Publication
Title
Search for pair-produced vector-like leptons in final states with third-generation leptons and at least three b quark jets in proton-proton collisions at √s=13 TeV
Author
Institution/Organisation
CMS Collaboration
Abstract
The first search is presented for vector-like leptons (VLLs) in the context of the "4321 model", an ultraviolet-complete model with the potential to explain existing B physics measurements that are in tension with standard model predictions. The analyzed data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 96.5 fb-1, were recorded in 2017 and 2018 with the CMS detector at the LHC in proton-proton collisions at root s = 13 TeV. Final states with >= 3 b-tagged jets and two third-generation leptons (tau tau, tau nu tau, or nu tau nu tau) are considered. Upper limits are derived on the VLL production cross section in the VLL mass range 500-1050 GeV. The maximum likelihood fit prefers the presence of signal at the level of 2.8 standard deviations, for a representative VLL mass point of 600 GeV. As a consequence, the observed upper limits are approximately double the expected limits. (c) 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons .org /licenses /by /4 .0/). Funded by SCOAP3.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Physics letters : B. - Amsterdam, 1967, currens
Publication
Amsterdam : North-Holland , 2023
ISSN
0370-2693
DOI
10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2023.137713
Volume/pages
846 (2023) , p. 1-29
Article Reference
137713
ISI
001125403900001
Medium
E-only publicatie
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UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
AMVA4NewPhysics: Advanced Multi-Variate Analysis for New Physics Searches at the LHC
The CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.
The CMS experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider.
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
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