A search for flavor-changing neutral currents (FCNC) in events with the top quark and the Higgs boson is presented. The Higgs boson decay to a pair of b quarks is considered. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of√35.9 fb−1 recorded by the CMS experiment at the LHC in proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV. Two channels are considered: single top quark FCNC production in association with the Higgs boson (pp → tH), and top quark pair production with FCNC decay of the top quark (t → qH). Final states with one isolated lepton and at least three reconstructed jets, among which at least two are associated with b quarks, are studied. No significant deviation is observed from the predicted background. Observed (expected) upper limits at 95% confidence level are set on the branching fractions of top quark decays, B(t → uH) < 0.47% (0.34%) and B(t → cH) < 0.47% (0.44%), assuming a single nonzero FCNC coupling.

Search for the flavor-changing neutral current interactions of the top quark and the higgs boson which decays into a pair of b quarks at √s = 13 TeV / Sirunyan, A.M., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Ambrogi, F., Asilar, E., Bergauer, T., Brandstetter, J., Brondolin, E., Dragicevic, M., Ero, J., Escalante Del Valle, A., Flechl, M., Friedl, M., Fruhwirth, R., Ghete, V.M., Grossmann, J., Hrubec, J., Jeitler, M., Konig, A., Krammer, N., et al.. - In: JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS. - ISSN 1126-6708. - 2018:6(2018), pp. 1-36. [10.1007/JHEP06(2018)102]

Search for the flavor-changing neutral current interactions of the top quark and the higgs boson which decays into a pair of b quarks at √s = 13 TeV

Cipriani M.;Del Re D.;Longo E.;Organtini G.;Paramatti R.;Rahatlou S.;Santanastasio F.;
2018

Abstract

A search for flavor-changing neutral currents (FCNC) in events with the top quark and the Higgs boson is presented. The Higgs boson decay to a pair of b quarks is considered. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of√35.9 fb−1 recorded by the CMS experiment at the LHC in proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV. Two channels are considered: single top quark FCNC production in association with the Higgs boson (pp → tH), and top quark pair production with FCNC decay of the top quark (t → qH). Final states with one isolated lepton and at least three reconstructed jets, among which at least two are associated with b quarks, are studied. No significant deviation is observed from the predicted background. Observed (expected) upper limits at 95% confidence level are set on the branching fractions of top quark decays, B(t → uH) < 0.47% (0.34%) and B(t → cH) < 0.47% (0.44%), assuming a single nonzero FCNC coupling.
2018
flavour changing neutral current Interaction; hadron-hadron scattering (experiments); higgs physics; top physics; cms
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Search for the flavor-changing neutral current interactions of the top quark and the higgs boson which decays into a pair of b quarks at √s = 13 TeV / Sirunyan, A.M., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Ambrogi, F., Asilar, E., Bergauer, T., Brandstetter, J., Brondolin, E., Dragicevic, M., Ero, J., Escalante Del Valle, A., Flechl, M., Friedl, M., Fruhwirth, R., Ghete, V.M., Grossmann, J., Hrubec, J., Jeitler, M., Konig, A., Krammer, N., et al.. - In: JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS. - ISSN 1126-6708. - 2018:6(2018), pp. 1-36. [10.1007/JHEP06(2018)102]
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