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Search for two Higgs bosons in final states containing two photons and two bottom quarks in proton-proton collisions at 8 TeV
(2016)Physical Review DA search is presented for the production of two Higgs bosons in final states containing two photons and two bottom quarks. Both resonant and nonresonant hypotheses are investigated. The analyzed data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 fb−1 of proton-proton collisions at √s=8 TeV collected with the CMS detector. Good agreement is observed between data and predictions of the standard model (SM). Upper limits are set at 95% ...Journal Article -
Measurement of the differential cross sections for top quark pair production as a function of kinematic event variables in pp collisions at √s=7 and 8 TeV
(2016)Physical Review DMeasurements are reported of the normalized differential cross sections for top quark pair production with respect to four kinematic event variables: the missing transverse energy; the scalar sum of the jet transverse momentum (pT); the scalar sum of the pT of all objects in the event; and the pT of leptonically decaying W bosons from top quark decays. The data sample, collected using the CMS detector at the LHC, consists of 5.0 fb−1 of ...Journal Article -
Search for supersymmetry in electroweak production with photons and large missing transverse energy in pp collisions at √s=8TeV
(2016)Physics Letters BResults are reported from a search for supersymmetry with gauge-mediated supersymmetry breaking in electroweak production. Final states with photons and large missing transverse energy (E-T(miss)) were examined. The data sample was collected in pp collisions at root s = 8TeV with the CMS detector at the LHC and corresponds to 7.4fb(-1). The analysis focuses on scenarios in which the lightest neutralino has bino- or wino-like components, ...Journal Article -
Measurement of the differential cross section and charge asymmetry for inclusive pp→W±+X production at √s=8 TeV
(2016)The European Physical Journal CThe differential cross section and charge asymmetry for inclusive pp→W±+X→μ±ν+X production at √s=8TeV are measured as a function of muon pseudorapidity. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 18.8fb−1 recorded with the CMS detector at the LHC. These results provide important constraints on the parton distribution functions of the proton in the range of the Bjorken scaling variable x from 10−3 to 10−1.Journal Article -
Measurement of the double-differential inclusive jet cross section in proton–proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV
(2016)The European Physical Journal CA measurement of the double-differential inclusive jet cross section as a function of jet transverse momentum pT and absolute jet rapidity |y| is presented. The analysis is based on proton–proton collisions collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC at a centre-of-mass energy of 13TeV. The data samples correspond to integrated luminosities of 71 and 44pb-1 for |y|<3 and 3.2<|y|<4.7, respectively. Jets are reconstructed with the anti-kt ...Journal Article -
Measurement of the inelastic cross section in proton–lead collisions at √sNN= 5.02 TeV
(2016)Physics Letters BThe inelastic hadronic cross section in proton–lead collisions at a centre-of-mass energy per nucleon pair of 5.02 TeV is measured with the CMS detector at the LHC. The data sample, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of L=12.6±0.4 nb−1, has been collected with an unbiased trigger for inclusive particle production. The cross section is obtained from the measured number of proton–lead collisions with hadronic activity produced in the ...Journal Article -
Search for new physics in same-sign dilepton events in proton–proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV
(2016)The European Physical Journal CA search for new physics is performed using events with two isolated same-sign leptons, two or more jets, and missing transverse momentum. The results are based on a sample of proton–proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13TeV recorded with the CMS detector at the LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 2.3 fb1. Multiple search regions are defined by classifying events in terms of missing transverse momentum, the scalar ...Journal Article -
Search for direct pair production of supersymmetric top quarks decaying to all-hadronic final states in pp collisions at √s = 8 TeV
(2016)The European Physical Journal CResults are reported from a search for the pair production of top squarks, the supersymmetric partners of top quarks, in final states with jets and missing transverse momentum. The data sample used in this search was collected by the CMS detector and corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 18.9fb-1 of proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 8TeV produced by the LHC. The search features novel background suppression and ...Journal Article -
Search for neutral resonances decaying into a Z boson and a pair of b jets or τ leptons
(2016)Physics Letters BA search is performed for a new resonance decaying into a lighter resonance and a Z boson. Two channels are studied, targeting the decay of the lighter resonance into either a pair of oppositely charged τ leptons or a bb‾ pair. The Z boson is identified via its decays to electrons or muons. The search exploits data collected by the CMS experiment at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.8 fb−1. ...Journal Article -
Combined search for anomalous pseudoscalar HVV couplings in VH(H→bb‾) production and H → VV decay
(2016)Physics Letters BA search for anomalous pseudoscalar couplings of the Higgs boson H to electroweak vector bosons V (=W or Z) in a sample of proton–proton collision events corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 18.9 fb−1 at a center-of-mass energy of 8 TeV is presented. Events consistent with the topology of associated VH production, where the Higgs boson decays to a pair of bottom quarks and the vector boson decays leptonically, are analyzed. The ...Journal Article