashed black line) and observed (solid red line) 95% CL exclusion limits on the higgsino simplified model being considered. These are shown with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{exp}}$ (yellow band) from experimental systematic and statistical uncertainties, and with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{theory}}^{\mathrm{SUSY}}$ (red dotted lines) from signal cross-section uncertainties, respectively. The limits set by the latest ATLAS searches using the soft lepton and disappearing track signatures are illustrated by the blue and green regions, respectively, while the limit imposed by the LEP experiments is shown in gray. The dot-dashed gray line indicates the predicted mass-splitting for the pure higgsino scenario.
Expected and observed CLs values per signal point represented by the grey numbers. The expected (dashed) and observed (solid) 95% CL exclusion limits are overlaid along with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{exp}}$ (yellow band) from experimental systematic and statistical uncertainties, and with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{theory}}^{\mathrm{SUSY}}$ (red dotted lines) from signal cross-section uncertainties, respectively.
Expected and observed CLs values per signal point represented by the grey numbers. The expected (dashed) and observed (solid) 95% CL exclusion limits are overlaid along with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{exp}}$ (yellow band) from experimental systematic and statistical uncertainties, and with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{theory}}^{\mathrm{SUSY}}$ (red dotted lines) from signal cross-section uncertainties, respectively.
Expected and observed CLs values per signal point represented by the grey numbers. The expected (dashed) and observed (solid) 95% CL exclusion limits are overlaid along with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{exp}}$ (yellow band) from experimental systematic and statistical uncertainties, and with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{theory}}^{\mathrm{SUSY}}$ (red dotted lines) from signal cross-section uncertainties, respectively.
Expected and observed CLs values per signal point represented by the grey numbers. The expected (dashed) and observed (solid) 95% CL exclusion limits are overlaid along with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{exp}}$ (yellow band) from experimental systematic and statistical uncertainties, and with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{theory}}^{\mathrm{SUSY}}$ (red dotted lines) from signal cross-section uncertainties, respectively.
Expected and observed cross-section upper-limit per signal point represented by the grey numbers. The expected (dashed) and observed (solid) 95% CL exclusion limits are overlaid along with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{exp}}$ (yellow band) from experimental systematic and statistical uncertainties, and with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{theory}}^{\mathrm{SUSY}}$ (red dotted lines) from signal cross-section uncertainties, respectively.
Expected and observed cross-section upper-limit per signal point represented by the grey numbers. The expected (dashed) and observed (solid) 95% CL exclusion limits are overlaid along with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{exp}}$ (yellow band) from experimental systematic and statistical uncertainties, and with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{theory}}^{\mathrm{SUSY}}$ (red dotted lines) from signal cross-section uncertainties, respectively.
Expected and observed cross-section upper-limit per signal point represented by the grey numbers. The expected (dashed) and observed (solid) 95% CL exclusion limits are overlaid along with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{exp}}$ (yellow band) from experimental systematic and statistical uncertainties, and with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{theory}}^{\mathrm{SUSY}}$ (red dotted lines) from signal cross-section uncertainties, respectively.
Expected and observed cross-section upper-limit per signal point represented by the grey numbers. The expected (dashed) and observed (solid) 95% CL exclusion limits are overlaid along with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{exp}}$ (yellow band) from experimental systematic and statistical uncertainties, and with $\pm 1\sigma_{\mathrm{theory}}^{\mathrm{SUSY}}$ (red dotted lines) from signal cross-section uncertainties, respectively.
Truth-level signal acceptances for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$) in a SR with the $S(d_0)$ requirement removed. The acceptance is defined as the fraction of accepted events divided by the total number of events in the generator-level signal Monte Carlo simulation, where the signal candidate track is identified as the charged particle with the largest distance between the interaction vertex and the secondary vertex of the higgsino decays.
Truth-level signal acceptances for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$) in a SR with the $S(d_0)$ requirement removed. The acceptance is defined as the fraction of accepted events divided by the total number of events in the generator-level signal Monte Carlo simulation, where the signal candidate track is identified as the charged particle with the largest distance between the interaction vertex and the secondary vertex of the higgsino decays.
Truth-level signal acceptances for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$) in a SR with the $S(d_0)$ requirement removed. The acceptance is defined as the fraction of accepted events divided by the total number of events in the generator-level signal Monte Carlo simulation, where the signal candidate track is identified as the charged particle with the largest distance between the interaction vertex and the secondary vertex of the higgsino decays.
Truth-level signal acceptances for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$) in a SR with the $S(d_0)$ requirement removed. The acceptance is defined as the fraction of accepted events divided by the total number of events in the generator-level signal Monte Carlo simulation, where the signal candidate track is identified as the charged particle with the largest distance between the interaction vertex and the secondary vertex of the higgsino decays.
Truth-level signal acceptances for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$) in a SR with the $S(d_0)$ requirement removed. The acceptance is defined as the fraction of accepted events divided by the total number of events in the generator-level signal Monte Carlo simulation, where the signal candidate track is identified as the charged particle with the largest distance between the interaction vertex and the secondary vertex of the higgsino decays.
Truth-level signal acceptances for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$) in a SR with the $S(d_0)$ requirement removed. The acceptance is defined as the fraction of accepted events divided by the total number of events in the generator-level signal Monte Carlo simulation, where the signal candidate track is identified as the charged particle with the largest distance between the interaction vertex and the secondary vertex of the higgsino decays.
Truth-level signal acceptances for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$) in a SR with the $S(d_0)$ requirement removed. The acceptance is defined as the fraction of accepted events divided by the total number of events in the generator-level signal Monte Carlo simulation, where the signal candidate track is identified as the charged particle with the largest distance between the interaction vertex and the secondary vertex of the higgsino decays.
Truth-level signal acceptances for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$) in a SR with the $S(d_0)$ requirement removed. The acceptance is defined as the fraction of accepted events divided by the total number of events in the generator-level signal Monte Carlo simulation, where the signal candidate track is identified as the charged particle with the largest distance between the interaction vertex and the secondary vertex of the higgsino decays.
Truth-level signal acceptances for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$) in a SR with the $S(d_0)$ requirement removed. The acceptance is defined as the fraction of accepted events divided by the total number of events in the generator-level signal Monte Carlo simulation, where the signal candidate track is identified as the charged particle with the largest distance between the interaction vertex and the secondary vertex of the higgsino decays.
Truth-level signal acceptances for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$) in a SR with the $S(d_0)$ requirement removed. The acceptance is defined as the fraction of accepted events divided by the total number of events in the generator-level signal Monte Carlo simulation, where the signal candidate track is identified as the charged particle with the largest distance between the interaction vertex and the secondary vertex of the higgsino decays.
Truth-level signal acceptances for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$) in a SR with the $S(d_0)$ requirement removed. The acceptance is defined as the fraction of accepted events divided by the total number of events in the generator-level signal Monte Carlo simulation, where the signal candidate track is identified as the charged particle with the largest distance between the interaction vertex and the secondary vertex of the higgsino decays.
Truth-level signal acceptances for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$) in a SR with the $S(d_0)$ requirement removed. The acceptance is defined as the fraction of accepted events divided by the total number of events in the generator-level signal Monte Carlo simulation, where the signal candidate track is identified as the charged particle with the largest distance between the interaction vertex and the secondary vertex of the higgsino decays.
Signal efficiencies in SR-Low for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$), defined by the number of events of reconstructed-level signal simulation divided by the number of events obtained at generator level, where the $S(d_0)$ selecton efficiency has the largest impact. The higgsino decay products from $\Delta \mathrm{m}(\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm,\tilde{\chi}_1^0) < 0.4$ GeV signal have $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ too low to be reconstructed as the signal candidate tracks, and therefore the identified signal candidate tracks are typically from pile-up collisions or underlying events similar to the QCD track background, causing a low $S(d_0)$ selection efficiency in these plots.
Signal efficiencies in SR-Low for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$), defined by the number of events of reconstructed-level signal simulation divided by the number of events obtained at generator level, where the $S(d_0)$ selecton efficiency has the largest impact. The higgsino decay products from $\Delta \mathrm{m}(\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm,\tilde{\chi}_1^0) < 0.4$ GeV signal have $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ too low to be reconstructed as the signal candidate tracks, and therefore the identified signal candidate tracks are typically from pile-up collisions or underlying events similar to the QCD track background, causing a low $S(d_0)$ selection efficiency in these plots.
Signal efficiencies in SR-Low for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$), defined by the number of events of reconstructed-level signal simulation divided by the number of events obtained at generator level, where the $S(d_0)$ selecton efficiency has the largest impact. The higgsino decay products from $\Delta \mathrm{m}(\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm,\tilde{\chi}_1^0) < 0.4$ GeV signal have $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ too low to be reconstructed as the signal candidate tracks, and therefore the identified signal candidate tracks are typically from pile-up collisions or underlying events similar to the QCD track background, causing a low $S(d_0)$ selection efficiency in these plots.
Signal efficiencies in SR-Low for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$), defined by the number of events of reconstructed-level signal simulation divided by the number of events obtained at generator level, where the $S(d_0)$ selecton efficiency has the largest impact. The higgsino decay products from $\Delta \mathrm{m}(\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm,\tilde{\chi}_1^0) < 0.4$ GeV signal have $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ too low to be reconstructed as the signal candidate tracks, and therefore the identified signal candidate tracks are typically from pile-up collisions or underlying events similar to the QCD track background, causing a low $S(d_0)$ selection efficiency in these plots.
Signal efficiencies in SR-Low for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$), defined by the number of events of reconstructed-level signal simulation divided by the number of events obtained at generator level, where the $S(d_0)$ selecton efficiency has the largest impact. The higgsino decay products from $\Delta \mathrm{m}(\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm,\tilde{\chi}_1^0) < 0.4$ GeV signal have $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ too low to be reconstructed as the signal candidate tracks, and therefore the identified signal candidate tracks are typically from pile-up collisions or underlying events similar to the QCD track background, causing a low $S(d_0)$ selection efficiency in these plots.
Signal efficiencies in SR-Low for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$), defined by the number of events of reconstructed-level signal simulation divided by the number of events obtained at generator level, where the $S(d_0)$ selecton efficiency has the largest impact. The higgsino decay products from $\Delta \mathrm{m}(\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm,\tilde{\chi}_1^0) < 0.4$ GeV signal have $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ too low to be reconstructed as the signal candidate tracks, and therefore the identified signal candidate tracks are typically from pile-up collisions or underlying events similar to the QCD track background, causing a low $S(d_0)$ selection efficiency in these plots.
Signal efficiencies in SR-Low for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$), defined by the number of events of reconstructed-level signal simulation divided by the number of events obtained at generator level, where the $S(d_0)$ selecton efficiency has the largest impact. The higgsino decay products from $\Delta \mathrm{m}(\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm,\tilde{\chi}_1^0) < 0.4$ GeV signal have $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ too low to be reconstructed as the signal candidate tracks, and therefore the identified signal candidate tracks are typically from pile-up collisions or underlying events similar to the QCD track background, causing a low $S(d_0)$ selection efficiency in these plots.
Signal efficiencies in SR-Low for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$), defined by the number of events of reconstructed-level signal simulation divided by the number of events obtained at generator level, where the $S(d_0)$ selecton efficiency has the largest impact. The higgsino decay products from $\Delta \mathrm{m}(\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm,\tilde{\chi}_1^0) < 0.4$ GeV signal have $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ too low to be reconstructed as the signal candidate tracks, and therefore the identified signal candidate tracks are typically from pile-up collisions or underlying events similar to the QCD track background, causing a low $S(d_0)$ selection efficiency in these plots.
Signal efficiencies in SR-Low for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$), defined by the number of events of reconstructed-level signal simulation divided by the number of events obtained at generator level, where the $S(d_0)$ selecton efficiency has the largest impact. The higgsino decay products from $\Delta \mathrm{m}(\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm,\tilde{\chi}_1^0) < 0.4$ GeV signal have $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ too low to be reconstructed as the signal candidate tracks, and therefore the identified signal candidate tracks are typically from pile-up collisions or underlying events similar to the QCD track background, causing a low $S(d_0)$ selection efficiency in these plots.
Signal efficiencies in SR-Low for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$), defined by the number of events of reconstructed-level signal simulation divided by the number of events obtained at generator level, where the $S(d_0)$ selecton efficiency has the largest impact. The higgsino decay products from $\Delta \mathrm{m}(\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm,\tilde{\chi}_1^0) < 0.4$ GeV signal have $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ too low to be reconstructed as the signal candidate tracks, and therefore the identified signal candidate tracks are typically from pile-up collisions or underlying events similar to the QCD track background, causing a low $S(d_0)$ selection efficiency in these plots.
Signal efficiencies in SR-Low for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$), defined by the number of events of reconstructed-level signal simulation divided by the number of events obtained at generator level, where the $S(d_0)$ selecton efficiency has the largest impact. The higgsino decay products from $\Delta \mathrm{m}(\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm,\tilde{\chi}_1^0) < 0.4$ GeV signal have $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ too low to be reconstructed as the signal candidate tracks, and therefore the identified signal candidate tracks are typically from pile-up collisions or underlying events similar to the QCD track background, causing a low $S(d_0)$ selection efficiency in these plots.
Signal efficiencies in SR-Low for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$), defined by the number of events of reconstructed-level signal simulation divided by the number of events obtained at generator level, where the $S(d_0)$ selecton efficiency has the largest impact. The higgsino decay products from $\Delta \mathrm{m}(\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm,\tilde{\chi}_1^0) < 0.4$ GeV signal have $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ too low to be reconstructed as the signal candidate tracks, and therefore the identified signal candidate tracks are typically from pile-up collisions or underlying events similar to the QCD track background, causing a low $S(d_0)$ selection efficiency in these plots.
Signal efficiencies in SR-High for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$), defined by the number of events of reconstructed-level signal simulation divided by the number of events obtained at generator level, where the $S(d_0)$ selecton efficiency has the largest impact. The higgsino decay products from $\Delta \mathrm{m}(\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm,\tilde{\chi}_1^0) < 0.4$ GeV signal have $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ too low to be reconstructed as the signal candidate tracks, and therefore the identified signal candidate tracks are typically from pile-up collisions or underlying events similar to the QCD track background, causing a low $S(d_0)$ selection efficiency in these plots.
Signal efficiencies in SR-High for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$), defined by the number of events of reconstructed-level signal simulation divided by the number of events obtained at generator level, where the $S(d_0)$ selecton efficiency has the largest impact. The higgsino decay products from $\Delta \mathrm{m}(\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm,\tilde{\chi}_1^0) < 0.4$ GeV signal have $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ too low to be reconstructed as the signal candidate tracks, and therefore the identified signal candidate tracks are typically from pile-up collisions or underlying events similar to the QCD track background, causing a low $S(d_0)$ selection efficiency in these plots.
Signal efficiencies in SR-High for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$), defined by the number of events of reconstructed-level signal simulation divided by the number of events obtained at generator level, where the $S(d_0)$ selecton efficiency has the largest impact. The higgsino decay products from $\Delta \mathrm{m}(\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm,\tilde{\chi}_1^0) < 0.4$ GeV signal have $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ too low to be reconstructed as the signal candidate tracks, and therefore the identified signal candidate tracks are typically from pile-up collisions or underlying events similar to the QCD track background, causing a low $S(d_0)$ selection efficiency in these plots.
Signal efficiencies in SR-High for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$), defined by the number of events of reconstructed-level signal simulation divided by the number of events obtained at generator level, where the $S(d_0)$ selecton efficiency has the largest impact. The higgsino decay products from $\Delta \mathrm{m}(\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm,\tilde{\chi}_1^0) < 0.4$ GeV signal have $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ too low to be reconstructed as the signal candidate tracks, and therefore the identified signal candidate tracks are typically from pile-up collisions or underlying events similar to the QCD track background, causing a low $S(d_0)$ selection efficiency in these plots.
Signal efficiencies in SR-High for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$), defined by the number of events of reconstructed-level signal simulation divided by the number of events obtained at generator level, where the $S(d_0)$ selecton efficiency has the largest impact. The higgsino decay products from $\Delta \mathrm{m}(\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm,\tilde{\chi}_1^0) < 0.4$ GeV signal have $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ too low to be reconstructed as the signal candidate tracks, and therefore the identified signal candidate tracks are typically from pile-up collisions or underlying events similar to the QCD track background, causing a low $S(d_0)$ selection efficiency in these plots.
Signal efficiencies in SR-High for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$), defined by the number of events of reconstructed-level signal simulation divided by the number of events obtained at generator level, where the $S(d_0)$ selecton efficiency has the largest impact. The higgsino decay products from $\Delta \mathrm{m}(\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm,\tilde{\chi}_1^0) < 0.4$ GeV signal have $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ too low to be reconstructed as the signal candidate tracks, and therefore the identified signal candidate tracks are typically from pile-up collisions or underlying events similar to the QCD track background, causing a low $S(d_0)$ selection efficiency in these plots.
Signal efficiencies in SR-High for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$), defined by the number of events of reconstructed-level signal simulation divided by the number of events obtained at generator level, where the $S(d_0)$ selecton efficiency has the largest impact. The higgsino decay products from $\Delta \mathrm{m}(\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm,\tilde{\chi}_1^0) < 0.4$ GeV signal have $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ too low to be reconstructed as the signal candidate tracks, and therefore the identified signal candidate tracks are typically from pile-up collisions or underlying events similar to the QCD track background, causing a low $S(d_0)$ selection efficiency in these plots.
Signal efficiencies in SR-High for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$), defined by the number of events of reconstructed-level signal simulation divided by the number of events obtained at generator level, where the $S(d_0)$ selecton efficiency has the largest impact. The higgsino decay products from $\Delta \mathrm{m}(\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm,\tilde{\chi}_1^0) < 0.4$ GeV signal have $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ too low to be reconstructed as the signal candidate tracks, and therefore the identified signal candidate tracks are typically from pile-up collisions or underlying events similar to the QCD track background, causing a low $S(d_0)$ selection efficiency in these plots.
