20–27 juil. 2011
Alpes Congrès - Alpexpo
Fuseau horaire Europe/Paris

Measurement of single top production in pp collisions at 7 TeV with the CMS detector

21 juil. 2011, 10:10
20m
Stendhal (Alpes Congrès - Alpexpo)

Stendhal

Alpes Congrès - Alpexpo

Parallel session talk Top and Electroweak Physics Top and Electroweak Physics

Orateur

Alberto Orso Maria Iorio (stituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN))

Description

We present a measurement of the inclusive single top production cross section in proton-proton collisions at the LHC at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV, using data collected with the CMS experiment during the year 2011. The analysis considers decay channels where the W from the top decays into electron-neutrino or muon-neutrino, and makes use of kinematic characteristics of electroweak single top production for the separation of signal from backgrounds using multivariate methods. The result, which supersedes an earlier measurement based on 2010 data, is compared with the most precise standard model theory predictions. We also present measurements of various differential single top quark production cross sections. In addition, we present the first measurement of single top quark production in the tW-channel in pp collisions, in which a top quark is produced in association with a W boson. The experimental signature is similar to top pair production, and there is interference at higher orders between the two processes. The measurement is performed using final states in which the associated W boson as well as the one originating from the top quark decay leptonically. Multivariate methods are used to extract the cross section. The result is compared with current standard model theory predictions.

Auteurs principaux

Alberto Orso Maria Iorio (stituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN)) Dr Manfred KRAMMER (HEPHY)

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