CMS-PAS-EXO-21-006 | ||
Search for long-lived particles decaying to a pair of muons in proton-proton collisions at √s= 13 TeV | ||
CMS Collaboration | ||
January 2022 | ||
Abstract: An inclusive search for long-lived exotic particles decaying to a pair of muons is presented. The search uses a data set collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC in proton-proton collisions at √s= 13 TeV in 2016 and 2018 and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 97.6 fb−1. The experimental signature is a pair of oppositely charged muons originating from a common secondary vertex spatially separated from the proton interaction point by distances ranging from several hundred μm to several meters. The results are interpreted in the frameworks of the Hidden Abelian Higgs model, in which the Higgs boson decays to a pair of long-lived dark photons, and of a simplified model, in which long-lived particles are produced in decays of an exotic heavy neutral scalar boson. | ||
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These preliminary results are superseded in this paper, JHEP 05 (2023) 228. The superseded preliminary plots can be found here. |
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Figure 1:
Feynman diagrams of (left) the HAHM model, showing the production of ZD via the Higgs portal with the subsequent ZD decays via the vector portal, and (right) the heavy scalar model. The symbols f and ˉf represent, respectively, fermions and antifermions lighter than half the LLP mass. |
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Figure 1-a:
Feynman diagrams of (left) the HAHM model, showing the production of ZD via the Higgs portal with the subsequent ZD decays via the vector portal, and (right) the heavy scalar model. The symbols f and ˉf represent, respectively, fermions and antifermions lighter than half the LLP mass. |
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Figure 1-b:
Feynman diagrams of (left) the HAHM model, showing the production of ZD via the Higgs portal with the subsequent ZD decays via the vector portal, and (right) the heavy scalar model. The symbols f and ˉf represent, respectively, fermions and antifermions lighter than half the LLP mass. |
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Figure 2:
Level-1 muon trigger efficiency in cosmic ray muon data (blue) and signal simulation (green) as a function of d0, for the Level-1 trigger pT thresholds used in the (left) 2016 and (right) 2018 analysis triggers. The denominator in the efficiency calculations is the number of STA muons with |η|< 1.2 and pT> 33 GeV (left) and 28 GeV (right). |
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Figure 2-a:
Level-1 muon trigger efficiency in cosmic ray muon data (blue) and signal simulation (green) as a function of d0, for the Level-1 trigger pT thresholds used in the (left) 2016 and (right) 2018 analysis triggers. The denominator in the efficiency calculations is the number of STA muons with |η|< 1.2 and pT> 33 GeV (left) and 28 GeV (right). |
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Figure 2-b:
Level-1 muon trigger efficiency in cosmic ray muon data (blue) and signal simulation (green) as a function of d0, for the Level-1 trigger pT thresholds used in the (left) 2016 and (right) 2018 analysis triggers. The denominator in the efficiency calculations is the number of STA muons with |η|< 1.2 and pT> 33 GeV (left) and 28 GeV (right). |
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Figure 3:
Fractions of signal events with zero (green), one (blue), and two (red) STA muons matched to TMS muons by the STA-to-TMS muon association procedure, as a function of true Lxy, in all simulated Φ→2X→2μ signal samples combined. The fractions are computed relative to the number of signal events passing the trigger and containing two STA muons with more than 12 muon hits and pT> 10 GeV matched to generated muons from X→μμ decays. |
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Figure 4:
Distributions of |ΔΦ| for (left) STA-STA and (right) STA-TMS dimuons in 2018 data (black dots) and simulated background processes (stacked histograms), for events in the control regions with the STA to TMS association of the STA muons reversed as described in the text. All nominal selection requirements, including dimuon Lxy/σLxy and TMS muon d0/σd0, are applied to the STA-STA and STA-TMS dimuons. The simulated processes are scaled to correspond to the luminosity of the data. |
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Figure 4-a:
Distributions of |ΔΦ| for (left) STA-STA and (right) STA-TMS dimuons in 2018 data (black dots) and simulated background processes (stacked histograms), for events in the control regions with the STA to TMS association of the STA muons reversed as described in the text. All nominal selection requirements, including dimuon Lxy/σLxy and TMS muon d0/σd0, are applied to the STA-STA and STA-TMS dimuons. The simulated processes are scaled to correspond to the luminosity of the data. |
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Figure 4-b:
Distributions of |ΔΦ| for (left) STA-STA and (right) STA-TMS dimuons in 2018 data (black dots) and simulated background processes (stacked histograms), for events in the control regions with the STA to TMS association of the STA muons reversed as described in the text. All nominal selection requirements, including dimuon Lxy/σLxy and TMS muon d0/σd0, are applied to the STA-STA and STA-TMS dimuons. The simulated processes are scaled to correspond to the luminosity of the data. |
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Figure 5:
Distributions of (left) |ΔΦ∗| (defined in the legend) of STA-STA dimuons and (right) mμμ of TMS-TMS dimuons associated with STA-STA dimuons. Both distributions show STA-STA dimuons in 2018 data in the control region enriched in QCD events, as described in the text. In the left plot, exactly one STA muon is associated with a TMS muon, while in the right plot, both are. All nominal selection requirements, including mμμ> 10 GeV and Lxy/σLxy> 6, are applied to the STA-STA dimuons. |
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Figure 5-a:
Distributions of (left) |ΔΦ∗| (defined in the legend) of STA-STA dimuons and (right) mμμ of TMS-TMS dimuons associated with STA-STA dimuons. Both distributions show STA-STA dimuons in 2018 data in the control region enriched in QCD events, as described in the text. In the left plot, exactly one STA muon is associated with a TMS muon, while in the right plot, both are. All nominal selection requirements, including mμμ> 10 GeV and Lxy/σLxy> 6, are applied to the STA-STA dimuons. |
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Figure 5-b:
Distributions of (left) |ΔΦ∗| (defined in the legend) of STA-STA dimuons and (right) mμμ of TMS-TMS dimuons associated with STA-STA dimuons. Both distributions show STA-STA dimuons in 2018 data in the control region enriched in QCD events, as described in the text. In the left plot, exactly one STA muon is associated with a TMS muon, while in the right plot, both are. All nominal selection requirements, including mμμ> 10 GeV and Lxy/σLxy> 6, are applied to the STA-STA dimuons. |
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Figure 6:
