Top quark pair production cross section using the ATLAS detector at the LHC
Timothée Theveneaux-Pelzer
on behalf of the ATLAS collaboration
Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire de Clermont-Ferrand (LPC)
37th International Conference on High Energy Physics Valencia, Thursday, July 3rd 2014
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Introduction
Introduction
Motivations forσtt measurements :
pp→ttis main production mode of the heaviest known particle σtt is an input for many analyses
Experimental test of NNLO SM predictions Probe for new physics
Latest available ATLAS results :
√s[TeV] L[fb−1] Reference
Inclusive, l+jets 8 5.8 ATLAS-CONF-2012-149
Inclusive, dilepton 7 4.6
arXiv :1406.5375 New !
8 20.3
Differential, l+jets 7 4.6 arXiv :1407.0371 New !
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Inclusive cross-section, l+jets
Inclusive cross-section in l+jets channel
ATLAS-CONF-2012-149Event selection and measurement method
UsingL=5.8fb−1of 2012√
s=8 TeV data Event selection :
→ Single isolated lepton trigger
→ 1eorµ,pT>40 GeV and|η|<2.5
→ ≥3 jets,pT>25 GeV and|η|<2.5
→ ≥1 b-tagged jet, MVA tagger with 70% efficiency
→ e+jets :EmissT >30 GeV andmT(W)>30 GeV
→ µ+jets :EmissT >20 GeV andEmissT +mT(W)>60 GeV Measurement method :
→ Likelihood based on event aplanarity and leptonη
→ Fit of likelihood distribution to extractNt¯t
→ σtt=R Nt¯t Ldt×BR×εsig
Events / 0.1
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000
3 jets
≥ e+
ATLAS Preliminary -1 Ldt = 5.8 fb
∫
s = 8 TeVData t
t W+Jets Multijet
Z+Jets Single Top Dibosons
Likelihood 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1
Data / Expectation
1 1.5
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Inclusive cross-section, l+jets
Inclusive cross-section in l+jets channel
ATLAS-CONF-2012-149Results
Number of fittedttevents and corresponding cross-sections : Channel Nt¯t(stat) σt¯t[pb] (stat) e+jets 31050±350 239±3 µ+jets 45000±400 242±2 combined 76000±500 241±2 Summary of relative systematic uncertainties onσt¯t :
Source e+jets µ+jets combined
Jet/MET reconstruction, calibration +−66..37 +−54..46 +−55..29 Lepton trigger, identification and reconstruction +−22..74 +−44..72 +−22..87 Background normalization and composition +−21..29 +−11..65 +−11..98 b-tagging efficiency +−11..37 +−11..91 +−11..28
MC modelling of the signal ±12 ±11 ±11
Total ±14 ±13 ±13
Result (assumingmt=172.5 GeV) :
σtt=241±2(stat.)±31(syst.)±9(lumi.)pb NNLO+NNLL prediction :
σtt =252.9±11.7(PDF)68..46(QCD scale)pb
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Inclusive cross-section, dilepton
Inclusive cross-section in e µ channel
arXiv :1406.5375New !
Event selection and measurement method
Two measurements, same method
→ UsingL=4.6fb−1of 2011√
s=7 TeV data
→ UsingL=20.3fb−1of 2012√
s=8 TeV data (update of ATLAS-CONF-2013-097)
Event selection :
→ Single isolated lepton trigger
→ 1eand 1µ, OS,pT>25 GeV and|η|<2.5
→ ≥1 jets,pT>25 GeV and|η|<2.5
→ ≥1 b-tagged jets, MVA tagger with 70% efficiency Measurement method :
→ Count events with 1 or 2 b-tagged jets N1tag=Lσttεeµ2εb(1−Cbεb) +N1tagbkg N2tag=LσttεeµCbε2b+N2tagbkg
→ Solve equations to obtainσttandεb
→ εb: reconstruction and b-tagging of jets from top decays
→ CorrelationCbbetween b-tagged jets measured on MC
→ Signal pre-selection efficiencyεeµmeasured on MC
b-tag N
-0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5
Events
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000
6000 ATLAS
= 7 TeV, 4.6 fb-1 s
Data 2011 Powheg+PY t t Wt Z+jets Diboson Mis-ID lepton Powheg+PY MC@NLO+HW Alpgen+HW
b-tag N
0 1 2 ≥ 3
MC/Data
0.5 1 1.5
b-tag N
-0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5
Events
0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000
30000 ATLAS -1
= 8 TeV, 20.3 fb s
Data 2012 Powheg+PY t t Wt Z+jets Diboson Mis-ID lepton Powheg+PY MC@NLO+HW Alpgen+HW
b-tag N
0 1 2 ≥ 3
MC/Data
0.5 1 1.5
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Inclusive cross-section, dilepton
Inclusive cross-section in e µ channel
arXiv :1406.5375New !
