2017/11/30 by M. Komm, Komm, Matthias
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex) #High-Energy Particle Collisions Research #Particle Detector Development and Performance #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1711.11445
openalex publication_date 2017/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
An overview of recent measurements of inclusive and differential single top quark cross sections at 13 TeV with the CMS experiment is given in this note. This includes measurements targeting the t-channel and tW production modes resulting in inclusive cross sections of σt-ch.=238±32~pb and σtW=63.1±6.6~pb respectively. In addition, the t-channel cross section has been measured differentially as a function of the top quark transverse momentum and rapidity. The results are found in agreement with the standard model expectations. Furthermore, a search for single top quark production in association with a Z boson is detailed which yields an observed (expected) significance of 3.7 (3.1) standard deviations.