Measurement of the top quark-pair production cross section with ATLAS in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV

G. Aad; B. Abbott; J. Abdallah; A. A. Abdelalim; A. Abdesselam; O. Abdinov; B. Abi; M. Abolins; H. Abramowicz; H. Abreu; E. Acerbi; B. S. Acharya; M. Ackers; D. L. Adams; T. N. Addy; J. Adelman; M. Aderholz; S. Adomeit; P. Adragna; T. Adye; S. Aefsky; J. A. Aguilar-Saavedra; M. Aharrouche; S. P. Ahlen; F. Ahles; A. Ahmad; H. Ahmed; M. Ahsan; G. Aielli; T. Akdogan; T. P A Åkesson; G. Akimoto; A. V. Akimov; M. S. Alam; M. A. Alam; S. Albrand; M. Aleksa; I. N. Aleksandrov; M. Aleppo; F. Alessandria; C. Alexa; G. Alexander; G. Alexandre; T. Alexopoulos; M. Alhroob; M. Aliev; G. Alimonti; J. Alison; M. Aliyev; N. Ruckstuhl; The ATLAS Collaboration

doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-011-1577-6

Measurement of the top quark-pair production cross section with ATLAS in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV

G. Aad, B. Abbott, J. Abdallah, A. A. Abdelalim, A. Abdesselam, O. Abdinov, B. Abi, M. Abolins, H. Abramowicz, H. Abreu, E. Acerbi, B. S. Acharya, M. Ackers, D. L. Adams, T. N. Addy, J. Adelman, M. Aderholz, S. Adomeit, P. Adragna, T. AdyeS. Aefsky, J. A. Aguilar-Saavedra, M. Aharrouche, S. P. Ahlen, F. Ahles, A. Ahmad, H. Ahmed, M. Ahsan, G. Aielli, T. Akdogan, T. P A Åkesson, G. Akimoto, A. V. Akimov, M. S. Alam, M. A. Alam, S. Albrand, M. Aleksa, I. N. Aleksandrov, M. Aleppo, F. Alessandria, C. Alexa, G. Alexander, G. Alexandre, T. Alexopoulos, M. Alhroob, M. Aliev, G. Alimonti, J. Alison, M. Aliyev, N. Ruckstuhl, The ATLAS Collaboration

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Abstract

A measurement of the production cross-section for top quark pairs (tt̅) in pp collisions at √s =7 TeVis presented using data recorded with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. Events are selected in two different topologies: single lepton (electron e or muon μ) with large missing transverse energy and at least four jets, and dilepton (ee, μμ or eμ) with large missing transverse energy and at least two jets. In a data sample of 2.9 pb^–1, 37 candidate events are observed in the single-lepton topology and 9 events in the dilepton topology. The corresponding expected backgrounds from non-tt̅ Standard Model processes are estimated using data-driven methods and determined to be 12.2 ± 3.9 events and 2.5± 0.6 events, respectively. The kinematic properties of the selected events are consistent with SM tt̅ production. The inclusive top quark pair production cross-section is measured to be The measurement agrees with perturbative QCD calculations.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	1577
Journal	European Physical Journal C
Volume	71
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-011-1577-6
State	Published - 2011

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Funding Information:
We wish to thank CERN for the efficient commissioning and operation of the LHC during this initial high-energy data-taking period as well as the support staff from our institutions without whom ATLAS could not be operated efficiently. We acknowledge the support of ANPCyT, Argentina; YerPhI, Armenia; ARC, Australia; BMWF, Austria; ANAS, Azerbaijan; SSTC, Belarus; CNPq and FAPESP, Brazil; NSERC, NRC and CFI, Canada; CERN; CONICYT, Chile; CAS,MOST and NSFC, China; COLCIENCIAS, Colombia; MEYS (MSMT), MPO and CCRC, Czech Republic; DNRF, DNSRC and Lundbeck Foundation, Denmark; ARTEMIS, European Union; IN2P3-CNRS, CEA-DSM/IRFU, France; GNAS, Georgia; BMBF, DFG, HGF, MPG and AvH Foundation, Germany; GSRT, Greece; ISF, MINERVA, GIF, DIP and Benoziyo Center, Israel; INFN, Italy; MEXT and JSPS, Japan; CNRST, Morocco; FOM and NWO, Netherlands; RCN, Norway; MNiSW, Poland; GRICES and FCT, Portugal; MERYS (MECTS), Romania; MES of Russia and ROSATOM, Russian Federation; JINR; MSTD, Serbia; MSSR, Slovakia; ARRS and MVZT, Slovenia; DST/NRF, South Africa; MICINN, Spain; SRC andWallenberg Foundation, Sweden; SER, SNSF and Cantons of Bern and Geneva, Switzerland; NSC, Taiwan; TAEK, Turkey; STFC, the Royal Society and Leverhulme Trust, United Kingdom; DOE and NSF, United States of America. The crucial computing support from all WLCG partners is acknowledged gratefully, in particular from CERN and the ATLAS Tier-1 facilities at TRIUMF (Canada), NDGF (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), CC-IN2P3 (France), KIT/GridKA (Germany), INFN-CNAF (Italy), NL-T1 (Netherlands), PIC (Spain), ASGC (Taiwan), RAL (UK) and BNL (USA) and in the Tier-2 facilities worldwide.