Distributions of Lxy/σLxy of STA-STA dimuons in the Lxy/σLxy< 6 VR, in (left) 2016 and (right) 2018 data, compared to the background predictions. The observed distributions (black circles) are overlayed on stacked histograms containing the expected numbers of DY (green) and QCD (yellow) background events. The lower panels show the ratio of the observed to predicted numbers of events. Shaded area shows the statistical uncertainty in the background prediction. |
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Figure 6-a:
Distributions of Lxy/σLxy of STA-STA dimuons in the Lxy/σLxy< 6 VR, in (left) 2016 and (right) 2018 data, compared to the background predictions. The observed distributions (black circles) are overlayed on stacked histograms containing the expected numbers of DY (green) and QCD (yellow) background events. The lower panels show the ratio of the observed to predicted numbers of events. Shaded area shows the statistical uncertainty in the background prediction. |
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Figure 6-b:
Distributions of Lxy/σLxy of STA-STA dimuons in the Lxy/σLxy< 6 VR, in (left) 2016 and (right) 2018 data, compared to the background predictions. The observed distributions (black circles) are overlayed on stacked histograms containing the expected numbers of DY (green) and QCD (yellow) background events. The lower panels show the ratio of the observed to predicted numbers of events. Shaded area shows the statistical uncertainty in the background prediction. |
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Figure 7:
Distributions of Lxy/σLxy of TMS-TMS dimuons in the 2 <min(d0/σd0)< 6 VR, in (left) 2016 and (right) 2018 data, compared to the background predictions. The observed distributions (black circles) are overlayed on stacked histograms containing the expected numbers of DY (green) and QCD (yellow) background events. The last bin includes events in the overflow. The lower panels show the ratio of the observed to predicted numbers of events. Shaded area shows the statistical uncertainty in the background prediction. |
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Figure 7-a:
Distributions of Lxy/σLxy of TMS-TMS dimuons in the 2 <min(d0/σd0)< 6 VR, in (left) 2016 and (right) 2018 data, compared to the background predictions. The observed distributions (black circles) are overlayed on stacked histograms containing the expected numbers of DY (green) and QCD (yellow) background events. The last bin includes events in the overflow. The lower panels show the ratio of the observed to predicted numbers of events. Shaded area shows the statistical uncertainty in the background prediction. |
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Figure 7-b:
Distributions of Lxy/σLxy of TMS-TMS dimuons in the 2 <min(d0/σd0)< 6 VR, in (left) 2016 and (right) 2018 data, compared to the background predictions. The observed distributions (black circles) are overlayed on stacked histograms containing the expected numbers of DY (green) and QCD (yellow) background events. The last bin includes events in the overflow. The lower panels show the ratio of the observed to predicted numbers of events. Shaded area shows the statistical uncertainty in the background prediction. |
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Figure 8:
Comparison of observed (black circles) and predicted (histograms) yields of STA-STA dimuons in the validation regions enriched in QCD background events. The first bin shows the yields in the low-mass VR in 2018 data. The other three groups of bins, separated by solid lines, show the yields in the small-|Δημμ| VR, in (from left to right) the entire 2018 data set, a subset of 2018 data enriched in events collected in 2016, and the 2016 data set. Each of these three VRs is further subdivided into three mμμ intervals, 10-32, 15-60, and 20-80 GeV. The expected number of background events is computed according to Eqs. (3) and (4), separately in each mμμ bin. Shaded area shows the statistical uncertainty in the background prediction. |
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Figure 9:
Distributions in the π/4<|ΔΦ|<π/2 VR in 2018 data: (left) the smaller of the two d0/σd0 values in the TMS-TMS dimuon; (right) d0/σd0 of the TMS muon in the STA-TMS dimuon. The observed distributions (black circles) are compared to the results of the background prediction method applied to events with π/2<|ΔΦ|<3π/4. The stacked histograms show the expected numbers of DY (green) and QCD (yellow) background events. The last bin includes events in the overflow. The lower panels show the ratios of the observed to predicted numbers of events. Shaded area shows the statistical uncertainty in the background prediction. |
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Figure 9-a:
Distributions in the π/4<|ΔΦ|<π/2 VR in 2018 data: (left) the smaller of the two d0/σd0 values in the TMS-TMS dimuon; (right) d0/σd0 of the TMS muon in the STA-TMS dimuon. The observed distributions (black circles) are compared to the results of the background prediction method applied to events with π/2<|ΔΦ|<3π/4. The stacked histograms show the expected numbers of DY (green) and QCD (yellow) background events. The last bin includes events in the overflow. The lower panels show the ratios of the observed to predicted numbers of events. Shaded area shows the statistical uncertainty in the background prediction. |
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Figure 9-b:
Distributions in the π/4<|ΔΦ|<π/2 VR in 2018 data: (left) the smaller of the two d0/σd0 values in the TMS-TMS dimuon; (right) d0/σd0 of the TMS muon in the STA-TMS dimuon. The observed distributions (black circles) are compared to the results of the background prediction method applied to events with π/2<|ΔΦ|<3π/4. The stacked histograms show the expected numbers of DY (green) and QCD (yellow) background events. The last bin includes events in the overflow. The lower panels show the ratios of the observed to predicted numbers of events. Shaded area shows the statistical uncertainty in the background prediction. |
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Figure 10:
Comparison between the number of events observed in (left) 2016 and (right) 2018 data in the STA-STA dimuon category with the expected number of background events, in representative mμμ intervals. The black circles show the number of observed events; the green and yellow components of the stacked histograms represent the estimated numbers of DY and QCD events, respectively. The last bin includes events in the overflow. The uncertainties in the total expected background (shaded area) are statistical only. Signal contributions expected from simulated H→ZDZD with m(ZD) of 20 and 50 GeV are shown in red and blue, respectively. Their yields are set to the corresponding median expected exclusion limits at 95% CL and scaled up to improve their visibility. The legends include the total number of observed events as well as the mμμ-integrated number of expected background events, which is obtained by applying the background evaluation method to the events in all mass intervals combined. |
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Figure 10-a:
Comparison between the number of events observed in (left) 2016 and (right) 2018 data in the STA-STA dimuon category with the expected number of background events, in representative mμμ intervals. The black circles show the number of observed events; the green and yellow components of the stacked histograms represent the estimated numbers of DY and QCD events, respectively. The last bin includes events in the overflow. The uncertainties in the total expected background (shaded area) are statistical only. Signal contributions expected from simulated H→ZDZD with m(ZD) of 20 and 50 GeV are shown in red and blue, respectively. Their yields are set to the corresponding median expected exclusion limits at 95% CL and scaled up to improve their visibility. The legends include the total number of observed events as well as the mμμ-integrated number of expected background events, which is obtained by applying the background evaluation method to the events in all mass intervals combined. |
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Figure 10-b:
Comparison between the number of events observed in (left) 2016 and (right) 2018 data in the STA-STA dimuon category with the expected number of background events, in representative mμμ intervals. The black circles show the number of observed events; the green and yellow components of the stacked histograms represent the estimated numbers of DY and QCD events, respectively. The last bin includes events in the overflow. The uncertainties in the total expected background (shaded area) are statistical only. Signal contributions expected from simulated H→ZDZD with m(ZD) of 20 and 50 GeV are shown in red and blue, respectively. Their yields are set to the corresponding median expected exclusion limits at 95% CL and scaled up to improve their visibility. The legends include the total number of observed events as well as the mμμ-integrated number of expected background events, which is obtained by applying the background evaluation method to the events in all mass intervals combined. |
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Figure 11:
Comparison between the number of events observed in (left) 2016 and (right) 2018 data in the STA-TMS dimuon category with the expected number of background events, in representative mμμ intervals. The black circles show the number of observed events; the green and yellow components of the stacked histograms represent the estimated numbers of DY and QCD events, respectively. The last bin includes events in the overflow. The uncertainties in the total expected background (shaded area) are statistical only. Signal contributions expected from simulated H→ZDZD with m(ZD) of 30 and 60 GeV are shown in red and blue, respectively. Their yields are set to the corresponding median expected exclusion limits at 95% CL and scaled up to improve their visibility. The legends include the total number of observed events as well as the mμμ-integrated number of expected background events, which is obtained by applying the background evaluation method to the events in all mass intervals combined. |
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Figure 11-a:
Comparison between the number of events observed in (left) 2016 and (right) 2018 data in the STA-TMS dimuon category with the expected number of background events, in representative mμμ intervals. The black circles show the number of observed events; the green and yellow components of the stacked histograms represent the estimated numbers of DY and QCD events, respectively. The last bin includes events in the overflow. The uncertainties in the total expected background (shaded area) are statistical only. Signal contributions expected from simulated H→ZDZD with m(ZD) of 30 and 60 GeV are shown in red and blue, respectively. Their yields are set to the corresponding median expected exclusion limits at 95% CL and scaled up to improve their visibility. The legends include the total number of observed events as well as the mμμ-integrated number of expected background events, which is obtained by applying the background evaluation method to the events in all mass intervals combined. |
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Figure 11-b:
Comparison between the number of events observed in (left) 2016 and (right) 2018 data in the STA-TMS dimuon category with the expected number of background events, in representative mμμ intervals. The black circles show the number of observed events; the green and yellow components of the stacked histograms represent the estimated numbers of DY and QCD events, respectively. The last bin includes events in the overflow. The uncertainties in the total expected background (shaded area) are statistical only. Signal contributions expected from simulated H→ZDZD with m(ZD) of 30 and 60 GeV are shown in red and blue, respectively. Their yields are set to the corresponding median expected exclusion limits at 95% CL and scaled up to improve their visibility. The legends include the total number of observed events as well as the mμμ-integrated number of expected background events, which is obtained by applying the background evaluation method to the events in all mass intervals combined. |
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Figure 12:
Comparison between the number of events observed in (left) 2016 and (right) 2018 data in the TMS-TMS dimuon category with the expected number of background events, in representative mμμ intervals. The black circles show the number of observed events; the green and yellow components of the stacked histograms represent the estimated numbers of DY and QCD events, respectively. The last bin includes events in the overflow. The uncertainties in the total expected background (shaded area) are statistical only. Signal contributions expected from simulated H→ZDZD with m(ZD) of 20 and 50 GeV are shown in red and blue, respectively. Their yields are set to the corresponding median expected exclusion limits at 95% CL and scaled up to improve their visibility. The legends include the total number of observed events as well as the mμμ-integrated number of expected background events, which is obtained by applying the background evaluation method to the events in all mass intervals combined. |
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Figure 12-a:
Comparison between the number of events observed in (left) 2016 and (right) 2018 data in the TMS-TMS dimuon category with the expected number of background events, in representative mμμ intervals. The black circles show the number of observed events; the green and yellow components of the stacked histograms represent the estimated numbers of DY and QCD events, respectively. The last bin includes events in the overflow. The uncertainties in the total expected background (shaded area) are statistical only. Signal contributions expected from simulated H→ZDZD with m(ZD) of 20 and 50 GeV are shown in red and blue, respectively. Their yields are set to the corresponding median expected exclusion limits at 95% CL and scaled up to improve their visibility. The legends include the total number of observed events as well as the mμμ-integrated number of expected background events, which is obtained by applying the background evaluation method to the events in all mass intervals combined. |