Systematic uncertainties
Uncertainties onCb,εeµandN1bkg,2tagpropagated toσtt Summary of relative uncertainties onσtt (in %) :
Source √
s=7 TeV √
s=8 TeV ttmodelling and QCD scale ±1.46 ±1.26
PDF ±1.04 ±1.13
Background modelling ±0.83 ±0.83 Lepton efficiencies ±0.87 ±0.88
Jets and b-tag ±0.58 ±0.82
Misidentified leptons ±0.41 ±0.34 Total of above sources ±2.27 ±2.26
Data statistics ±1.69 ±0.71
Luminosity ±1.98 ±3.10
Beam energy ±1.79 ±1.72
Total ±3.89 ±4.27
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Inclusive cross-section, dilepton
Inclusive cross-section in e µ channel
arXiv :1406.5375New !
Results
Number of observed events and of expected background events :
√s=7 TeV √
s=8 TeV Number of events N1tag N2tag N1tag N2tag
Data 3527 2073 21666 11739
Total background 400±70 70±16 2590±230 460±130 Result (assumingmt=172.5 GeV) :
σtt(7TeV) =182.9±3.1(stat.)±4.2(syst.)±3.6(lumi.)±3.3(beam en.)pb σtt(8TeV) =242.4±1.7(stat.)±5.5(syst.)±7.5(lumi.)±4.2(beam en.)pb Also providing fiducial cross-section measurements
→ Reduction of systematic uncertainties (PDF, QCD scale)
RatioRtt=σtt(8TeV)/σtt(7TeV):
measured:1.326±0.024(stat.)±0.015(syst.)±0.049(lumi.)±0.001(beam en.) NNLO+NNLL:1.430±0.013(PDF+αs)±0.001(QCD scale)
Determination of top-quark mass combining 7 and 8 TeV :mpolet =172.9+−22..56GeV
(see talk by K. Yau Wong)
95% CL exclusion ofmt<m˜t<177GeV(assumingBR(˜t1→t˜
χ01) =100%)
(see talk by J. Firmino da Costa)
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Summary plot for inclusive cross-sections
Summary of ATLAS results @7 TeV for σt¯t
[pb]
t
σ
t50 100 150 200 250 300 350 ATLAS Preliminary
= 7 TeV s Data 2011,
Effect of LHC beam energy uncertainty: 3.3 pb
Channel & Luminosity
July 2014
scale uncertainty scale+PDF uncertainty NNLO+NNLL (top++ 2.0)
= 172.5 GeV PDF4LHC mtop
stat. uncertainty total uncertainty
(lumi) (syst) ± (stat) ±
t± σt
Single lepton 0.70 fb-1 179 ± 4 ± 9 ± 7 pb
Dilepton 0.70 fb-1 - 7 pb
+ 8 - 11
6 + 14
173 ± ν
µ X
→ Single lepton, b 4.66 fb-1
3 pb
± 17
± 2
± 165 + jets
τhad 1.67 fb-1 194 ± 18 ± 46 pb
+ lepton
τhad 2.05 fb-1 186 ± 13 ± 20 ± 7 pb
All hadronic 4.7 fb-1
7 pb
±
- 57
12 + 60
168 ± , b-tag
Dilepton, eµ 4.6 fb-1 182.9 ± 3.1 ± 4.2 ± 3.6 pb
miss
- ET
, Njets
Dilepton, eµ 4.6 fb-1 181.2 ± 2.8 - 9.5+ 9.7 ± 3.3 pb
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Summary plot for inclusive cross-sections
Summary of ATLAS results @8 TeV for σt¯t
[pb]
t
σ
t100 150 200 250 300 350 400 ATLAS Preliminary
= 8 TeV s Data 2012,
Effect of LHC beam energy uncertainty: 4.2 pb
Channel & Luminosity
July 2014
