Search for flavor-changing neutral currents in top-quark decays t →zq in pp collisions at s =8TeV

S. Chatrchyan; V. Khachatryan; A. M. Sirunyan; A. Tumasyan; W. Adam; T. Bergauer; M. Dragicevic; J. Erö; C. Fabjan; M. Friedl; R. Frühwirth; V. M. Ghete; C. Hartl; N. Hörmann; J. Hrubec; M. Jeitler; W. Kiesenhofer; V. Knünz; M. Krammer; I. Krätschmer; D. Liko; I. Mikulec; D. Rabady; B. Rahbaran; H. Rohringer; R. Schöfbeck; J. Strauss; A. Taurok; W. Treberer-Treberspurg; W. Waltenberger; C. E. Wulz; V. Mossolov; N. Shumeiko; J. Suarez Gonzalez; S. Alderweireldt; M. Bansal; S. Bansal; T. Cornelis; E. A. 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

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.171802

Search for flavor-changing neutral currents in top-quark decays t →zq in pp collisions at s =8TeV

S. Chatrchyan^*, V. Khachatryan, A. M. Sirunyan, A. Tumasyan, W. Adam, T. Bergauer, M. Dragicevic, J. Erö, C. Fabjan, M. Friedl, R. Frühwirth, V. M. Ghete, C. Hartl, N. Hörmann, J. Hrubec, M. Jeitler, W. Kiesenhofer, V. Knünz, M. Krammer, I. KrätschmerD. Liko, I. Mikulec, D. Rabady, B. Rahbaran, H. Rohringer, R. Schöfbeck, J. Strauss, A. Taurok, W. Treberer-Treberspurg, W. Waltenberger, C. E. Wulz, V. Mossolov, N. Shumeiko, J. Suarez Gonzalez, S. Alderweireldt, M. Bansal, S. Bansal, T. Cornelis, E. A. 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

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A search for flavor-changing neutral currents in top-quark decays t→Zq is performed in events produced from the decay chain tt̄→Zq+Wb, where both vector bosons decay leptonically, producing a final state with three leptons (electrons or muons). A data set collected with the CMS detector at the LHC is used, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.7fb-1 of proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 8 TeV. No excess is seen in the observed number of events relative to the standard model prediction; thus, no evidence for flavor-changing neutral currents in top-quark decays is found. A combination with a previous search at 7 TeV excludes a t→Zq branching fraction greater than 0.05% at the 95% confidence level.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	171802
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	112
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.171802
State	Published - May 2 2014

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Chatrchyan, S., Khachatryan, V., Sirunyan, A. M., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Bergauer, T., Dragicevic, M., Erö, J., Fabjan, C., Friedl, M., Frühwirth, R., Ghete, V. M., Hartl, C., Hörmann, N., Hrubec, J., Jeitler, M., Kiesenhofer, W., Knünz, V., Krammer, M., ... Van Spilbeeck, A. (2014). Search for flavor-changing neutral currents in top-quark decays t →zq in pp collisions at s =8TeV. Physical review letters, 112(17), [171802]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.171802

Chatrchyan, S. ; Khachatryan, V. ; Sirunyan, A. M. ; Tumasyan, A. ; Adam, W. ; Bergauer, T. ; Dragicevic, M. ; Erö, J. ; Fabjan, C. ; Friedl, M. ; Frühwirth, R. ; Ghete, V. M. ; Hartl, C. ; Hörmann, N. ; Hrubec, J. ; Jeitler, M. ; Kiesenhofer, W. ; Knünz, V. ; Krammer, M. ; Krätschmer, I. ; Liko, D. ; Mikulec, I. ; Rabady, D. ; Rahbaran, B. ; Rohringer, H. ; Schöfbeck, R. ; Strauss, J. ; Taurok, A. ; Treberer-Treberspurg, W. ; Waltenberger, W. ; Wulz, C. E. ; Mossolov, V. ; Shumeiko, N. ; Suarez Gonzalez, J. ; Alderweireldt, S. ; Bansal, M. ; Bansal, S. ; Cornelis, T. ; De Wolf, E. A. ; Janssen, X. ; Knutsson, A. ; Luyckx, S. ; Mucibello, L. ; Ochesanu, S. ; Roland, B. ; Rougny, R. ; Van Haevermaet, H. ; Van Mechelen, P. ; Van Remortel, N. ; Van Spilbeeck, A. / Search for flavor-changing neutral currents in top-quark decays t →zq in pp collisions at s =8TeV. In: Physical review letters. 2014 ; Vol. 112, No. 17.

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