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Search for heavy neutral leptons in decays of W bosons using leptonic and semi-leptonic displaced vertices in √s=13 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector

NázevTitle
Search for heavy neutral leptons in decays of W bosons using leptonic and semi-leptonic displaced vertices in √s=13 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detectorSearch for heavy neutral leptons in decays of W bosons using leptonic and semi-leptonic displaced vertices in √s=13 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector
Druh výsledkuResult type
Článek v časopiseJournal article
AutořiAuthors
G. Aad, E. Aakvaag, B. Abbott, S. Abdelhameed, B. Ali, K. Augsten, B. Bergmann, P. Fiedler, Z. Hubáček, V. Lysenko, S. Mondal, M. Myška, R. Novotný, V. Petousis, S. Pospíšil, K. Smolek, P. Smolyanskiy, A. Sopczak, V. Vacek, P. Vokáč, O. Zaplatílek
DOIDOI
10.1007/JHEP07(2025)196
Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
Journal of High Energy Physics. 2025, 2025(7), ISSN 1029-8479.
RokYear
2025
JazykLanguage
eng
WoSWoS
001551850500001
ScopusScopus
2-s2.0-105021171816
RIVRIV
RIV/68407700:21220/25:00388208!RIV26-MSM-21220___
ProjektProject
Institucionální podpora na rozvoj výzkumné org.Institucionální podpora na rozvoj výzkumné org.; CERN-CZ III - Výzkumná infrastruktura pro experimenty v CERN - LM2023040 (2023–2026)CERN-CZ III - Výzkumná infrastruktura pro experimenty v CERN - LM2023040 (2023–2026); Výzkum základních stavebních kamenů hmoty s využitím špičkových technologiíFundamental constituents of matter through frontier technologies

AbstraktAbstract

A search is performed for long-lived heavy neutral leptons (HNLs), produced through the decay of a W boson along with a muon or electron. Two channels are explored: a leptonic channel, in which the HNL decays into two leptons and a neutrino, and a semi-leptonic channel, in which the HNL decays into a lepton and a charged pion. The search is performed with 140 fb(-1) of root s = 13 TeV proton-proton collision data collected by ATLAS during Run 2 of the Large Hadron Collider. No excess of events is observed; Dirac-like and Majorana-like HNLs with masses below 14.5 GeV and mixing coefficients as small as 10(-7) are excluded at the 95% confidence level. The results are interpreted under different assumptions on the flavour of the leptons from the HNL decays.

A search is performed for long-lived heavy neutral leptons (HNLs), produced through the decay of a W boson along with a muon or electron. Two channels are explored: a leptonic channel, in which the HNL decays into two leptons and a neutrino, and a semi-leptonic channel, in which the HNL decays into a lepton and a charged pion. The search is performed with 140 fb(-1) of root s = 13 TeV proton-proton collision data collected by ATLAS during Run 2 of the Large Hadron Collider. No excess of events is observed; Dirac-like and Majorana-like HNLs with masses below 14.5 GeV and mixing coefficients as small as 10(-7) are excluded at the 95% confidence level. The results are interpreted under different assumptions on the flavour of the leptons from the HNL decays.