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First observation of top quark production in the forward region

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Top quark production in the forward region in proton-proton collisions is observed for the first time. The W+b final state with W→μν is reconstructed using muons with a transverse momentum, pT, larger than 25 GeV in the pseudorapidity range 2.0<η<4.5. The b jets are required to have 50<pT&l...

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Main Authors: Aaij, Roel (Author) , Aquines Gutiérrez, Osvaldo (Author) , D'Argent, Philippe (Author) , Bachmann, Sebastian (Author) , Bien, Alexander (Author) , Blouw, Johan (Author) , Braun, Svende (Author) , Britsch, Markward (Author) , Comerma-Montells, Albert (Author) , De Cian, Michel (Author) , Dordei, Francesca (Author) , Esen, Sevda (Author) , Färber, Christian (Author) , Fontana, Marianna (Author) , Gerick, David (Author) , Gersabeck, Evelina (Author) , Grillo, Lucia (Author) , Han, Xiaoxue (Author) , Hansmann-Menzemer, Stephanie (Author) , Jäger, Andreas (Author) , Kolpin, Michael (Author) , Kreplin, Katharina (Author) , Krocker, Georg Alexander (Author) , Leverington, Blake (Author) , Marks, Jörg (Author) , Kecke, Matthieu (Author) , Meißner, Marco (Author) , Mitzel, Dominik (Author) , Neubert, Sebastian (Author) , Neuner, Max (Author) , Nikodem, Thomas (Author) , Piucci, Alessio (Author) , Schmelling, Michael (Author) , Stahl, Marian (Author) , Uwer, Ulrich (Author) , Vesterinen, Mika (Author) , Voß, Christian (Author) , Wandernoth, Sebastian (Author) , Wiedner, Dirk (Author) , Zhelezov, Alexey (Author)
Corporate Author: LHCb Collaboration (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 8 September 2015
In: Physical review letters
Year: 2015, Volume: 115, Issue: 11, Pages: 1-10
ISSN:1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.112001
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.112001
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.112001
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Author Notes:R. Aaij et al.* (LHCb Collaboration)
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Summary:Top quark production in the forward region in proton-proton collisions is observed for the first time. The W+b final state with W→μν is reconstructed using muons with a transverse momentum, pT, larger than 25 GeV in the pseudorapidity range 2.0<η<4.5. The b jets are required to have 50<pT<100 GeV and 2.2<η<4.2, while the transverse component of the sum of the muon and b-jet momenta must satisfy pT>20 GeV. The results are based on data corresponding to integrated luminosities of 1.0 and 2.0 fb−1 collected at center-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV by LHCb. The inclusive top quark production cross sections in the fiducial region are σ(top)[7 TeV]=239±53(stat)±33(syst)±24(theory) fb,σ(top)[8 TeV]=289±43(stat)±40(syst)±29(theory) fb.These results, along with the observed differential yields and charge asymmetries, are in agreement with next-to-leading order standard model predictions.
Item Description:LHCb Collaboration: R. Aaij, B. Adeva, M. Adinolfi, O. Aquines Gutierrez, P. d'Argent, S. Bachmann, A. Bien, J. Blouw, S. Braun, M. Britsch, A. Comerma-Montells, M. De Cian, F. Dordei, S. Esen, C. Färber, M. Fontana, D. Gerick, E. Gersabeck, L. Grillo, X. Han, S. Hansmann-Menzemer, A. Jaeger, M. Kolpin, K. Kreplin, G. Krocker, B. Leverington, J. Marks, K. Matthieu, M. Meissner, D.S. Mitzel, S. Neubert, M. Neuner, T. Nikodem, A. Piucci, M. Schmelling, M. Stahl, U. Uwer, M. Vesterinen, C. Voß, S. Wandernoth, D. Wiedner, A. Zhelezov [und 684 weitere]
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ISSN:1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.112001

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