Search for Vector-like T and B Quark Pairs in Final States with Leptons at √s = 13 TeV
Journal of High Energy Physics 2018
Viesturs Veckalns, CERN international group of authors

A search is presented for pair production of heavy vector-like T and B quarks in proton-proton collisions at s=13 TeV. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1, collected with the CMS detector at the CERN LHC in 2016. Pair production of T quarks would result in a wide range of final states, since vector-like T quarks of charge 2e/3 are predicted to decay to bW, tZ, and tH. Likewise, vector-like B quarks are predicted to decay to tW, bZ, and bH. Three channels are considered, corresponding to final states with a single lepton, two leptons with the same sign of the electric charge, or at least three leptons. The results exclude T quarks with masses below 1140–1300 GeV and B quarks with masses below 910–1240 GeV for various branching fraction combinations, extending the reach of previous CMS searches by 200–600 GeV.[Figure not available: see fulltext.].


Keywords
Hadron-Hadron scattering (experiments), vector-like quarks
DOI
10.1007/JHEP08(2018)177
Hyperlink
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FJHEP08%282018%29177

Veckalns, V., international group of authors, C. Search for Vector-like T and B Quark Pairs in Final States with Leptons at √s = 13 TeV. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2018, Vol.2018, Iss.8, pp.1-10. ISSN 1126-6708. e-ISSN 1029-8479. Available from: doi:10.1007/JHEP08(2018)177

Publication language
English (en)
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