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Measurement of masses in the tt̄ system by kinematic endpoints in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV

European Physical Journal C 73:7 (2013) 1-28

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S Chatrchyan, V Khachatryan, AM Sirunyan, A Tumasyan, W Adam, T Bergauer, M Dragicevic, J Erö, C Fabjan, M Friedl, R Frühwirth, VM Ghete, N Hörmann, J Hrubec, M Jeitler, W Kiesenhofer, V Knünz, M Krammer, I Krätschmer, D Liko, I Mikulec, D Rabady, B Rahbaran, C Rohringer, H Rohringer, R Schöfbeck, J Strauss, A Taurok, W Treberer-Treberspurg, W Waltenberger, CE Wulz, V Mossolov, N Shumeiko, J Suarez Gonzalez, S Alderweireldt, M Bansal, S Bansal, T Cornelis, EA De Wolf, X Janssen, A Knutsson, S Luyckx, L Mucibello, S Ochesanu, B Roland, R Rougny, H Van Haevermaet, P Van Mechelen, N Van Remortel, A Van Spilbeeck, F Blekman, S Blyweert, J D'Hondt, A Kalogeropoulos, J Keaveney, M Maes, A Olbrechts, S Tavernier, W Van Doninck, P Van Mulders, GP Van Onsem, I Villella, B Clerbaux, G De Lentdecker, APR Gay, T Hreus, A Léonard, PE Marage, A Mohammadi, T Reis, L Thomas, C Vander Velde, P Vanlaer, J Wang, V Adler, K Beernaert, L Benucci, A Cimmino, S Costantini, S Dildick, G Garcia, B Klein, J Lellouch, A Marinov, J Mccartin, AA Ocampo Rios, D Ryckbosch, M Sigamani, N Strobbe, F Thyssen, M Tytgat, S Walsh, E Yazgan, N Zaganidis, S Basegmez, G Bruno, R Castello, A Caudron, L Ceard, C Delaere

Abstract:

A simultaneous measurement of the top-quark, W-boson, and neutrino masses is reported for tt̄ events selected in the dilepton final state from a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.0 fb-1 collected by the CMS experiment in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV. The analysis is based on endpoint determinations in kinematic distributions. When the neutrino and W-boson masses are constrained to their world-average values, a top-quark mass value of Mt = 173.9 ± 0.9 (stat)+1.7-2.1(syst.) GeV is obtained. When such constraints are not used, the three particle masses are obtained in a simultaneous fit. In this unconstrained mode the study serves as a test of mass determination methods that may be used in beyond standard model physics scenarios where several masses in a decay chain may be unknown and undetected particles lead to underconstrained kinematics. © 2013 CERN for the benefit of the CMS collaboration.
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Search for physics beyond the standard model in events with τ leptons, jets, and large transverse momentum imbalance in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV

European Physical Journal C 73:7 (2013) 1-26

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S Chatrchyan, V Khachatryan, AM Sirunyan, A Tumasyan, W Adam, E Aguilo, T Bergauer, M Dragicevic, J Erö, C Fabjan, M Friedl, R Frühwirth, VM Ghete, J Hammer, N Hörmann, J Hrubec, M Jeitler, W Kiesenhofer, V Knünz, M Krammer, I Krätschmer, D Liko, I Mikulec, M Pernicka, B Rahbaran, C Rohringer, H Rohringer, R Schöfbeck, J Strauss, A Taurok, W Waltenberger, G Walzel, E Widl, CE Wulz, V Mossolov, N Shumeiko, J Suarez Gonzalez, M Bansal, S Bansal, T Cornelis, EA De Wolf, X Janssen, S Luyckx, L Mucibello, S Ochesanu, B Roland, R Rougny, M Selvaggi, Z Staykova, H Van Haevermaet, P Van Mechelen, N Van Remortel, A Van Spilbeeck, F Blekman, S Blyweert, J D'Hondt, R Gonzalez Suarez, A Kalogeropoulos, M Maes, A Olbrechts, W Van Doninck, P Van Mulders, GP Van Onsem, I Villella, B Clerbaux, G De Lentdecker, V Dero, APR Gay, T Hreus, A Léonard, PE Marage, A Mohammadi, T Reis, L Thomas, G Vander Marcken, C Vander Velde, P Vanlaer, J Wang, V Adler, K Beernaert, A Cimmino, S Costantini, G Garcia, M Grunewald, B Klein, J Lellouch, A Marinov, J Mccartin, AA Ocampo Rios, D Ryckbosch, N Strobbe, F Thyssen, M Tytgat, P Verwilligen, S Walsh, E Yazgan, N Zaganidis, S Basegmez, G Bruno, R Castello

