Observation of a pseudoscalar excess at the top quark pair production threshold

Abstract

A search for resonances in top quark pair ($\text{t}\bar{\text{t}}$) production in final states with two charged leptons and multiple jets is presented, based on proton-proton collision data collected by the CMS experiment at the CERN LHC at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV, corresponding to 138 fb${}^{-1}$. The analysis explores the invariant mass of the $\text{t}\bar{\text{t}}$ system and two angular observables that provide direct access to the correlation of top quark and antiquark spins. A significant excess of events is observed near the kinematic $\text{t}\bar{\text{t}}$ threshold compared to the nonresonant production predicted by fixed-order perturbative quantum chromodynamics (pQCD). The observed enhancement is consistent with the production of a color-singlet pseudoscalar (${}^1$S${}_0^{[1]}$) quasi-bound toponium state, as predicted by nonrelativistic quantum chromodynamics. Using a simplified model for ${}^1$S${}_0^{[1]}$ toponium, the cross section of the excess above the pQCD prediction is measured to be 8.8 ${}_{-1.4}^{+1.2}$ pb.

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