Search for supersymmetry in pp collisions at sqrt(s)=7 TeV in events with a single lepton, jets, and missing transverse momentum

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Results are reported from a search for physics beyond the standard model in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 7 TeV, focusing on the signature with a single, isolated, high-transverse-momentum lepton (electron or muon), energetic jets, and large missing transverse momentum.

• The data sample comprises an integrated luminosity of 36 inverse picobarns, recorded by the CMS experiment at the LHC.
• The search is motivated by models of new physics, including supersymmetry.
• The observed event yields are consistent with standard model backgrounds predicted using control samples obtained from the data.