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

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Abstract

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)−0.13 +0.15(syst), representing the most precise measurement of this quantity in the muon+jets final state to date.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)321-346
Number of pages26
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume758
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Jul 2016
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • CMS
  • LHC
  • Matrix element method
  • Spin
  • Top quark

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