Observation of (Formula presented) Production at the CMS Experiment
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The first observation of single top quark production in association with a (Formula presented) and a (Formula presented) boson in proton-proton collisions is reported. The analysis uses data at center-of-mass energies of 13 and 13.6 TeV recorded with the CMS detector at the CERN LHC, corresponding to a total integrated luminosity of (Formula presented). Events with three or four charged leptons, which can be electrons or muons, are selected. Advanced machine-learning algorithms and improved reconstruction methods, compared to an earlier analysis, result in an unprecedented sensitivity to (Formula presented) production. The measured cross sections for (Formula presented) production are (Formula presented) and (Formula presented) for (Formula presented) and 13.6 TeV, respectively. The signal is established with a statistical significance of 5.8 standard deviations, with 3.5 expected, compared to the background-only hypothesis. © 2026 CERN, for the CMS Collaboration.
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| dc.contributor.author | Hayrapetyan, A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Makarenko, V. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tumasyan, A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Adam, W. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Andrejkovic, J.W. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Benato, L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bergauer, T. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dragicevic, M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Giordano, C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hussain, P.S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jeitler, M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Krammer, N. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Li, A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Liko, D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Matthewman, M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mikulec, I. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Schieck, J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Schöfbeck, R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Schwarz, D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shooshtari, M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sonawane, M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Waltenberger, W. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wulz, C.-E. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Janssen, T. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kwon, H. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ocampo Henao, D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Van Laer, T. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Van Mechelen, P. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bierkens, J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Breugelmans, N. | |
| dc.contributor.author | D’Hondt, J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dansana, S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | De Moor, A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Delcourt, M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Heyen, F. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hong, Y. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kashko, P. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lowette, S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Makarenko, I. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Müller, D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Song, J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tavernier, S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tytgat, M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Van Onsem, G.P. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Van Putte, S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Vannerom, D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bilin, B. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Clerbaux, B. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Das, A.K. | |
| dc.contributor.author | De Bruyn, I. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-10-18T20:25:15.488074586Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-10-18T20:25:15.488074586Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2026 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The first observation of single top quark production in association with a (Formula presented) and a (Formula presented) boson in proton-proton collisions is reported. The analysis uses data at center-of-mass energies of 13 and 13.6 TeV recorded with the CMS detector at the CERN LHC, corresponding to a total integrated luminosity of (Formula presented). Events with three or four charged leptons, which can be electrons or muons, are selected. Advanced machine-learning algorithms and improved reconstruction methods, compared to an earlier analysis, result in an unprecedented sensitivity to (Formula presented) production. The measured cross sections for (Formula presented) production are (Formula presented) and (Formula presented) for (Formula presented) and 13.6 TeV, respectively. The signal is established with a statistical significance of 5.8 standard deviations, with 3.5 expected, compared to the background-only hypothesis. © 2026 CERN, for the CMS Collaboration. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | We congratulate our colleagues in the CERN accelerator departments for the excellent performance of the LHC and thank the technical and administrative staffs at CERN and at other CMS institutes for their contributions to the success of the CMS effort. In addition, we gratefully acknowledge the computing centers and personnel of the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid and other centers for delivering so effectively the computing infrastructure essential to our analyses. Finally, we acknowledge the enduring support for the construction and operation of the LHC, the CMS detector, and the supporting computing infrastructure provided by the following funding agencies: SC (Armenia); BMBWF and FWF (Austria); FNRS and FWO (Belgium); CNPq, CAPES, FAPERJ, FAPERGS, and FAPESP (Brazil); MES and BNSF (Bulgaria); CERN; CAS, MoST, and NSFC (China); MINCIENCIAS (Colombia); MSES and CSF (Croatia); RIF (Cyprus); SENESCYT (Ecuador); ERC PRG, TARISTU24-TK10 and MoER TK202 (Estonia); Academy of Finland, MEC, and HIP (Finland); CEA and CNRS/IN2P3 (France); SRNSF (Georgia); BMFTR, DFG, and HGF (Germany); GSRI (Greece); NKFIH (Hungary); DAE and DST (India); IPM (Iran); SFI (Ireland); INFN (Italy); MSIT and NRF (Republic of Korea); MES (Latvia); LMTLT (Lithuania); MOE and UM (Malaysia); BUAP, CINVESTAV, CONACYT, LNS, SEP, and UASLP-FAI (Mexico); MOS (Montenegro); MBIE (New Zealand); PAEC (Pakistan); MES, NSC, and NAWA (Poland); FCT (Portugal); MESTD (Serbia); MICIU/AEI and PCTI (Spain); MOSTR (Sri Lanka); Swiss Funding Agencies (Switzerland); MST (Taipei); MHESI (Thailand); TUBITAK and TENMAK (T\u00FCrkiye); NASU (Ukraine); STFC (United Kingdom); and DOE and NSF (USA). | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1103/rk6w-1pcl | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0031-9007 | |
| dc.identifier.issue | 8 | |
| dc.identifier.pmid | 41824968 | |
| dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-105032038037 | |
| dc.identifier.startpage | 081802 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/r/ebyu/10025 | |
| dc.identifier.volume | 136 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | American Physical Society | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Physical Review Letters | |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
| dc.subject | Bosons | |
| dc.subject | Charged particles | |
| dc.subject | Learning algorithms | |
| dc.subject | Learning systems | |
| dc.subject | Machine learning | |
| dc.subject | Particle detectors | |
| dc.subject | Center-of-mass energies | |
| dc.subject | Centre-of-mass energies | |
| dc.subject | Charged leptons | |
| dc.subject | CMS detectors | |
| dc.subject | Integrated luminosity | |
| dc.subject | Machine learning algorithms | |
| dc.subject | Proton proton collisions | |
| dc.subject | Quark production | |
| dc.subject | Reconstruction method | |
| dc.subject | Top quarks | |
| dc.subject | article | |
| dc.subject | muon | |
| dc.subject | Tellurium compounds | |
| dc.title | Observation of (Formula presented) Production at the CMS Experiment | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| rdl.citation.scopus | 0 | |
| rdl.oa.status | gold | |
| rdl.source.index | SCOPUS |
