Search for the production of an excited bottom quark decaying to tW in proton-proton collisions at (Formula Presented.) TeV
Journal
Journal of High Energy Physics
Journal Volume
2016
Journal Issue
1
Pages
1-44
Date Issued
2016
Author(s)
Abstract
A search is presented for a singly produced excited bottom quark (b * ) decaying to a top quark and a W boson in the all-hadronic, lepton+jets, and dilepton final states in proton-proton collisions at s = 8 TeV recorded by the CMS experiment at the CERN LHC. Data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 fb -1 are used. No significant excess of events is observed with respect to standard model expectations. We set limits at 95% confidence on the product of the b * quark production cross section and its branching fraction to tW. The cross section limits are interpreted for scenarios including left-handed, right-handed, and vector-like couplings of the b * quark and are presented in the twodimensional coupling plane based on the production and decay coupling constants. The masses of the left-handed, right-handed, and vector-like b * quark states are excluded at 95% confidence below 1390, 1430, and 1530 GeV, respectively, for benchmark couplings. This analysis gives the most stringent limits on the mass of the b * quark to date.
Type
journal article