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Search for scalar top quark production in (Formula presented.) collisions at (Formula presented.) = 1.96 TeV

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Aaltonen, T; Álvarez González, B; Amerio, S; Amidei, D; Anastassov, A; Annovi, A; Antos, J; Apollinari, G; Appel, JA; Arisawa, T; Artikov, A ...
Published in: Journal of High Energy Physics
October 25, 2012

We report on a search for the supersymmetric partner of the top quark (scalar top) decaying into a charm quark and a neutralino in (Formula presented.) collisions at (Formula presented.) = 1.96TeV. The data sample, collected by the CDF II detector at the Fermilab Tevatron, corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 2.6 fb−1. Candidate events are selected by requiring two or more jets and a large imbalance in the transverse momentum. To enhance the analysis sensitivity, at least one of the jets is required to be identified as originating from a charm quark using an algorithm specifically designed for this analysis. The selected events are in good agreement with standard model predictions. In the case of large mass splitting between the scalar top quark and the neutralino we exclude a scalar top quark mass below 180 GeV/c2 at 95% confidence level.

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Journal of High Energy Physics

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EISSN

1029-8479

ISSN

1126-6708

Publication Date

October 25, 2012

Volume

2012

Issue

10

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5107 Particle and high energy physics
  • 5106 Nuclear and plasma physics
  • 4902 Mathematical physics
  • 0206 Quantum Physics
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
  • 0105 Mathematical Physics
 

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Aaltonen, T., Álvarez González, B., Amerio, S., Amidei, D., Anastassov, A., Annovi, A., … d’Errico, M. (2012). Search for scalar top quark production in (Formula presented.) collisions at (Formula presented.) = 1.96 TeV. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2012(10). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2012)158
Aaltonen, T., B. Álvarez González, S. Amerio, D. Amidei, A. Anastassov, A. Annovi, J. Antos, et al. “Search for scalar top quark production in (Formula presented.) collisions at (Formula presented.) = 1.96 TeV.” Journal of High Energy Physics 2012, no. 10 (October 25, 2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2012)158.
Aaltonen T, Álvarez González B, Amerio S, Amidei D, Anastassov A, Annovi A, et al. Search for scalar top quark production in (Formula presented.) collisions at (Formula presented.) = 1.96 TeV. Journal of High Energy Physics. 2012 Oct 25;2012(10).
Aaltonen, T., et al. “Search for scalar top quark production in (Formula presented.) collisions at (Formula presented.) = 1.96 TeV.” Journal of High Energy Physics, vol. 2012, no. 10, Oct. 2012. Scopus, doi:10.1007/JHEP10(2012)158.
Aaltonen T, Álvarez González B, Amerio S, Amidei D, Anastassov A, Annovi A, Antos J, Apollinari G, Appel JA, Arisawa T, Artikov A, Asaadi J, Ashmanskas W, Auerbach B, Aurisano A, Azfar F, Badgett W, Bae T, Barbaro-Galtieri A, Barnes VE, Barnett BA, Barria P, Bartos P, Bauce M, Bedeschi F, Behari S, Bellettini G, Bellinger J, Benjamin D, Beretvas A, Bhatti A, Bisello D, Bizjak I, Bland KR, Blumenfeld B, Bocci A, Bodek A, Bortoletto D, Boudreau J, Boveia A, Brigliadori L, Bromberg C, Brucken E, Budagov J, Budd HS, Burkett K, Busetto G, Bussey P, Buzatu A, Calamba A, Calancha C, Camarda S, Campanelli M, Campbell M, Canelli F, Carls B, Carlsmith D, Carosi R, Carrillo S, Carron S, Casal B, Casarsa M, Castro A, Catastini P, Cauz D, Cavaliere V, Cavalli-Sforza M, Cerri A, Cerrito L, Chen YC, Chertok M, Chiarelli G, Chlachidze G, Chlebana F, Cho K, Chokheli D, Chung WH, Chung YS, Ciocci MA, Clark A, Clarke C, Compostella G, Convery ME, Conway J, Corbo M, Cordelli M, Cox CA, Cox DJ, Crescioli F, Cuevas J, Culbertson R, Dagenhart D, d’Ascenzo N, Datta M, de Barbaro P, Dell’Orso M, Demortier L, Deninno M, Devoto F, d’Errico M. Search for scalar top quark production in (Formula presented.) collisions at (Formula presented.) = 1.96 TeV. Journal of High Energy Physics. 2012 Oct 25;2012(10).
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Published In

Journal of High Energy Physics

DOI

EISSN

1029-8479

ISSN

1126-6708

Publication Date

October 25, 2012

Volume

2012

Issue

10

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5107 Particle and high energy physics
  • 5106 Nuclear and plasma physics
  • 4902 Mathematical physics
  • 0206 Quantum Physics
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
  • 0105 Mathematical Physics