scale uncertainty scale+PDF uncertainty NNLO+NNLL (top++ 2.0)
= 172.5 GeV PDF4LHC mtop
stat. uncertainty total uncertainty (lumi) (syst) ± (stat) ±
t± σt
Single lepton 5.8 fb-1
9 pb 31 ± 2 ± 241 ±
, b-tag Dilepton, eµ
20.3 fb-1 242.4 ± 1.7 ± 5.5 ± 7.5 pb
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Summary plot for inclusive cross-sections
Summary of ATLAS results vs. √
s for σ
t¯
t[TeV]
s
7 7.5 8
cross section [pb]t Inclusive t
100 150 200 250 300
ATLAS Preliminary
* Preliminary
dilepton L = 4.6 fb-1
t
t -1
lepton+jets* L = 0.7 fb t
t -1
dilepton L = 20.3 fb t
t -1
lepton+jets* L = 5.8 fb t
t
NNLO+NNLL (pp)
Czakon, Fiedler, Mitov, PRL 110 (2013) 252004
uncertainties according to PDF4LHC αS
= 172.5 GeV, PDF ⊕ mtop
[TeV]
s
7 7.5 8
cross section [pb]t Inclusive t
100 150 200 250 300
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Summary plot for inclusive cross-sections
Summary of ATLAS and CMS results @7 TeV for σt¯t
[pb]
t
σt
50 100 150 200 250 300 350
(*) Superseded by results shown below the line
July 2014
scale uncertainty uncertainty αS
⊕ scale
= 172.5 GeV
NNLO+NNLL (top++ 2.0), PDF4LHC, mtop stat. uncertainty
total uncertainty (lumi)
± (syst)
± (stat) t± σt
Effect of LHC beam energy uncertainty: 3.3 pb
ATLAS, l+jets 179 ± 4 ± 9 ± 7 pb Lint=0.7 fb-1
ATLAS, dilepton (*) − 7 pb Lint=0.7 fb-1
8 + 11
− 14 6 + 173 ±
ATLAS, all jets (*) 167 ± 18 ± 78 ± 6 pb Lint=1.0 fb-1
ATLAS combined − 7± 7 pb Lint=0.7-1.0 fb-1
8 3 + 177 ±
CMS, l+jets (*) 164 ± 3 ± 12 ± 7 pb Lint=0.8-1.1 fb-1
CMS, dilepton (*) 170 ± 4 ± 16 ± 8 pb Lint=1.1 fb-1
(*) µ had+ τ
CMS, 149 ± 24 ± 26 ± 9 pb Lint=1.1 fb-1
CMS, all jets (*) 136 ± 20 ± 40 ± 8 pb Lint=1.1 fb-1
CMS combined 166 ± 2 ± 11 ± 8 pb Lint=0.8-1.1 fb-1 LHC combined (Sep 2012) 173 ± 2 ± 8 ± 6 pb Lint=0.7-1.1 fb-1
ν Xµ
ATLAS, l+jets, b→ 165 ± 2 ± 17 ± 3 pb Lint=4.7 fb-1
, b-tag
ATLAS, dilepton eµ 182.9 ± 3.1 ± 4.2 ± 3.6 pbLint=4.6 fb-1 miss
-ET , Njets µ
ATLAS, dilepton e − 9.5± 3.3 pb Lint=4.6 fb-1
9.7 2.8 +
± 181.2 +l
τhad
ATLAS, 186 ± 13 ± 20 ± 7 pb Lint=2.1 fb-1
+jets τhad
ATLAS, 194 ± 18 ± 46 pb Lint=1.7 fb-1
ATLAS, all jets − 57± 7 pb Lint=4.7 fb-1
+ 60 12
± 168
CMS, l+jets 158 ± 2 ± 10 ± 4 pb Lint=2.2-2.3 fb-1
CMS, dilepton 162 ± 2 ± 5 ± 4 pb Lint=2.3 fb-1
had+l
CMS, τ 143 ± 14 ± 22 ± 3 pb Lint=2.2 fb-1
+jets τhad
CMS, 152 ± 12 ± 32 ± 3 pb Lint=3.9 fb-1
CMS, all jets 139 ± 10 ± 26 ± 3 pb Lint=3.5 fb-1
= 7 TeV TOPLHCWG s
summary, t σt ATLAS+CMS Preliminary
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Summary plot for inclusive cross-sections
Summary of ATLAS and CMS results @8 TeV for σt¯t
[pb]
