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Measurement of the t(t)over-barZ and t(t)over-barW cross sections in proton-proton collisions at root s=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

Aaboud, M; Aad, G; Abbott, B; Abbott, DC; Abdinov, O; Abeloos, B; Abhayasinghe, DK; ... Zwalinski, L; + view all (2019) Measurement of the t(t)over-barZ and t(t)over-barW cross sections in proton-proton collisions at root s=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector. Physical Review D , 99 (7) , Article 072009. 10.1103/PhysRevD.99.072009. Green open access

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Abstract

A measurement of the associated production of a top-quark pair ( t ¯ t ) with a vector boson ( W , Z ) in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV is presented, using 36.1     fb − 1 of integrated luminosity collected by the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. Events are selected in channels with two same- or opposite-sign leptons (electrons or muons), three leptons or four leptons, and each channel is further divided into multiple regions to maximize the sensitivity of the measurement. The t ¯ t Z and t ¯ t W production cross sections are simultaneously measured using a combined fit to all regions. The best-fit values of the production cross sections are σ t ¯ t Z = 0.95 ± 0.0 8 stat ± 0.1 0 syst     pb and σ t ¯ t W = 0.87 ± 0.1 3 stat ± 0.1 4 syst     pb in agreement with the Standard Model predictions. The measurement of the t ¯ t Z cross section is used to set constraints on effective field theory operators which modify the t ¯ t Z vertex.

Type: Article
Title: Measurement of the t(t)over-barZ and t(t)over-barW cross sections in proton-proton collisions at root s=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.99.072009
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.99.072009
Language: English
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Keywords: Science & Technology, Physical Sciences, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Physics, Particles & Fields, Physics
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Physics and Astronomy
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10075957
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