Search for pair production of third-generation scalar leptoquarks decaying into a top quark and a τ-lepton in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

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Search for pair production of third-generation scalar leptoquarks decaying into a top quark and a τ-lepton in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector. / The ATLAS collaboration.

In: Journal of High Energy Physics, Vol. 2021, No. 6, 179, 06.2021.

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title = "Search for pair production of third-generation scalar leptoquarks decaying into a top quark and a τ-lepton in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector",

abstract = "A search for pair production of third-generation scalar leptoquarks decaying into a top quark and a τ-lepton is presented. The search is based on a dataset of pp collisions at s = 13 TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector during Run 2 of the Large Hadron Collider, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 139 fb−1. Events are selected if they have one light lepton (electron or muon) and at least one hadronically decaying τ -lepton, or at least two light leptons. In addition, two or more jets, at least one of which must be identified as containing b-hadrons, are required. Six final states, defined by the multiplicity and flavour of lepton candidates, are considered in the analysis. Each of them is split into multiple event categories to simultaneously search for the signal and constrain several leading backgrounds. The signal-rich event categories require at least one hadronically decaying τ-lepton candidate and exploit the presence of energetic final-state objects, which is characteristic of signal events. No significant excess above the Standard Model expectation is observed in any of the considered event categories, and 95% CL upper limits are set on the production cross section as a function of the leptoquark mass, for different assumptions about the branching fractions into tτ and bν. Scalar leptoquarks decaying exclusively into tτ are excluded up to masses of 1.43 TeV while, for a branching fraction of 50% into tτ, the lower mass limit is 1.22 TeV.",

keywords = "Beyond Standard Model, Exotics, Hadron-Hadron scattering (experiments)",

author = "{The ATLAS collaboration} and G. Aad and B. Abbott and Abbott, {D. C.} and {Abed Abud}, A. and K. Abeling and Abhayasinghe, {D. K.} and Abidi, {S. H.} and AbouZeid, {O. S.} and Abraham, {N. L.} and H. Abramowicz and H. Abreu and Y. Abulaiti and Acharya, {B. S.} and B. Achkar and {Adam Bourdarios}, C. and L. Adamczyk and L. Adamek and J. Adelman and A. Adiguzel and S. Adorni and T. Adye and Affolder, {A. A.} and Y. Afik and C. Agapopoulou and Agaras, {M. N.} and A. Aggarwal and C. Agheorghiesei and Aguilar-Saavedra, {J. A.} and A. Ahmad and F. Ahmadov and Ahmed, {W. S.} and X. Ai and G. Aielli and Anisenkov, {A. V.} and Baldin, {E. M.} and K. Beloborodov and Bobrovnikov, {V. S.} and Buzykaev, {A. R.} and Kazanin, {V. F.} and Kharlamov, {A. G.} and T. Kharlamova and Maslennikov, {A. L.} and Maximov, {D. A.} and Peleganchuk, {S. V.} and P. Podberezko and Rezanova, {O. L.} and Soukharev, {A. M.} and Talyshev, {A. A.} and Tikhonov, {Yu A.} and V. Zhulanov",

year = "2021",

month = jun,

doi = "10.1007/JHEP06(2021)179",

language = "English",

volume = "2021",

journal = "Journal of High Energy Physics",

issn = "1029-8479",

publisher = "Springer US",

number = "6",

}

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Search for pair production of third-generation scalar leptoquarks decaying into a top quark and a τ-lepton in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

AU - The ATLAS collaboration

AU - Aad, G.

AU - Abbott, B.

AU - Abbott, D. C.

AU - Abed Abud, A.

AU - Abeling, K.

AU - Abhayasinghe, D. K.

AU - Abidi, S. H.

AU - AbouZeid, O. S.

AU - Abraham, N. L.

AU - Abramowicz, H.

AU - Abreu, H.

AU - Abulaiti, Y.

AU - Acharya, B. S.

AU - Achkar, B.

