Yetkin, Elif Aslı2021-03-112021-03-112017-01-12https://hdl.handle.net/11411/3370https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.021802A first search for pair production of dark matter candidates through vector boson fusion in proton-proton collisions at root s = 8 TeV is performed with the CMS detector. The vector boson fusion topology enhances missing transverse momentum, providing a way to probe supersymmetry, even in the case of a compressed mass spectrum. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 18.5 fb(-1), recorded by the CMS experiment. The observed dijet mass spectrum is consistent with the standard model expectation. In an effective field theory, dark matter masses are explored as a function of contact interaction strength. The most stringent limit on bottom squark production with mass below 315 GeV is also reported, assuming a 5 GeV mass difference with respect to the lightest neutralino.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessArticle2-s2.0-8501087824010.1103/PhysRevLett.118.02180228128610Q1Q1WOS:000391927700004