t
σt
150 200 250 300 350
July 2014
scale uncertainty uncertainty αS
⊕ scale
NNLO+NNLL (top++ 2.0), PDF4LHC = 172.5 GeV
mtop stat. uncertainty
total uncertainty (lumi)
± (syst)
± (stat) t± σt
Effect of LHC beam energy uncertainty: 4.2 pb +jets
µ ATLAS prel., e/
=5.8 fb-1 ATLAS-CONF-2012-149, Lint
9 pb
±
± 31
± 2 241
, b-tag µ ATLAS, dilepton e
=20.3 fb-1 arXiv:1406.5375, Lint
7.5 pb
± 5.5
± 1.7
± 242.4
+jets µ CMS prel., e/
=2.8 fb-1 CMS-PAS TOP-12-006, Lint
10 pb
26±
− + 29
± 9 228
CMS, dilepton
=5.3 fb-1 JHEP 02 (2014) 024, Lint
6 pb
±
± 11
± 2 239
τh µ+ CMS prel. e/
=19.6 fb-1 CMS-PAS TOP-12-026, Lint
7 pb
±
± 24
± 3 257 = 8 TeV TOPLHCWG s
summary, t σt ATLAS+CMS Preliminary
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Summary plot for inclusive cross-sections
Summary of ATLAS and CMS results vs. √
s for σ
t¯
t[TeV]
s
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
cross section [pb]t Inclusive t
1 10 10
2ATLAS+CMS Preliminary TOPLHCWG
July 2014
* Preliminary
Tevatron combination* L = 8.8 fb-1
ATLAS dilepton L = 4.6 fb-1
CMS dilepton L = 2.3 fb-1
ATLAS lepton+jets* L = 0.7 fb-1
CMS lepton+jets L = 2.3 fb-1
ATLAS dilepton L = 20.3 fb-1
CMS dilepton L = 5.3 fb-1
ATLAS lepton+jets* L = 5.8 fb-1
CMS lepton+jets* L = 2.8 fb-1
NNLO+NNLL (pp) ) p NNLO+NNLL (p
Czakon, Fiedler, Mitov, PRL 110 (2013) 252004
uncertainties according to PDF4LHC αS
⊕ = 172.5 GeV, PDF mtop
7 8
150 200 250
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Differential cross-section, l+jets
Differential cross-section in l+jets channel
arXiv :1407.0371New !
Event selection and measurement method
UsingL=4.6fb−1of 2011√
s=7 TeV data
(update of ATLAS-CONF-2013-09)
σtt vs. kinematic variables : test of the SM
→ ptT: sensitive to higher order corrections at high values
→ mtt: sensitive to newttresonances
→ pttT: sensitive to extra radiation
→ ytt: test of PDF sets Event selection :
→ Single isolated lepton trigger
→ 1eorµ,pT>25 GeV and|η|<2.5
→ ≥4 jets,pT>25 GeV and|η|<2.5
→ ≥1 b-tagged jet, MVA tagger with 70% efficiency
→ EmissT >30 GeV andmT(W)>35 GeV
Events/Unitlog(ℒ)
1000 2000 3000 4000
5000 ATLAS M+jets
L dt = 4.6 fb-1
=7 TeV s
Data (l+jets) t t
(dilepton) t t Single top W+jets Multijet Other
log(ℒ) -80 -75 -70 -65 -60 -55 -50 -45
Data/Prediction
0.5 1 1.5
Measurement method :
→ Likelihood fitter to reconstructttkinematics
→ Kinematic variables are then unfolded to derive differential cross-sections
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Differential cross-section, l+jets
Differential cross-section in l+jets channel
arXiv :1407.0371New !
