A first search for pair production of dark matter candidates through vector boson fusion in proton-proton collisions at ffiffi s p ¼ 8 TeV is performed with the CMS detector. The vector boson fusion topology enhances missing transverse momentum, providing a way to probe supersymmetry, even in the case of a compressed mass spectrum. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 18.5 fb−1, recorded by the CMS experiment. The observed dijet mass spectrum is consistent with the standard model expectation. In an effective field theory, dark matter masses are explored as a function of contact interaction strength. The most stringent limit on bottom squark production with mass below 315 GeV is also reported, assuming a 5 GeV mass difference with respect to the lightest neutralino.

Search for Dark Matter and Supersymmetry with a Compressed Mass Spectrum in the Vector Boson Fusion Topology in Proton-Proton Collisions at s =8 TeV

AMAPANE, Nicola Carlo;ARGIRO', Stefano;BELLAN, Riccardo;COSTA, Marco;COVARELLI, Roberto;MIGLIORE, Ernesto;MONACO, Vincenzo;OBERTINO, Maria Margherita;ROMERO, Alessandra;Sacchi, R.;Sola, V.;SOLANO, Ada Maria;
2017-01-01

Abstract

A first search for pair production of dark matter candidates through vector boson fusion in proton-proton collisions at ffiffi s p ¼ 8 TeV is performed with the CMS detector. The vector boson fusion topology enhances missing transverse momentum, providing a way to probe supersymmetry, even in the case of a compressed mass spectrum. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 18.5 fb−1, recorded by the CMS experiment. The observed dijet mass spectrum is consistent with the standard model expectation. In an effective field theory, dark matter masses are explored as a function of contact interaction strength. The most stringent limit on bottom squark production with mass below 315 GeV is also reported, assuming a 5 GeV mass difference with respect to the lightest neutralino.
2017
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http://harvest.aps.org/bagit/articles/10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.021802/apsxml
Physics and Astronomy , Dark Matter, Supersymmetry
Khachatryan, V.; Sirunyan, A.M.; Tumasyan, A.; Adam, W.; Asilar, E.; Bergauer, T.; Brandstetter, J.; Brondolin, E.; Dragicevic, M.; Erö, J.; Flechl, M...espandi
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