An analysis of the flavour structure of dimension-6 effective field theory (EFT) operators in multilepton final states is presented, focusing on the interactions of quarks with Z bosons. For the first time, the flavour structure of these operators is disentangled by simultaneously probing the interactions with different quark generations. The analysis targets the associated production of a top quark pair and a Z boson, as well as diboson processes in final states with at least three leptons, which can be electrons or muons. The data were recorded by the CMS experiment in the years 2016-2018 in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb(-1). Consistency with the standard model of particle physics is observed and limits are set on the selected Wilson coefficients, split into couplings to light- and heavy-quark generations.

Hayrapetyan, A., Makarenko, V., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Andrejkovic, J.W., Benato, L., et al. (2026). Probing the flavour structure of dimension-6 EFT operators in multilepton final states in proton-proton collisions at √s=13 TeV. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS(3) [10.1007/JHEP03(2026)140].

Probing the flavour structure of dimension-6 EFT operators in multilepton final states in proton-proton collisions at √s=13 TeV

Ciocci, M. A.;Turini, N.;
2026-01-01

Abstract

An analysis of the flavour structure of dimension-6 effective field theory (EFT) operators in multilepton final states is presented, focusing on the interactions of quarks with Z bosons. For the first time, the flavour structure of these operators is disentangled by simultaneously probing the interactions with different quark generations. The analysis targets the associated production of a top quark pair and a Z boson, as well as diboson processes in final states with at least three leptons, which can be electrons or muons. The data were recorded by the CMS experiment in the years 2016-2018 in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb(-1). Consistency with the standard model of particle physics is observed and limits are set on the selected Wilson coefficients, split into couplings to light- and heavy-quark generations.
2026
Hayrapetyan, A., Makarenko, V., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Andrejkovic, J.W., Benato, L., et al. (2026). Probing the flavour structure of dimension-6 EFT operators in multilepton final states in proton-proton collisions at √s=13 TeV. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS(3) [10.1007/JHEP03(2026)140].
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