Event reconstruction and unfolding
Likelihood fitter :
→ Associates reconstructed object kinematics tottsystem
→ Using LO representation of thettdecay
→ Maximization of likelihood by testing all permutations
→ log
L
>−50 to remove poorly fitted solutions Data is unfold to derive parton-level kinematics→ Regularized SVD method
→ Migration matrices from LO simulatedttsample Computation of 1/σdσtt/dX whereX=pTt,mtt,pTtt,ytt
→ eandµchannels combined with BLUE method Main systematic uncertainties :
→ Signal MC generator (2-7%), JES (1-7%), b-tag (1-4%)
Events / GeV
10-3 10-2 10-1 1 10 102 103 104
+jets µ ATLAS
L dt = 4.6 fb-1
∫
=7 TeV
s Data
(l+jets) t t
(dilepton) t t Single top W+jets Multijet Other
[GeV]
Hadronic top pT 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
Data/Prediction
0.5 1 1.5
Events / Unit rapidity
2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000
+jets µ ATLAS
L dt = 4.6 fb-1
∫
=7 TeV
s Data
(l+jets) t t
(dilepton) t t Single top W+jets Multijet Other
t yt
-2 -1 0 1 2
Data/Prediction
0.5 1 1.5
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Differential cross-section, l+jets
Differential cross-section in l+jets channel
arXiv :1407.0371New !
Comparison of unfolded data and generators
SofterpTt on unfolded data above 200 GeV
pttTandmtt well described Alpgen gives best description ofytt
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
-1GeVt Tdpσ
d 1σ
10-4 10-3
Data ALPGEN+HERWIG MC@NLO+HERWIG POWHEG+HERWIG POWHEG+PYTHIA
ATLAS L dt = 4.6 fb-1
∫
= 7 TeV s
[GeV]
T pt 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
DataMC
0.5 1
1.5 0 100 200 300 400500 600 700 800 9001000
-1GeV Tttdpσ
d 1σ
10-5 10-4 10-3
10-2 Data
ALPGEN+HERWIG MC@NLO+HERWIG POWHEG+HERWIG POWHEG+PYTHIA
ATLAS L dt = 4.6 fb-1
∫
= 7 TeV s
[GeV] T t pt 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
DataMC
0.5 1 1.5
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500
-1GeV ttdmσdσ1
10-5 10-4 10-3
Data ALPGEN+HERWIG MC@NLO+HERWIG POWHEG+HERWIG POWHEG+PYTHIA
ATLAS L dt = 4.6 fb-1
∫
= 7 TeV s
[GeV]
t mt
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500
DataMC
0.8 1
1.2 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5
|ttd|yσdσ1
10-1 1
Data ALPGEN+HERWIG MC@NLO+HERWIG POWHEG+HERWIG POWHEG+PYTHIA
ATLAS L dt = 4.6 fb-1
∫
= 7 TeV s
t|
|yt
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5
DataMC
0.9 1 1.1
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Differential cross-section, l+jets
Differential cross-section in l+jets channel
arXiv :1407.0371New !
Comparison of unfolded data and NLO QCD calculations
NLO QCD predictions with MCFM, using CT10
→ Scale : 172.5 GeV - uncertainty from 2-1/2 up-down variation
→ PDF uncertainty from error-PDF set
Softer unfolded distributions at high ptTandmtt
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
-1GeVt Tdpσ
d 1σ
10-4 10-3
Data NLO QCD ATLAS
L dt = 4.6 fb-1
∫
= 7 TeV s
[GeV]
T pt 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
DataNLO
0.5 1
1.5 0 100 200 300 400500 600 700 800 9001000
-1GeV Tttdpσ
d 1σ
10-5 10-4 10-3
10-2 Data
NLO QCD ATLAS
L dt = 4.6 fb-1
∫
= 7 TeV s
[GeV] T t pt 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
DataNLO
0.5 1 1.5
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500
-1GeV ttdmσdσ1
10-5 10-4 10-3
Data NLO QCD ATLAS
L dt = 4.6 fb-1
∫
= 7 TeV s
[GeV]
t mt
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500
DataNLO
0.5 1
1.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5
|ttd|yσdσ1
10-1 1
Data NLO QCD ATLAS
L dt = 4.6 fb-1
∫
= 7 TeV s
t|
|yt
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5
DataNLO
0.5 1 1.5
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Differential cross-section, l+jets
Differential cross-section in l+jets channel
arXiv :1407.0371New !
