Search for scalar resonances decaying into mu(+)mu(-) in events with and without b-tagged jets produced in proton-proton collisions at root s=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector



Aaboud, M, Aad, G, Abbott, B, Abbott, DC, Abdinov, O, Abud, A Abed, Abhayasinghe, DK, Abidi, SH, AbouZeid, OS, Abraham, NL
et al (show 2919 more authors) (2019) Search for scalar resonances decaying into mu(+)mu(-) in events with and without b-tagged jets produced in proton-proton collisions at root s=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, 07 (7). 117-.

Access the full-text of this item by clicking on the Open Access link.

Abstract

A search for a narrow scalar resonance decaying into an opposite-sign muon pair produced in events with and without $b$-tagged jets is presented in this paper. The search uses 36.1 fb$^{-1}$ of $\sqrt{s}= 13$ TeV proton-proton collision data recorded by the ATLAS experiment at the LHC. No significant excess of events above the expected Standard Model background is observed in the investigated mass range of 0.2 to 1.0 TeV. The observed upper limits at 95$\%$ confidence level on the cross section times branching ratio for $b$-quark associated production and gluon-gluon fusion are between 1.9 and 41 fb and 1.6 and 44 fb respectively, which is consistent with expectations.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: 39 pages in total, author list starting page 23, 5 figures, 2 tables, final version published in JHEP. All figures including auxiliary figures are available at http://atlas.web.cern.ch/Atlas/GROUPS/PHYSICS/PAPERS/HIGG-2017-10
Uncontrolled Keywords: Hadron-Hadron scattering (experiments)
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 12 Aug 2019 10:05
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 00:35
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP07(2019)117
Open Access URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/JHEP07(2...
Related URLs:
URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3051351