Search for charged-lepton flavor violation in top quark production and decay in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV

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Search for charged-lepton flavor violation in top quark production and decay in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV. / The CMS collaboration.

In: Journal of High Energy Physics, Vol. 2022, No. 6, 82, 06.2022.

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@article{53eb9759a7d7486696a92642ad50708e,

title = "Search for charged-lepton flavor violation in top quark production and decay in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV",

abstract = "Results are presented from a search for charged-lepton flavor violating (CLFV) interactions in top quark production and decay in pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. The events are required to contain one oppositely charged electron-muon pair in the final state, along with at least one jet identified as originating from a bottom quark. The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb−1, collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC. This analysis includes both the production (q → eμt) and decay (t → eμq) modes of the top quark through CLFV interactions, with q referring to a u or c quark. These interactions are parametrized using an effective field theory approach. With no significant excess over the standard model expectation, the results are interpreted in terms of vector-, scalar-, and tensor-like CLFV four-fermion effective interactions. Finally, observed exclusion limits are set at 95% confidence levels on the respective branching fractions of a top quark to an eμ pair and an up (charm) quark of 0.13 × 10−6 (1.31 × 10−6), 0.07 × 10−6 (0.89 × 10−6), and 0.25 × 10−6 (2.59 × 10−6) for vector, scalar, and tensor CLFV interactions, respectively.",

keywords = "Hadron-Hadron Scattering, Top Physics",

author = "{The CMS collaboration} and A. Tumasyan and W. Adam and Andrejkovic, {J. W.} and T. Bergauer and S. Chatterjee and M. Dragicevic and {Escalante Del Valle}, A. and R. Fr{\"u}hwirth and M. Jeitler and N. Krammer and L. Lechner and D. Liko and I. Mikulec and P. Paulitsch and Pitters, {F. M.} and J. Schieck and R. Sch{\"o}fbeck and D. Schwarz and S. Templ and W. Waltenberger and Wulz, {C. E.} and V. Chekhovsky and A. Litomin and V. Makarenko and Darwish, {M. R.} and {De Wolf}, {E. A.} and T. Janssen and T. Kello and A. Lelek and {Rejeb Sfar}, H. and {Van Mechelen}, P. and {Van Putte}, S. and {Van Remortel}, N. and F. Blekman and Bols, {E. S.} and J. D{\textquoteright}Hondt and M. Delcourt and {El Faham}, H. and S. Lowette and S. Moortgat and A. Morton and D. M{\"u}ller and Sahasransu, {A. R.} and S. Tavernier and V. Blinov and T. Dimova and L. Kardapoltsev and A. Kozyrev and I. Ovtin and Y. Skovpen",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022, The Author(s).",

year = "2022",

month = jun,

doi = "10.1007/JHEP06(2022)082",

language = "English",

volume = "2022",

journal = "Journal of High Energy Physics",

issn = "1029-8479",

publisher = "Springer US",

number = "6",

}

RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Search for charged-lepton flavor violation in top quark production and decay in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV

AU - The CMS collaboration

AU - Tumasyan, A.

AU - Adam, W.

AU - Andrejkovic, J. W.

AU - Bergauer, T.

AU - Chatterjee, S.

AU - Dragicevic, M.

AU - Escalante Del Valle, A.

AU - Frühwirth, R.

AU - Jeitler, M.

AU - Krammer, N.

AU - Lechner, L.

AU - Liko, D.

AU - Mikulec, I.

AU - Paulitsch, P.

AU - Pitters, F. M.

AU - Schieck, J.

AU - Schöfbeck, R.

AU - Schwarz, D.

AU - Templ, S.

AU - Waltenberger, W.

AU - Wulz, C. E.

AU - Chekhovsky, V.

AU - Litomin, A.

AU - Makarenko, V.

AU - Darwish, M. R.

AU - De Wolf, E. A.

AU - Janssen, T.

AU - Kello, T.

AU - Lelek, A.

AU - Rejeb Sfar, H.

AU - Van Mechelen, P.

AU - Van Putte, S.

AU - Van Remortel, N.

AU - Blekman, F.

AU - Bols, E. S.

AU - D’Hondt, J.

AU - Delcourt, M.

AU - El Faham, H.

AU - Lowette, S.

AU - Moortgat, S.

AU - Morton, A.

AU - Müller, D.

AU - Sahasransu, A. R.

AU - Tavernier, S.

AU - Blinov, V.

AU - Dimova, T.

AU - Kardapoltsev, L.

AU - Kozyrev, A.

AU - Ovtin, I.

AU - Skovpen, Y.

PY - 2022/6

Y1 - 2022/6

N2 - Results are presented from a search for charged-lepton flavor violating (CLFV) interactions in top quark production and decay in pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. The events are required to contain one oppositely charged electron-muon pair in the final state, along with at least one jet identified as originating from a bottom quark. The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb−1, collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC. This analysis includes both the production (q → eμt) and decay (t → eμq) modes of the top quark through CLFV interactions, with q referring to a u or c quark. These interactions are parametrized using an effective field theory approach. With no significant excess over the standard model expectation, the results are interpreted in terms of vector-, scalar-, and tensor-like CLFV four-fermion effective interactions. Finally, observed exclusion limits are set at 95% confidence levels on the respective branching fractions of a top quark to an eμ pair and an up (charm) quark of 0.13 × 10−6 (1.31 × 10−6), 0.07 × 10−6 (0.89 × 10−6), and 0.25 × 10−6 (2.59 × 10−6) for vector, scalar, and tensor CLFV interactions, respectively.

AB - Results are presented from a search for charged-lepton flavor violating (CLFV) interactions in top quark production and decay in pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. The events are required to contain one oppositely charged electron-muon pair in the final state, along with at least one jet identified as originating from a bottom quark. The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb−1, collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC. This analysis includes both the production (q → eμt) and decay (t → eμq) modes of the top quark through CLFV interactions, with q referring to a u or c quark. These interactions are parametrized using an effective field theory approach. With no significant excess over the standard model expectation, the results are interpreted in terms of vector-, scalar-, and tensor-like CLFV four-fermion effective interactions. Finally, observed exclusion limits are set at 95% confidence levels on the respective branching fractions of a top quark to an eμ pair and an up (charm) quark of 0.13 × 10−6 (1.31 × 10−6), 0.07 × 10−6 (0.89 × 10−6), and 0.25 × 10−6 (2.59 × 10−6) for vector, scalar, and tensor CLFV interactions, respectively.

KW - Hadron-Hadron Scattering

KW - Top Physics

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85137075947&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1007/JHEP06(2022)082

DO - 10.1007/JHEP06(2022)082

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85137075947

VL - 2022

JO - Journal of High Energy Physics

JF - Journal of High Energy Physics

SN - 1029-8479

IS - 6

M1 - 82

ER -

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