@article{36657d32c8f04cf59d8f4f59eabc2fdf,
title = "Search for pair production of third-generation scalar leptoquarks decaying into a top quark and a τ-lepton in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector",
abstract = "A search for pair production of third-generation scalar leptoquarks decaying into a top quark and a τ-lepton is presented. The search is based on a dataset of pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector during Run 2 of the Large Hadron Collider, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 139 fb−1. Events are selected if they have one light lepton (electron or muon) and at least one hadronically decaying τ-lepton, or at least two light leptons. In addition, two or more jets, at least one of which must be identified as containing b-hadrons, are required. Six final states, defined by the multiplicity and flavour of lepton candidates, are considered in the analysis. Each of them is split into multiple event categories to simultaneously search for the signal and constrain several leading backgrounds. The signal-rich event categories require at least one hadronically decaying τ-lepton candidate and exploit the presence of energetic final-state objects, which is characteristic of signal events. No significant excess above the Standard Model expectation is observed in any of the considered event categories, and 95% CL upper limits are set on the production cross section as a function of the leptoquark mass, for different assumptions about the branching fractions into tτ and bν. Scalar leptoquarks decaying exclusively into tτ are excluded up to masses of 1.43 TeV while, for a branching fraction of 50% into tτ, the lower mass limit is 1.22 TeV. ",
keywords = "Beyond Standard Model, Exotics, Hadron-Hadron scattering (experiments)",
author = "{The ATLAS collaboration} and G. Aad and B. Abbott and Abbott, {D. C.} and {Abed Abud}, A. and K. Abeling and Abhayasinghe, {D. K.} and Abidi, {S. H.} and AbouZeid, {O. S.} and Abraham, {N. L.} and H. Abramowicz and H. Abreu and Y. Abulaiti and Acharya, {B. S.} and B. Achkar and {Adam Bourdarios}, C. and L. Adamczyk and L. Adamek and J. Adelman and A. Adiguzel and S. Adorni and T. Adye and Affolder, {A. A.} and Y. Afik and C. Agapopoulou and Agaras, {M. N.} and A. Aggarwal and C. Agheorghiesei and Aguilar-Saavedra, {J. A.} and A. Ahmad and F. Ahmadov and Ahmed, {W. S.} and X. Ai and G. Aielli and S. Akatsuka and M. Akbiyik and {\AA}kesson, {T. P.A.} and E. Akilli and Akimov, {A. V.} and {Al Khoury}, K. and Alberghi, {G. L.} and J. Albert and {Alconada Verzini}, {M. J.} and S. Alderweireldt and M. Aleksa and Aleksandrov, {I. N.} and C. Alexa and T. Alexopoulos and A. Alfonsi and F. Alfonsi and M. Alhroob and B. Ali and S. Ali and M. Aliev and G. Alimonti and C. Allaire and Allbrooke, {B. M.M.} and Allen, {B. W.} and Allport, {P. P.} and A. Aloisio and F. Alonso and C. Alpigiani and {Alunno Camelia}, E. and {Alvarez Estevez}, M. and Alviggi, {M. G.} and {Amaral Coutinho}, Y. and A. Ambler and L. Ambroz and C. Amelung and D. Amidei and {Amor Dos Santos}, {S. P.} and S. Amoroso and F. An and C. Anastopoulos and T. Andeen and Anders, {J. K.} and Andrean, {S. Y.} and A. Andreazza and V. Andrei and Anelli, {C. R.} and S. Angelidakis and A. Angerami and Anisenkov, {A. V.