Search for physics beyond the standard model in multilepton final states in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV

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Search for physics beyond the standard model in multilepton final states in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV. / The CMS collaboration.

In: Journal of High Energy Physics, Vol. 2020, No. 3, 51, 10.03.2020.

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title = "Search for physics beyond the standard model in multilepton final states in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV",

abstract = "A search for physics beyond the standard model in events with at least three charged leptons (electrons or muons) is presented. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 137 fb−1 of proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV, collected with the CMS detector at the LHC in 2016–2018. The two targeted signal processes are pair production of type-III seesaw heavy fermions and production of a light scalar or pseudoscalar boson in association with a pair of top quarks. The heavy fermions may be manifested as an excess of events with large values of leptonic transverse momenta or missing transverse momentum. The light scalars or pseudoscalars may create a localized excess in the dilepton mass spectra. The results exclude heavy fermions of the type-III seesaw model for masses below 880 GeV at 95% confidence level in the scenario of equal branching fractions to each lepton flavor. This is the most restrictive limit on the flavor-democratic scenario of the type-III seesaw model to date. Assuming a Yukawa coupling of unit strength to top quarks, branching fractions of new scalar (pseudoscalar) bosons to dielectrons or dimuons above 0.004 (0.03) and 0.04 (0.03) are excluded at 95% confidence level for masses in the range 15–75 and 108–340 GeV, respectively. These are the first limits in these channels on an extension of the standard model with scalar or pseudoscalar particles.",

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

author = "{The CMS collaboration} and Sirunyan, {A. M.} and A. Tumasyan and W. Adam and F. Ambrogi and T. Bergauer and M. Dragicevic and J. Er{\"o} and {Escalante Del Valle}, A. and M. Flechl and R. Fr{\"u}hwirth and M. Jeitler and N. Krammer and I. Kr{\"a}tschmer and D. Liko and T. Madlener and I. Mikulec and N. Rad and J. Schieck and R. Sch{\"o}fbeck and M. Spanring and D. Spitzbart and W. Waltenberger and Wulz, {C. E.} and M. Zarucki and V. Drugakov and V. Mossolov and {Suarez Gonzalez}, J. and Darwish, {M. R.} and {De Wolf}, {E. A.} and {Di Croce}, D. and X. Janssen and A. Lelek and M. Pieters and {Rejeb Sfar}, H. and {Van Haevermaet}, H. and {Van Mechelen}, P. and {Van Putte}, S. and {Van Remortel}, N. and F. Blekman and Bols, {E. S.} and Chhibra, {S. S.} and J. D{\textquoteright}Hondt and {De Clercq}, J. and D. Lontkovskyi and S. Lowette and A. Barnyakov and V. Blinov and T. Dimova and L. Kardapoltsev and Y. Skovpen",

year = "2020",

month = mar,

day = "10",

doi = "10.1007/JHEP03(2020)051",

language = "English",

volume = "2020",

journal = "Journal of High Energy Physics",

issn = "1029-8479",

publisher = "Springer US",

number = "3",

}

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Search for physics beyond the standard model in multilepton final states in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV

AU - The CMS collaboration

AU - Sirunyan, A. M.

AU - Tumasyan, A.

AU - Adam, W.

AU - Ambrogi, F.

AU - Bergauer, T.

AU - Dragicevic, M.

AU - Erö, J.

AU - Escalante Del Valle, A.

AU - Flechl, M.

AU - Frühwirth, R.

AU - Jeitler, M.

AU - Krammer, N.

AU - Krätschmer, I.

AU - Liko, D.

AU - Madlener, T.

AU - Mikulec, I.

AU - Rad, N.

AU - Schieck, J.

AU - Schöfbeck, R.

AU - Spanring, M.

AU - Spitzbart, D.

AU - Waltenberger, W.

AU - Wulz, C. E.

AU - Zarucki, M.

AU - Drugakov, V.

AU - Mossolov, V.

AU - Suarez Gonzalez, J.

AU - Darwish, M. R.

AU - De Wolf, E. A.

AU - Di Croce, D.

AU - Janssen, X.

AU - Lelek, A.

AU - Pieters, M.

AU - Rejeb Sfar, H.

AU - Van Haevermaet, H.

AU - Van Mechelen, P.

AU - Van Putte, S.

AU - Van Remortel, N.

AU - Blekman, F.

AU - Bols, E. S.

AU - Chhibra, S. S.

AU - D’Hondt, J.

AU - De Clercq, J.

AU - Lontkovskyi, D.

AU - Lowette, S.

AU - Barnyakov, A.

AU - Blinov, V.

AU - Dimova, T.

AU - Kardapoltsev, L.

AU - Skovpen, Y.

PY - 2020/3/10

Y1 - 2020/3/10

N2 - A search for physics beyond the standard model in events with at least three charged leptons (electrons or muons) is presented. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 137 fb−1 of proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV, collected with the CMS detector at the LHC in 2016–2018. The two targeted signal processes are pair production of type-III seesaw heavy fermions and production of a light scalar or pseudoscalar boson in association with a pair of top quarks. The heavy fermions may be manifested as an excess of events with large values of leptonic transverse momenta or missing transverse momentum. The light scalars or pseudoscalars may create a localized excess in the dilepton mass spectra. The results exclude heavy fermions of the type-III seesaw model for masses below 880 GeV at 95% confidence level in the scenario of equal branching fractions to each lepton flavor. This is the most restrictive limit on the flavor-democratic scenario of the type-III seesaw model to date. Assuming a Yukawa coupling of unit strength to top quarks, branching fractions of new scalar (pseudoscalar) bosons to dielectrons or dimuons above 0.004 (0.03) and 0.04 (0.03) are excluded at 95% confidence level for masses in the range 15–75 and 108–340 GeV, respectively. These are the first limits in these channels on an extension of the standard model with scalar or pseudoscalar particles.

AB - A search for physics beyond the standard model in events with at least three charged leptons (electrons or muons) is presented. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 137 fb−1 of proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV, collected with the CMS detector at the LHC in 2016–2018. The two targeted signal processes are pair production of type-III seesaw heavy fermions and production of a light scalar or pseudoscalar boson in association with a pair of top quarks. The heavy fermions may be manifested as an excess of events with large values of leptonic transverse momenta or missing transverse momentum. The light scalars or pseudoscalars may create a localized excess in the dilepton mass spectra. The results exclude heavy fermions of the type-III seesaw model for masses below 880 GeV at 95% confidence level in the scenario of equal branching fractions to each lepton flavor. This is the most restrictive limit on the flavor-democratic scenario of the type-III seesaw model to date. Assuming a Yukawa coupling of unit strength to top quarks, branching fractions of new scalar (pseudoscalar) bosons to dielectrons or dimuons above 0.004 (0.03) and 0.04 (0.03) are excluded at 95% confidence level for masses in the range 15–75 and 108–340 GeV, respectively. These are the first limits in these channels on an extension of the standard model with scalar or pseudoscalar particles.

KW - Beyond Standard Model

KW - Hadron-Hadron scattering (experiments)

KW - NEUTRINO MASS

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U2 - 10.1007/JHEP03(2020)051

DO - 10.1007/JHEP03(2020)051

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85081750873

VL - 2020

JO - Journal of High Energy Physics

JF - Journal of High Energy Physics

SN - 1029-8479

IS - 3

M1 - 51

ER -

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