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Towards a differential tˉtW cross section measurement at CMS
by David Marckx
Submission summary
| Authors (as registered SciPost users): | David Marckx |
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| Preprint Link: | scipost_202412_00039v1 (pdf) |
| Date submitted: | 2024-12-20 13:55 |
| Submitted by: | Marckx, David |
| Submitted to: | SciPost Physics Proceedings |
| Proceedings issue: | The 17th International Workshop on Top Quark Physics (TOP2024) |
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| Academic field: | Physics |
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| Approaches: | Experimental, Phenomenological |
Abstract
Top quark pair production in association with a W boson is a rare standard model process that has proven to be an intriguing puzzle for theorists and experimentalists alike. Recent measurements, performed at √s = 13 TeV, by both the ATLAS and CMS Collaborations at the CERN LHC, find cross section values that are consistently higher than the latest state-of-the-art theory predictions. In this presentation, both experimental and theoretical challenges in the pursuit of a better understanding of this process are discussed. Furthermore, a framework for a future differential measurement to be performed with the Run 2 CMS data (collected in 2016-2018) is proposed.
Current status:
In refereeing
David Marckx on 2025-02-15 [id 5223]
Dear,
Thanks a lot for reviewing the proceedings. All comments have been implemented in this version. I tried to make Fig 1 more readable, feel free to let me know if it is still not visible-overdone. I also implemented the requested changes to the bst file for the references. I did not want to change the original reference layout from the template so feel free to highlight any other setting I should change.
Please let me know if I need to publish the new version somewhere apart from this comment, this is my first submission to SciPost.
Many Thanks
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Anonymous on 2025-02-01 [id 5177]
A few comments to implement before publishing:
gluon proton parton distribution function -> sounds odd, why do you need the "proton" here?
Caption Figure 1: propose to re-order: * The LO diagram ... (left). * A NLO QCD diagram ... (middle)
and so on. Same for the other figures. Alternatively you could remove the round brackets and write: Left: The LO ...
Fig 1: The colours are not well-visible, would suggest to make the dots and also the labels for the particles larager in the diagrams.
Fig 3: too small, labels are almost illegible if the plots are so small. The left-hand plot has some weird symbols left of the ratio plot, it looks as if you just copied the plot out of a talk. Use the original, as this makes also the resolution better.
page 6: there is a spurious "ttW" at the top of the page
References: normally the experiments write: CMS Collaboration or ATLAS Collaboration instead of the name of the first author in the list