Measurement of spin correlations in tt production using the matrix element method in the muon+jets final state in pp collisions at √s=8 TeV

Khachatryan, V; Sirunyan, AM; Tumasyan, A; Adam, W; Asilar, E; Bergauer, T; Brandstetter, J; Brondolin, E; Dragicevic, M; Erö, J; Flechl, M; Friedl, M; Frühwirth, R; Ghete, VM; Hartl, C; Hörmann, N; Hrubec, J; Jeitler, M; Knünz, V; König, A; Krammer, M; Krätschmer, I; Liko, D; Matsushita, T; Mikulec, I; Rabady, D; Rahbaran, B; Rohringer, H; Schieck, J; Schöfbeck, R; Strauss, J; Treberer-Treberspurg, W; Waltenberger, W; Wulz, CE; Mossolov, V; Shumeiko, N; Suarez Gonzalez, J; Alderweireldt, S; Cornelis, T; De Wolf, EA; Janssen, X; Knutsson, A; Lauwers, J; Luyckx, S; Rougny, R; Van De Klundert, M; Van Haevermaet, H; Van Mechelen, P; Van Remortel, N; Van Spilbeeck, A; Abu Zeid, S; Blekman, F; D'Hondt, J; Daci, N; De Bruyn, I; Deroover, K; Heracleous, N; Keaveney, J; Lowette, S; Moreels, L; Olbrechts, A; Python, Q; Strom, D; Tavernier, S; Van Doninck, W; Van Mulders, P; Van Onsem, GP; Van Parijs, I; Barria, P; Brun, H; Caillol, C; Clerbaux, B; De Lentdecker, G; Fasanella, G; Favart, L; Grebenyuk, A; Karapostoli, G; Lenzi, T; Léonard, A; Maerschalk, T; Marinov, A; Perniè, L; Randle-conde, A; Reis, T; Seva, T; Vander Velde, C; Vanlaer, P; Yonamine, R; Zenoni, F; Zhang, F; Beernaert, K; Benucci, L; Cimmino, A

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Title:	Measurement of spin correlations in tt production using the matrix element method in the muon+jets final state in pp collisions at √s=8 TeV
Authors:	Khachatryan, V Sirunyan, AM Tumasyan, A Adam, W Asilar, E Bergauer, T Brandstetter, J Brondolin, E Dragicevic, M Erö, J Flechl, M Friedl, M Frühwirth, R Ghete, VM Hartl, C Hörmann, N Hrubec, J Jeitler, M Knünz, V König, A Krammer, M Krätschmer, I Liko, D Matsushita, T Mikulec, I Rabady, D Rahbaran, B Rohringer, H Schieck, J Schöfbeck, R Strauss, J Treberer-Treberspurg, W Waltenberger, W Wulz, CE Mossolov, V Shumeiko, N Suarez Gonzalez, J Alderweireldt, S Cornelis, T De Wolf, EA Janssen, X Knutsson, A Lauwers, J Luyckx, S Rougny, R Van De Klundert, M Van Haevermaet, H Van Mechelen, P Van Remortel, N Van Spilbeeck, A Abu Zeid, S Blekman, F D'Hondt, J Daci, N De Bruyn, I Deroover, K Heracleous, N Keaveney, J Lowette, S Moreels, L Olbrechts, A Python, Q Strom, D Tavernier, S Van Doninck, W Van Mulders, P Van Onsem, GP Van Parijs, I Barria, P Brun, H Caillol, C Clerbaux, B De Lentdecker, G Fasanella, G Favart, L Grebenyuk, A Karapostoli, G Lenzi, T Léonard, A Maerschalk, T Marinov, A Perniè, L Randle-conde, A Reis, T Seva, T Vander Velde, C Vanlaer, P Yonamine, R Zenoni, F Zhang, F Beernaert, K Benucci, L Cimmino, A
Keywords:	CMS;LHC;Top quark;Matrix element method;Spin
Issue Date:	2016
Publisher:	Elsevier
Citation:	Physics Letters, Section B, 758: pp. 321 - 346, (2016)
Abstract:	The consistency of the spin correlation strength in top quark pair production with the standard model (SM) prediction is tested in the muon+jets final state. The events are selected from pp collisions, collected by the CMS detector, at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 fb-1. The data are compared with the expectation for the spin correlation predicted by the SM and with the expectation of no correlation. Using a template fit method, the fraction of events that show SM spin correlations is measured to be 0.72±0.08(stat)+0.15-0.13(syst), representing the most precise measurement of this quantity in the muon+jets final state to date.
URI:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269316301526 http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/12886
DOI:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2016.05.005
ISSN:	0370-2693
Appears in Collections:	Dept of Electronic and Electrical Engineering Research Papers

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