Search for excited quarks in the gamma plus jet final state in proton-proton collisions at root s=8 TeV


Khachatryan V., Sirunyan A. M., Tumasyan A., Adam W., Bergauer T., Dragicevic M., ...More

PHYSICS LETTERS B, vol.738, pp.274-293, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 738
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.physletb.2014.09.048
  • Journal Name: PHYSICS LETTERS B
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.274-293
  • Keywords: CMS, Physics, Photon, Jet, PARTON DISTRIBUTIONS
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A search for excited quarks decaying into the gamma + jet final state is presented. The analysis is based on data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 fb(-1) collected by the CMS experiment in proton-proton collisions at root s = 8 TeV at the LHC. Events with photons and jets with high transverse momenta are selected and the gamma + jet invariant mass distribution is studied to search for a resonance peak. The 95% confidence level upper limits on the product of cross section and branching fraction are evaluated as a function of the excited quark mass. Limits on excited quarks are presented as a function of their mass and coupling strength; masses below 3.5 TeV are excluded at 95% confidence level for unit couplings to their standard model partners. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.