Combination of Inclusive and Differential tt̅ Charge Asymmetry Measurements Using ATLAS and CMS Data at √s =7 and 8 TeV

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This paper presents combinations of inclusive and differential measurements of the charge asymmetry (AC) in top quark pair (tt̅) events with a lepton + jets signature by the ATLAS and CMS Collaborations, using data from LHC proton-proton collisions at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV. The data correspond to integrated luminosities of about 5 and 20 fb⁻¹ for each experiment, respectively. The resulting combined LHC measurements of the inclusive charge asymmetry are A _C ^{CHC7}  = 0.005  ± 0.007 (stat)  ± 0.006(syst) at 7 TeV and A _C ^{CHC8)  = 0.0055 ± 0.0023 (stat) ± 0.0025 (syst) at 8 TeV. These values, as well as the combination of AC measurements as a function of the invariant mass of the tt̅ system at 8 TeV, are consistent with the respective standard model predictions.

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Hadrons--Scattering, Partons, Proton-proton interactions, Large Hadron Collider (France and Switzerland), Quarks

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CC BY 4.0 (Attribution), ©2016 CERN, for the ATLAS Collaboration

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