Title
Measurement of the t-channel single top quark production cross section in pp collisions at √s=7TeV
Date Issued
25 August 2011
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Chatrchyan S.
Khachatryan V.
Sirunyan A.M.
Tumasyan A.
Adam W.
Bergauer T.
Dragicevic M.
Erö J.
Fabjan C.
Friedl M.
Frühwirth R.
Ghete V.M.
Hammer J.
Hänsel S.
Hoch M.
Hörmann N.
Hrubec J.
Jeitler M.
Kiesenhofer W.
Krammer M.
Liko D.
Mikulec I.
Pernicka M.
Rohringer H.
Schöfbeck R.
Strauss J.
Taurok A.
Teischinger F.
Wagner P.
Waltenberger W.
Walzel G.
Widl E.
Wulz C.E.
Mossolov V.
Shumeiko N.
Suarez Gonzalez J.
Bansal S.
Benucci L.
De Wolf E.A.
Janssen X.
Maes J.
Maes T.
Mucibello L.
Ochesanu S.
Roland B.
Rougny R.
Selvaggi M.
Van Haevermaet H.
Van Mechelen P.
Van Remortel N.
Blekman F.
Blyweert S.
D'hondt J.
Devroede O.
Gonzalez Suarez R.
Kalogeropoulos A.
Maes M.
Van Doninck W.
Van Mulders P.
Van Onsem G.P.
Villella I.
Charaf O.
Clerbaux B.
De Lentdecker G.
Dero V.
Gay A.P.R.
Hammad G.H.
Hreus T.
Marage P.E.
Thomas L.
Vander Velde C.
Vanlaer P.
Adler V.
Cimmino A.
Costantini S.
Grunewald M.
Klein B.
Lellouch J.
Marinov A.
Mccartin J.
Ryckbosch D.
Thyssen F.
Tytgat M.
Vanelderen L.
Verwilligen P.
Walsh S.
Zaganidis N.
Basegmez S.
Bruno G.
Caudron J.
Ceard L.
Cortina Gil E.
De Favereau De Jeneret J.
Delaere C.
Favart D.
Giammanco A.
Grégoire G.
Hollar J.
Lemaitre V.
Liao J.
Publisher(s)
American Physical Society
Abstract
Electroweak production of the top quark is measured for the first time in pp collisions at √s=7TeV, using a data set collected with the CMS detector at the LHC and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 36pb-1. With an event selection optimized for t-channel production, two complementary analyses are performed. The first one exploits the special angular properties of the signal, together with background estimates from the data. The second approach uses a multivariate analysis technique to probe the compatibility with signal topology expected from electroweak top-quark production. The combined measurement of the cross section is 83.6±29.8(stat+syst)±3.3(lumi) pb, consistent with the standard model expectation. © 2011 CERN.
Volume
107
Issue
9
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física de partículas, Campos de la Física
Física nuclear
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-80052257784
Source
Physical Review Letters
ISSN of the container
00319007
Sponsor(s)
National Science Foundation - 1066578.
Science and Technology Facilities Council - GRIDPP, ST/F006748/1, ST/F007094/1, ST/G502347/1, ST/I000410/1, ST/I002200/1, ST/I005912/1, ST/I505572/1.
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung - 123501, 134939.
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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