Measurement of the associated production of a single top quark and a Z boson in pp collisions at, root s=13 TeV
PHYSICS LETTERS B, vol.779, pp.358-384, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- 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
- Keywords: SM, Single top, Cross section, tZq
- Istanbul University Affiliated: No
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.