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Aad, G., Abbott, B., Abdallah, J., Abdelalim, A. A., Abdesselam, A., Abdinov, O., Abi, B., Abolins, M., Abramowicz, H., Abreu, H., Acerbi, E., Acharya, B. S., Ackers, M., Adams, D. L., Addy, T. N., Adelman, J., Aderholz, M., Adomeit, S., Adragna, P., ... The ATLAS Collaboration (2011). Measurement of the top quark-pair production cross section with ATLAS in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV. European Physical Journal C, 71(3), [1577]. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-011-1577-6

Measurement of the top quark-pair production cross section with ATLAS in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV. / Aad, G.; Abbott, B.; Abdallah, J.; Abdelalim, A. A.; Abdesselam, A.; Abdinov, O.; Abi, B.; Abolins, M.; Abramowicz, H.; Abreu, H.; Acerbi, E.; Acharya, B. S.; Ackers, M.; Adams, D. L.; Addy, T. N.; Adelman, J.; Aderholz, M.; Adomeit, S.; Adragna, P.; Adye, T.; Aefsky, S.; Aguilar-Saavedra, J. A.; Aharrouche, M.; Ahlen, S. P.; Ahles, F.; Ahmad, A.; Ahmed, H.; Ahsan, M.; Aielli, G.; Akdogan, T.; Åkesson, T. P A; Akimoto, G.; Akimov, A. V.; Alam, M. S.; Alam, M. A.; Albrand, S.; Aleksa, M.; Aleksandrov, I. N.; Aleppo, M.; Alessandria, F.; Alexa, C.; Alexander, G.; Alexandre, G.; Alexopoulos, T.; Alhroob, M.; Aliev, M.; Alimonti, G.; Alison, J.; Aliyev, M.; Ruckstuhl, N.; The ATLAS Collaboration.

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Aad, G, Abbott, B, Abdallah, J, Abdelalim, AA, Abdesselam, A, Abdinov, O, Abi, B, Abolins, M, Abramowicz, H, Abreu, H, Acerbi, E, Acharya, BS, Ackers, M, Adams, DL, Addy, TN, Adelman, J, Aderholz, M, Adomeit, S, Adragna, P, Adye, T, Aefsky, S, Aguilar-Saavedra, JA, Aharrouche, M, Ahlen, SP, Ahles, F, Ahmad, A, Ahmed, H, Ahsan, M, Aielli, G, Akdogan, T, Åkesson, TPA, Akimoto, G, Akimov, AV, Alam, MS, Alam, MA, Albrand, S, Aleksa, M, Aleksandrov, IN, Aleppo, M, Alessandria, F, Alexa, C, Alexander, G, Alexandre, G, Alexopoulos, T, Alhroob, M, Aliev, M, Alimonti, G, Alison, J, Aliyev, M, Ruckstuhl, N & The ATLAS Collaboration 2011, 'Measurement of the top quark-pair production cross section with ATLAS in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV', European Physical Journal C, vol. 71, no. 3, 1577. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-011-1577-6

Aad, G. ; Abbott, B. ; Abdallah, J. ; Abdelalim, A. A. ; Abdesselam, A. ; Abdinov, O. ; Abi, B. ; Abolins, M. ; Abramowicz, H. ; Abreu, H. ; Acerbi, E. ; Acharya, B. S. ; Ackers, M. ; Adams, D. L. ; Addy, T. N. ; Adelman, J. ; Aderholz, M. ; Adomeit, S. ; Adragna, P. ; Adye, T. ; Aefsky, S. ; Aguilar-Saavedra, J. A. ; Aharrouche, M. ; Ahlen, S. P. ; Ahles, F. ; Ahmad, A. ; Ahmed, H. ; Ahsan, M. ; Aielli, G. ; Akdogan, T. ; Åkesson, T. P A ; Akimoto, G. ; Akimov, A. V. ; Alam, M. S. ; Alam, M. A. ; Albrand, S. ; Aleksa, M. ; Aleksandrov, I. N. ; Aleppo, M. ; Alessandria, F. ; Alexa, C. ; Alexander, G. ; Alexandre, G. ; Alexopoulos, T. ; Alhroob, M. ; Aliev, M. ; Alimonti, G. ; Alison, J. ; Aliyev, M. ; Ruckstuhl, N. ; The ATLAS Collaboration. / Measurement of the top quark-pair production cross section with ATLAS in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV. In: European Physical Journal C. 2011 ; Vol. 71, No. 3.

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