Signal efficiencies in SR-High for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$), defined by the number of events of reconstructed-level signal simulation divided by the number of events obtained at generator level, where the $S(d_0)$ selecton efficiency has the largest impact. The higgsino decay products from $\Delta \mathrm{m}(\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm,\tilde{\chi}_1^0) < 0.4$ GeV signal have $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ too low to be reconstructed as the signal candidate tracks, and therefore the identified signal candidate tracks are typically from pile-up collisions or underlying events similar to the QCD track background, causing a low $S(d_0)$ selection efficiency in these plots.
Signal efficiencies in SR-High for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$), defined by the number of events of reconstructed-level signal simulation divided by the number of events obtained at generator level, where the $S(d_0)$ selecton efficiency has the largest impact. The higgsino decay products from $\Delta \mathrm{m}(\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm,\tilde{\chi}_1^0) < 0.4$ GeV signal have $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ too low to be reconstructed as the signal candidate tracks, and therefore the identified signal candidate tracks are typically from pile-up collisions or underlying events similar to the QCD track background, causing a low $S(d_0)$ selection efficiency in these plots.
Signal efficiencies in SR-High for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$), defined by the number of events of reconstructed-level signal simulation divided by the number of events obtained at generator level, where the $S(d_0)$ selecton efficiency has the largest impact. The higgsino decay products from $\Delta \mathrm{m}(\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm,\tilde{\chi}_1^0) < 0.4$ GeV signal have $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ too low to be reconstructed as the signal candidate tracks, and therefore the identified signal candidate tracks are typically from pile-up collisions or underlying events similar to the QCD track background, causing a low $S(d_0)$ selection efficiency in these plots.
Signal efficiencies in SR-High for each production process ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$), defined by the number of events of reconstructed-level signal simulation divided by the number of events obtained at generator level, where the $S(d_0)$ selecton efficiency has the largest impact. The higgsino decay products from $\Delta \mathrm{m}(\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm,\tilde{\chi}_1^0) < 0.4$ GeV signal have $p_{\mathrm{T}}$ too low to be reconstructed as the signal candidate tracks, and therefore the identified signal candidate tracks are typically from pile-up collisions or underlying events similar to the QCD track background, causing a low $S(d_0)$ selection efficiency in these plots.
Event selection cutflows for signal samples with $m(\tilde{\chi}_{1}^0)$ = 150 GeV and $\Delta m(\tilde{\chi}_{1}^\pm, \tilde{\chi}_{1}^0)$ = 1.5, 1.0, and 0.75 GeV, including all six production processes ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$). The cross-section used to obtain the initial number of events ($\sigma(\mathrm{n}_{\mathrm{jets}}) \geq 1$) refers to an emission of at least one gluon or quark with $p_{\mathrm{T}} > 50$ GeV at the parton level.
Event selection cutflows for signal samples with $m(\tilde{\chi}_{1}^0)$ = 150 GeV and $\Delta m(\tilde{\chi}_{1}^\pm, \tilde{\chi}_{1}^0)$ = 1.5, 1.0, and 0.75 GeV, including all six production processes ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$). The cross-section used to obtain the initial number of events ($\sigma(\mathrm{n}_{\mathrm{jets}}) \geq 1$) refers to an emission of at least one gluon or quark with $p_{\mathrm{T}} > 50$ GeV at the parton level.
Event selection cutflows for signal samples with $m(\tilde{\chi}_{1}^0)$ = 150 GeV and $\Delta m(\tilde{\chi}_{1}^\pm, \tilde{\chi}_{1}^0)$ = 0.5, 0.35, and 0.25 GeV, including all six production processes ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$). The cross-section used to obtain the initial number of events ($\sigma(\mathrm{n}_{\mathrm{jets}}) \geq 1$) refers to an emission of at least one gluon or quark with $p_{\mathrm{T}} > 50$ GeV at the parton level.
Event selection cutflows for signal samples with $m(\tilde{\chi}_{1}^0)$ = 150 GeV and $\Delta m(\tilde{\chi}_{1}^\pm, \tilde{\chi}_{1}^0)$ = 0.5, 0.35, and 0.25 GeV, including all six production processes ($\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_1^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}_2^0$, $\tilde{\chi}_1^+ \tilde{\chi}_1^-$, and $\tilde{\chi}_2^0 \tilde{\chi}_1^0$). The cross-section used to obtain the initial number of events ($\sigma(\mathrm{n}_{\mathrm{jets}}) \geq 1$) refers to an emission of at least one gluon or quark with $p_{\mathrm{T}} > 50$ GeV at the parton level.
The results of a search for supersymmetry in final states containing at least one isolated lepton (electron or muon), jets and large missing transverse momentum with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are reported. The search is based on proton-proton collision data at a centre-of-mass energy $\sqrt{s} = 8$ TeV collected in 2012, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 20 fb$^{-1}$. No significant excess above the Standard Model expectation is observed. Limits are set on the parameters of a minimal universal extra dimensions model, excluding a compactification radius of $1/R_c=950$ GeV for a cut-off scale times radius ($\Lambda R_c$) of approximately 30, as well as on sparticle masses for various supersymmetric models. Depending on the model, the search excludes gluino masses up to 1.32 TeV and squark masses up to 840 GeV.
Observed and expected $E_T^{miss}/m_{eff}$ distribution in soft single-lepton 3-jet signal region. The last bin includes the overflow.
Observed and expected $E_T^{miss}/m_{eff}$ distribution in soft single-lepton 5-jet signal region. The last bin includes the overflow.
Observed and expected $E_T^{miss}/m_{eff}$ distribution in soft single-lepton 3-jet inclusive signal region. The last bin includes the overflow.
Observed and expected $E_T^{miss}$ distribution in soft dimuon signal region. The last bin includes the overflow.
Observed and expected $m_{eff}^{incl}$ distribution in hard single-lepton 3-jet signal region. The last bin includes the overflow.
Observed and expected $m_{eff}^{incl}$ distribution for hard single-lepton 5-jet signal region. The last bin includes the overflow.
Observed and expected $E_{T}^{miss}$ distribution for hard single-lepton 6-jet signal region. The last bin includes the overflow.
Observed and expected $M_{R}'$ distribution for hard same-flavour dilepton low-multiplicity signal region. The last bin includes the overflow.
Observed and expected $M_{R}'$ distribution for hard same-flavour dilepton 3-jet signal region. The last bin includes the overflow.
Observed and expected $M_{R}'$ distribution for hard opposite-flavour dilepton low-multiplicity signal region. The last bin includes the overflow.
Observed and expected $M_{R}'$ distribution for hard opposite-flavour dilepton 3-jet opposite-flavour signal region. The last bin includes the overflow.
Observed 95% exclusion contour for the mSUGRA/CMSSM model with $\tan\beta=30$, $A_{0}=-2m_{0}$ and $\mu > 0$.
Expected 95% exclusion contour for the mSUGRA/CMSSM model with $\tan\beta=30$, $A_{0}=-2m_{0}$ and $\mu > 0$.
Observed 95% exclusion contour for the bRPV MSUGRA/CMSSM model.
Expected 95% exclusion contour for the bRPV MSUGRA/CMSSM model.
Observed 95% exclusion contour for the natural gauge mediation with a stau NLSP model (nGM).
Expected 95% exclusion contour for the natural gauge mediation with a stau NLSP model (nGM).
Observed 95% exclusion contour for the non-universal higgs masses with gaugino mediation model (NUHMG).
Expected 95% exclusion contour for the non-universal higgs masses with gaugino mediation model (NUHMG).
Observed 95% exclusion contour for the minimal UED model from the combination of the hard dilepton and soft dilepton analyses.
Expected 95% exclusion contour for the minimal UED model from the combination of the hard dilepton and soft dilepton analyses.
Observed 95% exclusion contour for the minimal UED model from the hard dilepton analysis.
Expected 95% exclusion contour for the minimal UED model from the hard dilepton analysis.
Observed 95% exclusion contour for the minimal UED model from the soft dilepton analysis.
Expected 95% exclusion contour for the minimal UED model from the soft dilepton analysis.
Observed 95% exclusion contour for the simplified model with gluino-mediated top squark production where the top squark is assumed to decay exclusively via $\tilde{t} \rightarrow c \tilde{\chi}^{0}_{1}$.
Expected 95% exclusion contour for the simplified model with gluino-mediated top squark production, where the top squark is assumed to decay exclusively via $\tilde{t} \rightarrow c \tilde{\chi}^{0}_{1}$.
Observed 95% exclusion contour for the simplified model with gluino-mediated top squark production where the gluinos are assumed to decay exclusively through a virtual top squark, $\tilde{g} \rightarrow tt+\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{1}$.
Expected 95% exclusion contour for the simplified model with gluino-mediated top squark production where the gluinos are assumed to decay exclusively through a virtual top squark, $\tilde{g} \rightarrow tt+\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{1}$.
Observed 95% exclusion contour for the gluino simplified model from the combination of the soft single-lepton and hard single-lepton analyses for the case in which the chargino mass is fixed at x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)) = 1/2.
Expected 95% exclusion contour for the gluino simplified model from the combination of the soft single-lepton and hard single-lepton analyses for the case in which the chargino mass is fixed at x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)) = 1/2.
Observed 95% exclusion contour for the gluino simplified model from the hard single-lepton analyses for the case in which the chargino mass is fixed at x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)) = 1/2.
Expected 95% exclusion contour for the gluino simplified model from the hard single-lepton analyses for the case in which the chargino mass is fixed at x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)) = 1/2.
Observed 95% exclusion contour for the gluino simplified model from the soft single-lepton analyses for the case in which the chargino mass is fixed at x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)) = 1/2.
Expected 95% exclusion contour for the gluino simplified model from the soft single-lepton analyses for the case in which the chargino mass is fixed at x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)) = 1/2.
Observed 95% exclusion contour for the the first- and second-generation squark simplified model from the combination of the soft single-lepton and hard single-lepton analyses for the case in which the chargino mass is fixed at x = (m(squark)-m(chargino))/(m(squark)-m(LSP)) = 1/2.
Expected 95% exclusion contour for the the first- and second-generation squark simplified model from the combination of the soft single-lepton and hard single-lepton analyses for the case in which the chargino mass is fixed at x = (m(squark)-m(chargino))/(m(squark)-m(LSP)) = 1/2.
Observed 95% exclusion contour for the the first- and second-generation squark simplified model from the hard single-lepton analysis for the case in which the chargino mass is fixed at x = (m(squark)-m(chargino))/(m(squark)-m(LSP)) = 1/2.
Expected 95% exclusion contour for the the first- and second-generation squark simplified model from the hard single-lepton analysis for the case in which the chargino mass is fixed at x = (m(squark)-m(chargino))/(m(squark)-m(LSP)) = 1/2.
Observed 95% exclusion contour for the the first- and second-generation squark simplified model from the soft single-lepton analysis for the case in which the chargino mass is fixed at x = (m(squark)-m(chargino))/(m(squark)-m(LSP)) = 1/2.
Expected 95% exclusion contour for the the first- and second-generation squark simplified model from the soft single-lepton analysis for the case in which the chargino mass is fixed at x = (m(squark)-m(chargino))/(m(squark)-m(LSP)) = 1/2.
Observed 95% exclusion contour for the gluino simplified model from the combination of the soft single-lepton and hard single-lepton analyses for the case in which x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)) is varied and the LSP mass is set at 60 GeV.
Expected 95% exclusion contour for the gluino simplified model from the combination of the soft single-lepton and hard single-lepton analyses for the case in which x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)) is varied and the LSP mass is set at 60 GeV.
Observed 95% exclusion contour for the gluino simplified model from the hard single-lepton analysis for the case in which x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)) is varied and the LSP mass is set at 60 GeV.
Expected 95% exclusion contour for the gluino simplified model from the hard single-lepton analysis for the case in which x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)) is varied and the LSP mass is set at 60 GeV.
Observed 95% exclusion contour for the gluino simplified model from the soft single-lepton analysis for the case in which x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)) is varied and the LSP mass is set at 60 GeV.
Expected 95% exclusion contour for the gluino simplified model from the soft single-lepton analysis for the case in which x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)) is varied and the LSP mass is set at 60 GeV.
Observed 95% exclusion contour for the first- and second-generation squark simplified model from the combination of the soft single-lepton and hard single-lepton analyses for the case in which x = (m(squark)-m(chargino))/(m(squark)-m(LSP)) is varied and the LSP mass is set at 60 GeV.
Expected 95% exclusion contour for the first- and second-generation squark simplified model from the combination of soft single-lepton and hard single-lepton analyses for the case in which x = (m(squark)-m(chargino))/(m(squark)-m(LSP)) is varied and the LSP mass is set at 60 GeV.
Observed 95% exclusion contour for the first- and second-generation squark simplified model from the hard single-lepton analyses for the case in which x = (m(squark)-m(chargino))/(m(squark)-m(LSP)) is varied and the LSP mass is set at 60 GeV.
Expected 95% exclusion contour for the first- and second-generation squark simplified model from the hard single-lepton analyses for the case in which x = (m(squark)-m(chargino))/(m(squark)-m(LSP)) is varied and the LSP mass is set at 60 GeV.
Observed 95% exclusion contour for the first- and second-generation squark simplified model from the soft single-lepton analyses for the case in which x = (m(squark)-m(chargino))/(m(squark)-m(LSP)) is varied and the LSP mass is set at 60 GeV.
Expected 95% exclusion contour for the first- and second-generation squark simplified model from the soft single-lepton analyses for the case in which x = (m(squark)-m(chargino))/(m(squark)-m(LSP)) is varied and the LSP mass is set at 60 GeV.
Observed 95% exclusion contour for the two-step gluino simplified model with sleptons from the combination of the hard dilepton and hard single-lepton analyses.
Expected 95% exclusion contour for the two-step gluino simplified model with sleptons from the combination of the hard dilepton and hard single-lepton analyses.
Observed 95% exclusion contour for the two-step gluino simplified model with sleptons from the hard single-lepton analysis.
Expected 95% exclusion contour for the two-step gluino simplified model with sleptons from the hard single-lepton analysis.
Observed 95% exclusion contour for the two-step gluino simplified model with sleptons from the hard dilepton analysis.
Expected 95% exclusion contour for the two-step gluino simplified model with sleptons from the hard dilepton analysis.
Observed 95% exclusion contour for the two-step first- and second-generation squark simplified model with sleptons from the hard dilepton analysis.
Expected 95% exclusion contour for the two-step first- and second-generation squark simplified model with sleptons from the hard dilepton analysis.
Observed 95% exclusion contour for the two-step gluino simplified model without sleptons from the hard single-lepton analysis.
Expected 95% exclusion contour for the two-step gluino simplified model without sleptons from the hard single-lepton analysis.
Number of generated events in the gluino simplified model for the case in which the chargino mass is fixed at x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)) = 1/2.
Production cross-section in the gluino simplified model for the case in which the chargino mass is fixed at x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)) = 1/2.
Number of generated events in the the first- and second-generation squark simplified model for the case in which x = (m(squark)-m(chargino))/(m(squark)-m(LSP)) is varied and the LSP mass is set at 60 GeV. squark decaying to quark neutralino1 with varying x.
Production cross-section in the the first- and second-generation squark simplified model for the case in which x = (m(squark)-m(chargino))/(m(squark)-m(LSP)) is varied and the LSP mass is set at 60 GeV.
Number of generated evens in the minimal UED model.
Production cross-section in the minimal UED model in pb.
Number of generated events in the two-step first- and second-generation squark simplified model with sleptons.
Production cross-section in the two-step first- and second-generation squark simplified model with sleptons.
Acceptance for soft single-lepton 3-jet signal region in the gluino simplified model for the case in which the chargino mass is fixed at x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)) = 1/2.
Efficiency for soft single-lepton 3-jet signal region in the gluino simplified model for the case in which the chargino mass is fixed at x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)) = 1/2.
Acceptance for soft single-lepton 5-jet signal region in the gluino simplified model for the case in which the chargino mass is fixed at x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)) = 1/2.
Efficiency for soft single-lepton 5-jet signal region in the gluino simplified model for the case in which the chargino mass is fixed at x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)) = 1/2.
Acceptance for soft single-lepton 3-jet inclusive signal region in the gluino simplified model for the case in which x = (m(squark)-m(chargino))/(m(squark)-m(LSP)) is varied and the LSP mass is set at 60 GeV.
Efficiency for the soft single-lepton 3-jet inclusive signal region in the gluino simplified model for the case in x = (m(squark)-m(chargino))/(m(squark)-m(LSP)) is varied and the LSP mass is set at 60 GeV.
Expected CLs from the combination of the soft single-lepton and hard single-lepton analyses in the gluino simplified model for the case in which the chargino mass is fixed at x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)) = 1/2.
Expected CLs from the combination of the soft single-lepton and hard single-lepton analyses in the gluino simplified model for the case in which the chargino mass is varied and the LSP mass is set at 60 GeV. The chargino mass is parameterised using x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)).
Observed CLs from the combination of the soft single-lepton and hard single-lepton analyses in the gluino simplified model for the case in which the chargino mass is fixed at x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)) = 1/2.
Observed CLs from the combination of the soft single-lepton and hard single-lepton analyses in the gluino simplified model for the case in which the chargino mass is varied and the LSP mass is set at 60 GeV. The chargino mass is parameterised using x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)).
Acceptance for soft dimuon signal region in the minimal UED model (mUED).
Efficiency for soft dimuon signal region in minimal UED model (mUED).
Acceptance for hard dilepton 3-jet opposite-flavour signal region in the two-step first- and second-generation squark simplified model with sleptons.
Efficiency for hard dilepton 3jet opposite-flavour signal region in the two-step first- and second-generation squark simplified model with sleptons.
Acceptance for hard dilepton 3-jet same-flavour signal region in the two-step first- and second-generation squark simplified model with sleptons.
Efficiency for hard dilepton 3-jet same-flavour signal region in the two-step first- and second-generation squark simplified model with sleptons.
Acceptance for hard dilepton low-multiplicity opposite-flavour signal region in the two-step first- and second-generation squark simplified model with sleptons.
Efficiency for hard dilepton low-multiplicity opposite-flavour signal region in the two-step first- and second-generation squark simplified model with sleptons.
Acceptance for hard dilepton low-multiplicity same-flavour signal region in the two-step first- and second-generation squark simplified model with sleptons.
