Measurement of spin correlations in tt production using the matrix element method in the muon+jets final state in pp collisions at √s=8 TeV

V. Khachatryan; A. M. Sirunyan; A. Tumasyan; W. Adam; E. Asilar; T. Bergauer; J. Brandstetter; E. Brondolin; M. Dragicevic; J. Erö; M. Flechl; M. Friedl; R. Frühwirth; V. M. Ghete; C. Hartl; N. Hörmann; J. Hrubec; M. Jeitler; V. Knünz; A. König; M. Krammer; I. Krätschmer; D. Liko; T. Matsushita; I. Mikulec; D. Rabady; B. Rahbaran; H. Rohringer; J. Schieck; R. Schöfbeck; J. Strauss; W. Treberer-Treberspurg; W. Waltenberger; C. E. Wulz; V. Mossolov; N. Shumeiko; J. Suarez Gonzalez; S. Alderweireldt; T. Cornelis; E. A. De Wolf; X. Janssen; A. Knutsson; J. Lauwers; S. Luyckx; R. M. Chatterjee; Y. Kubota; J. Mans; S. Nourbakhsh; N. Ruckstuhl; R. Rusack; CMS Collaboration

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Measurement of spin correlations in tt production using the matrix element method in the muon+jets final state in pp collisions at √s=8 TeV

V. Khachatryan, A. M. Sirunyan, A. Tumasyan, W. Adam, E. Asilar, T. Bergauer, J. Brandstetter, E. Brondolin, M. Dragicevic, J. Erö, M. Flechl, M. Friedl, R. Frühwirth, V. M. Ghete, C. Hartl, N. Hörmann, J. Hrubec, M. Jeitler, V. Knünz, A. KönigM. Krammer, I. Krätschmer, D. Liko, T. Matsushita, I. Mikulec, D. Rabady, B. Rahbaran, H. Rohringer, J. Schieck, R. Schöfbeck, J. Strauss, W. Treberer-Treberspurg, W. Waltenberger, C. E. Wulz, V. Mossolov, N. Shumeiko, J. Suarez Gonzalez, S. Alderweireldt, T. Cornelis, E. A. De Wolf, X. Janssen, A. Knutsson, J. Lauwers, S. Luyckx, R. M. Chatterjee, Y. Kubota, J. Mans, S. Nourbakhsh, N. Ruckstuhl, R. Rusack, CMS Collaboration

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The consistency of the spin correlation strength in top quark pair production with the standard model (SM) prediction is tested in the muon+jets final state. The events are selected from pp collisions, collected by the CMS detector, at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 fb^-1. The data are compared with the expectation for the spin correlation predicted by the SM and with the expectation of no correlation. Using a template fit method, the fraction of events that show SM spin correlations is measured to be 0.72±0.08(stat)^+0.15 _-0.13(syst), representing the most precise measurement of this quantity in the muon+jets final state to date.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	321-346
Number of pages	26
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	758
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2016.05.005
State	Published - Jul 10 2016

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Khachatryan, V., Sirunyan, A. M., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Asilar, E., Bergauer, T., Brandstetter, J., Brondolin, E., Dragicevic, M., Erö, J., Flechl, M., Friedl, M., Frühwirth, R., Ghete, V. M., Hartl, C., Hörmann, N., Hrubec, J., Jeitler, M., Knünz, V., ... CMS Collaboration (2016). Measurement of spin correlations in tt production using the matrix element method in the muon+jets final state in pp collisions at √s=8 TeV. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 758, 321-346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2016.05.005

Measurement of spin correlations in tt production using the matrix element method in the muon+jets final state in pp collisions at √s=8 TeV. / Khachatryan, V.; Sirunyan, A. M.; Tumasyan, A. et al.
In: Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, Vol. 758, 10.07.2016, p. 321-346.

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Khachatryan, V, Sirunyan, AM, Tumasyan, A, Adam, W, Asilar, E, Bergauer, T, Brandstetter, J, Brondolin, E, Dragicevic, M, Erö, J, Flechl, M, Friedl, M, Frühwirth, R, Ghete, VM, Hartl, C, Hörmann, N, Hrubec, J, Jeitler, M, Knünz, V, König, A, Krammer, M, Krätschmer, I, Liko, D, Matsushita, T, Mikulec, I, Rabady, D, Rahbaran, B, Rohringer, H, Schieck, J, Schöfbeck, R, Strauss, J, Treberer-Treberspurg, W, Waltenberger, W, Wulz, CE, Mossolov, V, Shumeiko, N, Suarez Gonzalez, J, Alderweireldt, S, Cornelis, T, De Wolf, EA, Janssen, X, Knutsson, A, Lauwers, J, Luyckx, S, Chatterjee, RM, Kubota, Y, Mans, J, Nourbakhsh, S, Ruckstuhl, N, Rusack, R & CMS Collaboration 2016, 'Measurement of spin correlations in tt production using the matrix element method in the muon+jets final state in pp collisions at √s=8 TeV', Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, vol. 758, pp. 321-346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2016.05.005

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