Author
Chatrchyan, S., Işıldak, Bora
Publication Date
2014-04-04
Publication Place
-
Elsevier
Subject
LHC, CMS, Top quark, Baryon number
Type
Periodical
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Özyeğin University
Library Asset ID
0370-2693
Record ID
32c8118e-dc9d-432e-8917-5f7bcc6edd21
Library Location
Natural and Mathematical Sciences
Date
2014-04-04
Notes
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Sample Text
A search for baryon number violation (BNV) in top-quark decays is performed using pp collisions produced by the LHC at View the MathML source. The top-quark decay considered in this search results in one light lepton (muon or electron), two jets, but no neutrino in the final state. Data used for the analysis were collected by the CMS detector and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 19.5 fb−1. The event selection is optimized for top quarks produced in pairs, with one undergoing the BNV decay and the other the standard model hadronic decay to three jets. No significant excess of events over the expected yield from standard model processes is observed. The upper limits at 95% confidence level on the branching fraction of the BNV top-quark decay are calculated to be 0.0016 and 0.0017 for the muon and the electron channels, respectively. Assuming lepton universality, an upper limit of 0.0015 results from the combination of the two channels. These limits are the first that have been obtained on a BNV process involving the top quark.
DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2014.02.033
Cilt
731
