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    Search for extra dimensions in the diphoton final state with ATLAS

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    The large difference between the Planck scale and the electroweak scale, known as the hierarchy problem, has been addressed in some models through the existence of extra spatial dimensions. A search for evidence of extra spatial dimensions has been performed, through an analysis of the diphoton final state in data recorded in 2011 with the ATLAS detector at the CERN Large Hadron Collider. The analysis uses a dataset of 2.12 fb-1 of proton-proton collisions at sqrts=7 TeV. The diphoton invariant mass spectrum is observed to be in good agreement with the expected Standard Model (SM) background. We set 95 CL lower limits on the fundamental Planck scale in the context of the Arkani-Hamed, Dimopoulos, Dvali model (ADD) and on the lightest Kaluza Klein (KK) excitation mass in the context of the Randall-Sundrum model (RS).Comment: Presented at the 2011 Hadron Collider Physics symposium (HCP-2011), Paris, France, November 14-18 2011, 3 pages, 3 figure

    Recherche de nouveaux phénomènes dans les événements diphoton avec le détecteur ATLAS

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    Dans cette thèse, je présente mes travaux de recherche réalisés avec les données de collision proton-proton enregistrées par le détecteur ATLAS. Les événements étudiés possèdent un état final avec au moins deux photons et une grande masse invariante du système diphoton. Le lot de données enregistré pendant l'année 2011 dans des collisions avec une énergie de 7 TeV dans le centre de masse proton-proton correspond à une luminosité intégrée d'environ 5 fb-1. Ces données ont été comparées aux prédictions du Modèle Standard de la Physique des Particules. En l'absence de différences significatives, des contraintes ont été imposées sur les paramètres de modèles prévoyant l'existence de dimensions supplémentaires. A titre d'exemple, le premier graviton de Kaluza-Klein du modèle de Randall-Sundrum a été contraint d'être plus massif que 2.23 TeV, améliorant d'environ 1 TeV la contrainte du Tevatron. Les résultats obtenus ont fait l'objet d'une publication de la part de la collaboration ATLAS. En 2012, le LHC a réalisé des collisions proton-proton avec une énergie dans le centre de masse de 8 TeV. En outre, la luminosité intégrée a été environ quatre fois supérieure qu'en 2011. Les résultats préliminaires obtenus avec ce lot de données sont présentés dans ce document. La revue interne de ces résultats au sein de la collaboration ATLAS est en cours en vue d'une publication en 2013. La détection et la caractérisation des électrons et des photons reposent essentiellement sur le calorimètre à argon liquide du détecteur ATLAS. La procédure qui permet d'évaluer la qualité des mesures de ces particules a été mise en place au début de la prise de données. Ma contribution à son élaboration est décrite dans ce document.In this thesis, I describe my research based on proton-proton collision data collected by the ATLAS detector. The study uses events with at least two photons in the final state and a large invariant mass of the diphoton system. A dataset of proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 7 TeV corresponding to an integrated luminosity of approximately 5 fb-1 has been recorded in 2011. This sample has been compared to the predictions of the Standard Model of Particle Physics. Given the good agreement of the data with these predictions, limits have been set on the parameters of models that postulate extra spatial dimensions. As an example, the lightest Kaluza-Klein graviton in the Randall-Sundrum model has been constrained to be more massive than 2.23 TeV, superseding the Tevatron limits by approximately 1 TeV. These results have been published by the ATLAS collaboration. In 2012, the LHC has delivered proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 8 TeV. The corresponding integrated luminosity is four times larger than that of the 2011 dataset. Preliminary results based on this dataset are presented in this document. The ATLAS-internal review of these results is ongoing, and a publication is targeted for 2013. The detection and the characterization of electrons and photons are mainly based on the liquid argon calorimeter of the ATLAS detector. A procedure to assess the quality of the measurements of these particles has been established at the beginning of the data taking. My contributions to its development are described in this document.SAVOIE-SCD - Bib.électronique (730659901) / SudocGRENOBLE1/INP-Bib.électronique (384210012) / SudocGRENOBLE2/3-Bib.électronique (384219901) / SudocSudocFranceF

    Search for dark matter produced in association with bottom or top quarks in √s = 13 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector

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    A search for weakly interacting massive particle dark matter produced in association with bottom or top quarks is presented. Final states containing third-generation quarks and miss- ing transverse momentum are considered. The analysis uses 36.1 fb−1 of proton–proton collision data recorded by the ATLAS experiment at √s = 13 TeV in 2015 and 2016. No significant excess of events above the estimated backgrounds is observed. The results are in- terpreted in the framework of simplified models of spin-0 dark-matter mediators. For colour- neutral spin-0 mediators produced in association with top quarks and decaying into a pair of dark-matter particles, mediator masses below 50 GeV are excluded assuming a dark-matter candidate mass of 1 GeV and unitary couplings. For scalar and pseudoscalar mediators produced in association with bottom quarks, the search sets limits on the production cross- section of 300 times the predicted rate for mediators with masses between 10 and 50 GeV and assuming a dark-matter mass of 1 GeV and unitary coupling. Constraints on colour- charged scalar simplified models are also presented. Assuming a dark-matter particle mass of 35 GeV, mediator particles with mass below 1.1 TeV are excluded for couplings yielding a dark-matter relic density consistent with measurements

    Measurements of top-quark pair differential cross-sections in the eμe\mu channel in pppp collisions at s=13\sqrt{s} = 13 TeV using the ATLAS detector

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    Measurement of the W boson polarisation in ttˉt\bar{t} events from pp collisions at s\sqrt{s} = 8 TeV in the lepton + jets channel with ATLAS

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    Search for single production of vector-like quarks decaying into Wb in pp collisions at s=8\sqrt{s} = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector

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    Measurement of the charge asymmetry in top-quark pair production in the lepton-plus-jets final state in pp collision data at s=8TeV\sqrt{s}=8\,\mathrm TeV{} with the ATLAS detector

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    Measurement of jet fragmentation in Pb+Pb and pppp collisions at sNN=2.76\sqrt{{s_\mathrm{NN}}} = 2.76 TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC

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    Measurement of the bbb\overline{b} dijet cross section in pp collisions at s=7\sqrt{s} = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector

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    Charged-particle distributions at low transverse momentum in s=13\sqrt{s} = 13 TeV pppp interactions measured with the ATLAS detector at the LHC

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