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Search for W$γ$ resonances in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{;s}; =$ 13 TeV using hadronic decays of Lorentz-boosted W bosons
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- A search for W$\gamma$ resonances in the mass range between 0.7 and 6.0 TeV is presented. The W boson is reconstructed via its hadronic decays, with the final-state products forming a single large-radius jet, owing to a high Lorentz boost of the W boson. The search is based on proton-proton collision data at $\sqrt{;s}; =$ 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 137 fb$^{;-1};$, collected with the CMS detector at the LHC in 2016-2018. The W$\gamma$ mass spectrum is parameterized with a smoothly falling background function and examined for the presence of resonance-like signals. No significant excess above the predicted background is observed. Model-specific upper limits at 95% confidence level on the product of the cross section and branching fraction to the W$\gamma$ channel are set. Limits for narrow resonances and for resonances with an intrinsic width equal to 5% of their mass, for spin-0 and spin-1 hypotheses, range between 0.17 fb at 6.0 TeV and 55 fb at 0.7 TeV. These are the most restrictive limits to date on the existence of such resonances over a large range of probed masses. In specific heavy scalar (vector) triplet benchmark models, narrow resonances with masses between 0.75 (1.15) and 1.40 (1.36) TeV are excluded for a range of model parameters. Model-independent limits on the product of the cross section, signal acceptance, and branching fraction to the W$\gamma$ channel are set for minimum W$\gamma$ mass thresholds between 1.5 and 8.0 TeV.
- Subjects :
- High energy physics
Experimental particle physics
LHC
CMS
p p: scattering
p p: colliding beams
B: decay
tau: hadronic decay
interaction: gauge
interaction: model
transverse momentum: missing-energy
new physics: search for
mass spectrum: transverse
black hole: quantum
vector boson: mass
W': leptonic decay
sensitivity
leptoquark: coupling
CERN LHC Coll
leptoquark: mass: lower limit
anomaly
channel cross section: upper limit
effective field theory
Higgs
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- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.57a035e5b1ae..4972d8923ac33b9b3518ba90d70ff47c