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most citedDecay-mode independent searches for new scalar bosons with the OPAL detector at LEP

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Probing the charm-quark dead cone effect in heavy ion collisions

CMS Collaboration

The first experimental study of the dead-cone effect for the charm quark in heavy ion collisions is presented. The analysis is based on a sample of lead-lead (PbPb) collisions at a…

hep-ex2022★ 16 cited

Proton reconstruction with the CMS-TOTEM Precision Proton Spectrometer

CMS, TOTEM Collaborations

The Precision Proton Spectrometer (PPS) of the CMS and TOTEM experiments collected 107.7 fb in proton-proton (pp) collisions at the LHC at 13 TeV (Run 2). This paper describ…

physics.ins-det2022

Test beam performance of a CBC3-based mini-module for the Phase-2 CMS Outer Tracker before and after neutron irradiation

The Tracker Group of the CMS Collaboration

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN will undergo major upgrades to increase the instantaneous luminosity up to 5-7.5 cms. This High Luminosity upgr…

hep-ex2016★ 14 cited

Measurement of the mass of the top quark in decays with a J/psi meson in pp collisions at 8 TeV

CMS Collaboration

A first measurement of the top quark mass using the decay channel t to (W to l nu) (b to J/psi + X to mu+ mu- + X) is presented. The analysis uses events selected from the proton-p…

hep-ex2013★ 74 cited

Inclusive search for supersymmetry using the razor variables in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV

CMS Collaboration

An inclusive search is presented for new heavy particle pairs produced in sqrt(s) = 7 TeV proton-proton collisions at the LHC using 4.7 +/- 0.1 inverse femtobarns of integrated lum…

physics.ins-det2010★ 4 cited

Validation of Kalman Filter alignment algorithm with cosmic-ray data using a CMS silicon strip tracker endcap

D. Sprenger, M. Weber, R. Adolphi +6

A Kalman Filter alignment algorithm has been applied to cosmic-ray data. We discuss the alignment algorithm and an experiment-independent implementation including outlier rejection…

physics.ins-det2009★ 12 cited

Performance studies of the CMS Strip Tracker before installation

CMS Tracker Collaboration

In March 2007 the assembly of the Silicon Strip Tracker was completed at the Tracker Integration Facility at CERN. Nearly 15% of the detector was instrumented using cables, fiber o…

hep-ex2003★ 76 cited

Search for Stable and Long-Lived Massive Charged Particles in e+e- Collisions at sqrt(s) = 183-209 GeV

The OPAL collaboration

A search for stable and long-lived massive particles of electric charge |Q/e|=1 or fractional charges of 2/3, 4/3, and 5/3 is reported using data collected by the OPAL detector at…

hep-ex2003★ 35 cited

Test of non-commutative QED in the process e+e- -> gamma gamma at LEP

The OPAL collaboration

Non-commutative QED would lead to deviations from the Standard Model depending on a new energy scale Lambda_NC and a unique direction in space defined by two angles eta and xi. Her…

hep-ex2002★ 7 cited

Measurement of Neutral-Current Four-Fermion Production at LEP2

The OPAL collaboration

Four-fermion final states qqbar e+e- and qqbar mu+mu- from neutral-current interactions in e+e- collisions are studied in the OPAL detector at LEP at centre-of-mass energies from 1…

hep-ex2002★ 11 cited

Measurement of the Cross-Section for the Process GammaGamma -> Ppbar at sqrt(s)_ee=183-189 GeV at LEP

The OPAL collaboration, G. Abbiendi

The exclusive production of proton-antiproton pairs in the collisions of two quasi-real photons had been studied using data taken at sqrt(s)_ee=183 GeV and 189 GeV with the OPAL de…

hep-ex2002★ 48 cited

Search for Scalar Top and Scalar Bottom Quarks at LEP

The OPAL collaboration, G. Abbiendi

Searches for a scalar top quark and a scalar bottom quark have been performed using a data sample of 438 pb-1 at centre-of-mass energies of sqrt(s) = 192 - 209 GeV collected with t…

hep-ex2002★ 25 cited

Search for Associated Production of Massive States Decaying into Two Photonsin e+e- Annihilations at sqrt(s) = 88-209 GeV