Efficiency for hard dilepton low-multiplicity same-flavour signal region in the two-step first- and second-generation squark simplified model with sleptons.
Best expected signal region in the minimal UED model (mUED).
Expected CLs from hard dilepton analysis in the two-step first- and second-generation squark simplified model with sleptons.
Observed CLs from the hard dilepton analysis in the two-step first- and second-generation squark simplified model with sleptons.
Expected CLs from the combination of the soft dimuon and hard dilepton analyses in the minimal UED model (mUED).
Observed CLs from the combination of the soft dimuon and hard dilepton analyses in the minimal UED model (mUED).
Acceptance for hard single-lepton 3-jet signal region in the gluino simplified model for the case in which the chargino mass is fixed at x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)) = 1/2.
Efficiency for hard single-lepton 3-jet signal region in the gluino simplified model for the case in which the chargino mass is fixed at x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)) = 1/2.
Acceptance for hard single-lepton 5-jet signal region in the gluino simplified model for the case in which the chargino mass is fixed at x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)) = 1/2.
Efficiency for hard single-lepton 5-jet signal region in the gluino simplified model for the case in which the chargino mass is fixed at x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)) = 1/2.
Acceptance for hard single-lepton 6-jet signal region in the gluino simplified model for the case in which the chargino mass is fixed at x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)) = 1/2.
Efficiency for hard single-lepton 6-jet signal region in the gluino simplified model for the case in which the chargino mass is fixed at x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)) = 1/2.
Acceptance for hard single-lepton 3-jet signal region in the first- and second-generation squark simplified model for the case in which x = (m(squark)-m(chargino))/(m(squark)-m(LSP)) is varied and the LSP mass is set at 60 GeV.
Efficiency for hard single-lepton 3-jet signal region in the first- and second-generation squark simplified model for the case in which x = (m(squark)-m(chargino))/(m(squark)-m(LSP)) is varied and the LSP mass is set at 60 GeV.
Acceptance for hard single-lepton 5-jet signal region in the first- and second-generation squark simplified model for the case in which x = (m(squark)-m(chargino))/(m(squark)-m(LSP)) is varied and the LSP mass is set at 60 GeV.
Efficiency for hard single-lepton 5-jet signal region in the first- and second-generation squark simplified model for the case in which x = (m(squark)-m(chargino))/(m(squark)-m(LSP)) is varied and the LSP mass is set at 60 GeV.
Acceptance for hard single-lepton 6-jet signal region in the first- and second-generation squark simplified model for the case in which x = (m(squark)-m(chargino))/(m(squark)-m(LSP)) is varied and the LSP mass is set at 60 GeV.
Efficiency for hard single-lepton 6-jet signal region in the first- and second-generation squark simplified model for the case in which x = (m(squark)-m(chargino))/(m(squark)-m(LSP)) is varied and the LSP mass is set at 60 GeV.
Observed 95% upper limit on the visible cross-section in the gluino simplified model from the combination of the soft single-lepton and hard single-lepton analyses for the case in which the chargino mass is fixed at x = (m(gluino)-m(chargino))/(m(gluino)-m(LSP)) = 1/2.
Observed 95% upper limit on the visible cross-section in the first- and second-generation squark simplified model from the combination of the soft single-lepton and hard single-lepton analyses for the case in which x = (m(squark)-m(chargino))/(m(squark)-m(LSP)) is varied and the LSP mass is set at 60 GeV.
Results from a search for supersymmetry in events with four or more leptons including electrons, muons and taus are presented. The analysis uses a data sample corresponding to 20.3 $fb^{-1}$ of proton--proton collisions delivered by the Large Hadron Collider at $\sqrt{s}$ = 8 TeV and recorded by the ATLAS detector. Signal regions are designed to target supersymmetric scenarios that can be either enriched in or depleted of events involving the production of a $Z$ boson. No significant deviations are observed in data from Standard Model predictions and results are used to set upper limits on the event yields from processes beyond the Standard Model. Exclusion limits at the 95% confidence level on the masses of relevant supersymmetric particles are obtained. In R-parity-violating simplified models with decays of the lightest supersymmetric particle to electrons and muons, limits of 1350 GeV and 750 GeV are placed on gluino and chargino masses, respectively. In R-parity-conserving simplified models with heavy neutralinos decaying to a massless lightest supersymmetric particle, heavy neutralino masses up to 620 GeV are excluded. Limits are also placed on other supersymmetric scenarios.
The ETmiss distribution in VR0Z.
The effective mass distribution in VR0Z.
The ETmiss distribution in VR2Z.
The effective mass distribution in VR2Z.
The ETmiss distribution in SR0noZa.
The effective mass distribution in SR0noZa.
The ETmiss distribution in SR1noZa.
The effective mass distribution in SR1noZa.
The ETmiss distribution in SR2noZa.
The effective mass distribution in SR2noZa.
The ETmiss distribution in SR0noZb.
The effective mass distribution in SR0noZb.
The ETmiss distribution in SR1noZb.
The effective mass distribution in SR1noZb.
The ETmiss distribution in SR2noZb.
The effective mass distribution in SR2noZb.
The ETmiss distribution in SR0Z.
The effective mass distribution in SR0Z.
The ETmiss distribution in SR1Z.
The effective mass distribution in SR1Z.
The ETmiss distribution in SR2Z.
The effective mass distribution in SR2Z.
Observed 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV chargino NLSP model with lambda_121 != 0.
Expected 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV chargino NLSP model with lambda_121 != 0.
Observed 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV chargino NLSP model with lambda_122 != 0.
Expected 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV chargino NLSP model with lambda_122 != 0.
Observed 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV chargino NLSP model with lambda_133 != 0.
Expected 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV chargino NLSP model with lambda_133 != 0.
Observed 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV chargino NLSP model with lambda_233 != 0.
Expected 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV chargino NLSP model with lambda_233 != 0.
Observed 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV gluino NLSP model with lambda_121 != 0.
Expected 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV gluino NLSP model with lambda_121 != 0.
Observed 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV gluino NLSP model with lambda_122 != 0.
Expected 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV gluino NLSP model with lambda_122 != 0.
Observed 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV gluino NLSP model with lambda_133 != 0.
Expected 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV gluino NLSP model with lambda_133 != 0.
Observed 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV gluino NLSP model with lambda_233 != 0.
Expected 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV gluino NLSP model with lambda_233 != 0.
Observed 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV Lslepton NLSP model with lambda_121 != 0.
Expected 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV Lslepton NLSP model with lambda_121 != 0.
Observed 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV Lslepton NLSP model with lambda_122 != 0.
Expected 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV Lslepton NLSP model with lambda_122 != 0.
Observed 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV Lslepton NLSP model with lambda_133 != 0.
Expected 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV Lslepton NLSP model with lambda_133 != 0.
Observed 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV Lslepton NLSP model with lambda_233 != 0.
Expected 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV Lslepton NLSP model with lambda_233 != 0.
Observed 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV Rslepton NLSP model with lambda_121 != 0.
Expected 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV Rslepton NLSP model with lambda_121 != 0.
Observed 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV Rslepton NLSP model with lambda_122 != 0.
Expected 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV Rslepton NLSP model with lambda_122 != 0.
Observed 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV Rslepton NLSP model with lambda_133 != 0.
Expected 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV Rslepton NLSP model with lambda_133 != 0.
Observed 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV Rslepton NLSP model with lambda_233 != 0.
Expected 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV Rslepton NLSP model with lambda_233 != 0.
Observed 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV sneutrino NLSP model with lambda_121 != 0.
Expected 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV sneutrino NLSP model with lambda_121 != 0.
Observed 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV sneutrino NLSP model with lambda_122 != 0.
Expected 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV sneutrino NLSP model with lambda_122 != 0.
Observed 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV sneutrino NLSP model with lambda_133 != 0.
Expected 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV sneutrino NLSP model with lambda_133 != 0.
Observed 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV sneutrino NLSP model with lambda_233 != 0.
Expected 95% CL exclusion contour for the RPV sneutrino NLSP model with lambda_233 != 0.
Observed 95% CL exclusion contour for the R-slepton RPC model.
Expected 95% CL exclusion contour for the R-slepton RPC model.
Observed and expected 95% CL cross-section upper limits for the Stau RPC model, together with the theoretically predicted cross-section.
Observed and expected 95% CL cross-section upper limits for the Z RPC model, together with the theoretically predicted cross-section.
Observed 95% CL exclusion contour for the GGM tan beta = 1.5 model.
Expected 95% CL exclusion contour for the GGM tan beta = 1.5 model.
Observed 95% CL exclusion contour for the GGM tan beta = 30 model.
Expected 95% CL exclusion contour for the GGM tan beta = 30 model.
Cut flows for a representative selection of SUSY signal points in the Z-veto signal regions. In each case, m2 and m1 refer to the axes of the plots in Sec. XI, where m2 is the larger of the two masses. The number of events expected for a luminosity of 20.3 fb-1 is quoted at each step of the selection. The preselection requires four baseline leptons, at least two of which are light leptons; the signal lepton selection is made at the ``Lepton Multiplicity' stage. ``Event Cleaning' refers to the selection criteria applied to remove non-collision backgrounds and detector noise.
Cut flows for a representative selection of SUSY signal points in the Z-rich signal regions. In each case, m2 and m1 refer to the axes of the plots in Sec. XI, where m2 is the larger of the two masses (or the value of mu in the case of GGM models). The number of events expected for a luminosity of 20.3 fb-1 is quoted at each step of the selection. The preselection requires four baseline leptons, at least two of which are light leptons; the signal lepton selection is made at the ``Lepton Multiplicity' stage. ``Event Cleaning' refers to the selection criteria applied to remove non-collision backgrounds and detector noise.
Cut flows by lepton channel for a representative selection of SUSY signal points in the SR0noZa signal region. In each case, m2 and m1 refer to the axes of the plots in Sec. XI, where m2 is the larger of the two masses. The number of events expected for a luminosity of 20.3 fb-1 is quoted at each step of the selection. The preselection requires four baseline leptons, at least two of which are light leptons; the signal lepton selection is made at the ``Lepton Multiplicity' stage. ``Event Cleaning' refers to the selection criteria applied to remove non-collision backgrounds and detector noise. The RPC R-slepton model is used, with (m2,m1) = (450,300) GeV.
Cut flows by lepton channel for a representative selection of SUSY signal points in the SR1noZb signal region. In each case, m2 and m1 refer to the axes of the plots in Sec. XI, where m2 is the larger of the two masses. The number of events expected for a luminosity of 20.3 fb-1 is quoted at each step of the selection. The preselection requires four baseline leptons, at least two of which are light leptons; the signal lepton selection is made at the ``Lepton Multiplicity' stage. ``Event Cleaning' refers to the selection criteria applied to remove non-collision backgrounds and detector noise. The RPV gluino NLSP model is used, with lambda_133 != 0 and (m2,m1) = (800,400) GeV.
Cut flows by lepton channel for a representative selection of SUSY signal points in the SR0Z signal region. In each case, m2 and m1 refer to the axes of the plots in Sec. XI, where m2 is the value of mu. The number of events expected for a luminosity of 20.3 fb-1 is quoted at each step of the selection. The preselection requires four baseline leptons, at least two of which are light leptons; the signal lepton selection is made at the ``Lepton Multiplicity' stage. ``Event Cleaning' refers to the selection criteria applied to remove non-collision backgrounds and detector noise. The GGM tan beta = 30 model is used, with (m2,m1) = (200,1000) GeV.
A search for strongly produced supersymmetric particles is conducted using signatures involving multiple energetic jets and either two isolated leptons ($e$ or $\mu$) with the same electric charge, or at least three isolated leptons. The search also utilises jets originating from b-quarks, missing transverse momentum and other observables to extend its sensitivity. The analysis uses a data sample corresponding to a total integrated luminosity of 20.3 fb$^{-1}$ of $\sqrt{s} =$ 8 TeV proton-proton collisions recorded with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider in 2012. No deviation from the Standard Model expectation is observed. New or significantly improved exclusion limits are set on a wide variety of supersymmetric models in which the lightest squark can be of the first, second or third generations, and in which R-parity can be conserved or violated.
Numbers of observed and background events for SR0b for each bin of the distribution in Meff. The table corresponds to Fig. 4(b). The statistical and systematic uncertainties are combined for the expected backgrounds.
Numbers of observed and background events for SR1b for each bin of the distribution in Meff. The table corresponds to Fig. 4(c). The statistical and systematic uncertainties are combined for the predicted numbers.
Numbers of observed and background events for SR3b for each bin of the distribution in Meff. The table corresponds to Fig. 4(a). The statistical and systematic uncertainties are combined for the predicted numbers.
Numbers of observed and background events for SR3L low for each bin of the distribution in Meff. The table corresponds to Fig. 4(d). The statistical and systematic uncertainties are combined for the predicted numbers.
Numbers of observed and background events for SR3L high for each bin of the distribution in Meff. The table corresponds to Fig. 4(e). The statistical and systematic uncertainties are combined for the predicted numbers.
The efficiencies are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of squarks that decay into two steps into q q W Z W Z chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 6c in the paper).
The efficiencies are calculated for all simplified extra dimension model (see Fig. 8d in the paper). For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination.
The efficiencies are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos that decay via sleptons into q q q q l l (l l) chi1^0 chi1^0 + neutrinos (see Fig. 6d in the paper).
The efficiencies are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos that decay into q q q q W W chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 6a in the paper).
The efficiencies are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos that decay into t tbar t tbar chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 5a in the paper). This particular model assumes that top quark is much heavier than gluino.
The efficiencies are calculated for all mSUGRA models (see Fig. 8a in the paper). For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The model assumes tan(beta)=30, A0=2m0, and mu>0.
The efficiencies are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos. A gluino decays into t c chi1^0 (see Fig. 5c in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(chi1^0) = m(stop) - 20 GeV.
The efficiencies are calculated for all GMSB models (see Fig. 8c in the paper). For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The model assumes mmess=250 TeV, m5=3, mu>0, and Cgrav=1.
The efficiencies are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of bottom squarks. A bottom squark decays into t chi1^(+-) and chi1^(+-) --> W^(+-) chi1^0 (see Fig. 7a in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(chi1^0)=60 GeV.
The efficiencies are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos and top squarks. Top squarks undergo R-parity violating decays into b s and gluinos decay into t stop (see Fig. 5d in the paper).
The efficiencies are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of bottom squarks. A bottom squark decays into t chi1^(+-) and chi1^(+-) --> W^(+-) chi1^0 (see Fig. 7b in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(chi1^0)=2(chi1^0).
The efficiencies are calculated for all mSUGRA/CMSSM models with bRPV (see Fig. 8b in the paper). For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The model assumes tan(beta)=30, A0=2m0, mu>0, and bRPV.
The efficiencies are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of squarks. Squarks decay into q q l l (l l) chi1^0 chi1^0 + neutrinos (see Fig. 6e in the paper).
The efficiencies are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct pair-production of gluinos that decay via a two-step process into q q q q W Z W Z chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 6b in the paper).
The efficiencies are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct pair production of gluinos. A gluino decays into t stop. Consequently, a top squark squark decays into b chi1^(+-) and chi1^(+-) --> W^(+-) chi1^0 (see Fig. 5b in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(stop) < m(gluino), m(chi1^0)=6 GeV, and m(chi1^(+-))=118 GeV.
The acceptances (in percent, %) are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of squarks that decay into two steps into q q W Z W Z chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 6c in the paper).
The acceptances (in percent, %) are calculated for all simplified extra dimension model (see Fig. 8d in the paper). For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination.
The acceptances (in percent, %) are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos that decay via sleptons into q q q q l l (l l) chi1^0 chi1^0 + neutrinos (see Fig. 6d in the paper).
The acceptances (in percent, %) are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos that decay into q q q q W W chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 6a in the paper).
The acceptances (in percent, %) are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos that decay into t tbar t tbar chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 5a in the paper). This particular model assumes that top quark is much heavier than gluino.
The acceptances (in percent, %) are calculated for all mSUGRA models (see Fig. 8a in the paper). For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The model assumes tan(beta)=30, A0=2m0, and mu>0.
The acceptances (in percent, %) are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos. A gluino decays into t c chi1^0 (see Fig. 5c in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(chi1^0) = m(stop) - 20 GeV.
The acceptances (in percent, %) are calculated for all GMSB models (see Fig. 8c in the paper). For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The model assumes mmess=250 TeV, m5=3, mu>0, and Cgrav=1.
The acceptances (in percent, %) are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of bottom squarks. A bottom squark decays into t chi1^(+-) and chi1^(+-) --> W^(+-) chi1^0 (see Fig. 7a in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(chi1^0)=60 GeV.
The acceptances (in percent, %) are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos and top squarks. Top squarks undergo R-parity violating decays into bs and gluinos decay into t stop (see Fig. 5d in the paper).
The acceptances (in percent, %) are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of bottom squarks. A bottom squark decays into t chi1^(+-) and chi1^(+-) --> W chi1^0 (see Fig. 7b in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(chi1^0)=2(chi1^0).
The acceptances (in percent, %) are calculated for all mSUGRA/CMSSM models with bRPV (see Fig. 8b in the paper). For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The model assumes tan(beta)=30, A0=2m0, mu>0, and bRPV.
The acceptances (in percent, %) are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of squarks. Squarks decay into q q l l (l l) chi1^0 chi1^0 + neutrinos (see Fig. 6e in the paper).
The acceptances (in percent, %) are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct pair-production of gluinos that decay via a two-step process into q q q q W Z W Z chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 6b in the paper).
The acceptances (in percent, %) are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct pair production of gluinos. A gluino decays into t stop. Consequently, a top squark squark decays into b chi1^(+-) and chi1^(+-) --> W^(+-) chi1^0 (see Fig. 5b in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(stop) < m(gluino), m(chi1^0)=6 GeV, and m(chi1^(+-))=118 GeV.
The limits on observed cross section are calculated for all simplified models. The simplified models are for direct pair production of squarks that decay into two steps into q q W Z W Z chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 6c in the paper).
