Measurements of jet multiplicity and jet transverse momentum in multijet events in proton-proton collisions at .

Multijet events at large transverse momentum () are measured at using data recorded with the CMS detector at the LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of . The multiplicity of jets with that are produced in association with a high- dijet system is measured in various ranges of the of the jet with the highest transverse momentum and as a function of the azimuthal angle difference between the two highest jets in the dijet system. The differential production cross sections are measured as a function of the transverse momenta of the four highest jets.

CMS pythia 8 colour reconnection tunes based on underlying-event data.

New sets of parameter tunes for two of the colour reconnection models, quantum chromodynamics-inspired and gluon-move, implemented in the pythia  8 event generator, are obtained based on the default CMS pythia  8 underlying-event tune, CP5. Measurements sensitive to the underlying event performed by the CMS experiment at centre-of-mass energies and 13, and by the CDF experiment at 1.96 are used to constrain the parameters of colour reconnection models and multiple-parton interactions simultaneously.

Search for light Higgs bosons from supersymmetric cascade decays in collisions at .

A search is reported for pairs of light Higgs bosons () produced in supersymmetric cascade decays in final states with small missing transverse momentum. A data set of LHC collisions collected with the CMS detector at and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138 is used. The search targets events where both bosons decay into pairs that are reconstructed as large-radius jets using substructure techniques.

Precision luminosity measurement in proton-proton collisions at in 2015 and 2016 at CMS.

The measurement of the luminosity recorded by the CMS detector installed at LHC interaction point 5, using proton-proton collisions at in 2015 and 2016, is reported. The absolute luminosity scale is measured for individual bunch crossings using beam-separation scans (the van der Meer method), with a relative precision of 1.3 and 1.

Search for a heavy vector resonance decaying to a boson and a Higgs boson in proton-proton collisions at .

A search is presented for a heavy vector resonance decaying into a boson and the standard model Higgs boson, where the boson is identified through its leptonic decays to electrons, muons, or neutrinos, and the Higgs boson is identified through its hadronic decays. The search is performed in a Lorentz-boosted regime and is based on data collected from 2016 to 2018 at the CERN LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 137 . Upper limits are derived on the production of a narrow heavy resonance , and a mass below 3.

Search for charged Higgs bosons produced in vector boson fusion processes and decaying into vector boson pairs in proton-proton collisions at .

A search for charged Higgs bosons produced in vector boson fusion processes and decaying into vector bosons, using proton-proton collisions at at the LHC, is reported. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 137 collected with the CMS detector. Events are selected by requiring two or three electrons or muons, moderate missing transverse momentum, and two jets with a large rapidity separation and a large dijet mass.

Development and validation of HERWIG 7 tunes from CMS underlying-event measurements.

This paper presents new sets of parameters ("tunes") for the underlying-event model of the event generator. These parameters control the description of multiple-parton interactions (MPI) and colour reconnection in , and are obtained from a fit to minimum-bias data collected by the CMS experiment at , 7, and . The tunes are based on the NNPDF 3.

Measurement of the Higgs boson production rate in association with top quarks in final states with electrons, muons, and hadronically decaying tau leptons at .

The rate for Higgs ( ) bosons production in association with either one ( ) or two ( ) top quarks is measured in final states containing multiple electrons, muons, or tau leptons decaying to hadrons and a neutrino, using proton-proton collisions recorded at a center-of-mass energy of by the CMS experiment. The analyzed data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 137 . The analysis is aimed at events that contain , , or decays and each of the top quark(s) decays either to lepton+jets or all-jet channels.

Search for top squark pair production using dilepton final states in collision data collected at .

A search is presented for supersymmetric partners of the top quark (top squarks) in final states with two oppositely charged leptons (electrons or muons), jets identified as originating from quarks, and missing transverse momentum. The search uses data from proton-proton collisions at collected with the CMS detector, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 137 . Hypothetical signal events are efficiently separated from the dominant top quark pair production background with requirements on the significance of the missing transverse momentum and on transverse mass variables.

Measurement of single-diffractive dijet production in proton-proton collisions at with the CMS and TOTEM experiments.

Measurements are presented of the single-diffractive dijet cross section and the diffractive cross section as a function of the proton fractional momentum loss and the four-momentum transfer squared . Both processes and , i.e.

Study of central exclusive production in proton-proton collisions at and 13TeV.

