Search for light top squark pair production in final states with leptons and b-jets with the ATLAS detector in √s = 7 TeV proton–proton collisions

The results of a search for pair production of light top squarks are presented, using 4.7 fb<sup>-1</sup> of √s = 7 TeV proton–proton collisions collected with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. This search targets top squarks with masses similar to, or lighter than, the to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Alonso, Francisco, Anduaga, Xabier Sebastián, Dova, María Teresa, Monticelli, Fernando Gabriel, Tripiana, Martín F., The ATLAS Collaboration
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/80349
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/80349
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ciencias Exactas
Física
top quark
leptons
jets
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Sumario:The results of a search for pair production of light top squarks are presented, using 4.7 fb<sup>-1</sup> of √s = 7 TeV proton–proton collisions collected with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. This search targets top squarks with masses similar to, or lighter than, the top quark mass. Final states containing exclusively one or two leptons (e, μ), large missing transverse momentum, light-flavour jets and b-jets are used to reconstruct the top squark pair system. Event-based mass scale variables are used to separate the signal from a large tt¯ background. No excess over the Standard Model expectations is found. The results are interpreted in the framework of the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model, assuming the top squark decays exclusively to a chargino and a b-quark, while requiring different mass relationships between the Supersymmetric particles in the decay chain. Light top squarks with masses between 123–167 GeV are excluded for neutralino masses around 55 GeV.