Search for vector-like T and B quark pairs in final states with leptons at $\sqrt{s} =$ 13 TeV
(2018) Journal of High Energy Physics — Vol. 1808, p. 177 (2018)
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- A search is presented for pair production of heavy vector-like T and B quarks in proton-proton collisions at $ \sqrt{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.
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Bakhshiansohi, H., Bondu, O., Brochet, S., Bruno, G., Caputo, C., David, P., Delaere, C., Delcourt, M., François, B., Giammanco, A., Krintiras, G., Lemaitre, V., Magitteri, A., Mertens, A., Musich, M., Piotrzkowski, K., Saggio, A., Vidal Marono, M., Wertz, S., et al. (2018). Search for vector-like T and B quark pairs in final states with leptons at $\sqrt{s} =$ 13 TeV. Journal of High Energy Physics, 1808, 177. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP08(2018)177 (Original work published 2018)