Measurement of dijet angular distributions and search for quark compositeness in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV.

Measurement of dijet angular distributions and search for quark compositeness in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV.

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Dijet angular distributions are measured over a wide range of dijet invariant masses in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV, at the CERN LHC. The event sample, recorded with the CMS detector, corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 36 pb⁻¹. The data are found to be in good agreement with the predictions...

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Main Authors: Khachatryan, V, Sirunyan, A, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Bergauer, T, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Fabjan, C, Friedl, M, Frühwirth, R, Ghete, V, Hammer, J, Hänsel, S, Hartl, C, Hoch, M, Hörmann, N, Hrubec, J, Jeitler, M, Kasieczka, G, Kiesenhofer, W, Krammer, M, Liko, D, Mikulec, I, Pernicka, M, Rohringer, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Summary:Dijet angular distributions are measured over a wide range of dijet invariant masses in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV, at the CERN LHC. The event sample, recorded with the CMS detector, corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 36 pb⁻¹. The data are found to be in good agreement with the predictions of perturbative QCD, and yield no evidence of quark compositeness. With a modified frequentist approach, a lower limit on the contact interaction scale for left-handed quarks of Λ⁺ = 5.6 TeV (Λ⁻ = 6.7 TeV) for destructive (constructive) interference is obtained at the 95% confidence level.

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