The OPAL collaboration, G. Abbiendi

A search is performed for production of short-lived particles in e+e- -> XY, with X -> gamma gamma and Y -> ffbar, for scalar X and scalar or vector Y. Model-independent limits in…

hep-ex2002★ 22 cited

Search for Charged Excited Leptons in e+e- Collisions at sqrt(s) = 183-209 GeV

The OPAL collaboration

A search for charged excited leptons decaying into a lepton and photon has been performed using approximately 680 pb-1 of e+e- collision data collected by the OPAL detector at LEP…

hep-ex2002★ 164 cited

Decay-mode independent searches for new scalar bosons with the OPAL detector at LEP

The OPAL collaboration, G. Abbiendi

This paper describes topological searches for neutral scalar bosons S0 produced in association with a Z0 boson via the Bjorken process e+e- -> S0Z0 at centre-of-mass energies of 91…

hep-ex2002★ 15 cited

Measurement of the Charm structure Function F2c of the Photon at LEP

The OPAL collaboration, G. Abbiendi

The production of charm quarks is studied in deep-inelastic electron-photon scattering using data recorded by the OPAL detector at LEP at normal e+e- centre-of-mass energies from 1…

hep-ex2002

Measurement of the Hadronic Photon Structure Function F2gamma at LEP2

The OPAL collaboration, G. Abbiendi

The hadronic structure of the photon F2gamma is measured as a function of Bjorken x and of the photon virtuality Q2 using deep-inelastic scattering data taken by the OPAL detector…

hep-ex2001★ 17 cited

Search for Leptoquarks in Electron-Photon Scattering at sqrt(s_ee) up to 209 GeV at LEP

The OPAL collaboration, G. Abbiendi

Searches for first generation scalar and vector leptoquarks, and for squarks in R-parity violating SUSY models with the direct decay of the squark into Standard Model particles, ha…

hep-ex2001★ 65 cited

Search for Doubly Charged Higgs Bosons with the OPAL detector at LEP

The OPAL collaboration, G. Abbiendi

A search for pair-produced doubly charged Higgs bosons has been performed using data samples corresponding to an integrated luminosity of about 614 pb-1 collected with the OPAL det…

hep-ex2001★ 19 cited

Genuine Correlations of Like-Sign Particles in Hadronic Z0 Decays

The OPAL collaboration, G. Abbiendi

Correlations among hadrons with the same electric charge produced in Z0 decays are studied using the high statistics data collected from 1991 through 1995 with the OPAL detector at…

hep-ex2001★ 73 cited

Search for Single Top Quark Production at LEP2

The OPAL collaboration, G. Abbiendi

A search for single top quark production via flavour changing neutral currents (FCNC) was performed with data collected by the OPAL detector at the e+e- collider LEP. Approximately…

hep-ex2001★ 26 cited

Search for Lepton Flavour Violation in e+e- Collisions at sqrt(s) = 189 - 209 GeV

The OPAL collaboration, G. Abbiendi

We search for lepton flavour violating events (e mu, e tau and mu tau) that could be directly produced in e+e- annihilations, using the full available data sample collected with th…

hep-ex2001★ 18 cited

Measurement of the Branching Ratio for the Process b -> tau nu X

The OPAL collaboration, G. Abbiendi

The inclusive branching ratio for the process b -> tau nu X has been measured using hadronic Z decays collected by the OPAL experiment at LEP in the years 1992-2000. The result is:…

hep-ex2001★ 1 cited

Angular Analysis of the Muon Pair Asymmetry at LEP 1

The OPAL collaboration, G. Abbiendi

Data on muon pair production obtained by the OPAL collaboration at centre of mass energies near the Z peak are analysed. Small angular mismatches between the directions of the two…