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Search for long-lived particles with displaced vertices using the CMS detector at the LHC

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Chu_cornellgrad_0058F_11074.pdf (12.69 MB)
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https://doi.org/10.7298/X4TQ5ZSR
https://hdl.handle.net/1813/59595
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Author
Chu, Jennifer Yuenjane
Abstract

Results are reported from a search for long-lived particles in proton-proton collisions at sqrt(s)=13 TeV delivered by the CERN LHC and collected by the CMS experiment. The data sample, which was recorded during 2015 and 2016, corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 38.5 fb^-1. This search uses benchmark signal models in which long-lived particles are pair-produced and each decays into two or more quarks, leading to a signal with multiple jets and two displaced vertices composed of many tracks. No events with two well-separated high-track-multiplicity vertices are observed. Upper limits are placed on models of R-parity violating supersymmetry in which the long-lived particles are neutralinos or gluinos decaying solely into multijet final states or top squarks decaying solely into dijet final states. For neutralino, gluino, or top squark masses between 800 and 2600 GeV and mean proper decay lengths between 1 and 40 mm, the analysis excludes cross sections above 0.3 fb at 95% confidence level. Gluino and top squark masses are excluded below 2200 GeV and 1400 GeV, respectively, for mean proper decay lengths between 0.6 and 80 mm. A method is provided for extending the results to other models with pair-produced long-lived particles.

Date Issued
2018-08-30
Keywords
Physics
Committee Chair
Patterson, J Ritchie
Committee Member
Grossman, Yuval
Wittich, Peter
Degree Discipline
Physics
Degree Name
Ph. D., Physics
Degree Level
Doctor of Philosophy
Type
dissertation or thesis

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