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Search for excited electrons and muons in root s=8 TeV proton-proton collisions with the ATLAS detector

NázevTitle
Search for excited electrons and muons in root s=8 TeV proton-proton collisions with the ATLAS detectorSearch for excited electrons and muons in root s=8 TeV proton-proton collisions with the ATLAS detector
Druh výsledkuResult type
Článek v časopiseJournal article
AutořiAuthors
G. Aad, T. Abajyan, B. Abbott, J. Abdallah, S. Abdel Khalek, K. Augsten, P. Gallus, J. Günther, J. Jakůbek, Z. Kohout, V. Král, S. Pospíšil, V. Šimák, T. Slavíček, K. Smolek, J. Sodomka, M. Solar, J. Šolc, B. Sopko, V. Sopko, I. Štekl, D. Tureček, V. Vacek, M. Vlasák, P. Vokáč, Z. Vykydal, M. Zeman
DOIDOI
10.1088/1367-2630/15/9/093011
Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
New Journal of Physics. 2013, 15 093011-1-093011-32. ISSN 1367-2630.
RokYear
2013
JazykLanguage
eng
WoSWoS
000324073000001
ScopusScopus
2-s2.0-84885144603
RIVRIV
RIV/68407700:21220/13:00210530!RIV14-MSM-21220___
ProjektProject
Matematické, počítačové a experimentální metody ve fyziceMathematical, Computer and Experimental Methods in Physics; Spolupráce ČR s CERNCollaboration of the Czech Republic with CERN; Mezinárodní experiment ATLAS-CERNInternational experiment ATLAS-CERN; Matematické, počítačové a experimentální metody ve fyziceMathematical, Computer and Experimental Methods in Physics

AbstraktAbstract

The ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider is used to search for excited electrons and excited muons in the channel pp -> ll* -> ll gamma, assuming that excited leptons are produced via contact interactions. The analysis is based on 13 fb(-1) of pp collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 TeV. No evidence for excited leptons is found, and a limit is set at the 95% credibility level on the cross section times branching ratio as a function of the excited-lepton mass m(l*). For m(l*) >= 0.8 TeV, the respective upper limits on sigma B(l(*) -> l gamma) are 0.75 and 0.90 fb for the e* and mu* searches. Limits on sigma B are converted into lower bounds on the compositeness scale 3. In the special case where Lambda = m(l*), excited-electron and excited-muon masses below 2.2 TeV are excluded.

The ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider is used to search for excited electrons and excited muons in the channel pp -> ll* -> ll gamma, assuming that excited leptons are produced via contact interactions. The analysis is based on 13 fb(-1) of pp collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 TeV. No evidence for excited leptons is found, and a limit is set at the 95% credibility level on the cross section times branching ratio as a function of the excited-lepton mass m(l*). For m(l*) >= 0.8 TeV, the respective upper limits on sigma B(l(*) -> l gamma) are 0.75 and 0.90 fb for the e* and mu* searches. Limits on sigma B are converted into lower bounds on the compositeness scale 3. In the special case where Lambda = m(l*), excited-electron and excited-muon masses below 2.2 TeV are excluded.