Search for pair production of third-generation scalar leptoquarks decaying into a top quark and a τ-lepton in pp collisions at root √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

Autores
Alonso, Francisco; Dova, María Teresa; Hoya, Joaquín; Monticelli, Fernando Gabriel; Orellana, Gonzalo Enrique; Wahlberg, Hernán Pablo; The ATLAS Collaboration
Año de publicación
2021
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inglés
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Descripción
A search for pair production of third-generation scalar leptoquarks decaying into a top quark and a τ-lepton is presented. The search is based on a dataset of pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector during Run 2 of the Large Hadron Collider, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 139 fb⁻¹. Events are selected if they have one light lepton (electron or muon) and at least one hadronically decaying τ -lepton, or at least two light leptons. In addition, two or more jets, at least one of which must be identified as containing b-hadrons, are required. Six final states, defined by the multiplicity and flavour of lepton candidates, are considered in the analysis. Each of them is split into multiple event categories to simultaneously search for the signal and constrain several leading backgrounds. The signal-rich event categories require at least one hadronically decaying τ-lepton candidate and exploit the presence of energetic final-state objects, which is characteristic of signal events. No significant excess above the Standard Model expectation is observed in any of the considered event categories, and 95% CL upper limits are set on the production cross section as a function of the leptoquark mass, for different assumptions about the branching fractions into tτ and bν. Scalar leptoquarks decaying exclusively into tτ are excluded up to masses of 1.43 TeV while, for a branching fraction of 50% into tτ, the lower mass limit is 1.22 TeV.
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Facultad de Ciencias Exactas
Instituto de Física La Plata
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Ciencias Exactas
Física
Beyond Standard Model
Exotics
Hadron-Hadron scattering (experiments)
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spelling Search for pair production of third-generation scalar leptoquarks decaying into a top quark and a τ-lepton in pp collisions at root √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detectorAlonso, FranciscoDova, María TeresaHoya, JoaquínMonticelli, Fernando GabrielOrellana, Gonzalo EnriqueWahlberg, Hernán PabloThe ATLAS CollaborationCiencias ExactasFísicaBeyond Standard ModelExoticsHadron-Hadron scattering (experiments)A search for pair production of third-generation scalar leptoquarks decaying into a top quark and a τ-lepton is presented. The search is based on a dataset of pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector during Run 2 of the Large Hadron Collider, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 139 fb⁻¹. Events are selected if they have one light lepton (electron or muon) and at least one hadronically decaying τ -lepton, or at least two light leptons. In addition, two or more jets, at least one of which must be identified as containing b-hadrons, are required. Six final states, defined by the multiplicity and flavour of lepton candidates, are considered in the analysis. Each of them is split into multiple event categories to simultaneously search for the signal and constrain several leading backgrounds. The signal-rich event categories require at least one hadronically decaying τ-lepton candidate and exploit the presence of energetic final-state objects, which is characteristic of signal events. No significant excess above the Standard Model expectation is observed in any of the considered event categories, and 95% CL upper limits are set on the production cross section as a function of the leptoquark mass, for different assumptions about the branching fractions into tτ and bν. Scalar leptoquarks decaying exclusively into tτ are excluded up to masses of 1.43 TeV while, for a branching fraction of 50% into tτ, the lower mass limit is 1.22 TeV.La lista completa de autores que integran el documento puede consultarse en el archivo.Facultad de Ciencias ExactasInstituto de Física La Plata2021-06info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticulohttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/135835enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/1029-8479info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/jhep06(2021)179info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)reponame:SEDICI (UNLP)instname:Universidad Nacional de La Platainstacron:UNLP2025-09-29T11:31:57Zoai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/135835Institucionalhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/oai/snrdalira@sedici.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:13292025-09-29 11:31:58.268SEDICI (UNLP) - Universidad Nacional de La Platafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Search for pair production of third-generation scalar leptoquarks decaying into a top quark and a τ-lepton in pp collisions at root √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
title Search for pair production of third-generation scalar leptoquarks decaying into a top quark and a τ-lepton in pp collisions at root √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