The limits on observed cross sections are calculated for all simplified models. The simplified models are for direct pair-production of gluinos that decay via sleptons into q q q q l l (l l) chi1^0 chi1^0 + neutrinos (see Fig. 6d in the paper).
The limits on observed cross sections are calculated for all simplified models. The simplified models are for direct production of gluinos that decay into q q q q W W chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 6a in the paper).
The limits on observed cross sections are calculated for all simplified models. The simplified models are for direct production of gluinos that decay into t tbar t tbar chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 5a in the paper). This particular model assumes that top quark is much heavier than gluino.
The limits on observed cross sections are calculated for all simplified models. The simplified models are for direct pair production of gluinos. A gluino decays into t c chi1^0 (see Fig. 5c in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(chi1^0) = m(stop) - 20 GeV.
The limits on observed cross sections are calculated for all simplified models. The simplified models are for direct production of bottom squarks. A bottom squark decays into t chi1^(+-) and chi1^(+-) --> W^(+-) chi1^0 (see Fig. 7a in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(chi1^0)=60 GeV.
The limits on observed cross sections are calculated for all simplified models. The simplified models are for direct production of gluinos and top squarks. Top squarks undergo R-parity violating decays into bs and gluinos decay into t stop (see Fig. 5d in the paper).
The limits on observed cross sections are calculated for all simplified models. The simplified models are for direct production of bottom squarks. A bottom squark decays into t chi1^(+-) and chi1^(+-) --> W^(+-) chi1^0 (see Fig. 7b in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(chi1^0)=2(chi1^0).
The limits on observed cross sections are calculated for all simplified models. The simplified models are for direct production of squarks. Squarks decay into q q l l (l l) chi1^0 chi1^0 + neutrinos (see Fig. 6e in the paper).
The limits on observed cross sections are calculated for all simplified models. The simplified models are for direct pair-production of gluinos that decay via a two-step process into q q q q W Z W Z chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 6b in the paper).
The limits on observed cross sections are calculated for all simplified models. The simplified models are for direct pair production of gluinos. A gluino decays into t stop. Consequently, a top squark squark decays into b chi1^(+-) and chi1^(+-) --> W^(+-) chi1^0 (see Fig. 5b in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(stop) < m(gluino), m(chi1^0)=6 GeV, and m(chi1^(+-))=118 GeV.
The signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of squarks that decay into two steps into q q W Z W Z chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 6c in the paper).
The signal event yields are calculated for all simplified extra dimension model (see Fig. 8d in the paper). For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination.
The signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos that decay via sleptons into q q q q l l (l l) chi1^0 chi1^0 + neutrinos (see Fig. 6d in the paper).
The signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos that decay into q q q q W W chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 6a in the paper).
The signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos that decay into t tbar t tbar chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 5a in the paper). This particular model assumes that top quark is much heavier than gluino.
The signal event yields are calculated for all mSUGRA models (see Fig. 8a in the paper). For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The model assumes tan(beta)=30, A0=2m0, and mu>0.
The signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos. A gluino decays into t c chi1^0 (see Fig. 5c in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(chi1^0) = m(stop)-20 GeV.
The signal event yields are calculated for all GMSB models (see Fig. 8c in the paper). For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The model assumes mmess=250 TeV, m5=3, mu>0, and Cgrav=1.
The signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of bottom squarks. A bottom squark decays into t chi1^(+-) and chi1^(+-) --> W^(+-) chi1^0 (see Fig. 7a in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(chi1^0)=60 GeV.
The signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos and top squarks. Top squarks undergo R-parity violating decays into bs and gluinos decay into t stop (see Fig. 5d in the paper).
The signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of bottom squarks. A bottom squark decays into t chi1^(+-) and chi1^(+-) --> W^(+-) chi1^0 (see Fig. 7b in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(chi1^0)=2(chi1^0).
The signal event yields are calculated for all mSUGRA/CMSSM models with bRPV (see Fig. 8b in the paper). For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The model assumes tan(beta)=30, A0=2m0, mu>0, and bRPV.
The signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of squarks. Squarks decay into q q l l (l l) chi1^0 chi1^0 + neutrinos (see Fig. 6e in the paper).
The signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct pair-production of gluinos that decay via a two-step process into q q q q W Z W Z chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 6b in the paper).
The signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct pair-production of gluinos. A gluino decays into t stop. Consequently, a top squark squark decays into b chi1^(+-) and chi1^(+-) --> W^(+-) chi1^0 (see Fig. 5b in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(stop) < m(gluino), m(chi1^0)=6 GeV, and m(chi1^(+-))=118 GeV.
Experimental uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of squarks that decay into two steps into q q W Z W Z chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 6c in the paper).
Experimental uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all simplified extra dimension model (see Fig. 8d in the paper). For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination.
Experimental uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos that decay via sleptons into q q q q l l (l l) chi1^0 chi1^0 + neutrinos (see Fig. 6d in the paper).
Experimental uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos that decay into q q q q W W chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 6a in the paper).
Experimental uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos that decay into t tbar t tbar chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 5a in the paper). This particular model assumes that top quark is much heavier than gluino.
Experimental uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all mSUGRA models (see Fig. 8a in the paper). For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The model assumes tan(beta)=30, A0=2m0, and mu>0.
Experimental uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos. A gluino decays into t c chi1^0 (see Fig. 5c in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(chi1^0) = m(stop) - 20 GeV.
Experimental uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all GMSB models (see Fig. 8c in the paper). For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The model assumes mmess=250 TeV, m5=3, mu>0, and Cgrav=1.
Experimental uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of bottom squarks. A bottom squark decays into t chi1^(+-) and chi1^(+-) --> W^(+-) chi1^0 (see Fig. 7a in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(chi1^0)=60 GeV.
Experimental uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos and top squarks. Top squarks undergo R-parity violating decays into bs and gluinos decay into t stop (see Fig. 5d in the paper).
Experimental uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of bottom squarks. A bottom squark decays into t chi1^(+-) and chi1^(+-) --> W^(+-) chi1^0 (see Fig. 7b in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(chi1^0)=2(chi1^0).
Experimental uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all mSUGRA/CMSSM models with bRPV (see Fig. 8b in the paper). For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The model assumes tan(beta)=30, A0=2m0, mu>0, and bRPV.
Experimental uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of squarks. Squarks decay into q q l l (l l) chi1^0 chi1^0 + neutrinos (see Fig. 6e in the paper).
Experimental uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct pair-production of gluinos that decay via a two-step process into q q q q W Z W Z chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 6b in the paper).
Experimental uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct pair-production of gluinos. A gluino decays into t stop. Consequently, a top squark squark decays into b chi1^(+-) and chi1^(+-) --> W^(+-) chi1^0 (see Fig. 5b in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(stop) < m(gluino), m(chi1^0)=6 GeV, and m(chi1^(+-))=118 GeV.
Statistical uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of squarks that decay into two steps into q q W Z W Z chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 6c in the paper).
Statistical uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all simplified extra dimension model (see Fig. 8d in the paper). For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination.
Statistical uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos that decay via sleptons into q q q q l l (l l) chi1^0 chi1^0 + neutrinos (see Fig. 6d in the paper).
Statistical uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos that decay into q q q q W W chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 6a in the paper).
Statistical uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos that decay into t tbar t tbar chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 5a in the paper). This particular model assumes that top quark is much heavier than gluino.
Statistical uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all mSUGRA models (see Fig. 8a in the paper). For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The model assumes tan(beta)=30, A0=2m0, and mu>0.
Statistical uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos. A gluino decays into t c chi1^0 (see Fig. 5c in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(chi1^0) = m(stop) - 20 GeV.
Statistical uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all GMSB models (see Fig. 8c in the paper). For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The model assumes mmess=250 TeV, m5=3, mu>0, and Cgrav=1.
Statistical uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of bottom squarks. A bottom squark decays into t chi1^(+-) and chi1^(+-) --> W^(+-) chi1^0 (see Fig. 7a in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(chi1^0)=60 GeV.
Statistical uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos and top squarks. Top squarks undergo R-parity violating decays into bs and gluinos decay into t stop (see Fig. 5d in the paper).
Statistical uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of bottom squarks. A bottom squark decays into t chi1^(+-) and chi1^(+-) --> W^(+-) chi1^0 (see Fig. 7b in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(chi1^0)=2(chi1^0).
Statistical uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all mSUGRA/CMSSM models with bRPV (see Fig. 8b in the paper). For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The model assumes tan(beta)=30, A0=2m0, mu>0, and bRPV.
Statistical uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct production of squarks. Squarks decay into q q l l (l l) chi1^0 chi1^0 + neutrinos (see Fig. 6e in the paper).
Statistical uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct pair-production of gluinos that decay via a two-step process into q q q q W Z W Z chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 6b in the paper).
Statistical uncertainties on the signal event yields are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct pair-production of gluinos. A gluino decays into t stop. Consequently, a top squark squark decays into b chi1^(+-) and chi1^(+-) --> W ^(+-) chi1^0 (see Fig. 5b in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(stop) < m(gluino), m(chi1^0)=6 GeV, and m(chi1^(+-))=118 GeV.
The confidence levels are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the observed and expected values are given. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos that decay into t tbar t tbar chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 5a in the paper). This particular model assumes that top quark is much heavier than gluino.
The confidence levels are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the observed and expected values are given. The simplified model is for direct production of squarks that decay into two steps into q q W Z W Z chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 6c in the paper).
The confidence levels are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the values are given for the five signal regions and their combination. The simplified model is for direct pair-production of gluinos that decay via a two-step process into q q q q W Z W Z chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 6b in the paper).
The confidence levels are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the expected and observed values are given. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos that decay via sleptons into q q q q l l (l l) chi1^0 chi1^0 + neutrinos (see Fig. 6d in the paper).
The confidence levels are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the expected and observed values are given. The simplified model is for direct pair-production of gluinos. A gluino decays into t stop. Consequently, a top squark squark decays into b chi1^(+-) and chi1^(+-) --> W^(+-) chi1^0 (see Fig. 5b in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(stop) < m(gluion), m(chi1^0)=6 GeV, and m(chi1^(+-))=118 GeV.
The confidence levels are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the expected and observed values are given. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos. A gluino decays into t c chi1^0 (see Fig. 5c in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(chi1^0) = m(stop) - 20 GeV.
The confidence levels are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the expected and observed values are given. The simplified model is for direct production of bottom squarks. A bottom squark decays into t chi1^(+-) and chi1^(+-) --> W^(+-) chi1^0 (see Fig. 7b in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(chi1^0)=2(chi1^0).
The confidence levels are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the expected and observed values are given. The simplified model is for direct production of bottom squarks. A bottom squark decays into t chi1^(+-) and chi1^(+-) --> W^(+-) chi1^0 (see Fig. 7a in the paper). This particular model assumes that m(chi1^0)=60 GeV.
The confidence levels are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the expected and observed values are given. The simplified model is for direct production of squarks. Squarks decay into q q l l (l l) chi1^0 chi1^0 + neutrinos (see Fig. 6e in the paper).
The confidence levels are calculated for all GMSB models (see Fig. 8c in the paper). For each model, the expected and observed values are given. The model assumes mmess=250 TeV, m5=3, mu>0, and Cgrav=1.
The confidence levels are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the expected and observed values are given. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos and top squarks. Top squarks undergo R-parity violating decays into bs and gluinos decay into t stop (see Fig. 5d in the paper).
The confidence levels are calculated for all mSUGRA/CMSSM models with bRPV (see Fig. 8b in the paper). For each model, the expected and observed values are given. The model assumes tan(beta)=30, A0=2m0, mu>0, and bRPV.
The confidence levels are calculated for all simplified extra dimension model (see Fig. 8d in the paper). For each model, the expected and observed values are given.
The confidence levels are calculated for all simplified models. For each model, the expected and observed values are given. The simplified model is for direct production of gluinos that decay into q q q q W W chi1^0 chi1^0 (see Fig. 6a in the paper).
The confidence levels are calculated for all mSUGRA models (see Fig. 8a in the paper). For each model, the expected and observed values are given. The model assumes tan(beta)=30, A0=2m0, and mu>0.
The results of a search for top squark (stop) pair production in final states with one isolated lepton, jets, and missing transverse momentum are reported. The analysis is performed with proton--proton collision data at $\sqrt{s} = 8$ TeV collected with the ATLAS detector at the LHC in 2012 corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $20$ fb$^{-1}$. The lightest supersymmetric particle (LSP) is taken to be the lightest neutralino which only interacts weakly and is assumed to be stable. The stop decay modes considered are those to a top quark and the LSP as well as to a bottom quark and the lightest chargino, where the chargino decays to the LSP by emitting a $W$ boson. A wide range of scenarios with different mass splittings between the stop, the lightest neutralino and the lightest chargino are considered, including cases where the $W$ bosons or the top quarks are off-shell. Decay modes involving the heavier charginos and neutralinos are addressed using a set of phenomenological models of supersymmetry. No significant excess over the Standard Model prediction is observed. A stop with a mass between $210$ and $640$ GeV decaying directly to a top quark and a massless LSP is excluded at $95$ % confidence level, and in models where the mass of the lightest chargino is twice that of the LSP, stops are excluded at $95$ % confidence level up to a mass of $500$ GeV for an LSP mass in the range of $100$ to $150$ GeV. Stringent exclusion limits are also derived for all other stop decay modes considered, and model-independent upper limits are set on the visible cross-section for processes beyond the Standard Model.
Expected and observed $H_{T,sig}^{miss}$ distribution for tN_med SR, before applying the $H_{T,sig}^{miss}>12$ requirement. The uncertainty includes statistical and all experimental systematic uncertainties. The last bin includes overflows.
Expected and observed large-R jet mass distribution for tN_boost SR, before applying the large-R jet mass$>75$ GeV requirement. The uncertainty includes statistical and all experimental systematic uncertainties. The last bin includes overflows.
Expected and observed b-jet multiplicity distribution for bCc_diag SR, before applying the b-jet multiplicity$=0$ requirement. The uncertainty includes statistical and all experimental systematic uncertainties. The last bin includes overflows.
Expected and observed $am_{T2}$ distribution for bCd_high1 SR, before applying the $am_{T2}>200$ GeV requirement. The uncertainty includes statistical and all experimental systematic uncertainties. The last bin includes overflows.
Expected and observed leading b-jet $p_T$ distribution for bCd_high2 SR, before applying the leading b-jet $p_T>170$ GeV requirement. The uncertainty includes statistical and all experimental systematic uncertainties. The last bin includes overflows.
Expected and observed $E_T^{miss}$ distribution for tNbC_mix SR, before applying the $E_T^{miss}>270$ GeV requirement. The uncertainty includes statistical and all experimental systematic uncertainties. The last bin includes overflows.
Expected and observed lepton $p_T$ distribution for bCa_low SR. The uncertainty includes statistical and all experimental systematic uncertainties. The last bin includes overflows.
Expected and observed lepton $p_T$ distribution for bCa_med SR. The uncertainty includes statistical and all experimental systematic uncertainties. The last bin includes overflows.
Expected and observed $am_T2$ distribution for bCb_med1 SR. The uncertainty includes statistical and all experimental systematic uncertainties. The last bin includes overflows.
Expected and observed $am_T2$ distribution for bCb_high SR. The uncertainty includes statistical and all experimental systematic uncertainties. The last bin includes overflows.
Best expected signal region for the $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$ scenario with $m_{\tilde t_1}>m_t+m_{\chi^0_1}$. This mapping is used for the final combined exclusion limits.
Best expected signal region for the $\tilde t_1$ three-body scenario ($\tilde t_1\to bW\chi^0_1$). This mapping is used for the final combined exclusion limits.
Best expected signal region for the $\tilde t_1$ four-body scenario ($\tilde t_1\to bff'\chi^0_1$). This mapping is used for the final combined exclusion limits.
Best expected signal region for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$. This mapping is used for the final combined exclusion limits.
Best expected signal region for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=150$ GeV. This mapping is used for the final combined exclusion limits.
Best expected signal region for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=106$ GeV. This mapping is used for the final combined exclusion limits.
Best expected signal region for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+5$ GeV. This mapping is used for the final combined exclusion limits.
Best expected signal region for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+20$ GeV. This mapping is used for the final combined exclusion limits.
Best expected signal region for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\tilde t_1}-10$ GeV. This mapping is used for the final combined exclusion limits.
Best expected signal region for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\tilde t_1}=300$ GeV. This mapping is used for the final combined exclusion limits.
Upper limits on the model cross-section for the $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$ scenario with $m_{\tilde t_1}>m_t+m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Observed exclusion contour for the $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$ scenario with $m_{\tilde t_1}>m_t+m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Expected exclusion contour for the $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$ scenario with $m_{\tilde t_1}>m_t+m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Upper limit on signal events for the $\tilde t_1$ three-body scenario ($\tilde t_1\to bW\chi^0_1$).
Observed exclusion contour for the $\tilde t_1$ three-body scenario ($\tilde t_1\to bW\chi^0_1$).
Expected exclusion contour for the $\tilde t_1$ three-body scenario ($\tilde t_1\to bW\chi^0_1$).
Upper limit on signal events for the $\tilde t_1$ four-body scenario ($\tilde t_1\to bff'\chi^0_1$).
Observed exclusion contour for the $\tilde t_1$ four-body scenario ($\tilde t_1\to bff'\chi^0_1$).
Expected exclusion contour for the $\tilde t_1$ four-body scenario ($\tilde t_1\to bff'\chi^0_1$).
Upper limit on signal events for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Observed exclusion contour for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Expected exclusion contour for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Upper limit on signal events for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=150$ GeV.
Observed exclusion contour for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=150$ GeV.
Expected exclusion contour for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=150$ GeV.
Upper limit on signal events for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=106$ GeV.
Observed exclusion contour for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=106$ GeV.
Expected exclusion contour for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=106$ GeV.
Upper limit on signal events for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+5$ GeV.
Observed exclusion contour for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+5$ GeV.
Expected exclusion contour for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+5$ GeV.
Upper limit on signal events for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+20$ GeV.
Observed exclusion contour for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+20$ GeV.
Expected exclusion contour for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+20$ GeV.
Upper limit on signal events for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\tilde t_1}-10$ GeV.
