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Search for supersymmetry in the vector-boson fusion topology in proton-proton collisions at √s = 8 TeV

Abstract

The first search for supersymmetry in the vector-boson fusion topology is presented. The search targets final states with at least two leptons, large missing transverse momentum, and two jets with a large separation in rapidity. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 fb^(−1) of proton-proton collisions at √s=8 TeV collected with the CMS detector at the CERN LHC. The observed dijet invariant mass spectrum is found to be consistent with the expected standard model prediction. Upper limits are set on the cross sections for chargino and neutralino production with two associated jets, assuming the supersymmetric partner of the τ lepton to be the lightest slepton and the lightest slepton to be lighter than the charginos. For a so-called compressed-mass-spectrum scenario in which the mass difference between the lightest supersymmetric particle χ^0_1 and the next lightest, mass-degenerate, gaugino particles χ^0_2 and χ^±_1 is 50 GeV, a mass lower limit of 170 GeV is set for these latter two particles.

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© 2015 CERN for the benefit of the CMS Collaboration. Received: August 30, 2015. Revised: October 21, 2015. Accepted: October 28, 2015. Published: November 27, 2015. Open Access. 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. Article funded by SCOAP3. Bundes-ministerium Forschungs-gemeinschaft Forschungs-zentren 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: the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy and the Austrian Science Fund; the Belgian Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique, and Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek; the Brazilian Funding Agencies (CNPq, CAPES, FAPERJ, and FAPESP); the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science; CERN; the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, and National Natural Science Foundation of China; the Colombian Funding Agency (COLCIENCIAS); the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sport, and the Croatian Science Foundation; the Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus; the Ministry of Education and Research, Estonian Research Council via IUT23-4 and IUT23-6 and European Regional Development Fund, Estonia; the Academy of Finland, Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture, and Helsinki Institute of Physics; the Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules/CNRS, and Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives/CEA, France; the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, and Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren, Germany; the General Secretariat for Research and Technology, Greece; the National Scientific Research Foundation, and National Innovation Office, Hungary; the Department of Atomic Energy and the Department of Science and Technology, India; the Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics, Iran; the Science Foundation, Ireland; the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Italy; the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, and National Research Foundation (NRF), Republic of Korea; the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences; the Ministry of Education, and University of Malaya (Malaysia); the Mexican Funding Agencies (CINVESTAV, CONACYT, SEP, and UASLP-FAI); the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, New Zealand; the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission; the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the National Science Centre, Poland; the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal; JINR, Dubna; the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, the Federal Agency of Atomic Energy of the Russian Federation, Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research; the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of Serbia; the Secretaría de Estado de Investigaciόn, Desarrollo e Innovaciόn and Programa Consolider-Ingenio 2010, Spain; the Swiss Funding Agencies (ETH Board, ETH Zurich, PSI, SNF, UniZH, Canton Zurich, and SER); the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taipei; the Thailand Center of Excellence in Physics, the Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology of Thailand, Special Task Force for Activating Research and the National Science and Technology Development Agency of Thailand; the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, and Turkish Atomic Energy Authority; the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, and State Fund for Fundamental Researches, Ukraine; the Science and Technology Facilities Council, U.K.; the US Department of Energy, and the US National Science Foundation. 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 the Czech Republic; the Council of Science and Industrial Research, India; the HOMING PLUS programme of the Foundation for Polish Science, cofinanced from European Union, Regional Development Fund; the OPUS programme of the National Science Center (Poland); the Compagnia di San Paolo (Torino); the Consorzio per la Fisica (Trieste); MIUR project 20108T4XTM (Italy); the Thalis and Aristeia programmes cofinanced by EU-ESF and the Greek NSRF; the National Priorities Research Program by Qatar National Research Fund; the Rachadapisek Sompot Fund for Postdoctoral Fellowship, Chulalongkorn University (Thailand); and the Welch Foundation, contract C-1845

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SCOAP3
Austrian Federal Ministry of Science Research and Economy and the Austrian Science Fund
Belgian Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique and Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Orderzoek
CNPq, CAPES, FAPERJ, and FAPESP (Brazil)
Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science
CERN
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, and National Natural Science Foundation of China
COLCIENCIAS (Colombia)
Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sport and the Croatian Science Foundation
Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Ministry of Education and Research, Estonian Research Council
IUT23-4
Ministry of Education and Research, Estonian Research Council
IUT23-6
European Regional Development Fund, Estonia
Academy of Finland, Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture, and Helsinki Institute of Physics
Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules/CNRSand Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives / CEA France
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, and Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren, Germany
General Secretariat for Research and Technology, Greece
National Scientific Research Foundation, and National Office for Research and Technology (Hungary)
Department of Atomic Energy and the Department of Science and Technology, India
Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics, Iran
Science Foundation, Ireland
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Italy
Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, and National Research Foundation (NRF) (Korea)
Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
Ministry of Education, and University of Malaya (Malaysia)
CINVESTAV, CONACYT, SEP, and UASLP-FAI (Mexico)
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, New Zealand
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the National Science Centre, Poland
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnología, Portugal
JINR (Dubna)
Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation
Federal Agency of Atomic Energy of the Russian Federation
Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Foundation for Basic Research
Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of Serbia
Secretaría de Estado de Investigaciόn, Desarrollo e Innovaciόn and Programa Consolider-Ingenio 2010, Spain
ETH Board, ETH Zurich, PSI, SNF, UniZH, Canton Zurich, and SER
Ministry of Science and Technology, Taipei
Thailand center of Excellence in Physics
Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology of Thailand
Special Task Force for Activating Research and the National Science and Technology Development Agency of Thailand
Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey and Turkish Atomic Energy Authority
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
State Fund for Fundamental Researches, Ukraine
Science and Technology Facilities Council (UK)
Department of Energy (DOE)
NSF
Marie-Curie programme and the European Research Council and EPLANET (European Union)
Leventis Foundation
A.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
HOMING PLUS programme of Foundation for Polish Science cofinanced from European Union from European Union Regional Development Fund
OPUS programme of the National Science Center (Poland)
Compagnia di San Paolo (Torino)
Consorzio per la Fisica (Trieste)
MIUR project 20108T4XTM (Italy)
Thalis and Aristeia programs cofinanced by EU-ESF and the Greek NSRF
Qatar National Research Fund National Priorities Research Program
Rachadapisek Sompot Fund for Postdoctoral Fellowship Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)
Welch Foundation
C-1845

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