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Figure 12-b:
Comparison between the number of events observed in (left) 2016 and (right) 2018 data in the TMS-TMS dimuon category with the expected number of background events, in representative mμμ intervals. The black circles show the number of observed events; the green and yellow components of the stacked histograms represent the estimated numbers of DY and QCD events, respectively. The last bin includes events in the overflow. The uncertainties in the total expected background (shaded area) are statistical only. Signal contributions expected from simulated H→ZDZD with m(ZD) of 20 and 50 GeV are shown in red and blue, respectively. Their yields are set to the corresponding median expected exclusion limits at 95% CL and scaled up to improve their visibility. The legends include the total number of observed events as well as the mμμ-integrated number of expected background events, which is obtained by applying the background evaluation method to the events in all mass intervals combined. |
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Figure 13:
Comparison between the number of events observed in (left) 2016 and (right) 2018 data in the TMS-TMS dimuon category with the expected number of background events, as a function of the smaller of the two d0/σd0 values in the TMS-TMS dimuon. The black circles show the number of observed events; the green and yellow components of the stacked histograms represent the estimated numbers of DY and QCD events, respectively. The last bin includes events in the overflow. The uncertainties in the total expected background (shaded area) are statistical only. Signal contributions expected from simulated H→ZDZD with m(ZD) of 20 and 50 GeV are shown in red and blue, respectively. Their yields are set to the corresponding median expected exclusion limits at 95% CL and scaled up to improve their visibility. |
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Figure 13-a:
Comparison between the number of events observed in (left) 2016 and (right) 2018 data in the TMS-TMS dimuon category with the expected number of background events, as a function of the smaller of the two d0/σd0 values in the TMS-TMS dimuon. The black circles show the number of observed events; the green and yellow components of the stacked histograms represent the estimated numbers of DY and QCD events, respectively. The last bin includes events in the overflow. The uncertainties in the total expected background (shaded area) are statistical only. Signal contributions expected from simulated H→ZDZD with m(ZD) of 20 and 50 GeV are shown in red and blue, respectively. Their yields are set to the corresponding median expected exclusion limits at 95% CL and scaled up to improve their visibility. |
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Figure 13-b:
Comparison between the number of events observed in (left) 2016 and (right) 2018 data in the TMS-TMS dimuon category with the expected number of background events, as a function of the smaller of the two d0/σd0 values in the TMS-TMS dimuon. The black circles show the number of observed events; the green and yellow components of the stacked histograms represent the estimated numbers of DY and QCD events, respectively. The last bin includes events in the overflow. The uncertainties in the total expected background (shaded area) are statistical only. Signal contributions expected from simulated H→ZDZD with m(ZD) of 20 and 50 GeV are shown in red and blue, respectively. Their yields are set to the corresponding median expected exclusion limits at 95% CL and scaled up to improve their visibility. |
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Figure 14:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(Φ→XX)B(X→μμ) as a function of cτ(X) in the heavy scalar model, for m(Φ)= 125 GeV and (left) m(X)= 20 GeV and (right) m(X)= 50 GeV. The median expected limits obtained from the STA-STA, STA-TMS, and TMS-TMS dimuon categories are shown as dashed green, blue, and red curves, respectively; the combined median expected limits are shown as dashed black curves; the combined observed limits are shown as solid black curves. The green and the yellow bands correspond, respectively, to the 68% and 95% central quantiles for the combined expected limits. |
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Figure 14-a:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(Φ→XX)B(X→μμ) as a function of cτ(X) in the heavy scalar model, for m(Φ)= 125 GeV and (left) m(X)= 20 GeV and (right) m(X)= 50 GeV. The median expected limits obtained from the STA-STA, STA-TMS, and TMS-TMS dimuon categories are shown as dashed green, blue, and red curves, respectively; the combined median expected limits are shown as dashed black curves; the combined observed limits are shown as solid black curves. The green and the yellow bands correspond, respectively, to the 68% and 95% central quantiles for the combined expected limits. |
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Figure 14-b:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(Φ→XX)B(X→μμ) as a function of cτ(X) in the heavy scalar model, for m(Φ)= 125 GeV and (left) m(X)= 20 GeV and (right) m(X)= 50 GeV. The median expected limits obtained from the STA-STA, STA-TMS, and TMS-TMS dimuon categories are shown as dashed green, blue, and red curves, respectively; the combined median expected limits are shown as dashed black curves; the combined observed limits are shown as solid black curves. The green and the yellow bands correspond, respectively, to the 68% and 95% central quantiles for the combined expected limits. |
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Figure 15:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(Φ→XX)B(X→μμ) as a function of cτ(X) in the heavy scalar model, for m(Φ)= 200 GeV and (left) m(X)= 20 GeV and (right) m(X)= 50 GeV. The median expected limits obtained from the STA-STA, STA-TMS, and TMS-TMS dimuon categories are shown as dashed green, blue, and red curves, respectively; the combined median expected limits are shown as dashed black curves; the combined observed limits are shown as solid black curves. The green and the yellow bands correspond, respectively, to the 68% and 95% central quantiles for the combined expected limits. |
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Figure 15-a:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(Φ→XX)B(X→μμ) as a function of cτ(X) in the heavy scalar model, for m(Φ)= 200 GeV and (left) m(X)= 20 GeV and (right) m(X)= 50 GeV. The median expected limits obtained from the STA-STA, STA-TMS, and TMS-TMS dimuon categories are shown as dashed green, blue, and red curves, respectively; the combined median expected limits are shown as dashed black curves; the combined observed limits are shown as solid black curves. The green and the yellow bands correspond, respectively, to the 68% and 95% central quantiles for the combined expected limits. |
