Search for W’→tb→qq bb decays in pp collisions at √s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector

A search for a massive W′ gauge boson decaying to a top quark and a bottom quark is performed with the ATLAS detector in pp collisions at the LHC. The datasetwas taken at a centre-of-mass energy of √s = 8 TeV and corresponds to 20.3 fb −1 of integrated luminosity. This analysis is done in the hadron...

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spelling paper:paper_14346044_v75_n4_p1_ATLASCollaboration2023-06-08T16:15:02Z Search for W’→tb→qq bb decays in pp collisions at √s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector A search for a massive W′ gauge boson decaying to a top quark and a bottom quark is performed with the ATLAS detector in pp collisions at the LHC. The datasetwas taken at a centre-of-mass energy of √s = 8 TeV and corresponds to 20.3 fb −1 of integrated luminosity. This analysis is done in the hadronic decay mode of the top quark, where novel jet substructure techniques are used to identify jets from high-momentum top quarks. This allows for a search for high-mass W′ bosons in the range 1.5-3.0 TeV. b-tagging is used to identify jets originating from b-quarks. The data are consistent with Standard Model background-only expectations, and upper limits at 95%confidence level are set on the W′ → tb cross section times branching ratio ranging from 0.16 pb to 0.33 pb for left-handed W′ bosons, and ranging from 0.10 pb to 0.21 pb for W′ bosons with purely righthanded couplings. Upper limits at 95% confidence level are set on the W′-boson coupling to tb as a function of the W′ mass using an effective field theory approach, which is independent of details of particular models predicting a W′ boson. © 2015, CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration. 2015 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_14346044_v75_n4_p1_ATLASCollaboration http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_14346044_v75_n4_p1_ATLASCollaboration
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description A search for a massive W′ gauge boson decaying to a top quark and a bottom quark is performed with the ATLAS detector in pp collisions at the LHC. The datasetwas taken at a centre-of-mass energy of √s = 8 TeV and corresponds to 20.3 fb −1 of integrated luminosity. This analysis is done in the hadronic decay mode of the top quark, where novel jet substructure techniques are used to identify jets from high-momentum top quarks. This allows for a search for high-mass W′ bosons in the range 1.5-3.0 TeV. b-tagging is used to identify jets originating from b-quarks. The data are consistent with Standard Model background-only expectations, and upper limits at 95%confidence level are set on the W′ → tb cross section times branching ratio ranging from 0.16 pb to 0.33 pb for left-handed W′ bosons, and ranging from 0.10 pb to 0.21 pb for W′ bosons with purely righthanded couplings. Upper limits at 95% confidence level are set on the W′-boson coupling to tb as a function of the W′ mass using an effective field theory approach, which is independent of details of particular models predicting a W′ boson. © 2015, CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration.
title Search for W’→tb→qq bb decays in pp collisions at √s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector
spellingShingle Search for W’→tb→qq bb decays in pp collisions at √s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector
title_short Search for W’→tb→qq bb decays in pp collisions at √s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector
title_full Search for W’→tb→qq bb decays in pp collisions at √s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector
title_fullStr Search for W’→tb→qq bb decays in pp collisions at √s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector
title_full_unstemmed Search for W’→tb→qq bb decays in pp collisions at √s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector
title_sort search for w’→tb→qq bb decays in pp collisions at √s = 8 tev with the atlas detector
publishDate 2015
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_14346044_v75_n4_p1_ATLASCollaboration
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_14346044_v75_n4_p1_ATLASCollaboration
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