scholarly journals Measurement of the inclusive cross-section for the production of jets in association with a Z boson in proton–proton collisions at 8 TeV using the ATLAS detector

2019 ◽  
Vol 79 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Aad ◽  
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B. Abbott ◽  
D. C. Abbott ◽  
O. Abdinov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Radiation Effects ◽  
Hadron Collider ◽  
Inclusive Cross Section ◽  
Atlas Detector ◽  
Proton Collision ◽  
Leading Order ◽  
Final State ◽  
Proton Proton ◽  
Model Calculations

Abstract The inclusive cross-section for jet production in association with a Z boson decaying into an electron–positron pair is measured as a function of the transverse momentum and the absolute rapidity of jets using 19.9 fb$$^{-1}$$-1 of $$\sqrt{s}=8$$s=8 TeV proton–proton collision data collected with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. The measured $$Z\text { + jets}$$Z+ jets cross-section is unfolded to the particle level. The cross-section is compared with state-of-the-art Standard Model calculations, including the next-to-leading-order and next-to-next-to-leading-order perturbative QCD calculations, corrected for non-perturbative and QED radiation effects. The results of the measurements cover final-state jets with transverse momenta up to 1 TeV, and show good agreement with fixed-order calculations.

scholarly journals Measurements of the inclusive and differential production cross sections of a top-quark–antiquark pair in association with a Z boson at $$\sqrt{s} = 13$$ TeV with the ATLAS detector

2021 ◽  
Vol 81 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
G. Aad ◽  
B. Abbott ◽  
D. C. Abbott ◽  
A. Abed Abud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Top Quark ◽  
Production Cross ◽  
Hadron Collider ◽  
Inclusive Cross Section ◽  
Atlas Detector ◽  
Proton Collision ◽  
Proton Proton ◽  
Theoretical Predictions

AbstractMeasurements of both the inclusive and differential production cross sections of a top-quark–antiquark pair in association with a Z boson ($$t{\bar{t}}Z$$ t t ¯ Z ) are presented. The measurements are performed by targeting final states with three or four isolated leptons (electrons or muons) and are based on $$\sqrt{s} = 13$$ s = 13  TeV proton–proton collision data with an integrated luminosity of 139 $$\hbox {fb}^{-1}$$ fb - 1 , recorded from 2015 to 2018 with the ATLAS detector at the CERN Large Hadron Collider. The inclusive cross section is measured to be $$\sigma _{t{\bar{t}}Z} = 0.99 \pm 0.05$$ σ t t ¯ Z = 0.99 ± 0.05  (stat.) $$\pm \, 0.08$$ ± 0.08  (syst.) pb, in agreement with the most precise theoretical predictions. The differential measurements are presented as a function of a number of kinematic variables which probe the kinematics of the $$t{\bar{t}}Z$$ t t ¯ Z system. Both absolute and normalised differential cross-section measurements are performed at particle and parton levels for specific fiducial volumes and are compared with theoretical predictions at different levels of precision, based on a $$\chi ^{2}/$$ χ 2 / ndf and p value computation. Overall, good agreement is observed between the unfolded data and the predictions.

scholarly journals Search for type-III seesaw heavy leptons in dilepton final states in pp collisions at $$ \sqrt{s} = 13\,{\text {TeV}} $$ with the ATLAS detector

2021 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Aad ◽  
◽  
B. Abbott ◽  
D. C. Abbott ◽  
A. Abed Abud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hadron Collider ◽  
Atlas Detector ◽  
Proton Collision ◽  
Final State ◽  
Proton Proton ◽  
Type Iii ◽  
Missing Transverse Momentum ◽  
Proton Proton Collision ◽  
Heavy Leptons ◽  
Two Jets

AbstractA search for the pair production of heavy leptons as predicted by the type-III seesaw mechanism is presented. The search uses proton–proton collision data at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, corresponding to $$ 139\,{\text {fb}}^{-1} $$ 139 fb - 1 of integrated luminosity recorded by the ATLAS detector during Run 2 of the Large Hadron Collider. The analysis focuses on the final state with two light leptons (electrons or muons) of different flavour and charge combinations, with at least two jets and large missing transverse momentum. No significant excess over the Standard Model expectation is observed. The results are translated into exclusion limits on heavy-lepton masses, and the observed lower limit on the mass of the type-III seesaw heavy leptons is 790 GeV at 95% confidence level.

scholarly journals Does SUSY have friends? A new approach for LHC event analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Mullin ◽  
Stuart Nicholls ◽  
Holly Pacey ◽  
Michael Parker ◽  
Martin White ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hadron Collider ◽  
Local Network ◽  
Proton Collision ◽  
Event Analysis ◽  
Final State ◽  
Proton Proton ◽  
Kinematic Space ◽  
Boosted Decision Tree ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Particle Search

