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Search for the production of an excited bottom quark decaying to tW in proton-proton collisions at sqrt(s) = 8 TeV

V. Khachatryan , M. Besançon (1) , F. Couderc (1) , M. Dejardin (1) , D. Denegri (1) , B. Fabbro (1) , J.L. Faure , C. Favaro (1) , F. Ferri , S. Ganjour (1) , A. Givernaud (1) , P. Gras (1) , G. Hamel De Monchenault (1) , P. Jarry (1) , E. Locci (1) , M. Machet (1) , J. Malcles (1) , J. Rander (1) , A. Rosowsky (1) , M. Titov (1) , A. Zghiche (1) , I. Antropov (2) , S. Baffioni (2) , F. Beaudette (2) , P. Busson (2) , L. Cadamuro (2) , E. Chapon (2) , C. Charlot (2) , T. Dahms (2) , O. Davignon (2) , N. Filipovic (2) , A. Florent (2) , R. Granier De Cassagnac (2) , S. Lisniak (2) , L. Mastrolorenzo (2) , P. Mine (2) , I.N. Naranjo (2) , M. Nguyen , C. Ochando (2) , G. Ortona (2) , P. Paganini (2) , S. Regnard (2) , R. Salerno (2) , J.B. Sauvan (2) , Y. Sirois (2) , T. Strebler (2) , Y. Yilmaz (2) , A. Zabi (2) , J.-L. Agram (3) , J. Andrea (3) , A. Aubin (3) , D. Bloch (3) , J.-M. Brom (3) , M. Buttignol (3) , E.C. Chabert (3) , N. Chanon (3) , C. Collard (3) , E. Conte (3) , X. Coubez (3) , J.-C. Fontaine , D. Gele (3) , U. Goerlach (3) , C. Goetzmann (3) , A.-C. Le Bihan (3) , J.A. Merlin (3) , K. Skovpen (3) , P. Van Hove (3) , S. Gadrat (4) , S. Beauceron (5) , C. Bernet (5) , G. Boudoul (5) , E. Bouvier (5) , C.A. Carrillo Montoya , J. Chasserat (5) , R. Chierici (5) , D. Contardo (5) , B. Courbon (5) , P. Depasse (5) , H. El Mamouni (5) , J. Fan (5) , J. Fay (5) , S. Gascon (5) , M. Gouzevitch (5) , B. Ille (5) , Fabienne Lagarde , I.B. Laktineh (5) , M. Lethuillier (5) , L. Mirabito (5) , A.L. Pequegnot (5) , S. Perries (5) , J.D. Ruiz Alvarez , D. Sabes (5) , L. Sgandurra (5) , V. Sordini (5) , M. Vander Donckt (5) , P. Verdier (5) , S. Viret (5) , H. Xiao (5)
V. Khachatryan
  • Fonction : Auteur
J.L. Faure
  • Fonction : Auteur
F. Ferri
  • Fonction : Auteur
P. Busson
R. Granier De Cassagnac
M. Nguyen
  • Fonction : Auteur
P. Paganini
T. Strebler
J.-L. Agram
N. Chanon
C. Collard
E. Conte
J.-C. Fontaine
  • Fonction : Auteur
C.A. Carrillo Montoya
  • Fonction : Auteur
D. Contardo
M. Gouzevitch
Fabienne Lagarde
M. Lethuillier
J.D. Ruiz Alvarez
  • Fonction : Auteur
V. Sordini
P. Verdier
S. Viret

Résumé

A search is presented for a singly produced excited bottom quark (b*) decaying to a top quark and a W boson in the all-hadronic, lepton+jets, and dilepton final states in proton-proton collisions at sqrt(s) = 8 TeV recorded by the CMS experiment at the CERN LHC. Data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 inverse-femtobarns are used. No significant excess of events is observed with respect to standard model expectations. We set limits at 95% confidence on the product of the b* quark production cross section and its branching fraction to tW. The cross section limits are interpreted for scenarios including left-handed, right-handed, and vector-like couplings of the b* quark and are presented in the two-dimensional coupling plane based on the production and decay coupling constants. The masses of the left-handed, right-handed, and vector-like b* quark states are excluded at 95% confidence below 1390, 1430, and 1530 GeV, respectively, for benchmark couplings. This analysis gives the most stringent limits on the mass of the b* quark to date.

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in2p3-01206391 , version 1 (29-09-2015)

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V. Khachatryan, M. Besançon, F. Couderc, M. Dejardin, D. Denegri, et al.. Search for the production of an excited bottom quark decaying to tW in proton-proton collisions at sqrt(s) = 8 TeV. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2016, 2016(01), pp.166. ⟨10.1007/JHEP01(2016)166⟩. ⟨in2p3-01206391⟩
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