Observed exclusion contour for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\tilde t_1}-10$ GeV.
Expected exclusion contour for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\tilde t_1}-10$ GeV.
Upper limit on signal events for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\tilde t_1}=300$ GeV.
Observed exclusion contour for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\tilde t_1}=300$ GeV.
Expected exclusion contour for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\tilde t_1}=300$ GeV.
Acceptance of tN_diag SR ($E_T^{miss}>150$ GeV, $m_T>140$ GeV) for the $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$ scenario with $m_{\tilde t_1}>m_t+m_{\chi^0_1}$. The acceptance is defined as the fraction of signal events that pass the analysis selection performed on generator-level objects, therefore emulating an ideal detector with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects.
Acceptance of tN_med SR for the $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$ scenario with $m_{\tilde t_1}>m_t+m_{\chi^0_1}$. The acceptance is defined as the fraction of signal events that pass the analysis selection performed on generator-level objects, therefore emulating an ideal detector with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects.
Acceptance of tN_boost SR for the $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$ scenario with $m_{\tilde t_1}>m_t+m_{\chi^0_1}$. The acceptance is defined as the fraction of signal events that pass the analysis selection performed on generator-level objects, therefore emulating an ideal detector with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects.
Acceptance of bCb_med2 SR ($am_{T2}>250$ GeV, $m_T>60$ GeV) for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$. The acceptance is defined as the fraction of signal events that pass the analysis selection performed on generator-level objects, therefore emulating an ideal detector with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects.
Acceptance of bCc_diag SR for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$. The acceptance is defined as the fraction of signal events that pass the analysis selection performed on generator-level objects, therefore emulating an ideal detector with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects.
Acceptance of bCd_bulk SR ($am_{T2}>175$ GeV, $m_T>120$ GeV) for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$. The acceptance is defined as the fraction of signal events that pass the analysis selection performed on generator-level objects, therefore emulating an ideal detector with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects.
Acceptance of bCd_high1 SR for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$. The acceptance is defined as the fraction of signal events that pass the analysis selection performed on generator-level objects, therefore emulating an ideal detector with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects.
Acceptance of bCd_high2 SR for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$. The acceptance is defined as the fraction of signal events that pass the analysis selection performed on generator-level objects, therefore emulating an ideal detector with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects.
Acceptance of bCa_med for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+20$ GeV. The acceptance is defined as the fraction of signal events that pass the analysis selection performed on generator-level objects, therefore emulating an ideal detector with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects.
Acceptance of bCa_low for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+20$ GeV. The acceptance is defined as the fraction of signal events that pass the analysis selection performed on generator-level objects, therefore emulating an ideal detector with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects.
Acceptance of bCb_med1 for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+20$ GeV. The acceptance is defined as the fraction of signal events that pass the analysis selection performed on generator-level objects, therefore emulating an ideal detector with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects.
Acceptance of bCb_high for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+20$ GeV. The acceptance is defined as the fraction of signal events that pass the analysis selection performed on generator-level objects, therefore emulating an ideal detector with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects.
Acceptance of 3-body SR ($80<am_{T2}<90$ GeV, $m_T>120$ GeV) for the 3-body scenario ($\tilde t_1\to b W\chi^0_1$). The acceptance is defined as the fraction of signal events that pass the analysis selection performed on generator-level objects, therefore emulating an ideal detector with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects.
Acceptance of tNbC_mix SR for the asymmetric scenario ($\tilde t_1$, $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$, b $\chi^\pm_1$) with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$. The acceptance is defined as the fraction of signal events that pass the analysis selection performed on generator-level objects, therefore emulating an ideal detector with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects.
Efficiency of tN_diag SR ($E_T^{miss}>150$ GeV, $m_T>140$ GeV) for the $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$ scenario with $m_{\tilde t_1}>m_t+m_{\chi^0_1}$. The efficiency is the ratio between the expected signal rate calculated with simulated data passing all the reconstruction level cuts applied to reconstructed objects, and the signal rate for an ideal detector (with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects).
Efficiency of tN_med SR for the $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$ scenario with $m_{\tilde t_1}>m_t+m_{\chi^0_1}$. The efficiency is the ratio between the expected signal rate calculated with simulated data passing all the reconstruction level cuts applied to reconstructed objects, and the signal rate for an ideal detector (with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects).
Efficiency of tN_boost SR for the $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$ scenario with $m_{\tilde t_1}>m_t+m_{\chi^0_1}$. The efficiency is the ratio between the expected signal rate calculated with simulated data passing all the reconstruction level cuts applied to reconstructed objects, and the signal rate for an ideal detector (with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects).
Efficiency of bCb_med2 SR ($am_{T2}>250$ GeV, $m_T>60$ GeV) for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$. The efficiency is the ratio between the expected signal rate calculated with simulated data passing all the reconstruction level cuts applied to reconstructed objects, and the signal rate for an ideal detector (with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects).
Efficiency of bCc_diag SR for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$. The efficiency is the ratio between the expected signal rate calculated with simulated data passing all the reconstruction level cuts applied to reconstructed objects, and the signal rate for an ideal detector (with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects).
Efficiency of bCd_bulk SR ($am_{T2}>175$ GeV, $m_T>120$ GeV) for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$. The efficiency is the ratio between the expected signal rate calculated with simulated data passing all the reconstruction level cuts applied to reconstructed objects, and the signal rate for an ideal detector (with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects).
Efficiency of bCd_high1 SR for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$. The efficiency is the ratio between the expected signal rate calculated with simulated data passing all the reconstruction level cuts applied to reconstructed objects, and the signal rate for an ideal detector (with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects).
Efficiency of bCd_high2 SR for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$. The efficiency is the ratio between the expected signal rate calculated with simulated data passing all the reconstruction level cuts applied to reconstructed objects, and the signal rate for an ideal detector (with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects).
Efficiency of bCa_med for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+20$ GeV. The efficiency is the ratio between the expected signal rate calculated with simulated data passing all the reconstruction level cuts applied to reconstructed objects, and the signal rate for an ideal detector (with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects).
Efficiency of bCa_low for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+20$ GeV. The efficiency is the ratio between the expected signal rate calculated with simulated data passing all the reconstruction level cuts applied to reconstructed objects, and the signal rate for an ideal detector (with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects).
Efficiency of bCb_med1 for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+20$ GeV. The efficiency is the ratio between the expected signal rate calculated with simulated data passing all the reconstruction level cuts applied to reconstructed objects, and the signal rate for an ideal detector (with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects).
Efficiency of bCb_high for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+20$ GeV. The efficiency is the ratio between the expected signal rate calculated with simulated data passing all the reconstruction level cuts applied to reconstructed objects, and the signal rate for an ideal detector (with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects).
Efficiency of 3-body SR ($80<am_{T2}<90$ GeV, $m_T>120$ GeV) for the 3-body scenario ($\tilde t_1\to b W\chi^0_1$). The efficiency is the ratio between the expected signal rate calculated with simulated data passing all the reconstruction level cuts applied to reconstructed objects, and the signal rate for an ideal detector (with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects).
Efficiency of tNbC_mix SR for the asymmetric scenario ($\tilde t_1$, $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$, b $\chi^\pm_1$) with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$. The efficiency is the ratio between the expected signal rate calculated with simulated data passing all the reconstruction level cuts applied to reconstructed objects, and the signal rate for an ideal detector (with perfect particle identification and no measurement resolution effects).
Number of generated events for the $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$ scenario with $m_{\tilde t_1}>m_t+m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Number of generated events for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Number of generated events for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+20$ GeV; $E_T^{miss}$(gen)$>60$ GeV.
Number of generated events for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+20$ GeV; $E_T^{miss}$(gen)$>250$ GeV.
Number of generated events for the 3-body scenario ($\tilde t_1\to b W\chi^0_1$).
Number of generated events for the asymmetric scenario ($\tilde t_1$, $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$, b $\chi^\pm_1$) with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Cross-section for the $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$ scenario with $m_{\tilde t_1}>m_t+m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Cross-section for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Cross-section for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+20$ GeV.
Cross-section for the 3-body scenario ($\tilde t_1\to b W\chi^0_1$).
Cross-section for the asymmetric scenario ($\tilde t_1$, $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$, b $\chi^\pm_1$) with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Combined experimental systematic uncertainty of expected tN_diag SR yields for the $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$ scenario with $m_{\tilde t_1}>m_t+m_{\chi^0_1}$, using the 2 highest $E_T^{miss}$ and 2 highest $m_T$ bins.
Combined experimental systematic uncertainty of expected tN_med SR yields for the $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$ scenario with $m_{\tilde t_1}>m_t+m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Combined experimental systematic uncertainty of expected tN_boost SR yields for the $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$ scenario with $m_{\tilde t_1}>m_t+m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Combined experimental systematic uncertainty of expected bCb_med2 SR yields for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$, using the 2 highest $am_{T2}$ and 2 highest $m_T$ bins.
Combined experimental systematic uncertainty of expected bCc_diag SR yields for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Combined experimental systematic uncertainty of expected bCd_bulk SR yields for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$, using the 2 highest $am_{T2}$ and 2 highest $m_T$ bins.
Combined experimental systematic uncertainty of expected bCd_high1 SR yields for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Combined experimental systematic uncertainty of expected bCd_high2 SR yields for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Combined experimental systematic uncertainty of expected bCa_med SR yields for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+20$ GeV.
Combined experimental systematic uncertainty of expected bCa_low SR yields for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+20$ GeV.
Combined experimental systematic uncertainty of expected bCb_med1 SR yields for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+20$ GeV.
Combined experimental systematic uncertainty of expected bCb_high SR yields for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+20$ GeV.
Combined experimental systematic uncertainty of expected 3-body SR yields for the 3-body scenario ($\tilde t_1\to b W\chi^0_1$), using the 2 lowest $am_{T2}$ and 2 highest $m_T$ bins.
Combined experimental systematic uncertainty of expected tNbC_mix SR yields for the asymmetric scenario ($\tilde t_1$, $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$, b $\chi^\pm_1$) with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Observed CLs in tN_diag SR for the $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$ scenario with $m_{\tilde t_1}>m_t+m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Observed CLs in tN_med SR for the $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$ scenario with $m_{\tilde t_1}>m_t+m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Observed CLs in tN_boost SR for the $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$ scenario with $m_{\tilde t_1}>m_t+m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Observed CLs in bCb_med2 SR for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Observed CLs in bCc_diag SR for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Observed CLs in bCd_bulk SR for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Observed CLs in bCd_high1 SR for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Observed CLs in bCd_high2 SR for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Observed CLs in bCa_med SR for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+20$ GeV.
Observed CLs in bCa_low SR for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+20$ GeV.
Observed CLs in bCb_med1 SR for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+20$ GeV.
Observed CLs in bCb_high SR for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+20$ GeV.
Observed CLs in 3-body SR for the 3-body scenario ($\tilde t_1\to b W\chi^0_1$).
Observed CLs in tNbC_mix SR for the mixed scenario (50% $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$, 50% $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^0_1$).
Expected CLs in tN_diag SR for the $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$ scenario with $m_{\tilde t_1}>m_t+m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Expected CLs in tN_med SR for the $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$ scenario with $m_{\tilde t_1}>m_t+m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Expected CLs in tN_boost SR for the $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$ scenario with $m_{\tilde t_1}>m_t+m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Expected CLs in bCb_med2 SR for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Expected CLs in bCc_diag SR for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Expected CLs in bCd_bulk SR for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Expected CLs in bCd_high1 SR for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Expected CLs in bCd_high2 SR for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=2\times m_{\chi^0_1}$.
Expected CLs in bCa_med SR for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+20$ GeV.
Expected CLs in bCa_low SR for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+20$ GeV.
Expected CLs in bCb_med1 SR for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+20$ GeV.
Expected CLs in bCb_high SR for the $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$ scenario with $m_{\chi^\pm_1}=m_{\chi^0_1}+20$ GeV.
Expected CLs in 3-body SR for the 3-body scenario ($\tilde t_1\to b W\chi^0_1$).
Expected CLs in tNbC_mix SR for the mixed scenario (50% $\tilde t_1\to t\chi^0_1$, 50% $\tilde t_1\to b\chi^\pm_1$).
Many extensions of the Standard Model posit the existence of heavy particles with long lifetimes. This article presents the results of a search for events containing at least one long-lived particle that decays at a significant distance from its production point into two leptons or into five or more charged particles. This analysis uses a data sample of proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 8 TeV corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 20.3 fb$^{-1}$ collected in 2012 by the ATLAS detector operating at the Large Hadron Collider. No events are observed in any of the signal regions, and limits are set on model parameters within supersymmetric scenarios involving R-parity violation, split supersymmetry, and gauge mediation. In some of the search channels, the trigger and search strategy are based only on the decay products of individual long-lived particles, irrespective of the rest of the event. In these cases, the provided limits can easily be reinterpreted in different scenarios.
Vertex-level efficiency as a function of the vertex radial position for an RPV SUSY model of squark production with $\tilde{q}\to q[\tilde{\chi}_1^0\to\mu qq]$, where $m(\tilde{q}) = 700$ GeV, $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0) = 494$ GeV and $c\tau(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 175 mm. This result is also represented in Figure 3b and Auxiliary Figure 1.
Vertex-level efficiency as a function of the vertex radial position for an RPV SUSY model of squark production with $\tilde{q}\to q[\tilde{\chi}_1^0\to\mu qq]$, where $m(\tilde{q}) = 700$ GeV, $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0) = 108$ GeV and $c\tau(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 101 mm.
Vertex-level efficiency as a function of the vertex radial position for an RPV SUSY model of squark production with $\tilde{q}\to q[\tilde{\chi}_1^0\to\mu qb]$, where $m(\tilde{q}) = 700$ GeV, $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0) = 494$ GeV and $c\tau(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 175 mm. The other SUSY model point in the figure is tabulated in http://hepdata.cedar.ac.uk/view/ins1362183/d1.
Vertex-level efficiency if no re-tracking is performed, as a function of the vertex radial position for an RPV SUSY model of squark production with $\tilde{q}\to q[\tilde{\chi}_1^0\to\mu qq]$, where $m(\tilde{q}) = 700$ GeV, $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0) = 494$ GeV and $c\tau(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 175 mm. The result with re-tracking is tabulated in http://hepdata.cedar.ac.uk/view/ins1362183/d1.
Upper limits (95% CL) on the number of DV+muon displaced vertices in 20.3 fb$^{-1}$ and the corresponding vertex-level efficiencies (from Auxiliary Figure 7a) for four RPV SUSY models as a function of the $\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ proper decay distance $c\tau$. The models consider squark or gluino pair production, with masses in GeV as indicated, with either $\tilde{q}\to q[\tilde{\chi}_1^0\to\mu qq]$ or $\tilde{g}\to qq[\tilde{\chi}_1^0\to\mu qq]$ decays, respectively.
Upper limits (95% CL) on the number of DV+muon displaced vertices in 20.3 fb$^{-1}$ and the corresponding vertex-level efficiencies (from Auxiliary Figure 7b) for four RPV SUSY models as a function of the $\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ proper decay distance $c\tau$. The models consider squark or gluino pair production, with masses in GeV as indicated, with either $\tilde{q}\to q\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ or $\tilde{g}\to qq\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ decays, respectively.
Upper limits (95% CL) on the number of DV+electron displaced vertices in 20.3 fb$^{-1}$ and the corresponding vertex-level efficiencies (from Auxiliary Figure 7c) for four RPV SUSY models as a function of the $\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ proper decay distance $c\tau$. The models consider squark or gluino pair production, with masses in GeV as indicated, with either $\tilde{q}\to q[\tilde{\chi}_1^0\to e qq]$ or $\tilde{g}\to qq[\tilde{\chi}_1^0\to e qq]$ decays, respectively.
Upper limits (95% CL) on the number of DV+electron displaced vertices in 20.3 fb$^{-1}$ and the corresponding vertex-level efficiencies (from Auxiliary Figure 7d) for four RPV SUSY models as a function of the $\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ proper decay distance $c\tau$. The models consider squark or gluino pair production, with masses in GeV as indicated, with either $\tilde{q}\to q\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ or $\tilde{g}\to qq\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ decays, respectively.
Upper limits (95% CL) on the number of dilepton $e^+e^-$ displaced vertices in 20.3 fb$^{-1}$ and the corresponding vertex-level efficiencies (from Auxiliary Figure 5a) for four RPV SUSY models as a function of the $\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ proper decay distance $c\tau$. The models consider gluino pair production, with $\tilde{g}\to qq[\tilde{\chi}_1^0\to ee\nu]$ decays and masses in GeV as indicated. A dash indicates results omitted due to limited statistical precision.
Upper limits (95% CL) on the number of dilepton $e^{\pm}\mu^{\mp}$ displaced vertices in 20.3 fb$^{-1}$ and the corresponding vertex-level efficiencies (from Auxiliary Figure 5b) for four RPV SUSY models as a function of the $\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ proper decay distance $c\tau$. The models consider gluino pair production, with $\tilde{g}\to qq[\tilde{\chi}_1^0\to e\mu\nu]$ decays and masses in GeV as indicated.
Upper limits (95% CL) on the number of $\mu^+\mu^-$ displaced vertices in 20.3 fb$^{-1}$ and the corresponding vertex-level efficiencies (from Auxiliary Figure 5c) for four RPV SUSY models as a function of the $\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ proper decay distance $c\tau$. The models consider gluino pair production, with $\tilde{g}\to qq[\tilde{\chi}_1^0\to \mu\mu\nu]$ decays and masses in GeV as indicated. A dash indicates results omitted due to limited statistical precision.
Upper limits (95% CL) on the number of dilepton ($e^+e^-+e^{\pm}\mu^{\mp}+\mu^+\mu^-$) displaced vertices in 20.3 fb$^{-1}$ and the corresponding vertex-level efficiencies (from Auxiliary Figure 5d) for two GGM SUSY models as a function of the $\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ proper decay distance $c\tau$. The models consider gluino pair production, with $\tilde{g}\to qq[\tilde{\chi}_1^0\to Z\tilde{G}]$ decays, $m(\tilde{g})$ = 1100 GeV and $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 400 GeV.
