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Measurement of the inclusive t t ¯ cross section in pp collisions at √s=5.02 TeV using final states with at least one charged lepton

  • The CMS collaboration
  • Università di Trento
  • European Organization for Nuclear Research
  • Yerevan Physics Institute
  • Institut für Hochenergiephysik
  • Vienna University of Technology
  • Institute for Nuclear Problems of Belarusian State University
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Abstract

The top quark pair production cross section (σtt ¯) is measured for the first time in pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 5.02 TeV. The data were collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 27.4 pb−1. The measurement is performed by analyzing events with at least one charged lepton. The measured cross section is σtt ¯ = 69.5 ± 6.1 (stat) ± 5.6 (syst) ± 1.6 (lumi) pb, with a total relative uncertainty of 12%. The result is in agreement with the expectation from the standard model. The impact of the presented measurement on the determination of the gluon distribution function is investigated.

Original languageEnglish
Article number115
JournalJournal of High Energy Physics
Volume2018
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Hadron-Hadron scattering (experiments)
  • Top physics

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