Search for strongly interacting massive particles generating trackless jets in proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV
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Journal Article
Abstract
A search for dark matter in the form of strongly interacting massive particles (SIMPs) using the CMS detector at the LHC is presented. The SIMPs would be produced in pairs that manifest themselves as pairs of jets without tracks. The energy fraction of jets carried by charged particles is used as a key discriminator to suppress efficiently the large multijet background, and the remaining background is estimated directly from data. The search is performed using proton-proton collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 16.1 fb - 1 , collected with the CMS detector in 2016. No significant excess of events is observed above the expected background. For the simplified dark matter model under consideration, SIMPs with masses up to 100 GeV are excluded and further sensitivity is explored towards higher masses.
Date Issued
2022-03-10
Date Acceptance
2022-02-05
Citation
European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, 2022, 82 (3)
ISSN
1124-1861
Publisher
EDP Sciences
Journal / Book Title
European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
Volume
82
Issue
3
Copyright Statement
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35302730
PII: 10095
Subjects
CMS Collaboration
hep-ex
hep-ex
0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
0206 Quantum Physics
Nuclear & Particles Physics
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
France
Article Number
ARTN 213