A search for the pair production of heavy spin-1/2 or spin-3/2 resonances (t*) in proton-proton collisions at root s = 13 TeV is presented. Data collected with the CMS detector at the CERN LHC from 2016 to 2018 corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb(-1) are used. The analysis targets benchmark signal scenarios where one t* decays into a top quark (t) and a photon (gamma), and the other into a t quark and a gluon (g), i.e., pp -> t*(t*) over bar -> tt gamma g. All-hadronic final states from the t pair decay chain are selected using jet substructure techniques. The signal is probed as a function of the t* candidate mass, which is reconstructed using the photon and a top quark candidate jet. No significant deviation from the background-only hypothesis is found. Observed (expected) upper limits on the signal cross section at 95% confidence level are set, excluding masses of spin-1/2 t* particles below 930 (930) GeV and spin-3/2 t* particles below 1330 (1390) GeV. This analysis marks the first search for heavy resonances in the t (t) over bar gamma g channel. Exploiting the high-energy photon to reduce the backgrounds, this search achieves sensitivity competitive with p -> t*(t*) over bar -> t (t) over bar gg searches for spin-1/2 t* despite the small expected t* -> t gamma branching fraction.

Hayrapetyan, A., Makarenko, V., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Andrejkovic, J.W., Benato, L., et al. (2026). Search for pair production of heavy resonances in final states with a photon and large-radius jets in proton-proton collisions at √s=13 TeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW D, 113(11) [10.1103/bwqs-vgqn].

Search for pair production of heavy resonances in final states with a photon and large-radius jets in proton-proton collisions at √s=13 TeV

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

Abstract

A search for the pair production of heavy spin-1/2 or spin-3/2 resonances (t*) in proton-proton collisions at root s = 13 TeV is presented. Data collected with the CMS detector at the CERN LHC from 2016 to 2018 corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb(-1) are used. The analysis targets benchmark signal scenarios where one t* decays into a top quark (t) and a photon (gamma), and the other into a t quark and a gluon (g), i.e., pp -> t*(t*) over bar -> tt gamma g. All-hadronic final states from the t pair decay chain are selected using jet substructure techniques. The signal is probed as a function of the t* candidate mass, which is reconstructed using the photon and a top quark candidate jet. No significant deviation from the background-only hypothesis is found. Observed (expected) upper limits on the signal cross section at 95% confidence level are set, excluding masses of spin-1/2 t* particles below 930 (930) GeV and spin-3/2 t* particles below 1330 (1390) GeV. This analysis marks the first search for heavy resonances in the t (t) over bar gamma g channel. Exploiting the high-energy photon to reduce the backgrounds, this search achieves sensitivity competitive with p -> t*(t*) over bar -> t (t) over bar gg searches for spin-1/2 t* despite the small expected t* -> t gamma branching fraction.
2026
Hayrapetyan, A., Makarenko, V., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Andrejkovic, J.W., Benato, L., et al. (2026). Search for pair production of heavy resonances in final states with a photon and large-radius jets in proton-proton collisions at √s=13 TeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW D, 113(11) [10.1103/bwqs-vgqn].
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