%0 Journal Article %1 collaboration2017search %A Collaboration, CMS %D 2017 %K cms experiment single-top tZ %T Search for associated production of a Z boson with a single top quark and for tZ flavour-changing interactions in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 8 TeV %U http://arxiv.org/abs/1702.01404 %X A search for the production of a single top quark in association with a Z boson is presented, both to identify the expected standard model process and to search for flavour-changing neutral current interactions. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 inverse-femtobarns recorded by the CMS experiment at the LHC in proton-proton collisions at sqrt(s) = 8 TeV. Final states with three leptons (electrons or muons) and at least one jet are investigated. An events yield compatible with tZq standard model production is observed, and the corresponding cross section is measured to be sigma( p p -> t Z q -> l nu b l+ l- q ) = 10 +8/-7 fb with a significance of 2.4 standard deviations. No presence of flavour-changing neutral current production of tZq is observed. Exclusion limits at 95% confidence level on the branching fractions of a top quark decaying to a Z boson and an up or a charm quark are found to be B( t -> Z u ) < 0.022% and B( t -> Z c ) < 0.049%.

@article{collaboration2017search, abstract = {A search for the production of a single top quark in association with a Z boson is presented, both to identify the expected standard model process and to search for flavour-changing neutral current interactions. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 inverse-femtobarns recorded by the CMS experiment at the LHC in proton-proton collisions at sqrt(s) = 8 TeV. Final states with three leptons (electrons or muons) and at least one jet are investigated. An events yield compatible with tZq standard model production is observed, and the corresponding cross section is measured to be sigma( p p -> t Z q -> l nu b l+ l- q ) = 10 +8/-7 fb with a significance of 2.4 standard deviations. No presence of flavour-changing neutral current production of tZq is observed. Exclusion limits at 95% confidence level on the branching fractions of a top quark decaying to a Z boson and an up or a charm quark are found to be B( t -> Z u ) < 0.022% and B( t -> Z c ) < 0.049%.}, added-at = {2017-02-08T10:07:04.000+0100}, author = {Collaboration, CMS}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2de3070915c3c7f4036dbdf2ca25234fb/omkind}, description = {Search for associated production of a Z boson with a single top quark and for tZ flavour-changing interactions in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 8 TeV}, interhash = {af8ba32708d7b27ae1a52436219e8a82}, intrahash = {de3070915c3c7f4036dbdf2ca25234fb}, keywords = {cms experiment single-top tZ}, note = {cite arxiv:1702.01404Comment: Submitted to JHEP. All figures and tables can be found at http://cms-results.web.cern.ch/cms-results/public-results/publications/TOP-12-039}, timestamp = {2017-02-08T10:07:04.000+0100}, title = {Search for associated production of a Z boson with a single top quark and for tZ flavour-changing interactions in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 8 TeV}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1702.01404}, year = 2017 }