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Search for high mass resonances decaying into τ-lepton pairs in pp collisions at s√=7 TeV
(2012)Physics Letters BA search for high-mass resonances decaying into τ+ τ- is performed using a data sample of pp collisions at s√=7 TeV. The data were collected with the CMS detector at the LHC and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 4.9 fb−1. The number of observed events is in agreement with the standard model prediction. An upper limit on the product of the resonance cross section and branching fraction into τ-lepton pairs is calculated as a function ...Journal Article -
Search for heavy, top-like quark pair production in the dilepton final state in pp collisions at √s=7 TeV
(2012)Physics Letters BThe results of a search for pair production of a heavy, top-like quark, t ', in the decay mode t't-'→bW+b-W-→bℓ+νb-ℓ-ν- are presented. The search is performed with a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.0fb -1 in pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 7 TeV, collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC. The observed number of events agrees with the expectation from standard model processes, and no evidence of t't-' ...Journal Article -
Measurement of the underlying event in the Drell–Yan process in proton–proton collisions at √s = 7 TeV
(2012)The European Physical Journal CA measurement of the underlying event (UE) activity in proton–proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 7 TeV is performed using Drell–Yan events in a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 2.2 fb−1, collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC. The activity measured in the muonic final state (qq¯¯¯→μ+μ−) is corrected to the particle level and compared with the predictions of various Monte Carlo generators and ...Journal Article -
Search for physics beyond the standard model in events with a Z boson, jets, and missing transverse energy in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV
(2012)Physics Letters BA search is presented for physics beyond the standard model (BSM) in events with a Z boson, jets, and missing transverse energy (ETmiss). This signature is motivated by BSM physics scenarios, including supersymmetry. The study is performed using a sample of proton-proton collision data collected at √s=7 TeV with the CMS experiment at the LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.98 fb -1. The contributions from the dominant ...Journal Article -
Observation of a new boson at a mass of 125 GeV with the CMS experiment at the LHC
(2012)Physics Letters BResults are presented from searches for the standard model Higgs boson in proton–proton collisions at √s = 7 and 8 TeV in the Compact Muon Solenoid experiment at the LHC, using data samples corresponding to integrated luminosities of up to 5.1 fb−1 at 7 TeV and 5.3 fb−1 at 8 TeV. The search is performed in five decay modes: γγ, ZZ, W+W−, τ+τ−, and bb. An excess of events is observed above the expected background, with a local significance ...Journal Article -
Search for a fermiophobic Higgs boson in pp collisions at √s =7 TeV
(2012)Journal of High Energy PhysicsCombined results are reported from searches for a fermiophobic Higgs boson in the γγ, WW, and ZZ decay modes in proton-proton collisions at s√=7 TeV. The explored Higgs boson mass range is 110–300 GeV. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 4.9–5.1 fb−1. A fermiophobic Higgs boson is excluded at 95% confidence level in the mass range 110–194 GeV, and at 99% confidence level in the mass ranges 110–124.5 GeV, 127–147.5 ...Journal Article -
Search for dark matter and large extra dimensions in monojet events in pp collisions at √s= 7 TeV
(2012)Journal of High Energy PhysicsA search has been made for events containing an energetic jet and an imbalance in transverse momentum using a data sample of pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 7 TeV. This signature is common to both dark matter and extra dimensions models. The data were collected by the CMS detector at the LHC and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 5.0 fb−1. The number of observed events is consistent with the standard model expectation. ...Journal Article -
Search for anomalous t t-bar production in the highly-boosted all-hadronic final state
(2012)Journal of High Energy PhysicsA search is presented for a massive particle, generically referred to as a Z′, decaying into a tt¯ pair. The search focuses on Z′ resonances that are sufficiently massive to produce highly Lorentz-boosted top quarks, which yield collimated decay products that are partially or fully merged into single jets. The analysis uses new methods to analyze jet substructure, providing suppression of the non-top multijet backgrounds. The analysis is ...Journal Article -
Search for pair production of first- and second-generation scalar leptoquarks in pp collisions at √s=7 TeV
(2012)Physical Review DResults are presented from a search for the pair production of first- and second-generation scalar leptoquarks in proton-proton collisions at √s=7 TeV. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 5.0 fb−1, collected by the CMS detector at the LHC. The search signatures involve either two charged leptons of the same flavor (electrons or muons) and at least two jets or a single charged lepton (electron or muon), missing ...Journal Article -
Search for a Light Pseudoscalar Higgs Boson in the Dimuon Decay Channel in pp Collisions at √s=7 TeV
(2012)Physical Review LettersThe dimuon invariant mass spectrum is searched in the range between 5.5 and 14 GeV for a light pseudoscalar Higgs boson a, predicted in a number of new physics models, including the next-to-minimal supersymmetric standard model. The data sample used in the search corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 1.3 fb−1 collected in pp collisions at √s=7 TeV with the CMS detector at the LHC. No excess is observed above the background predictions ...Journal Article