Abstract We present a novel technique for the analysis of proton-proton collision events from the ATLAS and CMS experiments at the Large Hadron Collider. For a given final state and choice of kinematic variables, we build a graph network in which the individual events appear as weighted nodes, with edges between events defined by their distance in kinematic space. We then show that it is possible to calculate local metrics of the network that serve as event-by-event variables for separating signal and background processes, and we evaluate these for a number of different networks that are derived from different distance metrics. Using a supersymmetric electroweakino and stop production as examples, we construct prototype analyses that take account of the fact that the number of simulated Monte Carlo events used in an LHC analysis may differ from the number of events expected in the LHC dataset, allowing an accurate background estimate for a particle search at the LHC to be derived. For the electroweakino example, we show that the use of network variables outperforms both cut-and-count analyses that use the original variables and a boosted decision tree trained on the original variables. The stop example, deliberately chosen to be difficult to exclude due its kinematic similarity with the top background, demonstrates that network variables are not automatically sensitive to BSM physics. Nevertheless, we identify local network metrics that show promise if their robustness under certain assumptions of node-weighted networks can be confirmed.

scholarly journals Measurement of cross sections and couplings of the Higgs boson in fermionic decay modes with the ATLAS detector

2018 ◽  
Vol 182 ◽  
pp. 02119
Author(s):  
Liaoshan Shi
Keyword(s):  
Higgs Boson ◽  
Large Hadron Collider ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Hadron Collider ◽  
Atlas Detector ◽  
Proton Collision ◽  
Proton Proton ◽  
Decay Modes ◽  
Proton Proton Collision ◽  
The Cross

In this report, we present the latest ATLAS results on the measurement of the cross sections and couplings of the Higgs boson in the fermionic decay modes, H → μ+μ-, H → τ+τ- and H → bb. The searches are performed with proton-proton collision data delivered by the Large Hadron Collider during Run 1 and the first two years of Run 2 at √s = 7, 8 and 13 TeV.

scholarly journals Searches for exotic phenomena with the ATLAS detector

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 1560094
Author(s):  
Patrick Czodrowski
Keyword(s):  
Large Hadron Collider ◽  
Hadron Collider ◽  
Atlas Detector ◽  
Proton Collision ◽  
Proton Proton ◽  
Atlas Experiment ◽  
Proton Proton Collision ◽  
New Phenomena

Recent results of searches for exotic phenomena (new phenomena other than Supersymmetry) with the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider conducted with proton–proton collision data at [Formula: see text][Formula: see text]TeV taken 2012 were presented.

scholarly journals Measurement of single top-quark production in association with a W boson in the single-lepton channel at $$\sqrt{s} = 8\,\text {TeV}$$ with the ATLAS detector

2021 ◽  
Vol 81 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Aad ◽  
B. Abbott ◽  
D. C. Abbott ◽  
A. Abed Abud ◽  
K. Abeling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Top Quark ◽  
W Boson ◽  
Production Cross ◽  
Hadron Collider ◽  
Atlas Detector ◽  
Proton Proton ◽  
Top Quark Production ◽  
Quark Production

AbstractThe production cross-section of a top quark in association with a W boson is measured using proton–proton collisions at $$\sqrt{s} = 8\,\text {TeV}$$ s = 8 TeV . The dataset corresponds to an integrated luminosity of $$20.2\,\text {fb}^{-1}$$ 20.2 fb - 1 , and was collected in 2012 by the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. The analysis is performed in the single-lepton channel. Events are selected by requiring one isolated lepton (electron or muon) and at least three jets. A neural network is trained to separate the tW signal from the dominant $$t{\bar{t}}$$ t t ¯ background. The cross-section is extracted from a binned profile maximum-likelihood fit to a two-dimensional discriminant built from the neural-network output and the invariant mass of the hadronically decaying W boson. The measured cross-section is $$\sigma _{tW} = 26 \pm 7\,\text {pb}$$ σ tW = 26 ± 7 pb , in good agreement with the Standard Model expectation.

scholarly journals Search for squarks and gluinos in final states with one isolated lepton, jets, and missing transverse momentum at $$\sqrt{s}=13$$  with the ATLAS detector

2021 ◽  
Vol 81 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Aad ◽  
B. Abbott ◽  
D. C. Abbott ◽  
A. Abed Abud ◽  
K. Abeling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transverse Momentum ◽  
Hadron Collider ◽  
Proton Collision ◽  
Final States ◽  
Final State ◽  
Proton Proton ◽  
Direct Production ◽  
Missing Transverse Momentum ◽  
Lepton Jets ◽  
Proton Proton Collision

