Search for supersymmetry with a compressed mass spectrum in the vector boson fusion topology with 1-lepton and 0-lepton final states in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s} =$ 13 TeV

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A search for supersymmetric particles produced in the vector boson fusion topology in proton-proton collisions is presented.

• The search targets final states with one or zero leptons, large missing transverse momentum, and two jets with a large separation in rapidity.
• The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb$^{-1}$ of proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s} =$ 13 TeV collected in 2016 with the CMS detector at the LHC.
• The observed dijet invariant mass and lepton-neutrino transverse mass spectra are found to be consistent with the standard model predictions.