Evidence is presented for the associated production of a single top quark and W boson in pp collisions at √s=7 TeV with the CMS experiment at the LHC. The analyzed data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 4.9 fb−1. The measurement is performed using events with two leptons and a jet originated from a b quark. A multivariate analysis based on kinematic properties is utilized to separate the t¯t background from the signal. The observed signal has a significance of 4.0σ and corresponds to a cross section of 16+5−4 pb, in agreement with the standard model expectation of 15.6±0.4+1.0−1.2 pb.
Evidence for Associated Production of a Single Top Quark and W Boson in pp Collisions at √s=7 TeV
L. Bianchini;MARTINI, LUCA;MESSINEO, ALBERTO MARIA;RIZZI, ANDREA;TONELLI, GUIDO EMILIO;A. C. Marini;
2013-01-01
Abstract
Evidence is presented for the associated production of a single top quark and W boson in pp collisions at √s=7 TeV with the CMS experiment at the LHC. The analyzed data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 4.9 fb−1. The measurement is performed using events with two leptons and a jet originated from a b quark. A multivariate analysis based on kinematic properties is utilized to separate the t¯t background from the signal. The observed signal has a significance of 4.0σ and corresponds to a cross section of 16+5−4 pb, in agreement with the standard model expectation of 15.6±0.4+1.0−1.2 pb.File in questo prodotto:
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