1. Photon(s)+X: Paper Draft Status
Bruce Schumm
For the Photon(s)+X Group:
National University of La Plata
University of California, Santa Cruz
Tokyo Institute of Technology
28 July 2017

2. https://cds.cern.ch/record/2275425?
ATLAS-COM-PHYS
Photon + Jets analysis (strong production; higgsino-bino NLSP)
Diphoton + MET analysis (strong + electroweak production, bino-like NLSP)

3. All sections drafted
Limits and exclusion contours being finalized for both analyses; placeholders for now in Results and Conclusions section

4. Figures 1 and 2
Red: Diphoton+MET Green: Photon+jets

5. Section 6: Selection criteria for six SRs enumerated after objects defined
Two SR each for diphoton strong & electroweak, and photons+jets strong production
L  light NLSP; H  heavy NLSP

6. Sample distributions of selected variables
HT (before MET) for diphotons
RT4 (N-1 plot) for photon+jets
Same sample distributions as for 8 TeV paper
Need to coordinate colors (Ryan/Francisco)

7. Background Estimation (Section 7)
Complete description; no figures proposed, just summary tables:

8. Results (Section 9; Signal Systematics in Section 8 descriptive only)
All limits, including model-independent (below) and model-dependent (next page) are preliminary, but probably pretty close to the final results

9. Etmiss N-1 Plots (Diphoton Analysis)
For two EW SRs only  high HT cut for strong SRs makes plots too sparse, plus there wouldn’t be much extra information in them

10. Etmiss N-1 Plots (Photon + Jets Analysis)
Ryan/Francisco also need to color-coordinate for these

11. Model-Dependent Limit Contours: Preliminarily Available for Photons + Jets Only
For diphoton, include three more:
Gluino-bino (strong)
Squark-bino (strong)
Wino-bino (EW)

12. Proposed List of Numerical Results to Cite in Text (most still ‘XXX’)
Likelihood of excess in SRLγj
Model-independent number-of-events limits (range)
Model-independent cross section limits (range)
Lowest (as a function of NLSP bino mass) lower limit on gluino, squark and wino masses for diphoton analysis
Typical gluino mass lower limit for the photon+jets analysis

13. Wrap UP All sections of paper drafted
Follows 8 TeV paper quite closely (that paper also had photon + b and photon + l)
Exclusion limits being evaluated / finalized
Some values need to inserted once limits are finalized
Figure colors need to be coordinated between two groups
One or two references missing (recommended by “standard language” website but having trouble digging them up)