Speaker
Dr
Anthony DiFranzo
(Rutgers)
Description
Without clear evidence of new physics in LHC data thus far, it has become increasingly important to critically analyze the data in a model-independent fashion. We present such a technique, which we call "Rectangular Aggregations", and apply it to a CMS jet+MET SUSY search. We identify a previously overlooked excess with low jet multiplicity and low MET and HT, which we refer to as a "monojet excess". In the combined ATLAS and CMS data, we find a local (global) preference of 3.3 (2.5)σ, when interpreted as the resonant production of a heavy colored state decaying to a quark and a massive invisible particle. Some suggestions for improved sensitivity to this model as an explanation for this excess are also discussed.
Author
Dr
Anthony DiFranzo
(Rutgers)