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Figure 15-b:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(Φ→XX)B(X→μμ) as a function of cτ(X) in the heavy scalar model, for m(Φ)= 200 GeV and (left) m(X)= 20 GeV and (right) m(X)= 50 GeV. The median expected limits obtained from the STA-STA, STA-TMS, and TMS-TMS dimuon categories are shown as dashed green, blue, and red curves, respectively; the combined median expected limits are shown as dashed black curves; the combined observed limits are shown as solid black curves. The green and the yellow bands correspond, respectively, to the 68% and 95% central quantiles for the combined expected limits. |
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Figure 16:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(Φ→XX)B(X→μμ) as a function of cτ(X) in the heavy scalar model, for m(Φ)= 400 GeV and (upper left) m(X)= 20 GeV, (upper right) m(X)= 50 GeV, and (lower) m(X)= 150 GeV. The median expected limits obtained from the STA-STA, STA-TMS, and TMS-TMS dimuon categories are shown as dashed green, blue, and red curves, respectively; the combined median expected limits are shown as dashed black curves; the combined observed limits are shown as solid black curves. The green and the yellow bands correspond, respectively, to the 68% and 95% quantiles for the combined expected limits. |
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Figure 16-a:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(Φ→XX)B(X→μμ) as a function of cτ(X) in the heavy scalar model, for m(Φ)= 400 GeV and (upper left) m(X)= 20 GeV, (upper right) m(X)= 50 GeV, and (lower) m(X)= 150 GeV. The median expected limits obtained from the STA-STA, STA-TMS, and TMS-TMS dimuon categories are shown as dashed green, blue, and red curves, respectively; the combined median expected limits are shown as dashed black curves; the combined observed limits are shown as solid black curves. The green and the yellow bands correspond, respectively, to the 68% and 95% quantiles for the combined expected limits. |
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Figure 16-b:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(Φ→XX)B(X→μμ) as a function of cτ(X) in the heavy scalar model, for m(Φ)= 400 GeV and (upper left) m(X)= 20 GeV, (upper right) m(X)= 50 GeV, and (lower) m(X)= 150 GeV. The median expected limits obtained from the STA-STA, STA-TMS, and TMS-TMS dimuon categories are shown as dashed green, blue, and red curves, respectively; the combined median expected limits are shown as dashed black curves; the combined observed limits are shown as solid black curves. The green and the yellow bands correspond, respectively, to the 68% and 95% quantiles for the combined expected limits. |
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Figure 16-c:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(Φ→XX)B(X→μμ) as a function of cτ(X) in the heavy scalar model, for m(Φ)= 400 GeV and (upper left) m(X)= 20 GeV, (upper right) m(X)= 50 GeV, and (lower) m(X)= 150 GeV. The median expected limits obtained from the STA-STA, STA-TMS, and TMS-TMS dimuon categories are shown as dashed green, blue, and red curves, respectively; the combined median expected limits are shown as dashed black curves; the combined observed limits are shown as solid black curves. The green and the yellow bands correspond, respectively, to the 68% and 95% quantiles for the combined expected limits. |
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Figure 17:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(Φ→XX)B(X→μμ) as a function of cτ(X) in the heavy scalar model, for m(Φ)= 1 TeV and (upper left) m(X)= 20 GeV, (upper right) m(X)= 50 GeV, (lower left) m(X)= 150 GeV, and (lower right) m(X)= 350 GeV. The median expected limits obtained from the STA-STA, STA-TMS, and TMS-TMS dimuon categories are shown as dashed green, blue, and red curves, respectively; the combined median expected limits are shown as dashed black curves; the combined observed limits are shown as solid black curves. The green and the yellow bands correspond, respectively, to the 68% and 95% quantiles for the combined expected limits. |
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Figure 17-a:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(Φ→XX)B(X→μμ) as a function of cτ(X) in the heavy scalar model, for m(Φ)= 1 TeV and (upper left) m(X)= 20 GeV, (upper right) m(X)= 50 GeV, (lower left) m(X)= 150 GeV, and (lower right) m(X)= 350 GeV. The median expected limits obtained from the STA-STA, STA-TMS, and TMS-TMS dimuon categories are shown as dashed green, blue, and red curves, respectively; the combined median expected limits are shown as dashed black curves; the combined observed limits are shown as solid black curves. The green and the yellow bands correspond, respectively, to the 68% and 95% quantiles for the combined expected limits. |
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Figure 17-b:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(Φ→XX)B(X→μμ) as a function of cτ(X) in the heavy scalar model, for m(Φ)= 1 TeV and (upper left) m(X)= 20 GeV, (upper right) m(X)= 50 GeV, (lower left) m(X)= 150 GeV, and (lower right) m(X)= 350 GeV. The median expected limits obtained from the STA-STA, STA-TMS, and TMS-TMS dimuon categories are shown as dashed green, blue, and red curves, respectively; the combined median expected limits are shown as dashed black curves; the combined observed limits are shown as solid black curves. The green and the yellow bands correspond, respectively, to the 68% and 95% quantiles for the combined expected limits. |
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Figure 17-c:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(Φ→XX)B(X→μμ) as a function of cτ(X) in the heavy scalar model, for m(Φ)= 1 TeV and (upper left) m(X)= 20 GeV, (upper right) m(X)= 50 GeV, (lower left) m(X)= 150 GeV, and (lower right) m(X)= 350 GeV. The median expected limits obtained from the STA-STA, STA-TMS, and TMS-TMS dimuon categories are shown as dashed green, blue, and red curves, respectively; the combined median expected limits are shown as dashed black curves; the combined observed limits are shown as solid black curves. The green and the yellow bands correspond, respectively, to the 68% and 95% quantiles for the combined expected limits. |
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Figure 17-d:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(Φ→XX)B(X→μμ) as a function of cτ(X) in the heavy scalar model, for m(Φ)= 1 TeV and (upper left) m(X)= 20 GeV, (upper right) m(X)= 50 GeV, (lower left) m(X)= 150 GeV, and (lower right) m(X)= 350 GeV. The median expected limits obtained from the STA-STA, STA-TMS, and TMS-TMS dimuon categories are shown as dashed green, blue, and red curves, respectively; the combined median expected limits are shown as dashed black curves; the combined observed limits are shown as solid black curves. The green and the yellow bands correspond, respectively, to the 68% and 95% quantiles for the combined expected limits. |
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Figure 18:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(H→ZDZD)B(ZD→μμ) as a function of cτ(ZD) in the HAHM model, for m(ZD) ranging from 10 GeV (upper left) to 60 GeV (lower right). The median expected limits obtained from the STA-STA, STA-TMS, and TMS-TMS dimuon categories are shown as dashed green, blue, and red curves, respectively; the combined median expected limits are shown as dashed black curves; the combined observed limits are shown as solid black curves. The green and the yellow bands correspond, respectively, to the 68% and 95% central quantiles for the combined expected limits. The horizontal lines in gray correspond to the theoretical predictions for values of B(H→ZDZD) indicated next to the lines. |
