Search for dark matter in events with a hadronically decaying W or Z boson and missing transverse momentum in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s} =$ 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector

Aad, Georges; Abajyan, Tatevik; Abbott, Brad; Abdallah, Jalal; Abdel Khalek, Samah; Abdinov, Ovsat; Aben, Rosemarie; Abi, Babak; Abolins, Maris; AbouZeid, Ossama

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.041802

Search for dark matter in events with a hadronically decaying W or Z boson and missing transverse momentum in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s} =$ 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector

ATLAS

Collaboration

Sep 16, 2013

17 pages

Published in:

Phys.Rev.Lett. 112 (2014) 4, 041802

Published: Jan 29, 2014

e-Print:

1309.4017 [hep-ex]

DOI:

10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.041802

PDG: Dark Matter Particle (

{{\mathit X}^{0}}

) Production in Hadron Collisions

Report number:

CERN-PH-EP-2013-158

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CERN-LHC-ATLAS

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Abstract: (APS)

A search is presented for dark matter pair production in association with a

W

or

Z

boson in

p p

collisions representing

20.3 {fb}^{- 1}

of integrated luminosity at

\sqrt{s} = 8 TeV

using data recorded with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. Events with a hadronic jet with the jet mass consistent with a

W

or

Z

boson, and with large missing transverse momentum are analyzed. The data are consistent with the standard model expectations. Limits are set on the mass scale in effective field theories that describe the interaction of dark matter and standard model particles, and on the cross section of Higgs production and decay to invisible particles. In addition, cross section limits on the anomalous production of

W

or

Z

bosons with large missing transverse momentum are set in two fiducial regions.

Note:

6 pages plus author list (19 pages total), 6 figures, 1 tables, submitted to Physical Review Letters. Revision matches published version. All figures including auxiliary figures are available at http://atlas.web.cern.ch/Atlas/GROUPS/PHYSICS/PAPERS/EXOT-2012-27/

13.85.Rm
14.70.Fm
14.80.Bn
95.35.+d
transverse momentum: missing-energy
p p: scattering
WIMP: pair production
dark matter: interaction
jet: mass spectrum
mass: scale

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