Comparison of unfolded data and NLO+NNLL QCD calculations
NLO+NNLL QCD predictions using MSTW2008NNLO
→ Scales set atmtt Uncertainties :
→ PDF uncertainty from error-PDF set except forpTt
→ Scale uncertainty from 2-1/2 up-down variation
→ ForptT: also contribution of dynamic scale uncertainty µ=
q m2t+pTt2 Softer distributions at highptT,mtt
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
-1GeVt Tdpσ
d 1σ
10-4 10-3
Data NLO+NNLL ATLAS
L dt = 4.6 fb-1
∫
= 7 TeV s
[GeV]
T pt 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 DataNLO+NNLL 0.5
1
1.5 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 9001000
-1GeV Tttdpσ
d 1σ
10-5 10-4 10-3
10-2 Data
NLO+NNLL ATLAS
L dt = 4.6 fb-1
∫
= 7 TeV s
[GeV] T t pt 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 DataNLO+NNLL 0.5
1 1.5
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500
-1GeV ttdmσdσ1
10-5 10-4 10-3
Data NLO+NNLL ATLAS
L dt = 4.6 fb-1
∫
= 7 TeV s
[GeV]
t mt
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500
DataNLO+NNLL 0.5 1 1.5
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Differential cross-section, l+jets
Differential cross-section in l+jets channel
arXiv :1407.0371New !
Comparison of unfolded data and PDF sets
MCFM predictions using 4 PDF sets Tension at highpTt for all PDF sets
HERAPDF1.5 gives best description ofmtt HERAPDF1.5 and NNPDF2.3 give best description ofytt
[GeV]
t pT
Theory / Data
0.8 0.9 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8
Data CT10NLO MSTW2008NLO NNPDF 2.3 HERAPDF 1.5
0 50 100 150 200 250 350 800 ATLAS
Ldt = 4.6 fb-1
∫
= 7 TeV s
[GeV]
t t pT
Theory / Data
0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5
Data CT10NLO MSTW2008NLO NNPDF 2.3 HERAPDF 1.5
0 40 170 340 1000
ATLAS Ldt = 4.6 fb-1
∫
= 7 TeV s
[GeV]
t mt
Theory / Data
0.8 0.9 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8
Data CT10NLO MSTW2008NLO NNPDF 2.3 HERAPDF 1.5
250 450 550 700 960 2700
ATLAS Ldt = 4.6 fb-1
∫
= 7 TeV s
t|
|yt
Theory / Data
0.8 0.9 1 1.1 1.2 1.3
1.4 Data
CT10NLO MSTW2008NLO NNPDF 2.3 HERAPDF 1.5
0.0 0.5 1.0 2.5
ATLAS Ldt = 4.6 fb-1
∫
= 7 TeV s
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Differential cross-section, l+jets
Conclusions
Measurements in good agreement with SM theory predictions Preliminary result for inclusive cross-section inl+jets at 8 TeV
→ Using 5.8 fb−1of 2012 data
→ Result dominated by systematic uncertainties
New result for inclusive cross-section ineµchannel at 7 and 8 TeV
→ Using the full run-I dataset
→ Most precise measurement so far (4.3% @8 TeV)
→ Also providing fiducial cross-sections, pole-mass, limit onm˜t New result for differential cross-section inl+jets at 7 TeV
→ Using the full 2011 dataset
→ Comparison with MC generators, PDF sets, NLO (+NNLL) QCD computation
→ Data softer than predictions at highptTvalues Not yet the end of run-I measurements !
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