Search for new phenomena in final states with large jet multiplicities and missing transverse momentum with ATLAS using √s=13 TeV proton–proton collisions

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Abstract

Results are reported of a search for new phenomena, such as supersymmetric particle production, that could be observed in high-energy proton–proton collisions. Events with large numbers of jets, together with missing transverse momentum from unobserved particles, are selected. The data analysed were recorded by the ATLAS experiment during 2015 using the 13 TeV centre-of-mass proton–proton collisions at the Large Hadron Collider, and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 3.2 fb−1. The search selected events with various jet multiplicities from ≥7 to ≥10 jets, and with various b-jet multiplicity requirements to enhance sensitivity. No excess above Standard Model expectations is observed. The results are interpreted within two supersymmetry models, where gluino masses up to 1400 GeV are excluded at 95% confidence level, significantly extending previous limits.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)334-355
Number of pages22
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume757
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Jun 2016

Funding

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AvH Foundation
Benoziyo Center , Israel
CEA-DSM/IRFU
Canada Council
Cantons of Bern and Geneva
DNSRCIN2P3-CNRS
DST/NRF
EU-ESF
MES of Russia
MESTD
MIZŠ
MNE/IFA
MSMT
MSSR
Minerva , Israel
RGC
Région Auvergne
VSC CR
National Science Foundation
U.S. Department of Energy
Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation
Bloom's Syndrome Foundation
Human Growth Foundation
American Roentgen Ray Society
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Scientific Education and Research Institute
CRC Health Group
Ministry of Science and Technology
Agricultural Research Council
Departamento Administrativo de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación
Cummings Foundation
Ontario Innovation Trust
Canarie
National Research Council Sri Lanka
Türkiye Atom Enerjisi Kurumu
H2020 European Research Council
H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Biomedical Research Foundation
Seventh Framework Programme246806
Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science
CERN
University of Washington College of Arts and Sciences
National Research Council
College of Arts and Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Glycemic Index Foundation
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Leverhulme Trust
Royal Society
British Skin Foundation
European Research Council
Australian Research Council
National Stroke Foundation
Singapore Eye Research Institute
Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Agence Nationale de la Recherche
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
Danmarks Grundforskningsfond
German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
Austrian Science Fund
Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica
Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica
Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Nature et les Technologies
Ministerstvo Zdravotnictví Ceské Republiky
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter
Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Wirtschaft
General Secretariat for Research and Technology
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Israel Science Foundation
Instituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Narodowe Centrum Nauki
Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS
Narodowym Centrum Nauki
Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego
Georgian National Science Foundation
Israeli Centers for Research Excellence
Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique et Technique
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Frauen
Horizon 2020
British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund
Strategic Research Council
Consejo Nacional de Innovación, Ciencia y Tecnología
Fundació Catalana de Trasplantament
Fondation Partager le Savoir
National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute"
Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

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