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@article{Chekhovsky:2026:10.1007/JHEP02(2026)141,
author = {Chekhovsky, V and Hayrapetyan, A and Makarenko, V and Tumasyan, A and Adam, W and Andrejkovic, JW and Benato, L and Bergauer, T and Damanakis, K and Dragicevic, M and Giordano, C and Hussain, PS and Jeitler, M and Krammer, N and Li, A and Liko, D and Mikulec, I and Schieck, J and Schöfbeck, R and Schwarz, D and Sonawane, M and Waltenberger, W and Wulz, CE and Janssen, T and Kwon, H and Van, Laer T and Van, Mechelen P and Bierkens, J and Breugelmans, N and DHondt, J and Dansana, S and De, Moor A and Delcourt, M and Heyen, F and Hong, Y and Lowette, S and Makarenko, I and Müller, D and Tavernier, S and Tytgat, M and Van, Onsem GP and Van, Putte S and Vannerom, D and Bilin, B and Clerbaux, B and Das, AK and De, Bruyn I and De, Lentdecker G and Evard, H and Favart, L and Gianneios, P and Khalilzadeh, A and Khan, FA and Malara, A and Shahzad, MA and Thomas, L and Vanden, Bemden M and Vander, Velde C and Vanlaer, P and Zhang, F and De, Coen M and Dobur, D and Gokbulut, G and Knolle, J and La},
doi = {10.1007/JHEP02(2026)141},
journal = {Journal of High Energy Physics},
title = {Search for nonresonant new physics signals in high-mass dilepton events produced in association with b-tagged jets in proton-proton collisions at TeV},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2026)141},
volume = {2026},
year = {2026}
}
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TY - JOUR
AB - A search for nonresonant new physics phenomena in high-mass dilepton events produced in association with b-tagged jets is performed using proton-proton collision data collected in 2016–2018 by the CMS experiment at the CERN LHC, at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb<sup>−1</sup>. The analysis considers two effective field theory models with dimension-six operators; involving four-fermion contact interactions between two leptons (, electrons or muons) and b or s quarks (bb and bs). Two lepton flavor combinations (ee and μμ) are required and events are classified as having 0, 1, or ≥2 b-tagged jets in the final state. No significant excess is observed over the standard model backgrounds. Upper limits are set on the production cross section of the new physics signals. These translate into lower limits on the energy scale Λ of 6.9 to 9.0 TeV in the bb model, depending on model parameters, and on the ratio of energy scale and effective coupling, Λ/g<inf></inf>, of 2.0 to 2.6 TeV in the bs model. Lepton flavor universality is also tested by comparing the dielectron (ee) and dimuon (μμ) mass spectra for different b-tagged jet multiplicities. No significant deviation from the standard model expectation of unity is observed.
AU - Chekhovsky,V
AU - Hayrapetyan,A
AU - Makarenko,V
AU - Tumasyan,A
AU - Adam,W
AU - Andrejkovic,JW
AU - Benato,L
AU - Bergauer,T
AU - Damanakis,K
AU - Dragicevic,M
AU - Giordano,C
AU - Hussain,PS
AU - Jeitler,M
AU - Krammer,N
AU - Li,A
AU - Liko,D
AU - Mikulec,I
AU - Schieck,J
AU - Schöfbeck,R
AU - Schwarz,D
AU - Sonawane,M
AU - Waltenberger,W
AU - Wulz,CE
AU - Janssen,T
AU - Kwon,H
AU - Van,Laer T
AU - Van,Mechelen P
AU - Bierkens,J
AU - Breugelmans,N
AU - DHondt,J
AU - Dansana,S
AU - De,Moor A
AU - Delcourt,M
AU - Heyen,F
AU - Hong,Y
AU - Lowette,S
AU - Makarenko,I
AU - Müller,D
AU - Tavernier,S
AU - Tytgat,M
AU - Van,Onsem GP
AU - Van,Putte S
AU - Vannerom,D
AU - Bilin,B
AU - Clerbaux,B
AU - Das,AK
AU - De,Bruyn I
AU - De,Lentdecker G
AU - Evard,H
AU - Favart,L
AU - Gianneios,P
AU - Khalilzadeh,A
AU - Khan,FA
AU - Malara,A
AU - Shahzad,MA
AU - Thomas,L
AU - Vanden,Bemden M
AU - Vander,Velde C
AU - Vanlaer,P
AU - Zhang,F
AU - De,Coen M
AU - Dobur,D
AU - Gokbulut,G
AU - Knolle,J
AU - Lambrecht,L
AU - Marckx,D
AU - Skovpen,K
AU - Van,Den Bossche N
AU - van,der Linden J
AU - Vandenbroeck,J
AU - Wezenbeek,L
AU - Bein,S
AU - Benecke,A
AU - Bethani,A
AU - Bruno,G
AU - Cappati,A
AU - De,Favereau De Jeneret J
AU - Delaere,C
AU - Giammanco,A
AU - Guzel,AO
AU - Jain,S
AU - Lemaitre,V
AU - Lidrych,J
AU - Mastrapasqua,P
AU - Turkcapar,S
AU - Alves,GA
AU - Coelho,E
AU - Correia,Silva G
AU - Hensel,C
AU - Menezes,De Oliveira T
AU - Mora,Herrera C
AU - Rebello,Teles P
AU - Soeiro,M
AU - Tonelli,Manganote EJ
AU - Vilela,Pereira A
AU - Aldá,Júnior WL
AU - Barroso,Ferreira Filho M
AU - Brandao,Malbouisson H
AU - Carvalho,W
AU - Chinellato,J
DO - 10.1007/JHEP02(2026)141
PY - 2026///
TI - Search for nonresonant new physics signals in high-mass dilepton events produced in association with b-tagged jets in proton-proton collisions at TeV
T2 - Journal of High Energy Physics
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2026)141
VL - 2026
ER -