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Measurement of the t-channel single-top-quark production cross section and of the |V_(tb)| CKM matrix element in pp collisions at √s = 8 TeV
Abstract
Measurements are presented of the t-channel single-top-quark production cross section in proton-proton collisions at √s = 8 TeV. The results are based on a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 fb^(−1) recorded with the CMS detector at the LHC. The cross section is measured inclusively, as well as separately for top (t) and antitop (t), in final states with a muon or an electron. The measured inclusive t-channel cross section is σ_(t-ch).= 83.6 ± 2.3 (stat.) ± 7.4 (syst.) pb. The single t and t cross sections are measured to be σ_(t-ch).(t) = 53.8 ± 1.5 (stat.) ± 4.4 (syst.) pb and σ_)t-ch).(t) = 27.6 ± 1.3 (stat.) ± 3.7 (syst.) pb, respectively. The measured ratio of cross sections is R_(t-ch). = σ_(t-ch).(t)/σ_(t-ch). (t) = 1.95 ± 0.10 (stat.) ± 0.19 (syst.), in agreement with the standard model prediction. The modulus of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix element V_(tb) is extracted and, in combination with a previous CMS result at √s = 7 TeV, a value |V_(tb)| = 0.998 ± 0.038 (exp.) ± 0.016 (theo.) is obtained.
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© 2014 CERN for the benefit of the CMS Collaboration. Received: March 28, 2014. Accepted: May 2, 2014. Published: June 16, 2014. Article funded by SCOAP3. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits any use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. We congratulate our colleagues in the CERN accelerator departments for the excellent performance of the LHC and thank the technical and administrative staffs at CERN and at other CMS institutes for their contributions to the success of the CMS effort. In addition, we gratefully acknowledge the computing centres and personnel of the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid for delivering so effectively the computing infrastructure essential to our analyses. Finally, we acknowledge the enduring support for the construction and operation of the LHC and the CMS detector provided by the following funding agencies: BMWF and FWF (Austria); FNRS and FWO (Belgium); CNPq, CAPES, FAPERJ, and FAPESP (Brazil); MES (Bulgaria); CERN; CAS, MoST, and NSFC (China); COLCIENCIAS (Colombia); MSES and CSF (Croatia); RPF (Cyprus); MoER, SF0690030s09 and ERDF (Estonia); Academy of Finland, MEC, and HIP (Finland); CEA and CNRS/IN2P3 (France); BMBF, DFG, and HGF (Germany); GSRT (Greece); OTKA and NIH (Hungary); DAE and DST (India); IPM (Iran); SFI (Ireland); INFN (Italy); NRF and WCU (Republic of Korea); LAS (Lithuania); MOE and UM (Malaysia); CINVESTAV, CONACYT, SEP, and UASLP-FAI (Mexico); MBIE (New Zealand); PAEC (Pakistan); MSHE and NSC (Poland); FCT (Portugal); JINR (Dubna); MON, RosAtom, RAS and RFBR (Russia); MESTD (Serbia); SEIDI and CPAN (Spain); Swiss Funding Agencies (Switzerland); NSC (Taipei); ThEPCenter, IPST, STAR and NSTDA (Thailand); TUBITAK and TAEK (Turkey); NASU and SFFR (Ukraine); STFC (United Kingdom); DOE and NSF (U.S.A.). Individuals have received support from the Marie-Curie programme and the European Research Council and EPLANET (European Union); the Leventis Foundation; the A. P. Sloan Foundation; the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation; the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office; the Fonds pour la Formation à la Recherche dans l'Industrie et dans l'Agriculture (FRIA-Belgium); the Agentschap voor Innovatie door Wetenschap en Technologie (IWT-Belgium); the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) of Czech Republic; the Council of Science and Industrial Research, India; the Compagnia di San Paolo (Torino); the HOMING PLUS programme of Foundation for Polish Science, cofinanced by EU, Regional Development Fund; and the Thalis and Aristeia programmes cofinanced by EU-ESF and the Greek NSRF.Attached Files
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Funding
- SCOAP3
- BMWF and FWF (Austria)
- FNRS and FWO (Belgium)
- CNPq (Brazil)
- CAPES (Brazil)
- FAPERJ (Brazil)
- FAPESP (Brazil)
- MES (Bulgaria)
- CERN
- CAS
- MoST and NSFC (China)
- COLCIENCIAS (Colombia)
- MSES and CSF (Croatia)
- RPF (Cyprus)
- MoER
- SF0690030s09
- ERDF (Estonia)
- Academy of Finland
- MEC (Finland)
- HIP (Finland)
- CEA and CNRS/IN2P3 (France)
- BMBF (Germany)
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
- HGF (Germany)
- GSRT (Greece)
- OTKA and NIH (Hungary)
- DAE and DST (India)
- IPM (Iran)
- Science Foundation, Ireland
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN)
- NRF and WCU (Korea)
- LAS (Lithuania)
- MOE and UM (Malaysia)
- CINVESTAV (Mexico)
- CONACYT (Mexico)
- SEP and UASLP-FAI (Mexico)
- MBIE (New Zealand)
- PAEC (Pakistan)
- MSHE and NSC (Poland)
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
- JINR (Dubna)
- MON
- RosAtom
- RAS and RFBR (Russia)
- MESTD (Serbia)
- SEIDI and CPAN (Spain)
- Swiss Funding Agencies (Switzerland)
- NSC (Taipei)
- ThEPCenter
- IPST, STAR, and NSTDA (Thailand)
- TUBITAK and TAEK (Turkey)
- NASU and SFFR (Ukraine)
- Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
- Department of Energy (DOE)
- NSF
- Marie-Curie programme and the European Research Council and EPLANET (European Union)
- Leventis Foundation
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
- Belgian Federal Science Policy Office
- Fonds pour la Formation à la Recherche dans l'índustrie et dans l'Ágriculture (FRIA-Belgium)
- Agentschap voor Innovatie door Wetenschap en Technologie (IWT-Belgium)
- Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) of Czech Republic
- Council of Science and Industrial Research, India
- Compagnia di San Paolo (Torino)
- HOMING PLUS programme of Foundation for Polish Science
- Regional Development Fund
- Thalis and Aristeia programmes cofinanced by EU-ESF
- Greek NSRF
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