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Figure 18-a:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(H→ZDZD)B(ZD→μμ) as a function of cτ(ZD) in the HAHM model, for m(ZD) ranging from 10 GeV (upper left) to 60 GeV (lower right). The median expected limits obtained from the STA-STA, STA-TMS, and TMS-TMS dimuon categories are shown as dashed green, blue, and red curves, respectively; the combined median expected limits are shown as dashed black curves; the combined observed limits are shown as solid black curves. The green and the yellow bands correspond, respectively, to the 68% and 95% central quantiles for the combined expected limits. The horizontal lines in gray correspond to the theoretical predictions for values of B(H→ZDZD) indicated next to the lines. |
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Figure 18-b:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(H→ZDZD)B(ZD→μμ) as a function of cτ(ZD) in the HAHM model, for m(ZD) ranging from 10 GeV (upper left) to 60 GeV (lower right). The median expected limits obtained from the STA-STA, STA-TMS, and TMS-TMS dimuon categories are shown as dashed green, blue, and red curves, respectively; the combined median expected limits are shown as dashed black curves; the combined observed limits are shown as solid black curves. The green and the yellow bands correspond, respectively, to the 68% and 95% central quantiles for the combined expected limits. The horizontal lines in gray correspond to the theoretical predictions for values of B(H→ZDZD) indicated next to the lines. |
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Figure 18-c:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(H→ZDZD)B(ZD→μμ) as a function of cτ(ZD) in the HAHM model, for m(ZD) ranging from 10 GeV (upper left) to 60 GeV (lower right). The median expected limits obtained from the STA-STA, STA-TMS, and TMS-TMS dimuon categories are shown as dashed green, blue, and red curves, respectively; the combined median expected limits are shown as dashed black curves; the combined observed limits are shown as solid black curves. The green and the yellow bands correspond, respectively, to the 68% and 95% central quantiles for the combined expected limits. The horizontal lines in gray correspond to the theoretical predictions for values of B(H→ZDZD) indicated next to the lines. |
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Figure 18-d:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(H→ZDZD)B(ZD→μμ) as a function of cτ(ZD) in the HAHM model, for m(ZD) ranging from 10 GeV (upper left) to 60 GeV (lower right). The median expected limits obtained from the STA-STA, STA-TMS, and TMS-TMS dimuon categories are shown as dashed green, blue, and red curves, respectively; the combined median expected limits are shown as dashed black curves; the combined observed limits are shown as solid black curves. The green and the yellow bands correspond, respectively, to the 68% and 95% central quantiles for the combined expected limits. The horizontal lines in gray correspond to the theoretical predictions for values of B(H→ZDZD) indicated next to the lines. |
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Figure 18-e:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(H→ZDZD)B(ZD→μμ) as a function of cτ(ZD) in the HAHM model, for m(ZD) ranging from 10 GeV (upper left) to 60 GeV (lower right). The median expected limits obtained from the STA-STA, STA-TMS, and TMS-TMS dimuon categories are shown as dashed green, blue, and red curves, respectively; the combined median expected limits are shown as dashed black curves; the combined observed limits are shown as solid black curves. The green and the yellow bands correspond, respectively, to the 68% and 95% central quantiles for the combined expected limits. The horizontal lines in gray correspond to the theoretical predictions for values of B(H→ZDZD) indicated next to the lines. |
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Figure 18-f:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(H→ZDZD)B(ZD→μμ) as a function of cτ(ZD) in the HAHM model, for m(ZD) ranging from 10 GeV (upper left) to 60 GeV (lower right). The median expected limits obtained from the STA-STA, STA-TMS, and TMS-TMS dimuon categories are shown as dashed green, blue, and red curves, respectively; the combined median expected limits are shown as dashed black curves; the combined observed limits are shown as solid black curves. The green and the yellow bands correspond, respectively, to the 68% and 95% central quantiles for the combined expected limits. The horizontal lines in gray correspond to the theoretical predictions for values of B(H→ZDZD) indicated next to the lines. |
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Figure 19:
Observed 95% CL exclusion contours in the HAHM model, in the (left) (m(ZD), cτ(ZD)) and (right) (m(ZD), ϵ) planes. The contours correspond to several representative values of B(H→ZDZD) ranging from 0.005% to 1%. |
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Figure 19-a:
Observed 95% CL exclusion contours in the HAHM model, in the (left) (m(ZD), cτ(ZD)) and (right) (m(ZD), ϵ) planes. The contours correspond to several representative values of B(H→ZDZD) ranging from 0.005% to 1%. |
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Figure 19-b:
Observed 95% CL exclusion contours in the HAHM model, in the (left) (m(ZD), cτ(ZD)) and (right) (m(ZD), ϵ) planes. The contours correspond to several representative values of B(H→ZDZD) ranging from 0.005% to 1%. |
Summary |
A data set collected by the CMS experiment in proton-proton collisions at √s= 13 TeV in 2016 and 2018 and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 97.6 fb−1 has been used to conduct an inclusive search for long-lived exotic neutral particles (LLPs) decaying to a pair of muons. The search is largely model-independent and is sensitive to a broad range of LLP lifetimes and masses. No excess of events above the standard model prediction is observed. The results are interpreted as upper limits on the parameters of the Hidden Abelian Higgs model, in which the Higgs boson decays to a pair of long-lived dark photons ZD, and of a simplified model, in which LLPs are produced in decays of an exotic heavy neutral scalar boson. The branching fraction of the Higgs boson to dark photons of 1% is excluded at 95% confidence level in the ZD range between 20 and 60 GeV and for cτ (ZD) from a few tens of μm to approximately 100 m. The results of this search significantly extend the excluded range of model parameters. They provide the best limits to date for the Hidden Abelian Higgs model with ZD masses larger than 20 GeV and all cτ (ZD) values except those between about 0.5 and 200 mm, where our search is complemented by the CMS search using data collected with high-rate triggers [35]. At exotic scalar boson masses larger than the Higgs boson mass, our results represent the best current constraints for all considered LLP masses and lifetimes. |
