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Jet and underlying event properties as a function of charged-particle multiplicity in proton–proton collisions at √s = 7 TeV
(2013)The European Physical Journal CCharacteristics of multi-particle production in proton-proton collisions at s√=7 TeV are studied as a function of the charged-particle multiplicity, N ch. The produced particles are separated into two classes: those belonging to jets and those belonging to the underlying event. Charged particles are measured with pseudorapidity |η|<2.4 and transverse momentum p T>0.25 GeV/c. Jets are reconstructed from charged-particles only and required ...Journal Article -
Search for a standard-model-like Higgs boson with a mass in the range 145 to 1000 GeV at the LHC
(2013)The European Physical Journal CA search for a standard-model-like Higgs boson in the H→WW and H→ZZ decay channels is reported, for Higgs boson masses in the range 145<m H<1000 GeV. The search is based upon proton–proton collision data samples corresponding to an integrated luminosity of up to 5.1 fb−1 at s√=7 TeV and up to 5.3 fb−1 at s√=8 TeV, recorded by the CMS experiment at the LHC. The combined upper limits at 95 % confidence level on products of the cross section ...Other Journal Item -
Measurement of the W+W− Cross section in pp Collisions at √s=7 TeV and Limits on Anomalous WWγ and WWZ couplings
(2013)The European Physical Journal CA measurement of W+W− production in pp collisions at s√=7 TeV is presented. The data were collected with the CMS detector at the LHC, and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 4.92±0.11 fb−1. The W+W− candidates consist of two oppositely charged leptons, electrons or muons, accompanied by large missing transverse energy. The W+W− production cross section is measured to be 52.4±2.0 (stat.)±4.5 (syst.)±1.2 (lum.) pb. This measurement ...Journal Article -
Search for supersymmetry in hadronic final states with missing transverse energy using the variables αT and b-quark multiplicity in pp collisions at √s=8 TeV
(2013)The European Physical Journal CAn inclusive search for supersymmetric processes that produce final states with jets and missing transverse energy is performed in pp collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 TeV. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 11.7 fb−1 collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC. In this search, a dimensionless kinematic variable, α T, is used to discriminate between events with genuine and misreconstructed missing transverse ...Journal Article -
Measurement of the tt¯ production cross section in the τ+jets channel in pp collisions at √s=7 TeV
(2013)The European Physical Journal CThe top-quark pair production cross section in 7 TeV center-of-mass energy proton–proton collisions is measured using data collected by the CMS detector at the LHC. The measurement uses events with one jet identified as a hadronically decaying τ lepton and at least four additional energetic jets, at least one of which is identified as coming from a b quark. The analyzed data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 3.9 fb−1 ...Journal Article -
Identification of b-quark jets with the CMS experiment
(2013)Journal of InstrumentationAt the Large Hadron Collider, the identification of jets originating from b quarks is important for searches for new physics and for measurements of standard model processes. A variety of algorithms has been developed by CMS to select b-quark jets based on variables such as the impact parameters of charged-particle tracks, the properties of reconstructed decay vertices, and the presence or absence of a lepton, or combinations thereof. The ...Journal Article -
Study of exclusive two-photon production of W+W- in pp collisions at √s=7 TeV and constraints on anomalous quartic gauge couplings
(2013)Journal of High Energy PhysicsJournal Article -
Searches for long-lived charged particles in pp collisions at √s=7 and 8 TeV
(2013)Journal of High Energy PhysicsResults of searches for heavy stable charged particles produced in pp collisions at □ = 7 and 8 TeV are presented corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.0 fb-1 and 18.8 fb-1, respectively. Data collected with the CMS detector are used to study the momentum, energy deposition, and time-of-flight of signal candidates. Leptons with an electric charge between e/3 and 8e, as well as bound states that can undergo charge exchange with ...Journal Article -
Search for narrow resonances using the dijet mass spectrum in pp collisions at √s=8 TeV
(2013)Physical Review DResults are presented of a search for the production of new particles decaying to pairs of partons (quarks, antiquarks, or gluons), in the dijet mass spectrum in proton-proton collisions at √s=8 TeV. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 4.0 fb−1, collected with the CMS detector at the LHC in 2012. No significant evidence for narrow resonance production is observed. Upper limits are set at the 95% confidence level ...Journal Article -
The performance of the CMS muon detector in proton-proton collisions at √s= 7 TeV at the LHC
(2013)Journal of InstrumentationThe performance of all subsystems of the CMS muon detector has been studied by using a sample of proton-proton collision data at √s = 7 TeV collected at the LHC in 2010 that corresponds to an integrated luminosity of approximately 40 pb-1. The measured distributions of the major operational parameters of the drift tube (DT), cathode strip chamber (CSC), and resistive plate chamber (RPC) systems met the design specifications. The spatial ...Journal Article