The first measurement of vector-boson production associated with a top quark-antiquark pair in proton-proton collisions at √s=7  TeV is presented. The results are based on a data set corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.0  fb-1, recorded by the CMS detector at the LHC in 2011. The measurement is performed in two independent channels through a trilepton analysis of tt̅ Z events and a same-sign dilepton analysis of tt̅ V (V=W or Z) events. In the trilepton channel a direct measurement of the tt̅ Z cross section σtt̅ Z=0.28-0.11+0.14 (stat)-0.03+0.06 (syst)  pb is obtained. In the dilepton channel a measurement of the tt̅ V cross section yields σtt̅ V=0.43-0.15+0.17 (stat)-0.07+0.09 (syst)  pb. These measurements have a significance, respectively, of 3.3 and 3.0 standard deviations from the background hypotheses and are compatible, within uncertainties, with the corresponding next-to-leading order predictions of 0.137-0.016+0.012 and 0.306-0.053+0.031  pb.

Chatrchyan, S., Khachatryan, V., Sirunyan, A., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Aguilo, E., et al. (2013). Measurement of associated production of vector bosons and top quark-antiquark pairs in pp collisions at sqrt[s]=7  TeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 110(17) [10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.172002].

Measurement of associated production of vector bosons and top quark-antiquark pairs in pp collisions at sqrt[s]=7  TeV

BENAGLIA, ANDREA DAVIDE;DE GUIO, FEDERICO;DI MATTEO, LEONARDO;FIORENDI, SARA;GHEZZI, ALESSIO;LUCCHINI, MARCO TOLIMAN;MANZONI, RICCARDO ANDREA;MARTELLI, ARABELLA;MASSIRONI, ANDREA;MORONI, LUIGI;PAGANONI, MARCO;RAGAZZI, STEFANO;TABARELLI DE FATIS, TOMMASO;Branca, A;Govoni, P;DINARDO, MAURO EMANUELE;
2013

Abstract

The first measurement of vector-boson production associated with a top quark-antiquark pair in proton-proton collisions at √s=7  TeV is presented. The results are based on a data set corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.0  fb-1, recorded by the CMS detector at the LHC in 2011. The measurement is performed in two independent channels through a trilepton analysis of tt̅ Z events and a same-sign dilepton analysis of tt̅ V (V=W or Z) events. In the trilepton channel a direct measurement of the tt̅ Z cross section σtt̅ Z=0.28-0.11+0.14 (stat)-0.03+0.06 (syst)  pb is obtained. In the dilepton channel a measurement of the tt̅ V cross section yields σtt̅ V=0.43-0.15+0.17 (stat)-0.07+0.09 (syst)  pb. These measurements have a significance, respectively, of 3.3 and 3.0 standard deviations from the background hypotheses and are compatible, within uncertainties, with the corresponding next-to-leading order predictions of 0.137-0.016+0.012 and 0.306-0.053+0.031  pb.
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high energy collider; top quark; vector boson
English
2013
110
17
172002
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Chatrchyan, S., Khachatryan, V., Sirunyan, A., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Aguilo, E., et al. (2013). Measurement of associated production of vector bosons and top quark-antiquark pairs in pp collisions at sqrt[s]=7  TeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 110(17) [10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.172002].
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