Upper limits (95% CL) on the number of dilepton ($e^+e^-+e^{\pm}\mu^{\mp}+\mu^+\mu^-$) displaced vertices in 20.3 fb$^{-1}$ and the corresponding vertex-level efficiencies (from Auxiliary Figure 5d) for two GGM SUSY models as a function of the $\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ proper decay distance $c\tau$. The models consider gluino pair production, with $\tilde{g}\to qq[\tilde{\chi}_1^0\to Z\tilde{G}]$ decays, $m(\tilde{g})$ = 1100 GeV and $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 1000 GeV.
Upper limits (95% CL) from the dilepton $e^+e^-+e^{\pm}\mu^{\mp}$ channels on the production cross-section and the corresponding event-level efficiencies (from Auxiliary Figure 6a) for four RPV SUSY models as a function of the $\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ proper decay distance $c\tau$. The models consider gluino pair production, with $\tilde{g}\to qq[\tilde{\chi}_1^0\to e\mu\nu/ee\nu]$ decays and masses in GeV as indicated. For comparison, the production cross-sections for $m(\tilde{g})$ = 600 GeV and 1300 GeV are $1280\pm230$ fb and $1.7\pm0.7$ fb, respectively.
Upper limits (95% CL) from the dilepton $e^{\pm}\mu^{\mp}+\mu^+\mu^-$ channels on the production cross-section and the corresponding event-level efficiencies (from Auxiliary Figure 6b) for four RPV SUSY models as a function of the $\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ proper decay distance $c\tau$. The models consider gluino pair production, with $\tilde{g}\to qq[\tilde{\chi}_1^0\to e\mu\nu/\mu\mu\nu]$ decays and masses in GeV as indicated. For comparison, the production cross-sections for $m(\tilde{g})$ = 600 GeV and 1300 GeV are $1280\pm230$ fb and $1.7\pm0.7$ fb, respectively. A dash indicates results omitted due to limited statistical precision.
Upper limits (95% CL) from the dilepton $e^+e^-+e^{\pm}\mu^{\mp}+\mu^+\mu^-$ channels on the production cross-section and the corresponding event-level efficiencies (from Auxiliary Figure 6c) for two GGM SUSY models as a function of the $\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ proper decay distance $c\tau$. The models consider gluino pair production, with $\tilde{g}\to qq[\tilde{\chi}_1^0\to Z\tilde{G}]$ decays, $m(\tilde{g})$ = 1100 GeV and $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 400 GeV. For comparison, the production cross-section for $m(\tilde{g})$ = 1100 GeV is $7.6\pm2.8$ fb.
Upper limits (95% CL) from the dilepton $e^+e^-+e^{\pm}\mu^{\mp}+\mu^+\mu^-$ channels on the production cross-section and the corresponding event-level efficiencies (from Auxiliary Figure 6c) for two GGM SUSY models as a function of the $\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ proper decay distance $c\tau$. The models consider gluino pair production, with $\tilde{g}\to qq[\tilde{\chi}_1^0\to Z\tilde{G}]$ decays, $m(\tilde{g})$ = 1100 GeV and $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 1000 GeV. For comparison, the production cross-section for $m(\tilde{g})$ = 1100 GeV is $7.6\pm2.8$ fb.
Upper limits (95% CL) from the DV+jets channel on the production cross-section and the corresponding event-level efficiencies (from Auxiliary Figure 8a) for four RPV SUSY models as a function of the $\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ proper decay distance $c\tau$. The models consider squark pair production, with $\tilde{q}\to q\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ decays, $m(\tilde{q})$ = 700 GeV and $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 494 GeV. For comparison, the production cross-section for $m(\tilde{q})$ = 700 GeV is $124\pm17$ fb. A dash indicates where the limit-setting procedure did not converge.
Upper limits (95% CL) from the DV+jets channel on the production cross-section and the corresponding event-level efficiencies (from Auxiliary Figure 8b) for four RPV SUSY models as a function of the $\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ proper decay distance $c\tau$. The models consider squark pair production, with $\tilde{q}\to q\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ decays, $m(\tilde{q})$ = 1000 GeV and $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 108 GeV. For comparison, the production cross-section for $m(\tilde{q})$ = 1000 GeV is $11.9\pm1.5$ fb. A dash indicates where the limit-setting procedure did not converge.
Upper limits (95% CL) from the DV+$E_T^{miss}$ channel on the production cross-section and the corresponding event-level efficiencies (from Auxiliary Figure 9a) for two GGM SUSY models as a function of the $\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ proper decay distance $c\tau$. The models consider gluino pair production, with $\tilde{g}\to qq[\tilde{\chi}_1^0\to Z\tilde{G}]$ decays, $m(\tilde{g})$ = 1100 GeV and a $\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ mass in GeV as indicated. For comparison, the production cross-section for $m(\tilde{g})$ = 1100 GeV is $7.6\pm2.8$ fb.
Upper limits (95% CL) from the DV+jets channel on the production cross-section and the corresponding event-level efficiencies (from Auxiliary Figure 9b) for two GGM SUSY models as a function of the $\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ proper decay distance $c\tau$. The models consider gluino pair production, with $\tilde{g}\to qq[\tilde{\chi}_1^0\to Z\tilde{G}]$ decays, $m(\tilde{g})$ = 1100 GeV and a $\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ mass in GeV as indicated. For comparison, the production cross-section for $m(\tilde{g})$ = 1100 GeV is $7.6\pm2.8$ fb. A dash indicates where the limit-setting procedure did not converge.
Upper limits (95% CL) from the DV+$E_T^{miss}$ channel on the production cross-section and the corresponding event-level efficiencies (from Auxiliary Figure 10a) for four split-SUSY models as a function of the $\tilde{g}$ proper decay distance $c\tau$. The models consider gluino pair production, with $[\tilde{g}\to g/qq \tilde{\chi}_1^0]$ decays, $\tilde{g}$ masses in GeV as indicated and $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 100 GeV. For comparison, the production cross-sections for $m(\tilde{g})$ = 400 GeV, 800 GeV and 1400 GeV are $18700\pm2800$ fb, $149\pm31$ fb and $0.71\pm0.32$ fb, respectively.
Upper limits (95% CL) from the DV+jets channel on the production cross-section and the corresponding event-level efficiencies (from Auxiliary Figure 10b) for four split-SUSY models as a function of the $\tilde{g}$ proper decay distance $c\tau$. The models consider gluino pair production, with $[\tilde{g}\to g/qq \tilde{\chi}_1^0]$ decays, $\tilde{g}$ masses in GeV as indicated and $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 100 GeV. For comparison, the production cross-sections for $m(\tilde{g})$ = 400 GeV, 800 GeV and 1400 GeV are $18700\pm2800$ fb, $149\pm31$ fb and $0.71\pm0.32$ fb, respectively. A dash indicates where the limit-setting procedure did not converge or the limit is greater than $10^8$ fb.
Upper limits (95% CL) from the DV+$E_T^{miss}$ channel on the production cross-section and the corresponding event-level efficiencies (from Auxiliary Figure 10c) for three split-SUSY models as a function of the $\tilde{g}$ proper decay distance $c\tau$. The models consider gluino pair production, with $[\tilde{g}\to tt \tilde{\chi}_1^0]$ decays, $\tilde{g}$ masses in GeV as indicated and $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 100 GeV. For comparison, the production cross-sections for $m(\tilde{g})$ = 600 GeV, 1000 GeV and 1400 GeV are $1270\pm230$ fb, $22\pm6$ fb and $0.71\pm0.32$ fb, respectively.
Upper limits (95% CL) from the DV+jets channel on the production cross-section and the corresponding event-level efficiencies (from Auxiliary Figure 10d) for three split-SUSY models as a function of the $\tilde{g}$ proper decay distance $c\tau$. The models consider gluino pair production, with $[\tilde{g}\to tt \tilde{\chi}_1^0]$ decays, $\tilde{g}$ masses in GeV as indicated and $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 100 GeV. For comparison, the production cross-sections for $m(\tilde{g})$ = 600 GeV, 1000 GeV and 1400 GeV are $1270\pm230$ fb, $22\pm6$ fb and $0.71\pm0.32$ fb, respectively. A dash indicates where the limit-setting procedure did not converge.
Upper limits (95% CL) from the DV+$E_T^{miss}$ channel on the production cross-section and the corresponding event-level efficiencies (from Auxiliary Figure 10e) for four split-SUSY models as a function of the $\tilde{g}$ proper decay distance $c\tau$. The models consider gluino pair production, with $[\tilde{g}\to tt \tilde{\chi}_1^0]$ decays, $\tilde{g}$ masses in GeV as indicated and $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = $m(\tilde{g}) - 480$ GeV. For comparison, the production cross-sections for $m(\tilde{g})$ = 500 GeV, 800 GeV and 1400 GeV are $4450\pm700$ fb, $149\pm31$ fb and $0.71\pm0.32$ fb, respectively.
Upper limits (95% CL) from the DV+jets channel on the production cross-section and the corresponding event-level efficiencies (from Auxiliary Figure 10f) for four split-SUSY models as a function of the $\tilde{g}$ proper decay distance $c\tau$. The models consider gluino pair production, with $[\tilde{g}\to tt \tilde{\chi}_1^0]$ decays, $\tilde{g}$ masses in GeV as indicated and $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = $m(\tilde{g}) - 480$ GeV. For comparison, the production cross-sections for $m(\tilde{g})$ = 500 GeV, 800 GeV and 1400 GeV are $4450\pm700$ fb, $149\pm31$ fb and $0.71\pm0.32$ fb, respectively. A dash indicates where the limit-setting procedure did not converge.
Observed 95% CL exclusion contour in the $m(\tilde{g})$-$c\tau$ plane for the split-SUSY model with gluino production, $[\tilde{g}\to g/qq \tilde{\chi}_1^0]$ decays and $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 100 GeV. These results are obtained from the DV+$E_T^{miss}$ and DV+jets channels, see http://hepdata.cedar.ac.uk/view/ins1362183/d34 for details.
Expected 95% CL exclusion contour in the $m(\tilde{g})$-$c\tau$ plane for the split-SUSY model with gluino production, $[\tilde{g}\to g/qq \tilde{\chi}_1^0]$ decays and $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 100 GeV. These results are obtained from the DV+$E_T^{miss}$ and DV+jets channels, see http://hepdata.cedar.ac.uk/view/ins1362183/d34 for details.
Observed 95% CL exclusion contour in the $m(\tilde{g})$-$c\tau$ plane for the split-SUSY model with gluino production, $[\tilde{g}\to tt \tilde{\chi}_1^0]$ decays and $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 100 GeV. These results are obtained from the DV+$E_T^{miss}$ and DV+jets channels, see http://hepdata.cedar.ac.uk/view/ins1362183/d34 for details.
Expected 95% CL exclusion contour in the $m(\tilde{g})$-$c\tau$ plane for the split-SUSY model with gluino production, $[\tilde{g}\to tt \tilde{\chi}_1^0]$ decays and $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 100 GeV. These results are obtained from the DV+$E_T^{miss}$ and DV+jets channels, see http://hepdata.cedar.ac.uk/view/ins1362183/d34 for details.
Observed 95% CL exclusion contour in the $m(\tilde{g})$-$c\tau$ plane for the split-SUSY model with gluino production, $[\tilde{g}\to g/qq \tilde{\chi}_1^0]$ decays and $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = $m(\tilde{g})$ - 480 GeV. These results are obtained from the DV+$E_T^{miss}$ and DV+jets channels, see http://hepdata.cedar.ac.uk/view/ins1362183/d34 for details.
Expected 95% CL exclusion contour in the $m(\tilde{g})$-$c\tau$ plane for the split-SUSY model with gluino production, $[\tilde{g}\to g/qq \tilde{\chi}_1^0]$ decays and $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = $m(\tilde{g})$ - 480 GeV. These results are obtained from the DV+$E_T^{miss}$ and DV+jets channels, see http://hepdata.cedar.ac.uk/view/ins1362183/d34 for details.
Choice of signal region in the $m(\tilde{g})$-$c\tau$ plane for the split-SUSY models with gluino decays and neutralino masses in GeV as indicated. A value of 1 indicates that the DV+$E_T^{miss}$ channel provided the best expected constraint for that point, while a value of -1 indicates the DV+jets channel. A dash indicates where results were not calculated for a particular mass/lifetime combination.
Upper limits (95% CL) from the DV+$E_T^{miss}$ channel on the production cross-section and the corresponding event-level efficiencies (from Auxiliary Figure 11a) for four RPV SUSY models as a function of the $\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ proper decay distance $c\tau$. The models consider squark or gluino pair production, with masses in GeV as indicated, with either $\tilde{q}\to q[\tilde{\chi}_1^0\to \nu qq]$ or $\tilde{g}\to qq[\tilde{\chi}_1^0\to \nu qq]$ decays, respectively. For comparison, the production cross-sections for $m(\tilde{g})$ = 700 GeV, $m(\tilde{q})$ = 700 GeV and $m(\tilde{q})$ = 1000 GeV are $430\pm80$ fb, $124\pm17$ fb and $11.9\pm1.5$ fb, respectively.
Upper limits (95% CL) from the DV+$E_T^{miss}$ channel on the production cross-section and the corresponding event-level efficiencies (from Auxiliary Figure 11b) for four RPV SUSY models as a function of the $\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ proper decay distance $c\tau$. The models consider squark pair production, with $\tilde{q}\to q\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ decays and masses in GeV as indicated. For comparison, the production cross-sections for $m(\tilde{q})$ = 700 GeV and 1000 GeV are $124\pm17$ fb and $11.9\pm1.5$ fb, respectively.
Vertex mass distributions in data and one RPV SUSY signal model, for vertices with 3, 4 and $\geq$5 tracks in the DV+muon channel. The entries are the number of DVs in each bin, not normalized according to bin size. The signal model is for squark pair production, with $\tilde{q}\to q[\tilde{\chi}_1^0\to\mu qq]$ decays, $m(\tilde{q})$ = 700 GeV, $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 494 GeV and $c\tau(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 175 mm.
Vertex mass distributions in data and one GGM SUSY signal model, for vertices with 3, 4 and $\geq$5 tracks in the DV+jets channel. The entries are the number of DVs in each bin, not normalized according to bin size. The signal model is for gluino pair production, with $\tilde{g}\to qq[\tilde{\chi}_1^0\to Z\tilde{G}]$ decays, $m(\tilde{g})$ = 1100 GeV, $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 400 GeV and $c\tau(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 175 mm.
Vertex mass distributions in data and one RPV SUSY signal model, for vertices with 3, 4 and $\geq$5 tracks in the DV+electron channel. The entries are the number of DVs in each bin, not normalized according to bin size. The signal model is for squark pair production, with $\tilde{q}\to q[\tilde{\chi}_1^0\to e qq]$ decays, $m(\tilde{q})$ = 700 GeV, $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 494 GeV and $c\tau(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 175 mm.
Vertex mass distributions in data and one split-SUSY signal model, for vertices with 3, 4 and $\geq$5 tracks in the DV+$E_T^{miss}$ channel. The entries are the number of DVs in each bin, not normalized according to bin size. The signal model is for gluino pair production, with $[\tilde{g}\to g/qq \tilde{\chi}_1^0]$ decays, $m(\tilde{g})$ = 1400 GeV, $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 100 GeV and $c\tau(\tilde{g})$ = 175 mm.
Vertex mass distributions in data and one RPV SUSY signal model, for vertices with 0, 1 and $\geq$2 charged leptons in the dilepton $e^+e^-$ channel. The entries are the number of DVs in each bin, not normalized according to bin size. The signal model is for gluino pair production, with $\tilde{g}\to qq[\tilde{\chi}_1^0\to e\mu\nu/ee\nu]$ decays, $m(\tilde{g})$ = 1300 GeV, $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 50 GeV and $c\tau(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 30 mm.
Vertex mass distributions in data and one RPV SUSY signal model, for vertices with 0, 1 and $\geq$2 charged leptons in the dilepton $e^{\pm}\mu^{\mp}$ channel. The entries are the number of DVs in each bin, not normalized according to bin size. The signal model is for gluino pair production, with $\tilde{g}\to qq[\tilde{\chi}_1^0\to e\mu\nu/ee\nu]$ decays, $m(\tilde{g})$ = 1300 GeV, $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 50 GeV and $c\tau(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 30 mm.
Vertex mass distributions in data and one RPV SUSY signal model, for vertices with 0, 1 and $\geq$2 charged leptons in the dilepton $\mu^+\mu^-$ channel. The entries are the number of DVs in each bin, not normalized according to bin size. The signal model is for gluino pair production, with $\tilde{g}\to qq[\tilde{\chi}_1^0\to e\mu\nu/\mu\mu\nu]$ decays, $m(\tilde{g})$ = 1300 GeV, $m(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 50 GeV and $c\tau(\tilde{\chi}_1^0)$ = 30 mm.
Details of sparticle decay modes, model parameters, approximate number of generated events $N_{\rm evts}$ and total production cross-section $\sigma$ for selected models considered in this analysis. The long-lived particle (LLP) is the $\tilde{\chi}_1^0$ in all cases except for the model used for DV+$E_T^{miss}$, where it is the $\tilde{g}$. Events in some models are filtered to make better use of computing resources, details are given in the original table and the associated efficiency is already taken into account in the quoted cross-sections.
Numbers of events satisfying each selection criterion in turn for the DV+muon channel, using the model listed in http://hepdata.cedar.ac.uk/view/ins1362183/d44. The ''Filter and trigger'' line includes the requirements placed on the primary vertex.
Numbers of events satisfying each selection criterion in turn for the DV+electron channel, using the model listed in http://hepdata.cedar.ac.uk/view/ins1362183/d44. The ''Filter and trigger'' line includes the requirements placed on the primary vertex.
Numbers of events satisfying each selection criterion in turn for the DV+jets channel, using the model listed in http://hepdata.cedar.ac.uk/view/ins1362183/d44. The ''Filter and trigger'' line includes the requirements placed on the primary vertex.