} and A. Annovi and C. Antel and Anthony, {M. T.} and E. Antipov and M. Antonelli and Antrim, {D. J.A.} and F. Anulli and M. Aoki and {Aparisi Pozo}, {J. A.} and Aparo, {M. A.} and {Aperio Bella}, L. and N. Aranzabal and {Araujo Ferraz}, V. and {Araujo Pereira}, R. and C. Arcangeletti and Arce, {A. T.H.} and Arguin, {J. F.} and S. Argyropoulos and Arling, {J. H.} and Armbruster, {A. J.} and O. Arnaez and H. Arnold and {Arrubarrena Tame}, {Z. P.} and G. Artoni and H. Asada and K. Asai and S. Asai and T. Asawatavonvanich and Asbah, {N. A.} and L. Asquith and J. Assahsah and K. Assamagan and R. Astalos and Atkin, {R. J.} and M. Atkinson and Atlay, {N. B.} and H. Atmani and Atmasiddha, {P. A.} and K. Augsten and Austrup, {V. A.} and G. Avolio and Ayoub, {M. K.} and G. Azuelos and D. Babal and H. Bachacou and K. Bachas and F. Backman and P. Bagnaia and H. Bahrasemani and Bailey, {A. J.} and Bailey, {V. R.} and Baines, {J. T.} and C. Bakalis and Baker, {O. K.} and Bakker, {P. J.} and E. Bakos and {Bakshi Gupta}, D. and S. Balaji and R. Balasubramanian and Baldin, {E. M.} and P. Balek and F. Balli and Balunas, {W. K.} and J. Balz and E. Banas and M. Bandieramonte and A. Bandyopadhyay and Sw Banerjee and L. Barak and Barbe, {W. M.} and Barberio, {E. L.} and D. Barberis and M. Barbero and G. Barbour and T. Barillari and Barisits, {M. S.} and T. Barklow and R. Barnea and Barnett, {B. M.} and Barnett, {R. M.} and Z. Barnovska-Blenessy and A. Baroncelli and G. Barone and Barr, {A. J.} and {Barranco Navarro}, L. and F. Barreiro and {Barreiro Guimar{\~a}es da Costa}, J. and U. Barron and S. Barsov and F. Bartels and R. Bartoldus and G. Bartolini and Barton, {A. E.} and P. Bartos and A. Basalaev and A. Basan and A. Bassalat and Basso, {M. J.} and Bates, {R. L.} and S. Batlamous and Batley, {J. R.} and B. Batool and M. Battaglia and M. Bauce and F. Bauer and P. Bauer and Bawa, {H. S.} and A. Bayirli and Beacham, {J. B.} and T. Beau and Beauchemin, {P. H.} and F. Becherer and P. Bechtle and Beck, {H. C.} and Beck, {H. P.} and K. Becker and Beddall, {A. J.} and Beddall, {A. J.} and Bednyakov, {V. A.} and M. Bedognetti and Bee, {C. P.} and Beermann, {T. A.} and M. Begalli and M. Begel and A. Behera and Behr, {J. K.} and F. Beisiegel and M. Belfkir and Bell, {A. S.} and G. Bella and L. Bellagamba and A. Bellerive and P. Bellos and K. Beloborodov and K. Belotskiy and Belyaev, {N. L.} and D. Benchekroun and N. Benekos and Y. Benhammou and Benjamin, {D. P.} and M. Benoit and Bensinger, {J. R.} and S. Bentvelsen and L. Beresford and M. Beretta and D. Berge and {Bergeaas Kuutmann}, E. and N. Berger and B. Bergmann and Bergsten, {L. J.} and J. Beringer and S. Berlendis and G. Bernardi and C. Bernius and Bernlochner, {F. U.} and T. Berry and P. Berta and A. Berthold and Bertram, {I. A.} and N. Besson and S. Bethke and A. Betti and Bevan, {A. J.} and J. Beyer and S. Bhatta and Bhattacharya, {D. S.} and P. Bhattarai and J. Shojaii",
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year = "2021",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1007/JHEP06(2021)179",
language = "English",
volume = "2021",
pages = "1--61",
journal = "Journal of High Energy Physics",
issn = "1029-8479",
publisher = "Springer, Springer Nature",
number = "6",
}