The Standard Model (SM) of particle physics is the established theory describing fundamental particles and their interactions. However the SM is not a complete theory and its shortcomings have motivated theories of beyond the Standard Model (BSM) physics. Experimental searches for BSM at the LHC are typically developed around specific predictions, with the analysis strategy and the selections being sensitive to one or only a few models. The limitations on the scope of such dedicated searches along with the opportunity presented by the large datasets collected by the experiments motivate the development of generalised model-independent approaches to hunt out BSM physics. Furthermore, a model-independent search is potentially sensitive to unforeseen physics phenomena that have not been included in the currently theorised models. This talk will discuss the Model Unspecific Search in CMS (MUSiC) analysis that probes large number of different final states for possible hints of new physics phenomena based purely on the comparison of the recorded data to the expectation from the SM, obtained from simulations. The results of the MUSiC analysis using 35.9 fb−1 of data recorded by the CMS experiment in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV will also be presented.
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