Search for squarks and gluinos with the ATLAS detector in final states with jets and missing transverse momentum using s=8 TeV proton-proton collision data

Abstract: A search for squarks and gluinos in final states containing high-pT jets, missing transverse momentum and no electrons or muons is presented. The data were recorded in 2012 by the ATLAS experiment in (formula presented) TeV proton-proton collisions at the Large Hadron Collider, with a tota...

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Main Authors: The, A, Aad, G, Abbott, B, Abdallah, J, Khalek, SA, Abdinov, O, Aben, R, Abi, B, Abolins, M, AbouZeid, O, Abramowicz, H, Abreu, H, Abreu, R, Abulaiti, Y, Acharya, B, Adamczyk, L, Adams, D, Adelman, J, Adomeit, S, Adye, T, Agatonovic-Jovin, T, Aguilar-Saavedra, J, Agustoni, M, Ahlen, S, Ahmadov, F
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Language:English
Published: Springer Verlag 2014
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Aad, G
Abbott, B
Abdallah, J
Khalek, SA
Abdinov, O
Aben, R
Abi, B
Abolins, M
AbouZeid, O
Abramowicz, H
Abreu, H
Abreu, R
Abulaiti, Y
Acharya, B
Adamczyk, L
Adams, D
Adelman, J
Adomeit, S
Adye, T
Agatonovic-Jovin, T
Aguilar-Saavedra, J
Agustoni, M
Ahlen, S
Ahmadov, F
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Aad, G
Abbott, B
Abdallah, J
Khalek, SA
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Abi, B
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AbouZeid, O
Abramowicz, H
Abreu, H
Abreu, R
Abulaiti, Y
Acharya, B
Adamczyk, L
Adams, D
Adelman, J
Adomeit, S
Adye, T
Agatonovic-Jovin, T
Aguilar-Saavedra, J
Agustoni, M
Ahlen, S
Ahmadov, F
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description Abstract: A search for squarks and gluinos in final states containing high-pT jets, missing transverse momentum and no electrons or muons is presented. The data were recorded in 2012 by the ATLAS experiment in (formula presented) TeV proton-proton collisions at the Large Hadron Collider, with a total integrated luminosity of 20.3 fb−1. Results are interpreted in a variety of simplified and specific supersymmetry-breaking models assuming that R-parity is conserved and that the lightest neutralino is the lightest supersymmetric particle. An exclusion limit at the 95% confidence level on the mass of the gluino is set at 1330 GeV for a simplified model incorporating only a gluino and the lightest neutralino. For a simplified model involving the strong production of first- and second-generation squarks, squark masses below 850 GeV (440 GeV) are excluded for a massless lightest neutralino, assuming mass degenerate (single light-flavour) squarks. In mSUGRA/CMSSM models with tan β = 30, A0 = −2m0 and μ > 0, squarks and gluinos of equal mass are excluded for masses below 1700 GeV. Additional limits are set for non-universal Higgs mass models with gaugino mediation and for simplified models involving the pair production of gluinos, each decaying to a top squark and a top quark, with the top squark decaying to a charm quark and a neutralino. These limits extend the region of supersymmetric parameter space excluded by previous searches with the ATLAS detector.[Figure not available: see fulltext.]
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spelling oxford-uuid:60351216-4a74-400d-9a62-84d7969a2e332022-03-26T17:51:57ZSearch for squarks and gluinos with the ATLAS detector in final states with jets and missing transverse momentum using s=8 TeV proton-proton collision dataJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:60351216-4a74-400d-9a62-84d7969a2e33EnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordSpringer Verlag2014The, AAad, GAbbott, BAbdallah, JKhalek, SAAbdinov, OAben, RAbi, BAbolins, MAbouZeid, OAbramowicz, HAbreu, HAbreu, RAbulaiti, YAcharya, BAdamczyk, LAdams, DAdelman, JAdomeit, SAdye, TAgatonovic-Jovin, TAguilar-Saavedra, JAgustoni, MAhlen, SAhmadov, FAbstract: A search for squarks and gluinos in final states containing high-pT jets, missing transverse momentum and no electrons or muons is presented. The data were recorded in 2012 by the ATLAS experiment in (formula presented) TeV proton-proton collisions at the Large Hadron Collider, with a total integrated luminosity of 20.3 fb−1. Results are interpreted in a variety of simplified and specific supersymmetry-breaking models assuming that R-parity is conserved and that the lightest neutralino is the lightest supersymmetric particle. An exclusion limit at the 95% confidence level on the mass of the gluino is set at 1330 GeV for a simplified model incorporating only a gluino and the lightest neutralino. For a simplified model involving the strong production of first- and second-generation squarks, squark masses below 850 GeV (440 GeV) are excluded for a massless lightest neutralino, assuming mass degenerate (single light-flavour) squarks. In mSUGRA/CMSSM models with tan β = 30, A0 = −2m0 and μ > 0, squarks and gluinos of equal mass are excluded for masses below 1700 GeV. Additional limits are set for non-universal Higgs mass models with gaugino mediation and for simplified models involving the pair production of gluinos, each decaying to a top squark and a top quark, with the top squark decaying to a charm quark and a neutralino. These limits extend the region of supersymmetric parameter space excluded by previous searches with the ATLAS detector.[Figure not available: see fulltext.]
spellingShingle The, A
Aad, G
Abbott, B
Abdallah, J
Khalek, SA
Abdinov, O
Aben, R
Abi, B
Abolins, M
AbouZeid, O
Abramowicz, H
Abreu, H
Abreu, R
Abulaiti, Y
Acharya, B
Adamczyk, L
Adams, D
Adelman, J
Adomeit, S
Adye, T
Agatonovic-Jovin, T
Aguilar-Saavedra, J
Agustoni, M
Ahlen, S
Ahmadov, F
Search for squarks and gluinos with the ATLAS detector in final states with jets and missing transverse momentum using s=8 TeV proton-proton collision data
title Search for squarks and gluinos with the ATLAS detector in final states with jets and missing transverse momentum using s=8 TeV proton-proton collision data
title_full Search for squarks and gluinos with the ATLAS detector in final states with jets and missing transverse momentum using s=8 TeV proton-proton collision data
title_fullStr Search for squarks and gluinos with the ATLAS detector in final states with jets and missing transverse momentum using s=8 TeV proton-proton collision data
title_full_unstemmed Search for squarks and gluinos with the ATLAS detector in final states with jets and missing transverse momentum using s=8 TeV proton-proton collision data
title_short Search for squarks and gluinos with the ATLAS detector in final states with jets and missing transverse momentum using s=8 TeV proton-proton collision data
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