A search for pair production of heavy scalar leptoquarks (LQs), each decaying into a top quark and a lepton, is presented. The search considers final states with an electron or a muon, one or two leptons that decayed to hadrons, and additional jets. The data were collected in 2016 in proton–proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the CMS detector at the LHC, and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1. No evidence for pair production of LQs is found. Assuming a branching fraction of unity for the decay LQ→t , upper limits on the production cross section are set as a function of LQ mass, excluding masses below 900 GeV at 95% confidence level. These results provide the most stringent limits to date on the production of scalar LQs that decay to a top quark and a lepton.
Search for third-generation scalar leptoquarks decaying to a top quark and a τ lepton at √s =13 TeV
Ravera, F.;Meridiani, P.;Amapane, N.;Argiro, S.;Bellan, R.;Costa, M.;Covarelli, R.;Kiani, B.;Migliore, E.;Monaco, V.;Monteil, E.;Obertino, M. M.;Pacher, L.;Romero, A.;Sacchi, R.;Sola, V.;Solano, A.;Rumerio, P.;
2018-01-01
Abstract
A search for pair production of heavy scalar leptoquarks (LQs), each decaying into a top quark and a lepton, is presented. The search considers final states with an electron or a muon, one or two leptons that decayed to hadrons, and additional jets. The data were collected in 2016 in proton–proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the CMS detector at the LHC, and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1. No evidence for pair production of LQs is found. Assuming a branching fraction of unity for the decay LQ→t , upper limits on the production cross section are set as a function of LQ mass, excluding masses below 900 GeV at 95% confidence level. These results provide the most stringent limits to date on the production of scalar LQs that decay to a top quark and a lepton.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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