Search for the rare decay of the W boson into a pion and a photon in proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV

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Search for the rare decay of the W boson into a pion and a photon in proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV. / The CMS collaboration.

In: Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, Vol. 819, 136409, 10.08.2021.

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The CMS collaboration 2021, 'Search for the rare decay of the W boson into a pion and a photon in proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV', Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, vol. 819, 136409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2021.136409

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The CMS collaboration (2021). Search for the rare decay of the W boson into a pion and a photon in proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 819, [136409]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2021.136409

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The CMS collaboration. Search for the rare decay of the W boson into a pion and a photon in proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics. 2021 Aug 10;819:136409. doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2021.136409

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The CMS collaboration. / Search for the rare decay of the W boson into a pion and a photon in proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV. In: Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics. 2021 ; Vol. 819.

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title = "Search for the rare decay of the W boson into a pion and a photon in proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV",

abstract = "A search is performed for the rare decay W±→π±γ in proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV. Data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 137fb−1 were collected during 2016 to 2018 with the CMS detector. This analysis exploits a novel search strategy based on W boson production in top quark pair events. An inclusive search for the W±→π±γ decay is not optimal at the LHC because of the high trigger thresholds. Instead, a trigger selection is exploited in which the W boson originating from one of the top quarks is used to tag the event in a leptonic decay. The W boson emerging from the other top quark is used to search for the W±→π±γ signature. Such decays are characterized by an isolated track pointing to a large energy deposit, and by an isolated photon of large transverse momentum. The presence of b quark jets reduces the background from the hadronization of light-flavor quarks and gluons. The W±→π±γ decay is not observed. An upper exclusion limit is set to this branching fraction, corresponding to 1.50×10−5 at 95% confidence level, whereas the expected upper exclusion limit is 0.85−0.29+0.52×10−5.",

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author = "{The CMS collaboration} and Sirunyan, {A. M.} and A. Tumasyan and W. Adam and T. Bergauer and M. Dragicevic and J. Er{\"o} 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 Pitters, {F. M.} and N. Rad and J. Schieck and R. Sch{\"o}fbeck and M. Spanring and S. Templ and W. Waltenberger and Wulz, {C. E.} and M. Zarucki and V. Chekhovsky and A. Litomin and V. Makarenko and {Suarez Gonzalez}, J. and Darwish, {M. R.} and {De Wolf}, {E. A.} and {Di Croce}, D. and X. Janssen and T. Kello 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'Hondt and {De Clercq}, J. and D. Lontkovskyi and S. Lowette and V. Blinov and T. Dimova and L. Kardapoltsev and I. Ovtin and Y. Skovpen",

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AU - The CMS collaboration

AU - Sirunyan, A. M.

AU - Tumasyan, A.

AU - Adam, W.

AU - Bergauer, T.

AU - Dragicevic, M.

AU - Erö, J.

AU - Escalante Del Valle, A.

AU - Frühwirth, R.

AU - Jeitler, M.

AU - Krammer, N.

AU - Lechner, L.

AU - Liko, D.

AU - Mikulec, I.

AU - Pitters, F. M.

AU - Rad, N.

AU - Schieck, J.

AU - Schöfbeck, R.

AU - Spanring, M.

AU - Templ, S.

AU - Waltenberger, W.

AU - Wulz, C. E.

AU - Zarucki, M.

AU - Chekhovsky, V.

AU - Litomin, A.

AU - Makarenko, V.

AU - Suarez Gonzalez, J.

AU - Darwish, M. R.

AU - De Wolf, E. A.

AU - Di Croce, D.

AU - Janssen, X.

AU - Kello, T.

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 - Blinov, V.

AU - Dimova, T.

AU - Kardapoltsev, L.

AU - Ovtin, I.

AU - Skovpen, Y.

PY - 2021/8/10

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N2 - A search is performed for the rare decay W±→π±γ in proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV. Data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 137fb−1 were collected during 2016 to 2018 with the CMS detector. This analysis exploits a novel search strategy based on W boson production in top quark pair events. An inclusive search for the W±→π±γ decay is not optimal at the LHC because of the high trigger thresholds. Instead, a trigger selection is exploited in which the W boson originating from one of the top quarks is used to tag the event in a leptonic decay. The W boson emerging from the other top quark is used to search for the W±→π±γ signature. Such decays are characterized by an isolated track pointing to a large energy deposit, and by an isolated photon of large transverse momentum. The presence of b quark jets reduces the background from the hadronization of light-flavor quarks and gluons. The W±→π±γ decay is not observed. An upper exclusion limit is set to this branching fraction, corresponding to 1.50×10−5 at 95% confidence level, whereas the expected upper exclusion limit is 0.85−0.29+0.52×10−5.

AB - A search is performed for the rare decay W±→π±γ in proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV. Data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 137fb−1 were collected during 2016 to 2018 with the CMS detector. This analysis exploits a novel search strategy based on W boson production in top quark pair events. An inclusive search for the W±→π±γ decay is not optimal at the LHC because of the high trigger thresholds. Instead, a trigger selection is exploited in which the W boson originating from one of the top quarks is used to tag the event in a leptonic decay. The W boson emerging from the other top quark is used to search for the W±→π±γ signature. Such decays are characterized by an isolated track pointing to a large energy deposit, and by an isolated photon of large transverse momentum. The presence of b quark jets reduces the background from the hadronization of light-flavor quarks and gluons. The W±→π±γ decay is not observed. An upper exclusion limit is set to this branching fraction, corresponding to 1.50×10−5 at 95% confidence level, whereas the expected upper exclusion limit is 0.85−0.29+0.52×10−5.

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