Search for new physics in final states with two opposite-sign, same-flavor leptons, jets, and missing transverse momentum in pp collisions at TeV
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Journal Article
Abstract
A search is presented for physics beyond the standard model in final states with two opposite-sign, same-flavor leptons, jets, and missing transverse momentum. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 2.3 fb−1 of proton-proton collisions at s√=13s=13 TeV collected with the CMS detector at the LHC in 2015. The analysis uses the invariant mass of the lepton pair, searching for a kinematic edge or a resonant-like excess compatible with the Z boson mass. Both search modes use several event categories in order to increase the sensitivity to new physics. These categories are based on the rapidity of the leptons, the multiplicity of jets and b jets, the scalar sum of jet transverse momenta, and missing transverse momentum. The observations in all signal regions are consistent with the expectations from the standard model, and the results are interpreted in the context of simplified models of supersymmetry.
Date Issued
2016-12-05
Date Acceptance
2016-11-20
Citation
Journal of High Energy Physics, 2016, 2016 (12)
ISSN
1029-8479
Publisher
Springer Verlag (Germany)
Journal / Book Title
Journal of High Energy Physics
Volume
2016
Issue
12
Copyright Statement
© 2016 The Authors. Co-published with SCOAP3 (https://scoap3.org/) and licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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Sponsor
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Grant Number
ST/N000242/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Physics, Particles & Fields
Physics
Beyond Standard Model
Hadron-Hadron scattering (experiments)
Supersymmetry
SUPERGAUGE TRANSFORMATIONS
MODEL
SUPERSYMMETRY
EXTENSION
INVARIANT
NEUTRINO
01 Mathematical Sciences
02 Physical Sciences
Nuclear & Particles Physics
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
013