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Measurements of $t\bar{t}$ spin correlations in CMS

High Energy Physics - Experiment 2014-11-27 v1

Abstract

We present an overview of the measurements of ttˉt\bar{t} spin correlations in the CMS Collaboration. We present two analyses both in the dilepton channel using proton-proton collisions at s=7\sqrt{s}\, =\, 7 TeV based on an integrated luminosity of 5.0 fb1^{-1}. The spin correlations and polarization are measured using angular asymmetries. The results are consistent with unpolarized top quarks and Standard Model spin correlation. The second analysis sets a limit on the real part of the top-quark chromo-magnetic dipole moment of 0.043<Re(μ^t)<0.117-0.043\, <\, Re({\hat{\mu}}_{t})\, <\, 0.117 at 9595\,% confidence level through the measured azimuthal angle difference between the two charged leptons from ttˉt\bar{t} production.

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@article{arxiv.1411.7203,
  title  = {Measurements of $t\bar{t}$ spin correlations in CMS},
  author = {Kelly Beernaert},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1411.7203},
  year   = {2014}
}

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4 pages, 6 figures, Proceedings of TOP2014, 7th International Workshop on Top Quark Physics, Cannes, France, September 29 - October 3 2014