Search for dark matter produced in association with a hadronically decaying vector boson in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}$=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

Abstract

A search is presented for dark matter produced in association with a hadronically decaying W or Z boson using 3.2 /fb of pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}$=13 TeV recorded by the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. Events with a hadronic jet compatible with a W or Z boson and with large missing transverse momentum are analysed. The data are consistent with the Standard Model predictions and are interpreted in terms of both an effective field theory and a simplified model containing dark matter.

arXiv comment13 pages plus author list (30 pages total), 5 figures, 2 tables, final version published in PLB, All figures including auxiliary figures are available at http://atlas.web.cern.ch/Atlas/GROUPS/PHYSICS/PAPERS/EXOT-2015-08/

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