ATLAS Search for Supersymmetry in 8 TeV Proton-Proton Collisions with Three b-Jets

20.1 fb⁻¹ of proton-proton collision data at 8 TeV center-of-mass energy from the ATLAS detector at CERN's LHC. The paper by G. Aad reports a search for strong production of supersymmetric particles, analyzing events with missing transverse momentum and at least three b-jets. No excess beyond Standard Model predictions was found, leading to exclusion limits on gluino masses up to 1340 GeV.

Use Cases

• Testing supersymmetric models based on the reported exclusion limits for gluinos and scalar quarks.
• Developing event selection algorithms based on the described criteria: missing transverse momentum, high jet multiplicity, and b-jet identification.
• Comparing search methodologies for new physics in final states with leptons and b-jets as described in the paper.
• Benchmarking statistical analysis techniques for interpreting null results against Standard Model predictions.

Strengths

• Data volume is precisely quantified as 20.1 fb⁻¹ of integrated luminosity.
• Search results provide specific, model-dependent exclusion limits, such as gluino masses up to 1340 GeV.
• Analysis is performed with a major experimental apparatus, the ATLAS detector at the LHC.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• The underlying dataset files, formats, and license are not specified in the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

CERN LHC, ATLAS detector.

Collection Method

Experimental data from proton-proton collisions.

Time Range

Data collected at a center-of-mass energy of 8 TeV.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

CERN, Geneva.