Central exclusive and semiexclusive production of pairs is measured with the CMS detector in proton-proton collisions at the LHC at center-of-mass energies of 5.02 and 13TeV. The theoretical description of these nonperturbative processes, which have not yet been measured in detail at the LHC, poses a significant challenge to models.

Search for new physics in top quark production in dilepton final states in proton-proton collisions at .

A search for new physics in top quark production is performed in proton-proton collisions at . The data set corresponds to an integrated luminosity of collected in 2016 with the CMS detector. Events with two opposite-sign isolated leptons (electrons or muons), and quark jets in the final state are selected.

Azimuthal separation in nearly back-to-back jet topologies in inclusive 2- and 3-jet events in collisions at .

A measurement for inclusive 2- and 3-jet events of the azimuthal correlation between the two jets with the largest transverse momenta, , is presented. The measurement considers events where the two leading jets are nearly collinear ("back-to-back") in the transverse plane and is performed for several ranges of the leading jet transverse momentum. Proton-proton collision data collected with the CMS experiment at a center-of-mass energy of and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of are used.

Search for supersymmetry in events with a photon, jets, -jets, and missing transverse momentum in proton-proton collisions at 13 .

A search for supersymmetry is presented based on events with at least one photon, jets, and large missing transverse momentum produced in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 . The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 and were recorded at the LHC with the CMS detector in 2016.

Search for vector-like quarks in events with two oppositely charged leptons and jets in proton-proton collisions at .

A search for the pair production of heavy vector-like partners and of the top and bottom quarks has been performed by the CMS experiment at the CERN LHC using proton-proton collisions at . The data sample was collected in 2016 and corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 .

Measurement of associated production of a boson and a charm quark in proton-proton collisions at .

Measurements are presented of associated production of a boson and a charm quark ( ) in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 . The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 35.7 collected by the CMS experiment at the CERN LHC.

Study of the underlying event in top quark pair production in collisions at 13 .

Measurements of normalized differential cross sections as functions of the multiplicity and kinematic variables of charged-particle tracks from the underlying event in top quark and antiquark pair production are presented. The measurements are performed in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 , and are based on data collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC in 2016 corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 .

Search for single production of vector-like quarks decaying to a top quark and a boson in proton-proton collisions at .

A search is presented for the single production of vector-like quarks in proton-proton collisions at . The data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 , were recorded with the CMS experiment at the LHC.

Search for standard model production of four top quarks with same-sign and multilepton final states in proton-proton collisions at .

A search for standard model production of four top quarks ( ) is reported using events containing at least three leptons ( ) or a same-sign lepton pair. The events are produced in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 at the LHC, and the data sample, recorded in 2016, corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 .

Search for new physics in dijet angular distributions using proton-proton collisions at and constraints on dark matter and other models.

A search is presented for physics beyond the standard model, based on measurements of dijet angular distributions in proton-proton collisions at . The data collected with the CMS detector at the LHC correspond to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 .

Measurement of b hadron lifetimes in pp collisions at .

Measurements are presented of the lifetimes of the , , , and hadrons using the decay channels , , , , , and . The data sample, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 , was collected by the CMS detector at the LHC in proton-proton collisions at .

Measurement of the top quark mass with lepton+jets final states using collisions at .

The mass of the top quark is measured using a sample of events collected by the CMS detector using proton-proton collisions at at the CERN LHC. Events are selected with one isolated muon or electron and at least four jets from data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 .

Measurement of the weak mixing angle using the forward-backward asymmetry of Drell-Yan events in collisions at 8 .

A measurement is presented of the effective leptonic weak mixing angle ( ) using the forward-backward asymmetry of Drell-Yan lepton pairs ( and ) produced in proton-proton collisions at at the CMS experiment of the LHC. The data correspond to integrated luminosities of 18.8 and in the dimuon and dielectron channels, respectively, containing 8.

Measurement of charged particle spectra in minimum-bias events from proton-proton collisions at .

Pseudorapidity, transverse momentum, and multiplicity distributions are measured in the pseudorapidity range for charged particles with transverse momenta satisfying in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of . Measurements are presented in three different event categories. The most inclusive of the categories corresponds to an inelastic data set, while the other two categories are exclusive subsets of the inelastic sample that are either enhanced or depleted in single diffractive dissociation events.