The cross section for the production of single top quarks in the t channel is measured in proton–proton collisions at 13TeV with the CMS detector at the LHC. The analyzed data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 2.2fb−1. The event selection requires one muon and two jets where one of the jets is identified as originating from a bottom quark. Several kinematic variables are then combined into a multivariate discriminator to distinguish signal from background events. A fit to the distribution of the discriminating variable yields a total cross section of 238±13(stat)±29(syst) pb and a ratio of top quark and top antiquark production of Rt-ch.=1.81±0.18(stat)±0.15(syst). From the total cross section the absolute value of the CKM matrix element Vtbis calculated to be 1.05±0.07(exp)±0.02(theo). All results are in agreement with the standard model predictions.

Sirunyan, A.M., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Asilar, E., Bergauer, T., Brandstetter, J., et al. (2017). Cross section measurement of t-channel single top quark production in pp collisions at s=13TeV. PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B, 772, 752-776 [10.1016/j.physletb.2017.07.047].

Cross section measurement of t-channel single top quark production in pp collisions at s=13TeV

Battilana, C.;Bonacorsi, D.;Braibant-Giacomelli, S.;Brigliadori, L.;Campanini, R.;Capiluppi, P.;Castro, A.;Chhibra, S. S.;Codispoti, G.;Cuffiani, M.;Fanfani, A.;Fasanella, D.;Giacomelli, P.;Guiducci, L.;Masetti, G.;Navarria, F. L.;Rossi, A. M.;Rovelli, T.;Siroli, G. P.;Tosi, N.;Primavera, F.;
2017

Abstract

The cross section for the production of single top quarks in the t channel is measured in proton–proton collisions at 13TeV with the CMS detector at the LHC. The analyzed data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 2.2fb−1. The event selection requires one muon and two jets where one of the jets is identified as originating from a bottom quark. Several kinematic variables are then combined into a multivariate discriminator to distinguish signal from background events. A fit to the distribution of the discriminating variable yields a total cross section of 238±13(stat)±29(syst) pb and a ratio of top quark and top antiquark production of Rt-ch.=1.81±0.18(stat)±0.15(syst). From the total cross section the absolute value of the CKM matrix element Vtbis calculated to be 1.05±0.07(exp)±0.02(theo). All results are in agreement with the standard model predictions.
2017
Sirunyan, A.M., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Asilar, E., Bergauer, T., Brandstetter, J., et al. (2017). Cross section measurement of t-channel single top quark production in pp collisions at s=13TeV. PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B, 772, 752-776 [10.1016/j.physletb.2017.07.047].
Sirunyan, A. M.; Tumasyan, A.; Adam, W.; Asilar, E.; Bergauer, T.; Brandstetter, J.; Brondolin, E.; Dragicevic, M.; Erö, J.; Flechl, M.; Friedl, M.; F...espandi
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