Additional Figures | |
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Additional Figure 1:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→2μ signal process with mΦ= 125 GeV (left: mX= 20 GeV, right: mX= 50 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 1-a:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→2μ signal process with mΦ= 125 GeV (left: mX= 20 GeV, right: mX= 50 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 1-b:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→2μ signal process with mΦ= 125 GeV (left: mX= 20 GeV, right: mX= 50 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 2:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→2μ signal process with mΦ= 200 GeV (left: mX= 20 GeV, right: mX= 50 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 2-a:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→2μ signal process with mΦ= 200 GeV (left: mX= 20 GeV, right: mX= 50 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 2-b:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→2μ signal process with mΦ= 200 GeV (left: mX= 20 GeV, right: mX= 50 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 3:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→2μ signal process with mΦ= 400 GeV (top left: mX= 20 GeV, top right: mX= 50 GeV, bottom: mX= 150 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 3-a:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→2μ signal process with mΦ= 400 GeV (top left: mX= 20 GeV, top right: mX= 50 GeV, bottom: mX= 150 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 3-b:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→2μ signal process with mΦ= 400 GeV (top left: mX= 20 GeV, top right: mX= 50 GeV, bottom: mX= 150 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 3-c:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→2μ signal process with mΦ= 400 GeV (top left: mX= 20 GeV, top right: mX= 50 GeV, bottom: mX= 150 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 4:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→2μ signal process with mΦ= 1 TeV (top left: mX= 20 GeV, top right: mX= 50 GeV, bottom left: mX= 150 GeV, bottom right: mX= 350 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 4-a:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→2μ signal process with mΦ= 1 TeV (top left: mX= 20 GeV, top right: mX= 50 GeV, bottom left: mX= 150 GeV, bottom right: mX= 350 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 4-b:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→2μ signal process with mΦ= 1 TeV (top left: mX= 20 GeV, top right: mX= 50 GeV, bottom left: mX= 150 GeV, bottom right: mX= 350 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 4-c:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→2μ signal process with mΦ= 1 TeV (top left: mX= 20 GeV, top right: mX= 50 GeV, bottom left: mX= 150 GeV, bottom right: mX= 350 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 4-d:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→2μ signal process with mΦ= 1 TeV (top left: mX= 20 GeV, top right: mX= 50 GeV, bottom left: mX= 150 GeV, bottom right: mX= 350 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 5:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→4μ signal process with mΦ= 125 GeV (left: mX= 20 GeV, right: mX= 50 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 5-a:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→4μ signal process with mΦ= 125 GeV (left: mX= 20 GeV, right: mX= 50 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 5-b:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→4μ signal process with mΦ= 125 GeV (left: mX= 20 GeV, right: mX= 50 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 6:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→4μ signal process with mΦ= 200 GeV (left: mX= 20 GeV, right: mX= 50 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 6-a:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→4μ signal process with mΦ= 200 GeV (left: mX= 20 GeV, right: mX= 50 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 6-b:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→4μ signal process with mΦ= 200 GeV (left: mX= 20 GeV, right: mX= 50 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 7:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→4μ signal process with mΦ= 400 GeV (top left: mX= 20 GeV, top right: mX= 50 GeV, bottom: mX= 150 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 7-a:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→4μ signal process with mΦ= 400 GeV (top left: mX= 20 GeV, top right: mX= 50 GeV, bottom: mX= 150 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 7-b:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→4μ signal process with mΦ= 400 GeV (top left: mX= 20 GeV, top right: mX= 50 GeV, bottom: mX= 150 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 7-c:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→4μ signal process with mΦ= 400 GeV (top left: mX= 20 GeV, top right: mX= 50 GeV, bottom: mX= 150 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 8:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→4μ signal process with mΦ= 1 TeV (top left: mX= 20 GeV, top right: mX= 50 GeV, bottom left: mX= 150 GeV, bottom right: mX= 350 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 8-a:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→4μ signal process with mΦ= 1 TeV (top left: mX= 20 GeV, top right: mX= 50 GeV, bottom left: mX= 150 GeV, bottom right: mX= 350 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 8-b:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→4μ signal process with mΦ= 1 TeV (top left: mX= 20 GeV, top right: mX= 50 GeV, bottom left: mX= 150 GeV, bottom right: mX= 350 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 8-c:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→4μ signal process with mΦ= 1 TeV (top left: mX= 20 GeV, top right: mX= 50 GeV, bottom left: mX= 150 GeV, bottom right: mX= 350 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 8-d:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the Φ→2X→4μ signal process with mΦ= 1 TeV (top left: mX= 20 GeV, top right: mX= 50 GeV, bottom left: mX= 150 GeV, bottom right: mX= 350 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well as the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 9:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the H→2ZD→2μ2X signal process with m(H)= 125 GeV (top left to bottom right: mZD= 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 9-a:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the H→2ZD→2μ2X signal process with m(H)= 125 GeV (top left to bottom right: mZD= 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 9-b:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the H→2ZD→2μ2X signal process with m(H)= 125 GeV (top left to bottom right: mZD= 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 9-c:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the H→2ZD→2μ2X signal process with m(H)= 125 GeV (top left to bottom right: mZD= 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 9-d:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the H→2ZD→2μ2X signal process with m(H)= 125 GeV (top left to bottom right: mZD= 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 9-e:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the H→2ZD→2μ2X signal process with m(H)= 125 GeV (top left to bottom right: mZD= 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 9-f:
