Searches for top-associated dark matter production at the LHC

Recent searches for dark matter (DM) produced in association with top quarks from the ATLAS and CMS experiments using data collected between 2015 and 2018 are presented. These comprise searches from both experiments for DM in association with a single top quark; an improved ATLAS search for DM in single lepton t\bar{t} <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>t</mml:mi> <mml:mover> <mml:mi>t</mml:mi> <mml:mo accent="true">‾</mml:mo> </mml:mover> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> final states; an ATLAS search for stop squarks decaying to a top quark, a charm quark and neutralinos; and a CMS search for DM produced in association with a pair of top quarks or a single top. These analyses feature novel machine learning and advanced background estimation techniques. No statistically significant excess is observed in any of these searches.

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SciPost Physics Proceedings
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2026-01-29
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https://doi.org/10.21468/scipostphysproc.18.024
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Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
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Searches for top-associated dark matter production at the LHC

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Searches for top-associated dark matter production at the LHC

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Abstract

Recent searches for dark matter (DM) produced in association with top quarks from the ATLAS and CMS experiments using data collected between 2015 and 2018 are presented. These comprise searches from both experiments for DM in association with a single top quark; an improved ATLAS search for DM in single lepton t\bar{t} <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>t</mml:mi> <mml:mover> <mml:mi>t</mml:mi> <mml:mo accent="true">‾</mml:mo> </mml:mover> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> final states; an ATLAS search for stop squarks decaying to a top quark, a charm quark and neutralinos; and a CMS search for DM produced in association with a pair of top quarks or a single top. These analyses feature novel machine learning and advanced background estimation techniques. No statistically significant excess is observed in any of these searches.

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