AU - Adam Bourdarios, C.

AU - Adamczyk, L.

AU - Adamek, L.

AU - Adelman, J.

AU - Adiguzel, A.

AU - Adorni, S.

AU - Adye, T.

AU - Affolder, A. A.

AU - Afik, Y.

AU - Agapopoulou, C.

AU - Agaras, M. N.

AU - Aggarwal, A.

AU - Agheorghiesei, C.

AU - Aguilar-Saavedra, J. A.

AU - Ahmad, A.

AU - Ahmadov, F.

AU - Ahmed, W. S.

AU - Ai, X.

AU - Aielli, G.

AU - Anisenkov, A. V.

AU - Baldin, E. M.

AU - Beloborodov, K.

AU - Bobrovnikov, V. S.

AU - Buzykaev, A. R.

AU - Kazanin, V. F.

AU - Kharlamov, A. G.

AU - Kharlamova, T.

AU - Maslennikov, A. L.

AU - Maximov, D. A.

AU - Peleganchuk, S. V.

AU - Podberezko, P.

AU - Rezanova, O. L.

AU - Soukharev, A. M.

AU - Talyshev, A. A.

AU - Tikhonov, Yu A.

AU - Zhulanov, V.

PY - 2021/6

Y1 - 2021/6

N2 - A search for pair production of third-generation scalar leptoquarks decaying into a top quark and a τ-lepton is presented. The search is based on a dataset of pp collisions at s = 13 TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector during Run 2 of the Large Hadron Collider, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 139 fb−1. Events are selected if they have one light lepton (electron or muon) and at least one hadronically decaying τ -lepton, or at least two light leptons. In addition, two or more jets, at least one of which must be identified as containing b-hadrons, are required. Six final states, defined by the multiplicity and flavour of lepton candidates, are considered in the analysis. Each of them is split into multiple event categories to simultaneously search for the signal and constrain several leading backgrounds. The signal-rich event categories require at least one hadronically decaying τ-lepton candidate and exploit the presence of energetic final-state objects, which is characteristic of signal events. No significant excess above the Standard Model expectation is observed in any of the considered event categories, and 95% CL upper limits are set on the production cross section as a function of the leptoquark mass, for different assumptions about the branching fractions into tτ and bν. Scalar leptoquarks decaying exclusively into tτ are excluded up to masses of 1.43 TeV while, for a branching fraction of 50% into tτ, the lower mass limit is 1.22 TeV.

AB - A search for pair production of third-generation scalar leptoquarks decaying into a top quark and a τ-lepton is presented. The search is based on a dataset of pp collisions at s = 13 TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector during Run 2 of the Large Hadron Collider, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 139 fb−1. Events are selected if they have one light lepton (electron or muon) and at least one hadronically decaying τ -lepton, or at least two light leptons. In addition, two or more jets, at least one of which must be identified as containing b-hadrons, are required. Six final states, defined by the multiplicity and flavour of lepton candidates, are considered in the analysis. Each of them is split into multiple event categories to simultaneously search for the signal and constrain several leading backgrounds. The signal-rich event categories require at least one hadronically decaying τ-lepton candidate and exploit the presence of energetic final-state objects, which is characteristic of signal events. No significant excess above the Standard Model expectation is observed in any of the considered event categories, and 95% CL upper limits are set on the production cross section as a function of the leptoquark mass, for different assumptions about the branching fractions into tτ and bν. Scalar leptoquarks decaying exclusively into tτ are excluded up to masses of 1.43 TeV while, for a branching fraction of 50% into tτ, the lower mass limit is 1.22 TeV.

KW - Beyond Standard Model

KW - Exotics

KW - Hadron-Hadron scattering (experiments)

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U2 - 10.1007/JHEP06(2021)179

DO - 10.1007/JHEP06(2021)179

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85111713952

VL - 2021

JO - Journal of High Energy Physics

JF - Journal of High Energy Physics

SN - 1029-8479

IS - 6

M1 - 179

ER -

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