Measurement of the tt̄ production cross section in pp collisions at √s=7 TeV using the kinematic properties of events with leptons and jets


Chatrchyan S., Khachatryan V., Sirunyan A., Tumasyan A., Adam W., Bergauer T., ...More

European Physical Journal C, vol.71, no.9, pp.1-27, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 71 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-011-1721-3
  • Journal Name: European Physical Journal C
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1-27
  • Yıldız Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

A measurement of the tt̄ production cross section in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV has been performed at the LHC with the CMS detector. The analysis uses a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 36 pb-1and is based on the reconstruction of the final state with one isolated, high transverse-momentum electron or muon and three or more hadronic jets. The kinematic properties of the events are used to separate the tt̄ signal from W+jets and QCD multijet background events. The measured cross section is 173+39 -32(stat. + syst.) pb, consistent with standard model expectations. © 2011 CERN for the benefit of the CMS collaboration.