Search for New Phenomena in tt̅ Events with Large Missing Transverse Momentum in Proton-Proton Collisions at √s=7  TeV with the ATLAS Detector

A search for new phenomena in tt̅ events with large missing transverse momentum in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 7 TeV is presented. The measurement is based on 1.04  fb[superscript -1] of data collected with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. Contributions to this final state m...

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Main Author: Taylor, Frank E. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society, 2012-07-06T13:49:17Z.
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