spellingShingle Search for pair production of third-generation scalar leptoquarks decaying into a top quark and a τ-lepton in pp collisions at root √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
Alonso, Francisco
Ciencias Exactas
Física
Beyond Standard Model
Exotics
Hadron-Hadron scattering (experiments)
title_short Search for pair production of third-generation scalar leptoquarks decaying into a top quark and a τ-lepton in pp collisions at root √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
title_full Search for pair production of third-generation scalar leptoquarks decaying into a top quark and a τ-lepton in pp collisions at root √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
title_fullStr Search for pair production of third-generation scalar leptoquarks decaying into a top quark and a τ-lepton in pp collisions at root √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
title_full_unstemmed Search for pair production of third-generation scalar leptoquarks decaying into a top quark and a τ-lepton in pp collisions at root √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
title_sort Search for pair production of third-generation scalar leptoquarks decaying into a top quark and a τ-lepton in pp collisions at root √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Alonso, Francisco
Dova, María Teresa
Hoya, Joaquín
Monticelli, Fernando Gabriel
Orellana, Gonzalo Enrique
Wahlberg, Hernán Pablo
The ATLAS Collaboration
author Alonso, Francisco
author_facet Alonso, Francisco
Dova, María Teresa
Hoya, Joaquín
Monticelli, Fernando Gabriel
Orellana, Gonzalo Enrique
Wahlberg, Hernán Pablo
The ATLAS Collaboration
author_role author
author2 Dova, María Teresa
Hoya, Joaquín
Monticelli, Fernando Gabriel
Orellana, Gonzalo Enrique
Wahlberg, Hernán Pablo
The ATLAS Collaboration
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Exactas
Física
Beyond Standard Model
Exotics
Hadron-Hadron scattering (experiments)
topic Ciencias Exactas
Física
Beyond Standard Model
Exotics
Hadron-Hadron scattering (experiments)
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv A search for pair production of third-generation scalar leptoquarks decaying into a top quark and a τ-lepton is presented. The search is based on a dataset of pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector during Run 2 of the Large Hadron Collider, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 139 fb⁻¹. Events are selected if they have one light lepton (electron or muon) and at least one hadronically decaying τ -lepton, or at least two light leptons. In addition, two or more jets, at least one of which must be identified as containing b-hadrons, are required. Six final states, defined by the multiplicity and flavour of lepton candidates, are considered in the analysis. Each of them is split into multiple event categories to simultaneously search for the signal and constrain several leading backgrounds. The signal-rich event categories require at least one hadronically decaying τ-lepton candidate and exploit the presence of energetic final-state objects, which is characteristic of signal events. No significant excess above the Standard Model expectation is observed in any of the considered event categories, and 95% CL upper limits are set on the production cross section as a function of the leptoquark mass, for different assumptions about the branching fractions into tτ and bν. Scalar leptoquarks decaying exclusively into tτ are excluded up to masses of 1.43 TeV while, for a branching fraction of 50% into tτ, the lower mass limit is 1.22 TeV.
La lista completa de autores que integran el documento puede consultarse en el archivo.
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas
Instituto de Física La Plata
description A search for pair production of third-generation scalar leptoquarks decaying into a top quark and a τ-lepton is presented. The search is based on a dataset of pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector during Run 2 of the Large Hadron Collider, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 139 fb⁻¹. Events are selected if they have one light lepton (electron or muon) and at least one hadronically decaying τ -lepton, or at least two light leptons. In addition, two or more jets, at least one of which must be identified as containing b-hadrons, are required. Six final states, defined by the multiplicity and flavour of lepton candidates, are considered in the analysis. Each of them is split into multiple event categories to simultaneously search for the signal and constrain several leading backgrounds. The signal-rich event categories require at least one hadronically decaying τ-lepton candidate and exploit the presence of energetic final-state objects, which is characteristic of signal events. No significant excess above the Standard Model expectation is observed in any of the considered event categories, and 95% CL upper limits are set on the production cross section as a function of the leptoquark mass, for different assumptions about the branching fractions into tτ and bν. Scalar leptoquarks decaying exclusively into tτ are excluded up to masses of 1.43 TeV while, for a branching fraction of 50% into tτ, the lower mass limit is 1.22 TeV.
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