The first search for supersymmetry in events with an experimental signature of one soft, hadronically decaying τ lepton, one energetic jet from initial-state radiation, and large transverse momentum imbalance is presented. These event signatures are consistent with direct or indirect production of scalar τ leptons (τ[over ˜]) in supersymmetric models that exhibit coannihilation between the τ[over ˜] and the lightest neutralino (χ[over ˜]_1^0), and that could generate the observed relic density of dark matter. The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 77.2 fb^-1 of proton-proton collisions at sqrt[s]=13 TeV collected with the CMS detector at the LHC in 2016 and 2017. The results are interpreted in a supersymmetric scenario with a small mass difference (Δm) between the chargino (χ[over ˜]_1^±) or next-to-lightest neutralino (χ[over ˜]_2^0), and the χ[over ˜]_1^0. The mass of the τ[over ˜] is assumed to be the average of the χ[over ˜]_1^± and χ[over ˜]_1^0 masses. The data are consistent with standard model background predictions. Upper limits at 95% confidence level are set on the sum of the χ[over ˜]_1^±, χ[over ˜]_2^0, and τ[over ˜] production cross sections for Δm(χ[over ˜]_1^±,χ[over ˜]_1^0)=50 GeV, resulting in a lower limit of 290 GeV on the mass of the χ[over ˜]_1^±, which is the most stringent to date and surpasses the bounds from the LEP experiments.
Search for Supersymmetry with a Compressed Mass Spectrum in Events with a Soft τ Lepton, a Highly Energetic Jet, and Large Missing Transverse Momentum in Proton-Proton Collisions at sqrt[s]=13 TeV
Biasini M.;Fano L.;Mariani V.;Rossi A.;Santocchia A.;
2020
Abstract
The first search for supersymmetry in events with an experimental signature of one soft, hadronically decaying τ lepton, one energetic jet from initial-state radiation, and large transverse momentum imbalance is presented. These event signatures are consistent with direct or indirect production of scalar τ leptons (τ[over ˜]) in supersymmetric models that exhibit coannihilation between the τ[over ˜] and the lightest neutralino (χ[over ˜]_1^0), and that could generate the observed relic density of dark matter. The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 77.2 fb^-1 of proton-proton collisions at sqrt[s]=13 TeV collected with the CMS detector at the LHC in 2016 and 2017. The results are interpreted in a supersymmetric scenario with a small mass difference (Δm) between the chargino (χ[over ˜]_1^±) or next-to-lightest neutralino (χ[over ˜]_2^0), and the χ[over ˜]_1^0. The mass of the τ[over ˜] is assumed to be the average of the χ[over ˜]_1^± and χ[over ˜]_1^0 masses. The data are consistent with standard model background predictions. Upper limits at 95% confidence level are set on the sum of the χ[over ˜]_1^±, χ[over ˜]_2^0, and τ[over ˜] production cross sections for Δm(χ[over ˜]_1^±,χ[over ˜]_1^0)=50 GeV, resulting in a lower limit of 290 GeV on the mass of the χ[over ˜]_1^±, which is the most stringent to date and surpasses the bounds from the LEP experiments.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