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A search for physics beyond the standard model is performed with events having one or more hadronically decaying τ leptons, highly energetic jets, and large transverse momentum imbalance. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 4.98 fb-1 of proton-proton collisions at √ = 7 TeV collected with the CMS detector at the LHC in 2011. The number of observed events is consistent with predictions for standard model processes. Lower limits on the mass of the gluino in supersymmetric models are determined. © 2013 CERN for the benefit of the CMS collaboration.
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Improved Measurement of Absolute Hadronic Branching Fractions of the Ds+ Meson

ArXiv 1306.5363 (2013)

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CLEO Collaboration, PUE Onyisi, G Bonvicini, D Cinabro, MJ Smith, P Zhou, P Naik, J Rademacker, KW Edwards, RA Briere, H Vogel, JL Rosner, JP Alexander, DG Cassel, S Das, R Ehrlich, L Gibbons, SW Gray, DL Hartill, BK Heltsley, DL Kreinick, VE Kuznetsov, JR Patterson, D Peterson, D Riley, A Ryd, AJ Sadoff, X Shi, WM Sun, J Yelton, P Rubin, N Lowrey, S Mehrabyan, M Selen, J Wiss, J Libby, M Kornicer, RE Mitchell, D Besson, TK Pedlar, D Cronin-Hennessy, J Hietala, S Dobbs, Z Metreveli, KK Seth, A Tomaradze, T Xiao, A Powell, C Thomas, G Wilkinson, DM Asner, G Tatishvili, JY Ge, DH Miller, IPJ Shipsey, B Xin, GS Adams, J Napolitano, KM Ecklund, J Insler, H Muramatsu, LJ Pearson, EH Thorndike, M Artuso, S Blusk, R Mountain, T Skwarnicki, S Stone, JC Wang, LM Zhang

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The branching fractions of Ds meson decays serve to normalize many measurements of processes involving charm quarks. Using 586 pb^-1 of e+ e- collisions recorded at a center of mass energy of 4.17 GeV, we determine absolute branching fractions for 13 Ds decays in 16 reconstructed final states with a double tag technique. In particular we make a precise measurement of the branching fraction B(Ds -> K- K+ pi+) = (5.55 +- 0.14 +- 0.13)%, where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic respectively. We find a significantly reduced value of B(Ds -> pi+ pi0 eta') compared to the world average, and our results bring the inclusively and exclusively measured values of B(Ds -> eta' X)$ into agreement. We also search for CP-violating asymmetries in Ds decays and measure the cross-section of e+ e- -> Ds* Ds at Ecm = 4.17 GeV.
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SUPER-LUMINOUS TYPE Ic SUPERNOVAE: CATCHING A MAGNETAR BY THE TAIL

The Astrophysical Journal American Astronomical Society 770:2 (2013) 128

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C Inserra, SJ Smartt, A Jerkstrand, S Valenti, M Fraser, D Wright, K Smith, T-W Chen, R Kotak, A Pastorello, M Nicholl, F Bresolin, RP Kudritzki, S Benetti, MT Botticella, WS Burgett, KC Chambers, M Ergon, H Flewelling, JPU Fynbo, S Geier, KW Hodapp, DA Howell, M Huber, N Kaiser, G Leloudas, L Magill, EA Magnier, MG McCrum, N Metcalfe, PA Price, A Rest, J Sollerman, W Sweeney, F Taddia, S Taubenberger, JL Tonry, RJ Wainscoat, C Waters, D Young
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Interpreting signals from astrophysical transient experiments

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences The Royal Society 371:1992 (2013) 20120498

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Paul T OBrien, Stephen J Smartt
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