Search for neutral resonances decaying into a Z boson and a pair of b jets or τ leptons
Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, vol.759, pp.369-394, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 759
- Publication Date: 2016
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.physletb.2016.05.087
- Journal Name: Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.369-394
- Keywords: 2HDM, b-Tagging, BSM, CMS, Higgs, Lepton, Physics, Tau
- Yıldız Technical University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
A search is performed for a new resonance decaying into a lighter resonance and a Z boson. Two channels are studied, targeting the decay of the lighter resonance into either a pair of oppositely charged τ leptons or a bb‾ pair. The Z boson is identified via its decays to electrons or muons. The search exploits data collected by the CMS experiment at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.8 fb−1. No significant deviations are observed from the standard model expectation and limits are set on production cross sections and parameters of two-Higgs-doublet models.