Speaker
Sarah Louise Jones
(University of Arizona (US))
Description
Vector-like quarks are predicted in several beyond the Standard
Model theories. In some models, there is strong coupling to third
generation quarks and the vector-like heavy quarks, T and B, can decay into
several different channels involving third generation quarks. We search for
vector-like quarks using events that have two leptons
of the same charge and $\ge$ 1 b-jet. The prospects for discovery of
vector-like quarks using pp collisions from the LHC Run II data collected
with the ATLAS detector are presented. The method for determining the
largest instrumental background, fake or non-prompt leptons, using data is discussed. The
discovery reach for vector-like quarks at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV is compared
against published results from Run 1 at 8 TeV.
| Oral or Poster Presentation | Oral |
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Author
Sarah Louise Jones
(University of Arizona (US))
