Measurement of the associated production of a single top quark and a Z boson in pp collisions at, root s=13 TeV


Sirunyan A. M., Tumasyan A., Adam W., Ambrogi F., Asilar E., Bergauer T., ...More

PHYSICS LETTERS B, vol.779, pp.358-384, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 779
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.physletb.2018.02.025
  • Journal Name: PHYSICS LETTERS B
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.358-384
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A measurement is presented of the associated production of a single top quark and a Z boson. The study uses data from proton-proton collisions at, root s = 13 TeV recorded by the CMS experiment, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb(-1). Using final states with three leptons (electrons or muons), the tZq production cross section is measured to be sigma (pp -> tZq -> Wbl(+)l(-)q) = 123(-31)(+33)(stat)(-23)(+29)(syst) fb, where l stands for electrons, muons, or tau leptons, with observed and expected significances of 3.7 and 3.1 standard deviations, respectively. C) 2018 The Author. Published by Elsevier B.V.