Search for a third-generation leptoquark coupled to a τ lepton and a b quark through single, pair, and nonresonant production in proton-proton collisions at √𝒔 = 13 TeV See

A search is presented for a third-generation leptoquark (LQ) coupled exclusively to a τ lepton and a b quark. The search is based on proton-proton collision data at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV recorded with the CMS detector, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of&#...

Observation of 𝑡⁢𝑊⁢𝑍 Production at the CMS Experiment See

The first observation of single top quark production in association with a 𝑊 and a 𝑍 boson in proton-proton collisions is reported. The analysis uses data at center-of-mass energies of 13 and 13.6 TeV recorded with the CMS detector at the CERN LHC, corresponding to a&#x...

Enhancing Wind Energy Forecasting Efficiency Through Dense and Dropout Networks (DDN): Leveraging Grid Search Optimization See

The wind power industry has experienced remarkable growth due to technological advancements and innovative business models. In 2020, the global installed wind power capacity reached 93 GW, marking a significant 52.96% increase compared to the previous year. This growth highlights the industr...

Evidence for Similar Collectivity of High Transverse-Momentum Particles in 𝑝-Pb and Pb-Pb Collisions See

Charged hadron elliptic anisotropies (𝜈₂) are presented over a wide transverse momentum (𝑝_T) range for proton-lead (𝑝⁢Pb) and lead-lead (PbPb) collisions at nucleon-nucleon center-of-mass energies of 8.16 and 5.02 TeV, respectively. The data were recorded by ...

Measurement of 𝑊⁢𝑊⁢𝑍 and 𝑍⁢𝐻 Production Cross Sections at √𝑠 = 13 and 13.6 TeV See

A measurement is presented of the cross section in proton-proton collisions for the production of two 𝑊 bosons and one 𝑍 boson. It is based on data recorded by the CMS experiment at the CERN LHC at center-of-mass energies √𝑠 =13 and 13.6 TeV, corresponding to an&#...

Observation of the Charged-Particle Multiplicity Dependence of 𝜎_{𝜓⁡(2⁢𝑆)}/𝜎_𝐽/𝜓 in 𝑝-Pb Collisions at 8.16 TeV See

Bound states of charm and anticharm quarks, known as charmonia, have a rich spectroscopic structure that can be used to probe the dynamics of hadron production in high-energy hadron collisions. Here, the cross section ratio of excited (𝜓⁡(2⁢𝑆)) and ground state (𝐽/𝜓) vector...

Search for central exclusive production of top quark pairs in proton-proton collisions at √𝒔 = 13 TeV with tagged protons See

A search for the central exclusive production of top quark-antiquark pairs (tt̅) is performed for the first time using proton-tagged events in proton-proton collisions at the LHC at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 29.4 fb⁻¹....

Re-evaluating the nature of Euroscepticism in border regions: Narratives of Europe in a European election year (Deliverable 3.2: Report on the results of interviews and focus groups) See

In this report, we present a narrative analysis of our original politician interview and citizen focus group data to investigate how borders are featured and narrated in European election campaigns, and how border region residents respond to border narratives in the broader frame o...

Search for heavy neutral leptons in final states with electrons, muons, and hadronically decaying tau leptons in proton-proton collisions at √𝒔 = 13 TeV See

A search for heavy neutral leptons (HNLs) of Majorana or Dirac type using proton-proton collision data at √𝒔 = 13 TeV is presented. The data were collected by the CMS experiment at the CERN LHC and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb⁻¹. Events with thre...