Searches for heavy resonances with CMS

We present a set of searches for new heavy resonances with the CMS detector at the LHC. Proton- proton collision data recorded at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV is used. Specifically, we consider searches for a W ′ boson decaying to a lepton and a neutrino, a Z ′ boson decaying to a pair of taus, and a heavy particle ( Z ′ boson or Randall Sundrum Kaluza Klein gluon) decaying to a pair of top quarks. The searches are performed by measuring the mass distributions of the final state particles and testing for deviations from the expected Standard Model background. In the high mass ranges accessible by the Run II LHC, the final state particles are expected to be produced with high transverse momenta. This leads to dijet event topologies, and the latest reconstruction techniques are employed to separate these signatures from backgrounds. The results are presented in terms of upper limits on the model cross sections.