Measurement of the tt̄ production cross section in pp collisions at √s=7 TeV using the kinematic properties of events with leptons and jets

Measurement of the tt̄ production cross section in pp collisions at √s=7 TeV using the kinematic properties of events with leptons and jets

A measurement of the tt̄ production cross section in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV has been performed at the LHC with the CMS detector. The analysis uses a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 36 pb-1 and is based on the reconstruction of the final...

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Main Authors: The, C, Chatrchyan, S, 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, Hoch, M, Hörmann, N, Hrubec, J, Jeitler, M, Kiesenhofer, W, Krammer, M, Liko, D, Mikulec, I, Pernicka, M, Rohringer, H
Format: Journal article
Sprog:English
Udgivet: 2011
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Summary:A measurement of the tt̄ production cross section in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV has been performed at the LHC with the CMS detector. The analysis uses a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 36 pb-1 and is based on the reconstruction of the final state with one isolated, high transverse-momentum electron or muon and three or more hadronic jets. The kinematic properties of the events are used to separate the tt̄ signal from W+jets and QCD multijet background events. The measured cross section is 173+39-32(stat. + syst.) pb, consistent with standard model expectations. © 2011 CERN for the benefit of the CMS collaboration.

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