Search for dark matter particles in W$^+$W$^-$ events with transverse momentum imbalance in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV

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contents A search for dark matter particles is performed using events with a pair of W bosons and large missing transverse momentum. Candidate events are selected by requiring one or two leptons ($\ell =$ electrons or muons). The analysis is based on proton-proton collision data collected at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV by the CMS experiment at the LHC and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb$^{-1}$. No significant excess over the expected standard model background is observed in the $\ellν$qq and 2$\ell$2$ν$ final states of the W$^+$W$^-$ boson pair. Limits are set on dark matter production in the context of a simplified dark Higgs model, with a dark Higgs boson mass above the W$^+$W$^-$ mass threshold. The dark matter phase space is probed in the mass range 100-300 GeV, extending the scope of previous searches. Current exclusion limits are improved in the range of dark Higgs masses from 160 to 250 GeV, for a dark matter mass of 200 GeV.
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spellingShingle Search for dark matter particles in W$^+$W$^-$ events with transverse momentum imbalance in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV
CMS Collaboration
High Energy Physics - Experiment
A search for dark matter particles is performed using events with a pair of W bosons and large missing transverse momentum. Candidate events are selected by requiring one or two leptons ($\ell =$ electrons or muons). The analysis is based on proton-proton collision data collected at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV by the CMS experiment at the LHC and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb$^{-1}$. No significant excess over the expected standard model background is observed in the $\ellν$qq and 2$\ell$2$ν$ final states of the W$^+$W$^-$ boson pair. Limits are set on dark matter production in the context of a simplified dark Higgs model, with a dark Higgs boson mass above the W$^+$W$^-$ mass threshold. The dark matter phase space is probed in the mass range 100-300 GeV, extending the scope of previous searches. Current exclusion limits are improved in the range of dark Higgs masses from 160 to 250 GeV, for a dark matter mass of 200 GeV.
title Search for dark matter particles in W$^+$W$^-$ events with transverse momentum imbalance in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV
topic High Energy Physics - Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.12229