Measurement of the t-Channel Single Top Quark Production Cross Section in pp Collisions at root s=7 TeV
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, vol.107, no.9, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 107 Issue: 9
- Publication Date: 2011
- Doi Number: 10.1103/physrevlett.107.091802
- Journal Name: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Electroweak production of the top quark is measured for the first time in pp collisions at root s = 7 TeV, using a data set collected with the CMS detector at the LHC and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 36 pb(-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.