Search for single production of vector-like quarks decaying to a top quark and a W boson in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s} =$ 13 TeV

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A search is presented for the single production of vector-like quarks in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s} =$ 13 TeV.

• The data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb$^{-1}$, were recorded with the CMS experiment at the LHC.
• The analysis focuses on the vector-like quark decay into a top quark and a W boson, with one muon or electron in the final state.
• The mass of the vector-like quark candidate is reconstructed from hadronic jets, the lepton, and the missing transverse momentum.