Numbers of events satisfying each selection criterion in turn for the DV+$E_T^{miss}$ channel, using the model listed in http://hepdata.cedar.ac.uk/view/ins1362183/d44. The ''Filter and trigger'' line includes the requirements placed on the primary vertex.
Numbers of events satisfying each selection criterion in turn for the dilepton $e^+e^-$ channel, using the model listed in http://hepdata.cedar.ac.uk/view/ins1362183/d44. The ''Trigger'' line includes the event-level cosmic-muon veto and the requirements placed on the primary vertex, but not the offline filter selection. This is included in the ''Lepton reconstruction and DV match'' line, along with all other requirements placed on offline-reconstructed leptons. About 20,000 events of the full sample are analyzed, which contain an equal mixture of $\tilde{\chi}_1^0 \to e^{\pm}\mu^{\mp}\nu$ and $\tilde{\chi}_1^0 \to e^+e^-\nu$ decays.
Numbers of events satisfying each selection criterion in turn for the dilepton $e^{\pm}\mu^{\mp}$ channel, using the model listed in http://hepdata.cedar.ac.uk/view/ins1362183/d44. The ''Trigger'' line includes the event-level cosmic-muon veto and the requirements placed on the primary vertex, but not the offline filter selection. This is included in the ''Lepton reconstruction and DV match'' line, along with all other requirements placed on offline-reconstructed leptons. The sample contains about 50% $\tilde{\chi}_1^0 \to e^{\pm}\mu^{\mp}\nu$ decays, 25% $\tilde{\chi}_1^0 \to e^+e^-\nu$ and 25% $\tilde{\chi}_1^0 \to \mu^+\mu^-\nu$ decays.
Numbers of events satisfying each selection criterion in turn for the dilepton $\mu^+\mu^-$ channel, using the model listed in http://hepdata.cedar.ac.uk/view/ins1362183/d44. The ''Trigger'' line includes the event-level cosmic-muon veto and the requirements placed on the primary vertex, but not the offline filter selection. This is included in the ''Lepton reconstruction and DV match'' line, along with all other requirements placed on offline-reconstructed leptons. About 20,000 events of the full sample are analyzed, which contain an equal mixture of $\tilde{\chi}_1^0 \to e^{\pm}\mu^{\mp}\nu$ and $\tilde{\chi}_1^0 \to \mu^+\mu^-\nu$ decays.
We search for evidence of physics beyond the Standard Model in the production of final states with multiple high transverse momentum jets, using 20.3 fb$^{-1}$ of proton-proton collision data recorded by the ATLAS detector at $\sqrt{s} = 8$ TeV. No excess of events beyond Standard Model expectations is observed, and upper limits on the visible cross-section for non-Standard Model production of multi-jet final states are set. Using a wide variety of models for black hole and string ball production and decay, the limit on the cross-section times acceptance is as low as 0.16 fb at the 95% CL for a minimum scalar sum of jet transverse momentum in the event of about 4.3 TeV. Using models for black hole and string ball production and decay, exclusion contours are determined as a function of the production mass threshold and the gravity scale. These limits can be interpreted in terms of lower-mass limits on black hole and string ball production that range from 4.6 to 6.2 TeV.
Number of data events (20.3 fb$^{-1}$), number of predicted events from the fit, statistical uncertainty on the fit, systematic uncertainty on the choice of control region, and on the choice of fit function versus inclusive $H_{\textrm{T}}^{\textrm{min}}$ lower bin edge for inclusive jet multiplicity $N_{\textrm{Jet}} \geq 3$. The total uncertainty is obtained by adding the three uncertainties linearly.
Number of data events (20.3 fb$^{-1}$), number of predicted events from the fit, statistical uncertainty on the fit, systematic uncertainty on the choice of control region, and on the choice of fit function versus inclusive $H_{\textrm{T}}^{\textrm{min}}$ lower bin edge for inclusive jet multiplicity $N_{\textrm{Jet}} \geq 4$. The total uncertainty is obtained by adding the three uncertainties linearly.
Number of data events (20.3 fb$^{-1}$), number of predicted events from the fit, statistical uncertainty on the fit, systematic uncertainty on the choice of control region, and on the choice of fit function versus inclusive $H_{\textrm{T}}^{\textrm{min}}$ lower bin edge for inclusive jet multiplicity $N_{\textrm{Jet}} \geq 5$. The total uncertainty is obtained by adding the three uncertainties linearly.
Number of data events (20.3 fb$^{-1}$), number of predicted events from the fit, statistical uncertainty on the fit, systematic uncertainty on the choice of control region, and on the choice of fit function versus inclusive $H_{\textrm{T}}^{\textrm{min}}$ lower bin edge for inclusive jet multiplicity $N_{\textrm{Jet}} \geq 6$. The total uncertainty is obtained by adding the three uncertainties linearly.
Number of data events (20.3 fb$^{-1}$), number of predicted events from the fit, statistical uncertainty on the fit, systematic uncertainty on the choice of control region, and on the choice of fit function versus inclusive $H_{\textrm{T}}^{\textrm{min}}$ lower bin edge for inclusive jet multiplicity $N_{\textrm{Jet}} \geq 7$. The total uncertainty is obtained by adding the three uncertainties linearly.
Number of data events (20.3 fb$^{-1}$), number of predicted events from the fit, statistical uncertainty on the fit, systematic uncertainty on the choice of control region, and on the choice of fit function versus inclusive $H_{\textrm{T}}^{\textrm{min}}$ lower bin edge for inclusive jet multiplicity $N_{\textrm{Jet}} \geq 8$. The total uncertainty is obtained by adding the three uncertainties linearly.
Many extensions of the Standard Model predict the existence of charged heavy long-lived particles, such as $R$-hadrons or charginos. These particles, if produced at the Large Hadron Collider, should be moving non-relativistically and are therefore identifiable through the measurement of an anomalously large specific energy loss in the ATLAS pixel detector. Measuring heavy long-lived particles through their track parameters in the vicinity of the interaction vertex provides sensitivity to metastable particles with lifetimes from 0.6 ns to 30 ns. A search for such particles with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider is presented, based on a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 18.4 fb$^{-1}$ of $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 8 TeV. No significant deviation from the Standard Model background expectation is observed, and lifetime-dependent upper limits on $R$-hadrons and chargino production are set. Gluino $R$-hadrons with 10 ns lifetime and masses up to 1185 GeV are excluded at 95$\%$ confidence level, and so are charginos with 15 ns lifetime and masses up to 482 GeV.
Ratio of the reconstructed mass, computed as the most probable value of a fit to a Landau distribution convolved with a Gaussian, to the generated mass, as a function of the generated mass for stable gluino R-hadrons, along with the half-width at half maximum of the reconstructed mass distribution normalised to the generated mass.
Efficiency for the calorimetric MET>80 GeV trigger as a function of the stable R-hadron mass.
Efficiency for the calorimetric MET>80 GeV trigger as a function of the metastable R-hadron mass. The R-hadron decays to g/qq plus neutralino of mass 100 GeV with a lifetime of 1 ns.
Efficiency for the calorimetric MET>80 GeV trigger as a function of the metastable R-hadron mass. The R-hadron decays to g/qq plus neutralino of mass = m(gluino) - 100 GeV with a lifetime of 1 ns.
Efficiency for the calorimetric MET>80 GeV trigger as a function of the metastable R-hadron mass. The R-hadron decays to g/qq plus neutralino of mass 100 GeV with a lifetime of 1 ns.
Efficiency for the calorimetric MET>80 GeV trigger as a function of the stable chargino mass.
Total selection efficiency as a function of the stable R-hadron mass.
Total selection efficiency as a function of the metastable R-hadron mass. The R-hadron decays to g/qq plus neutralino of mass 100 GeV with a lifetime of 10 ns.
Total selection efficiency as a function of the metastable R-hadron mass. The R-hadron decays to g/qq plus neutralino of mass = m(gluino) - 100 GeV with a lifetime of 10 ns.
Total selection efficiency as a function of the metastable R-hadron mass. The R-hadron decays to g/qq plus neutralino of mass 100 GeV with a lifetime of 1 ns.
Total selection efficiency as a function of the stable chargino mass.
Ionisation distribution of all the CR2 tracks, and those not matched to a reconstructed muon. The two distributions are normalised to their total number of entries.
Distribution of the mass of selected candidates, derived from the specific ionisation loss, for an example of gluino R-hadron signal, for searches for stable particles. The signal distributions are stacked on the expected background, and a narrower binning is used for them to allow the signal shape to be seen more clearly. The number of signal events is that expected according to the theoretical cross sections.
Distribution of the mass of selected candidates, derived from the specific ionisation loss, for one example of chargino signal, for searches for stable particles. The signal distributions are stacked on the expected background, and a narrower binning is used for them to allow the signal shape to be seen more clearly. The number of signal events is that expected according to the theoretical cross sections.
Distribution of the mass of selected candidates, derived from the specific ionisation loss, for background and data, for searches for stable particles. The expected background is shown with its total uncertainty (sum in quadrature of statistical, normalisation and systematic errors).
Distribution of the mass of selected candidates, derived from the specific ionisation loss, for an example of gluino R-hadron signal, for searches for metastable particles. The signal distributions are stacked on the expected background, and a narrower binning is used for them to allow the signal shape to be seen more clearly. The number of signal events is that expected according to the theoretical cross sections.
Distribution of the mass of selected candidates, derived from the specific ionisation loss, for an example of chargino signal, for searches for metastable particles. The signal distributions are stacked on the expected background, and a narrower binning is used for them to allow the signal shape to be seen more clearly. The number of signal events is that expected according to the theoretical cross sections.
Distribution of the mass of selected candidates, derived from the specific ionisation loss, for background and data. The expected background is shown with its total uncertainty (sum in quadrature of statistical, normalisation and systematic errors).
Theoretical values for the cross section of gluino pairs production with their uncertainty.
Expected upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for metastable gluino R-hadrons, with lifetime tau =10 ns, decaying into g/qq plus a light neutralino of mass 100 GeV, in the background-only case, with its 1 sigma band.
Observed 95 PCT upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for metastable gluino R-hadrons, with lifetime tau =10 ns, decaying into g/qq plus a light neutralino of mass 100 GeV.
Expected upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for metastable gluino R-hadrons, with lifetime tau =10 ns, decaying into g/qq plus a heavy neutralino of mass(gluino) - 100 GeV, in the background-only case, with its 1 sigma band.
Observed 95 PCT upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for metastable gluino R-hadrons, with lifetime tau =10 ns, decaying into g/qq plus a heavy neutralino of mass(gluino) - 100 GeV.
The expected excluded range of lifetimes as a function of gluino mass for gluino R-hadrons decaying into g/qq plus a light neutralino of mass 100 GeV, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section.
The expected excluded range of lifetimes as a function of gluino mass for gluino R-hadrons decaying into g/qq plus a light neutralino of mass 100 GeV, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section, plus 1 experimental sigma.
The expected excluded range of lifetimes as a function of gluino mass for gluino R-hadrons decaying into g/qq plus a light neutralino of mass 100 GeV, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section, minus 1 experimental sigma.
The observed excluded range of lifetimes as a function of gluino mass for gluino R-hadrons decaying into g/qq plus a light neutralino of mass 100 GeV, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section.
The observed excluded range of lifetimes as a function of gluino mass for gluino R-hadrons decaying into g/qq plus a light neutralino of mass 100 GeV, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section minus its uncertainty.
The observed excluded range of lifetimes as a function of gluino mass for gluino R-hadrons decaying into g/qq plus a light neutralino of mass 100 GeV, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section plus its uncertainty.
The expected excluded range of lifetimes as a function of gluino mass for gluino R-hadrons decaying into g/qq plus a heavy neutralino of mass = m(gluino) - 100 GeV, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section.
The expected excluded range of lifetimes as a function of gluino mass for gluino R-hadrons decaying into g/qq plus a heavy neutralino of mass = m(gluino) - 100 GeV, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section, plus 1 experimental sigma.
The expected excluded range of lifetimes as a function of gluino mass for gluino R-hadrons decaying into g/qq plus a heavy neutralino of mass = m(gluino) - 100 GeV, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section, minus 1 experimental sigma.
The observed excluded range of lifetimes as a function of gluino mass for gluino R-hadrons decaying into g/qq plus a heavy neutralino of mass = m(gluino) - 100 GeV, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section.
The observed excluded range of lifetimes as a function of gluino mass for gluino R-hadrons decaying into g/qq plus a heavy neutralino of mass = m(gluino) - 100 GeV, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section minus its uncertainty.
The observed excluded range of lifetimes as a function of gluino mass for gluino R-hadrons decaying into g/qq plus a heavy neutralino of mass = m(gluino) - 100 GeV, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section plus its uncertainty.
Expected upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for metastable gluino R-hadrons, with lifetime tau =10 ns, decaying into tt plus a light neutralino of mass 100 GeV, in the background-only case, with its 1 sigma band.
Observed 95 PCT upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for metastable gluino R-hadrons, with lifetime tau =10 ns, decaying into tt plus a light neutralino of mass 100 GeV.
Expected upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for metastable gluino R-hadrons, with lifetime tau =10 ns, decaying into tt plus a heavy neutralino of mass(gluino) - 100 GeV, in the background-only case, with its 1 sigma band.
Observed 95 PCT upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for metastable gluino R-hadrons, with lifetime tau =10 ns, decaying into tt plus a heavy neutralino of mass(gluino) - 100 GeV.
The expected excluded range of lifetimes as a function of gluino mass for gluino R-hadrons decaying into tt plus a light neutralino of mass 100 GeV, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section.
The expected excluded range of lifetimes as a function of gluino mass for gluino R-hadrons decaying into tt plus a light neutralino of mass 100 GeV, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section, plus 1 experimental sigma.
The expected excluded range of lifetimes as a function of gluino mass for gluino R-hadrons decaying into tt plus a light neutralino of mass 100 GeV, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section, minus 1 experimental sigma.
The observed excluded range of lifetimes as a function of gluino mass for gluino R-hadrons decaying into tt plus a light neutralino of mass 100 GeV, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section.
The observed excluded range of lifetimes as a function of gluino mass for gluino R-hadrons decaying into tt plus a light neutralino of mass 100 GeV, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section minus its uncertainty.
The observed excluded range of lifetimes as a function of gluino mass for gluino R-hadrons decaying into tt plus a light neutralino of mass 100 GeV, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section plus its uncertainty.
The expected excluded range of lifetimes as a function of gluino mass for gluino R-hadrons decaying into tt plus a heavy neutralino of mass = m(gluino) - 100 GeV, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section.
The expected excluded range of lifetimes as a function of gluino mass for gluino R-hadrons decaying into tt plus a heavy neutralino of mass = m(gluino) - 100 GeV, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section, plus 1 experimental sigma.
The expected excluded range of lifetimes as a function of gluino mass for gluino R-hadrons decaying into tt plus a heavy neutralino of mass = m(gluino) - 100 GeV, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section, minus 1 experimental sigma.
The observed excluded range of lifetimes as a function of gluino mass for gluino R-hadrons decaying into tt plus a heavy neutralino of mass = m(gluino) - 100 GeV, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section.
The observed excluded range of lifetimes as a function of gluino mass for gluino R-hadrons decaying into tt plus a heavy neutralino of mass = m(gluino) - 100 GeV, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section minus its uncertainty.
The observed excluded range of lifetimes as a function of gluino mass for gluino R-hadrons decaying into tt plus a heavy neutralino of mass = m(gluino) - 100 GeV, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section plus its uncertainty.
Theoretical values for the production cross section of charginos or chargino/neutralino pairs, with their uncertainty.
Expected upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for metastable charginos, with lifetime tau =1.0 ns, decaying into neutralino + pion, in the background-only case, with its 1 sigma band.
Observed 95 PCT upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for metastable charginos, with lifetime tau =1.0 ns, decaying into neutralino + pion.
The expected excluded range of lifetimes as a function of chargino mass for charginos decaying into neutralino plus pion, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section.
The expected excluded range of lifetimes as a function of chargino mass for charginos decaying into neutralino plus pion, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section, plus 1 experimental sigma.
The expected excluded range of lifetimes as a function of chargino mass for charginos decaying into neutralino plus pion, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section, minus 1 experimental sigma.
The observed excluded range of lifetimes as a function of chargino mass for charginos decaying into neutralino plus pion, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section.
The observed excluded range of lifetimes as a function of chargino mass for charginos decaying into neutralino plus pion, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section minus its uncertainty.
The observed excluded range of lifetimes as a function of gluino mass for chargino mass for charginos decaying into neutralino plus pion, with respect to the nominal theoretical cross section plus its uncertainty.
dEdx ionization for data, 1 TeV gluino R-hadrons stable and decaying in 100 GeV neutralinos with a 10 ns lifetime and for charginos of 350 GeV. Tracks that fulfil all the requirements up to including the High-m_T (see Tab.1 in the paper) are considered at this stage and normalised to an integrated luminosity of 18.4 fb^-1.
Expected upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for stable gluino R-hadrons, in case of background only, with its 1 sigma band.
Observed 95 PCT upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for stable gluino R-hadrons.
Theoretical values for the cross section of squark pairs production with their uncertainty.
Expected upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for stable sbottom R-hadrons, in case of background only, with its 1 sigma band.
Observed 95 PCT upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for stable sbottom $R$-hadrons. Cross section IN PB.
Expected upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for stop R-hadrons, in case of background only, with its 1 sigma band.
Observed 95 PCT upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for stop R-hadrons.
Expected upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for stable charginos, in case of background only, with its 1 sigma band.
Observed 95 PCT upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for stable charginos.
Expected upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for metastable gluino R-hadrons, with lifetime tau=1.0 ns, decaying to g/qq plus a light neutralino of mass 100 GeV.
Observed 95 PCT upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for metastable gluino R-hadrons, with lifetime tau=1.0 ns, decaying to g/qq plus a light neutralino of mass 100 GeV.
Expected upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for metastable gluino R-hadrons, with lifetime tau=1.0 ns, decaying to g/qq plus a heavy neutralino of mass = m(gluino) - 100 GeV.
Observed 95 PCT upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for metastable gluino R-hadrons, with lifetime tau=1.0 ns, decaying to g/qq plus a heavy neutralino of mass = m(gluino) - 100 GeV.
