Implementation of the CMS-HIG-18-011 analysis in the MadAnalysis 5 framework (exotic Higgs decays via two pseudoscalars with two muons and two b-jets; 35.9 fb−1)

2020 ◽  
pp. 2141003
Author(s):  
Joon-Bin Lee ◽  
Jehyun Lee

We present the implementation in the MadAnalysis 5 framework of the CMS-HIG-18-011 search for exotic decays of the Standard Model Higgs boson, in which the Higgs boson is assumed to decay into a pair of light pseudoscalar [Formula: see text], that then further decay into a di-muon and di-[Formula: see text]-jet final state. This analysis considers proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV and data collected by the CMS experiment in 2016, with an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb[Formula: see text]. We present a selection of recast predictions, obtained with MadAnalysis 5 and Delphes 3, that include a few differential distributions, yields, and efficiencies. We show that they agree at a level of a few percent with public CMS results.

2020 ◽  
pp. 2141002
Author(s):  
Benjamin Fuks ◽  
Adil Jueid

We present an implementation of the CMS-EXO-17-015 analysis in the MadAnalysis 5 framework. The analysis targets a search for dark matter in a channel in which it originates from the production and decay of a pair of scalar leptoquarks. This search considers a luminosity [Formula: see text] of CMS data collected in 2016 and 2017, in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. The final state signature is comprised of one isolated highly-energetic muon, one jet with a large transverse momentum and a significant amount of missing transverse energy. We validate our implementation in MadAnalysis 5 for a specific leptoquark/dark matter benchmark scenario. In particular, we compare predictions obtained with MadAnalysis 5 with the official CMS results for various kinematical distributions relevant for the CMS-EXO-17-015 analysis, as well as detailed cut-flow tables. We have found an excellent agreement.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Sirunyan ◽  
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A. Tumasyan ◽  
W. Adam ◽  
F. Ambrogi ◽  
...  

Abstract Measurements of the fiducial inclusive and differential production cross sections of the Higgs boson in proton-proton collisions at $$ \sqrt{s} $$ s = 13 TeV are performed using events where the Higgs boson decays into a pair of W bosons that subsequently decay into a final state with an electron, a muon, and a pair of neutrinos. The analysis is based on data collected with the CMS detector at the LHC during 2016–2018, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 137 fb−1. Production cross sections are measured as a function of the transverse momentum of the Higgs boson and the associated jet multiplicity. The Higgs boson signal is extracted and simultaneously unfolded to correct for selection efficiency and resolution effects using maximum-likelihood fits to the observed distributions in data. The integrated fiducial cross section is measured to be 86.5 ± 9.5 fb, consistent with the Standard Model expectation of 82.5 ± 4.2 fb. No significant deviation from the Standard Model expectations is observed in the differential measurements.


2020 ◽  
pp. 2141008
Author(s):  
Luc Darmé ◽  
Benjamin Fuks

We present the implementation in MadAnalysis 5 of the CMS-TOP-18-003 search for the production of four top quarks in the Standard Model and detail the validation of this implementation. This CMS analysis studies Standard Model four-top production through the same-sign and multi-lepton plus jets channels, using a luminosity of 137 fb[Formula: see text] of proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. We validate our implementation work by studying various distributions and event counts describing the properties of the signal in the context of the Standard Model: jet and [Formula: see text]-jet multiplicities, the hadronic activity [Formula: see text], and the number of expected events populating the various analysis signal regions. We then provide a small example of usage of this implementation to constrain a toy new physics model.


Author(s):  
A. M. Sirunyan ◽  
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A. Tumasyan ◽  
W. Adam ◽  
F. Ambrogi ◽  
...  

Abstract The standard model (SM) production of four top quarks ($$\text {t} {}{\overline{\text {t}}} \text {t} {}{\overline{\text {t}}} $$tt¯tt¯) in proton–proton collisions is studied by the CMS Collaboration. The data sample, collected during the 2016–2018 data taking of the LHC, corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 137$$\,\text {fb}^{-1}$$fb-1 at a center-of-mass energy of 13$$\,\text {TeV}$$TeV. The events are required to contain two same-sign charged leptons (electrons or muons) or at least three leptons, and jets. The observed and expected significances for the $$\text {t} {}{\overline{\text {t}}} \text {t} {}{\overline{\text {t}}} $$tt¯tt¯ signal are respectively 2.6 and 2.7 standard deviations, and the $$\text {t} {}{\overline{\text {t}}} \text {t} {}{\overline{\text {t}}} $$tt¯tt¯ cross section is measured to be $$12.6^{+5.8}_{-5.2}\,\text {fb} $$12.6-5.2+5.8fb. The results are used to constrain the Yukawa coupling of the top quark to the Higgs boson, $$y_{\text {t}}$$yt, yielding a limit of $$|y_{\text {t}}/y_{\text {t}}^{\mathrm {SM}} | < 1.7$$|yt/ytSM|<1.7 at $$95\%$$95% confidence level, where $$y_{\text {t}}^{\mathrm {SM}}$$ytSM is the SM value of $$y_{\text {t}}$$yt. They are also used to constrain the oblique parameter of the Higgs boson in an effective field theory framework, $$\hat{H}<0.12$$H^<0.12. Limits are set on the production of a heavy scalar or pseudoscalar boson in Type-II two-Higgs-doublet and simplified dark matter models, with exclusion limits reaching 350–470$$\,\text {GeV}$$GeV and 350–550$$\,\text {GeV}$$GeV for scalar and pseudoscalar bosons, respectively. Upper bounds are also set on couplings of the top quark to new light particles.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
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A. Tumasyan ◽  
W. Adam ◽  
J. W. Andrejkovic ◽  
T. Bergauer ◽  
...  

Abstract A search for electroweak production of supersymmetric (SUSY) particles in final states with one lepton, a Higgs boson decaying to a pair of bottom quarks, and large missing transverse momentum is presented. The search uses data from proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV collected using the CMS detector at the LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 137 fb−1. The observed yields are consistent with backgrounds expected from the standard model. The results are interpreted in the context of a simplified SUSY model of chargino-neutralino production, with the chargino decaying to a W boson and the lightest SUSY particle (LSP) and the neutralino decaying to a Higgs boson and the LSP. Charginos and neutralinos with masses up to 820 GeV are excluded at 95% confidence level when the LSP mass is small, and LSPs with mass up to 350 GeV are excluded when the masses of the chargino and neutralino are approximately 700 GeV.


2020 ◽  
pp. 2141004
Author(s):  
Jinheung Kim ◽  
Taegyu Lee ◽  
Jeongwoo Kim ◽  
Ho Jang

We present the MadAnalysis 5 implementation and validation of the ATLAS-SUSY-2018-06 analysis. This analysis documents a search for electroweakinos with mass splittings larger than the [Formula: see text] boson mass. The targeted decay chain consists of electroweakinos decaying via on-shell [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] bosons to a three-lepton final state. The results are based on a dataset of 139 fb[Formula: see text] of proton-proton collisions, recorded by the ATLAS experiment with a center-of-mass energy of [Formula: see text] TeV between 2015 and 2018. The validation of our implementation relies on a comparison of our results against official cutflows provided by the ATLAS collaboration. The validation material provided by the ATLAS collaboration is based on well-defined benchmarks which feature chargino and neutralino associated production.


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