Overall signal efficiencies as a function of cτ for the H→2ZD→2μ2X signal process with m(H)= 125 GeV (top left to bottom right: mZD= 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 GeV). Each figure shows efficiencies in the three dimuon categories, STA-STA (green), TMS-TMS (red), and STA-TMS (blue), as well the combined efficiency (black) calculated as the sum of the efficiencies of the individual categories. The signal efficiencies for the 2016 and 2018 datasets are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. |
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Additional Figure 10:
The 95% CL combined observed upper limits on B(H→ZDZD) as a function of cτZD in the HAHM model, for mZD ranging from 10 GeV to 60 GeV. |
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Additional Figure 11:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(Φ→XX)B(X→μμ) as a function of cτX in the heavy scalar model, for mΦ= 125 GeV and mX= 50 GeV (top left), mΦ= 1000 GeV and mX= 150 GeV (top right), and mΦ= 1000 GeV and mX= 350 GeV (bottom). To facilitate a comparison to existing upper limits for the probed signal hypotheses, the combined observed limits (black) are compared to recent CMS results (orange). |
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Additional Figure 11-a:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(Φ→XX)B(X→μμ) as a function of cτX in the heavy scalar model, for mΦ= 125 GeV and mX= 50 GeV (top left), mΦ= 1000 GeV and mX= 150 GeV (top right), and mΦ= 1000 GeV and mX= 350 GeV (bottom). To facilitate a comparison to existing upper limits for the probed signal hypotheses, the combined observed limits (black) are compared to recent CMS results (orange). |
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Additional Figure 11-b:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(Φ→XX)B(X→μμ) as a function of cτX in the heavy scalar model, for mΦ= 125 GeV and mX= 50 GeV (top left), mΦ= 1000 GeV and mX= 150 GeV (top right), and mΦ= 1000 GeV and mX= 350 GeV (bottom). To facilitate a comparison to existing upper limits for the probed signal hypotheses, the combined observed limits (black) are compared to recent CMS results (orange). |
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Additional Figure 11-c:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(Φ→XX)B(X→μμ) as a function of cτX in the heavy scalar model, for mΦ= 125 GeV and mX= 50 GeV (top left), mΦ= 1000 GeV and mX= 150 GeV (top right), and mΦ= 1000 GeV and mX= 350 GeV (bottom). To facilitate a comparison to existing upper limits for the probed signal hypotheses, the combined observed limits (black) are compared to recent CMS results (orange). |
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Additional Figure 12:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(H→ZDZD)B(ZD→μμ) as a function of cτZD in the heavy scalar model, for mH= 125 GeV and mZD= 20 GeV (top left), mZD= 40 GeV (top right), and mZD= 60 GeV (bottom). To facilitate a comparison to existing upper limits for the probed signal hypotheses, the combined observed limits (black) are compared to recent CMS (red) and ATLAS (blue) results. |
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Additional Figure 12-a:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(H→ZDZD)B(ZD→μμ) as a function of cτZD in the heavy scalar model, for mH= 125 GeV and mZD= 20 GeV (top left), mZD= 40 GeV (top right), and mZD= 60 GeV (bottom). To facilitate a comparison to existing upper limits for the probed signal hypotheses, the combined observed limits (black) are compared to recent CMS (red) and ATLAS (blue) results. |
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Additional Figure 12-b:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(H→ZDZD)B(ZD→μμ) as a function of cτZD in the heavy scalar model, for mH= 125 GeV and mZD= 20 GeV (top left), mZD= 40 GeV (top right), and mZD= 60 GeV (bottom). To facilitate a comparison to existing upper limits for the probed signal hypotheses, the combined observed limits (black) are compared to recent CMS (red) and ATLAS (blue) results. |
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Additional Figure 12-c:
The 95% CL upper limits on σ(H→ZDZD)B(ZD→μμ) as a function of cτZD in the heavy scalar model, for mH= 125 GeV and mZD= 20 GeV (top left), mZD= 40 GeV (top right), and mZD= 60 GeV (bottom). To facilitate a comparison to existing upper limits for the probed signal hypotheses, the combined observed limits (black) are compared to recent CMS (red) and ATLAS (blue) results. |
Additional Tables | |
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Additional Table 1:
Background estimation and observed number of events in the STA-STA dimuon category in 2016 and 2018 data. For each probed LLP mass, the chosen mass interval is shown. The mass interval is followed by the estimated and observed counts for the given year. The quoted uncertainties are statistical only. |
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Additional Table 2:
Background estimations and observed numbers of events in the TMS-TMS dimuon category in 2016 data. The mass interval is followed by the estimated and observed counts within each min(d0/σd0) bin in this mass interval. The quoted uncertainties are statistical only. |
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Additional Table 3:
Background estimations and observed numbers of events in the TMS-TMS dimuon category in 2018 data. The mass interval is followed by the estimated and observed counts within each min(d0/σd0) bin in this mass interval. The quoted uncertainties are statistical only. |
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Additional Table 4:
Correspondence between the mass intervals in the TMS-TMS category and the parameters of the simulated signal samples. |
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Additional Table 5:
Background estimation and observed number of events in the STA-TMS dimuon category in 2016 and 2018 data. For each probed LLP mass, the chosen mass interval is shown. The mass interval is followed by the estimated and observed counts for the given year. The quoted uncertainties are statistical only. |
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Additional Table 6:
Number of events passing consecutive sets of selection criteria for 2018 collision data and the signal process Φ(125)→2X(20GeV,cτ=13cm)→2μ. Each row introduces a new criterion that is applied in addition to the selection of the previous row. In addition to the total number of events, N(events), the event yields of the individual dimuon vertex categories, STA-STA, TMS-TMS, and STA-TMS, are shown in separate columns for each data set. In these columns, events containing selected dimuons of different categories are independently counted for each category. |
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