Expected upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for metastable gluino R-hadrons, with lifetime tau=1.0 ns, decaying to tt plus a light neutralino of mass 100 GeV.
Observed 95 PCT upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for metastable gluino R-hadrons, with lifetime tau=1.0 ns, decaying to tt plus a light neutralino of mass 100 GeV.
Expected upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for metastable gluino R-hadrons, with lifetime tau=1.0 ns, decaying to tt plus a heavy neutralino of mass = m(gluino) - 100 GeV.
Observed 95 PCT upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for metastable gluino R-hadrons, with lifetime tau=1.0 ns, decaying to tt plus a heavy neutralino of mass = m(gluino) - 100 GeV.
Expected upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for metastable charginos, with lifetime tau =15 ns, decaying to neutralino and pion, in case of background only, with its 1 sigma band.
Observed 95 PCT upper limits on the production cross section as a function of mass for metastable charginos, with lifetime tau =15 ns, decaying to neutralino and pion, in case of background only, with its 1 sigma band.
A search is presented for the direct pair production of a chargino and a neutralino $pp\to\tilde{\chi}^\pm_1\tilde{\chi}^0_2$, where the chargino decays to the lightest neutralino and the $W$ boson, $\tilde{\chi}^\pm_1 \to \tilde{\chi}^0_1 (W^{\pm}\to\ell^{\pm}\nu)$, while the neutralino decays to the lightest neutralino and the 125 GeV Higgs boson, $\tilde{\chi}^0_2 \to \tilde{\chi}^0_1 (h\to bb/\gamma\gamma/\ell^{\pm}\nu qq)$. The final states considered for the search have large missing transverse momentum, an isolated electron or muon, and one of the following: either two jets identified as originating from bottom quarks, or two photons, or a second electron or muon with the same electric charge. The analysis is based on 20.3 fb$^{-1}$ of $\sqrt{s}=8$ TeV proton-proton collision data delivered by the Large Hadron Collider and recorded with the ATLAS detector. Observations are consistent with the Standard Model expectations, and limits are set in the context of a simplified supersymmetric model.
Distribution of contransverse mass $m_{\rm CT}$ in CRlbb-T, central $m_{bb}$ bin. The background histograms are obtained from the background-only fit, and their uncertainty represents the total background uncertainty after the fit. The last bin includes overflow.
Distribution of contransverse mass $m_{\rm CT}$ in SRlbb-1 and SRlbb-2, $m_{bb}$ sideband. The background histograms are obtained from the background-only fit, and their uncertainty represents the total background uncertainty after the fit. The last bin includes overflow.
Distribution of the transverse mass of the $W$-candidate $m_{\rm T}^{W}$ for the one lepton and two $b$-jets channel in VRlbb-2, central $m_{bb}$ bin. The background histograms are obtained from the background-only fit, and their uncertainty represents the total background uncertainty after the fit. The last bin includes overflow.
Distribution of the transverse mass of the $W$-candidate $m_{\rm T}^{W}$ for the one lepton and two $b$-jets channel in SRlbb-1 and SRlbb-2, $m_{bb}$ sidebands. The background histograms are obtained from the background-only fit, and their uncertainty represents the total background uncertainty after the fit. The last bin includes overflow.
Distribution of the number of $b$-jets for the one lepton and two $b$-jets channel in SRlbb-1 and SRlbb-2 without the b-jet multiplicity requirement, central $m_{bb}$ bin. The background histograms are obtained from the background-only fit, and their uncertainty represents the total background uncertainty after the fit.
Distribution of the invariant mass of the $b$-jets $m_{bb}$ for the one lepton and two $b$-jets channel in the SRlbb-1 and SRlbb-2. The background histograms are obtained from the background-only fit, and their uncertainty represents the total background uncertainty after the fit.
Distribution of missing transverse momentum $E_{\rm T}^{\rm miss}$ in the one lepton and two photons signal regions SR$\ell\gamma\gamma$-1 and SR$\ell\gamma\gamma$-2 for the Higgs-mass window ($120\lt m_{\gamma\gamma} \lt 130$ GeV). The final column (background) is a simulation-based cross check. The contributions from non-Higgs backgrounds are scaled by 10 GeV / 50 GeV = 0.2 from the $m_{\gamma\gamma}$ sideband ($100 \lt m_{\gamma\gamma} \lt 120$ GeV and $130 \lt m_{\gamma\gamma} \lt 160$ GeV) into the Higgs-mass window. The last bin includes overflow. The distributions of a signal hypothesis are also shown for $m(\tilde{\chi}^{\pm}_{1}\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{2},\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{1})=(165,35)$ GeV.
Distribution of the azimuth difference between the $W$ and Higgs boson candidates $\Delta\phi(W,h)$ in the one lepton and two photons signal regions SR$\ell\gamma\gamma$-1 and SR$\ell\gamma\gamma$-2 for the Higgs-mass window ($120\lt m_{\gamma\gamma} \lt 130$ GeV). The final column (background) is a simulation-based cross check. The contributions from non-Higgs backgrounds are scaled by 10 GeV / 50 GeV = 0.2 from the $m_{\gamma\gamma}$ sideband ($100 \lt m_{\gamma\gamma} \lt 120$ GeV and $130 \lt m_{\gamma\gamma} \lt 160$ GeV) into the Higgs-mass window. The distributions of a signal hypothesis are also shown for $m(\tilde{\chi}^{\pm}_{1}\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{2},\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{1})=(165,35)$ GeV.
Distribution of the transverse mass of the $W$ and photon system $m_{\rm{T}}^{W\gamma_1}$ in the one lepton and two photons signal regions SR$\ell\gamma\gamma$-1 and SR$\ell\gamma\gamma$-2 for the Higgs-mass window ($120\lt m_{\gamma\gamma} \lt 130$ GeV). The final column (background) is a simulation-based cross check. The contributions from non-Higgs backgrounds are scaled by 10 GeV / 50 GeV = 0.2 from the $m_{\gamma\gamma}$ sideband ($100 \lt m_{\gamma\gamma} \lt 120$ GeV and $130 \lt m_{\gamma\gamma} \lt 160$ GeV) into the Higgs-mass window. The last bin includes overflow. The distributions of a signal hypothesis are also shown for $m(\tilde{\chi}^{\pm}_{1}\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{2},\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{1})=(165,35)$ GeV.
Distribution of the transverse mass of the $W$ and photon system $m_{\rm{T}}^{W\gamma_2}$ in the one lepton and two photons signal regions SR$\ell\gamma\gamma$-1 and SR$\ell\gamma\gamma$-2 for the Higgs-mass window ($120\lt m_{\gamma\gamma} \lt 130$ GeV). The final column (background) is a simulation-based cross check. The contributions from non-Higgs backgrounds are scaled by 10 GeV / 50 GeV = 0.2 from the $m_{\gamma\gamma}$ sideband ($100 \lt m_{\gamma\gamma} \lt 120$ GeV and $130 \lt m_{\gamma\gamma} \lt 160$ GeV) into the Higgs-mass window. The last bin includes overflow. The distributions of a signal hypothesis are also shown for $m(\tilde{\chi}^{\pm}_{1}\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{2},\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{1})=(165,35)$ GeV.
Results of the background-only fit to the diphoton invariant mass, $m_{\gamma\gamma}$, distribution in the one lepton and two photons signal region SR$l\gamma\gamma$-1. The contributions from SM Higgs boson production are constrained to the MC prediction and associated systematic uncertainties. The fit is performed on events with 100 GeV $ \lt m_{\gamma\gamma} \lt $ 160 GeV, with events in SR$l\gamma\gamma$-1 or SR$l\gamma\gamma$-2 in the Higgs-mass window (120 GeV $\le m_{\gamma\gamma} \le$ 130 GeV) excluded from the fit.
Results of the background-only fit to the diphoton invariant mass, $m_{\gamma\gamma}$, distribution in the one lepton and two photons signal region SR$l\gamma\gamma$-2. The contributions from SM Higgs boson production are constrained to the MC prediction and associated systematic uncertainties. The fit is performed on events with 100 GeV $ \lt m_{\gamma\gamma} \lt $ 160 GeV, with events in SR$l\gamma\gamma$-1 or SR$l\gamma\gamma$-2 in the Higgs-mass window (120 GeV $\le m_{\gamma\gamma} \le$ 130 GeV) excluded from the fit.
Results of the background-only fit to the diphoton invariant mass, $m_{\gamma\gamma}$, distribution in the one lepton and two photons validation region VR$l\gamma\gamma$-1. The contributions from SM Higgs boson production are constrained to the MC prediction and associated systematic uncertainties. The fit is performed on events with 100 GeV $ \lt m_{\gamma\gamma} \lt $ 160 GeV, with events in SR$l\gamma\gamma$-1 or SR$l\gamma\gamma$-2 in the Higgs-mass window (120 GeV $\le m_{\gamma\gamma} \le$ 130 GeV) excluded from the fit.
Results of the background-only fit to the diphoton invariant mass, $m_{\gamma\gamma}$, distribution in the one lepton and two photons validation region VR$l\gamma\gamma$-2. The contributions from SM Higgs boson production are constrained to the MC prediction and associated systematic uncertainties. The fit is performed on events with 100 GeV $ \lt m_{\gamma\gamma} \lt $ 160 GeV, with events in SR$l\gamma\gamma$-1 or SR$l\gamma\gamma$-2 in the Higgs-mass window (120 GeV $\le m_{\gamma\gamma} \le$ 130 GeV) excluded from the fit.
Distribution of effective mass $m_{\rm eff}$ in the validation region of the same-sign $e\mu$ channel. This validation region is defined by requiring one, two, or three jets, and reversing the $m_{lj}$, $m_{ljj}$ criteria. The distribution of a signal hypothesis is also shown.
Distribution of effective mass $m_{\rm eff}$ for the same-sign dilepton channel in the signal regions with one jet SR$ll$-1. SR$ll$-1 is the sum of SR$ee$-1, SR$e\mu$-1, and SR$\mu\mu$-1. All selection criteria are applied, except for the one on $m_{\rm eff}$. The distributions of a signal hypothesis are also shown for $m(\tilde{\chi}^{\pm}_{1}\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{2},\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{1})=(130,0)$ GeV. The last bin includes overflow.
Distribution of effective mass $m_{\rm eff}$ for the same-sign dilepton channel in the signal regions with two or three jets SR$ll$-2. SR$ll$-2 is the sum of SR$ee$-2, SR$e\mu$-2, and SR$\mu\mu$-2. All selection criteria are applied, except for the one on $m_{\rm eff}$. The distributions of a signal hypothesis are also shown for $m(\tilde{\chi}^{\pm}_{1}\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{2},\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{1})=(130,0)$ GeV. The last bin includes overflow.
Distribution of largest transverse mass $m_{\rm T}^{\rm max}$ for the same-sign dilepton channel in the signal regions with one jet SR$ll$-1. SR$ll$-1 is the sum of SR$ee$-1, SR$e\mu$-1, and SR$\mu\mu$-1. All selection criteria are applied, except for the one on $m_{\rm T}^{\rm max}$. The distributions of a signal hypothesis are also shown for $m(\tilde{\chi}^{\pm}_{1}\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{2},\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{1})=(130,0)$ GeV. The last bin includes overflow.
Distribution of largest transverse mass $m_{\rm T}^{\rm max}$ for the same-sign dilepton channel in the signal regions with two or three jets SR$ll$-2. SR$ll$-2 is the sum of SR$ee$-2, SR$e\mu$-2, and SR$\mu\mu$-2. All selection criteria are applied, except for the one on $m_{\rm T}^{\rm max}$. The distributions of a signal hypothesis are also shown for $m(\tilde{\chi}^{\pm}_{1}\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{2},\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{1})=(130,0)$ GeV. The last bin includes overflow.
Distribution of invariant mass of lepton and jet $m_{lj}$ for the same-sign dilepton channel in the signal regions with one jet SR$ll$-1. SR$ll$-1 is the sum of SR$ee$-1, SR$e\mu$-1, and SR$\mu\mu$-1. All selection criteria are applied, except for the one on $m_{lj}$. The distributions of a signal hypothesis are also shown for $m(\tilde{\chi}^{\pm}_{1}\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{2},\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{1})=(130,0)$ GeV. The last bin includes overflow.
Distribution of invariant mass of lepton and di-jet $m_{ljj}$ for the same-sign dilepton channel in the signal regions with two or three jets SR$ll$-2. SR$ll$-2 is the sum of SR$ee$-2, SR$e\mu$-2, and SR$\mu\mu$-2. All selection criteria are applied, except for the one on $m_{ljj}$. The distributions of a signal hypothesis are also shown for $m(\tilde{\chi}^{\pm}_{1}\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{2},\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{1})=(130,0)$ GeV. The last bin includes overflow.
One lepton and two $b$-jets channel: observed and expected 95% CL upper limits on the cross section normalised by the simplified model prediction as a function of the common mass $m_{\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}^0_2}$ for $m_{\tilde{\chi}^0_1}=0$.
One lepton and two photons channel: observed and expected 95% CL upper limits on the cross section normalised by the simplified model prediction as a function of the common mass $m_{\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}^0_2}$ for $m_{\tilde{\chi}^0_1}=0$.
Same-sign dilepton channel: observed and expected 95% CL upper limits on the cross section normalised by the simplified model prediction as a function of the common mass $m_{\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}^0_2}$ for $m_{\tilde{\chi}^0_1}=0$.
Combination: observed and expected 95% CL upper limits on the cross section normalised by the simplified model prediction as a function of the common mass $m_{\tilde{\chi}_1^\pm \tilde{\chi}^0_2}$ for $m_{\tilde{\chi}^0_1}=0$. This combination is obtained using the result from the ATLAS three-lepton search, J. High Energy Phys. 04 (2014) 169, in addition to the three channels reported in this paper.
One lepton and two b-jets channel: Expected 95% CL exclusion contour for chargino neutralino production via Wh.
One lepton and two b-jets channel: Observed 95% CL exclusion contour for chargino neutralino production via Wh.
One lepton and two photons channel: Expected 95% CL exclusion contour for chargino neutralino production via Wh.
One lepton and two photons channel: Observed 95% CL exclusion contour for chargino neutralino production via Wh.
Same-sign dilepton channel: Expected 95% CL exclusion contour for chargino neutralino production via Wh.
Same-sign dilepton channel: Observed 95% CL exclusion contour for chargino neutralino production via Wh.
Combination: Expected 95% CL exclusion contour for chargino neutralino production via Wh.
Combination: Observed 95% CL exclusion contour for chargino neutralino production via Wh.
Combination: excluded model cross-section at 95% CL IN PB.
Acceptance SR$\ell\gamma\gamma$-1.
Acceptance SR$\ell\gamma\gamma$-2.
Efficiency SR$\ell\gamma\gamma$-1.
Efficiency SR$\ell\gamma\gamma$-2.
$m_{\gamma\gamma}$ distribution in the SR$l\gamma\gamma$-1 region for the full $m_{\gamma\gamma}$ window. The last column (background) is from a simulation-based cross check. $Z\gamma$ events, with $Z\rightarrow{ee}$ and one electron mis-identified as a photon, are included in the $Z\gamma(\gamma)$ background. The distributions of a signal hypothesis are also shown for $m(\tilde{\chi}^{\pm}_{1}\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{2},\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{1})=(165,35)$ GeV.
$m_{\gamma\gamma}$ distribution in the SR$l\gamma\gamma$-2 region for the full $m_{\gamma\gamma}$ window. The last column (background) is from a simulation-based cross check. $Z\gamma$ events, with $Z\rightarrow{ee}$ and one electron mis-identified as a photon, are included in the $Z\gamma(\gamma)$ background. The distributions of a signal hypothesis are also shown for $m(\tilde{\chi}^{\pm}_{1}\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{2},\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{1})=(165,35)$ GeV.
$m_{\gamma\gamma}$ distribution in the VR$l\gamma\gamma$-1 region for the full $m_{\gamma\gamma}$ window. The last column (background) is from a simulation-based cross check. $Z\gamma$ events, with $Z\rightarrow{ee}$ and one electron mis-identified as a photon, are included in the $Z\gamma(\gamma)$ background. The distributions of a signal hypothesis are also shown for $m(\tilde{\chi}^{\pm}_{1}\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{2},\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{1})=(165,35)$ GeV.
$m_{\gamma\gamma}$ distribution in the VR$l\gamma\gamma$-2 region for the full $m_{\gamma\gamma}$ window. The last column (background) is from a simulation-based cross check. $Z\gamma$ events, with $Z\rightarrow{ee}$ and one electron mis-identified as a photon, are included in the $Z\gamma(\gamma)$ background. The distributions of a signal hypothesis are also shown for $m(\tilde{\chi}^{\pm}_{1}\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{2},\tilde{\chi}^{0}_{1})=(165,35)$ GeV.
Acceptance for SRlbb-1, central $m_{bb}$ bin.
Acceptance for SRlbb-1, $m_{bb}$ sideband.
Acceptance for SRlbb-2, central $m_{bb}$ bin.
Acceptance for SRlbb-2, $m_{bb}$ sideband.
Efficiency for SRlbb-1, central $m_{bb}$ bin.
Efficiency for SRlbb-1, $m_{bb}$ sideband.
Efficiency for SRlbb-2, central $m_{bb}$ bin.
Efficiency for SRlbb-2, $m_{bb}$ sideband.
Acceptance for the same-sign $ee$ channel with one jet.
Acceptance for the same-sign $ee$ channel with two or three jets.
Acceptance for the same-sign $e\mu$ channel with one jet.
Acceptance for the same-sign $e\mu$ channel with two or three jets.
Acceptance for the same-sign $\mu\mu$ channel with one jet.
Acceptance for the same-sign $\mu\mu$ channel with two or three jets.
Efficiency for the same-sign $ee$ channel with one jet.
Efficiency for the same-sign $ee$ channel with two or three jets.
Efficiency for the same-sign $e\mu$ channel with one jet.
Efficiency for the same-sign $e\mu$ channel with two or three jets.
Efficiency for the same-sign $\mu\mu$ channel with one jet.
Efficiency for the same-sign $\mu\mu$ channel with two or three jets.
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