AbstractThe results of a search for gluino and squark pair production with the pairs decaying via the lightest charginos into a final state consisting of two W bosons, the lightest neutralinos ($$\tilde{\chi }^0_1$$ χ ~ 1 0 ), and quarks, are presented: the signal is characterised by the presence of a single charged lepton ($$e^{\pm }$$ e ± or $$\mu ^{\pm }$$ μ ± ) from a W boson decay, jets, and missing transverse momentum. The analysis is performed using 139 fb$$^{-1}$$ - 1 of proton–proton collision data taken at a centre-of-mass energy $$\sqrt{s}=13$$ s = 13   delivered by the Large Hadron Collider and recorded by the ATLAS experiment. No statistically significant excess of events above the Standard Model expectation is found. Limits are set on the direct production of squarks and gluinos in simplified models. Masses of gluino (squark) up to 2.2  (1.4 ) are excluded at 95% confidence level for a light $$\tilde{\chi }^0_1$$ χ ~ 1 0 .

scholarly journals Search for heavy resonances decaying into a pair of Z bosons in the $$\ell ^+\ell ^-\ell '^+\ell '^-$$ and $$\ell ^+\ell ^-\nu {{\bar{\nu }}}$$ final states using 139 $$\mathrm {fb}^{-1}$$ of proton–proton collisions at $$\sqrt{s} = 13\,$$TeV with the ATLAS detector

2021 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Aad ◽  
◽  
B. Abbott ◽  
D. C. Abbott ◽  
A. Abed Abud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Production Cross ◽  
Hadron Collider ◽  
Higgs Doublet ◽  
Atlas Detector ◽  
Proton Collision ◽  
Type I ◽  
Final States ◽  
Proton Proton ◽  
Upper Limits ◽  
Heavy Resonances

AbstractA search for heavy resonances decaying into a pair of Z bosons leading to $$\ell ^+\ell ^-\ell '^+\ell '^-$$ ℓ + ℓ - ℓ ′ + ℓ ′ - and $$\ell ^+\ell ^-\nu {{\bar{\nu }}}$$ ℓ + ℓ - ν ν ¯ final states, where $$\ell $$ ℓ stands for either an electron or a muon, is presented. The search uses proton–proton collision data at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV collected from 2015 to 2018 that corresponds to the integrated luminosity of 139 $$\mathrm {fb}^{-1}$$ fb - 1 recorded by the ATLAS detector during Run 2 of the Large Hadron Collider. Different mass ranges spanning 200 GeV to 2000 GeV for the hypothetical resonances are considered, depending on the final state and model. In the absence of a significant observed excess, the results are interpreted as upper limits on the production cross section of a spin-0 or spin-2 resonance. The upper limits for the spin-0 resonance are translated to exclusion contours in the context of Type-I and Type-II two-Higgs-doublet models, and the limits for the spin-2 resonance are used to constrain the Randall–Sundrum model with an extra dimension giving rise to spin-2 graviton excitations.

scholarly journals Identification of boosted Higgs bosons decaying into b-quark pairs with the ATLAS detector at 13 $$\text {TeV}$$

2019 ◽  
Vol 79 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Aad ◽  
◽  
B. Abbott ◽  
D. C. Abbott ◽  
O. Abdinov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Top Quark ◽  
Hadron Collider ◽  
Atlas Detector ◽  
Higgs Bosons ◽  
Proton Collision ◽  
Jet Substructure ◽  
Proton Proton ◽  
Quark Pairs ◽  
Systematic Uncertainties ◽  
B Quark

Abstract This paper describes a study of techniques for identifying Higgs bosons at high transverse momenta decaying into bottom-quark pairs, $$H \rightarrow b\bar{b}$$H→bb¯, for proton–proton collision data collected by the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider at a centre-of-mass energy $$\sqrt{s}=13$$s=13 $$\text {TeV}$$TeV. These decays are reconstructed from calorimeter jets found with the anti-$$k_{t}$$kt$$R = 1.0$$R=1.0 jet algorithm. To tag Higgs bosons, a combination of requirements is used: b-tagging of $$R = 0.2$$R=0.2 track-jets matched to the large-R calorimeter jet, and requirements on the jet mass and other jet substructure variables. The Higgs boson tagging efficiency and corresponding multijet and hadronic top-quark background rejections are evaluated using Monte Carlo simulation. Several benchmark tagging selections are defined for different signal efficiency targets. The modelling of the relevant input distributions used to tag Higgs bosons is studied in 36 fb$$^{-1}$$-1 of data collected in 2015 and 2016 using $$g\rightarrow b\bar{b}$$g→bb¯ and $$Z(\rightarrow b\bar{b})\gamma $$Z(→bb¯)γ event selections in data. Both processes are found to be well modelled within the statistical and systematic uncertainties.

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