Search for new particles decaying into top quark-antiquark pairs in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV

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contents A search for new particles decaying to top quark-antiquark pairs is performed using proton-proton collision data at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. The data set recorded with the CMS detector between 2016 and 2018 is used, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb$^{-1}$. Final states with 0, 1, and 2 leptons are analyzed, covering all decay modes of the top quark-antiquark pairs. Heavy Z' bosons with relative widths of 1, 10, and 30% are excluded for masses in the ranges 0.4$-$4.8, 0.4$-$6.2, and 0.4$-$7.4 TeV, respectively. A Kaluza$-$Klein gluon in the Randall$-$Sundrum model and a dark-matter mediator are excluded for masses between 0.5$-$5.5 and 1.0$-$4.2 TeV, respectively. These results set the most stringent limits to date for the considered models in the $\mathrm{t\bar{t}}$ final state. In addition, in the two-Higgs-doublet models, upper limits are set on the coupling strength modifier for scalar and pseudoscalar Higgs bosons with relative widths of 2.5, 10, and 25% in the mass range of 0.5$-$1.0 TeV.
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spellingShingle Search for new particles decaying into top quark-antiquark pairs in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV
CMS Collaboration
High Energy Physics - Experiment
A search for new particles decaying to top quark-antiquark pairs is performed using proton-proton collision data at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. The data set recorded with the CMS detector between 2016 and 2018 is used, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb$^{-1}$. Final states with 0, 1, and 2 leptons are analyzed, covering all decay modes of the top quark-antiquark pairs. Heavy Z' bosons with relative widths of 1, 10, and 30% are excluded for masses in the ranges 0.4$-$4.8, 0.4$-$6.2, and 0.4$-$7.4 TeV, respectively. A Kaluza$-$Klein gluon in the Randall$-$Sundrum model and a dark-matter mediator are excluded for masses between 0.5$-$5.5 and 1.0$-$4.2 TeV, respectively. These results set the most stringent limits to date for the considered models in the $\mathrm{t\bar{t}}$ final state. In addition, in the two-Higgs-doublet models, upper limits are set on the coupling strength modifier for scalar and pseudoscalar Higgs bosons with relative widths of 2.5, 10, and 25% in the mass range of 0.5$-$1.0 TeV.
title Search for new particles decaying into top quark-antiquark pairs in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV
topic High Energy Physics - Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.23454