Measurement of the $t\bar{t}Z$ and $t\bar{t}W$ production cross sections in multilepton final states using 3.2 fb${}^{-1}$ of $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

Abstract

A measurement of the $t\bar{t}Z$ and $t\bar{t}W$ production cross sections in final states with either two same-charge muons, or three or four leptons (electrons or muons) is presented. The analysis uses a data sample of proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider in 2015, corresponding to a total integrated luminosity of 3.2 fb${}^{-1}$. The inclusive cross sections are extracted using likelihood fits to signal and control regions, resulting in ${\sigma }_{t\bar{t}Z}=0.9\pm 0.3$ pb and ${\sigma }_{t\bar{t}W}=1.5\pm 0.8$ pb, in agreement with the Standard Model predictions.

25 pages, plus author list - 42 pages in total, 8 figures, 5 tables. Published in Eur. Phys. J. C. All figures including auxiliary figures are available at http://atlas.web.cern.ch/Atlas/GROUPS/PHYSICS/PAPERS/TOPQ-2015-22/

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