Search for heavy lepton resonances decaying to a Z boson and a lepton in pp collisions at s√=8 TeV with the ATLAS detector
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Resumo: | A search for heavy leptons decaying to a Z boson and an electron or a muon is presented. The search is based on pp collision data taken at s√=8 TeV by the ATLAS experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 20.3 fb−1. Three high-transverse-momentum electrons or muons are selected, with two of them required to be consistent with originating from a Z boson decay. No significant excess above Standard Model background predictions is observed, and 95% confidence level limits on the production cross section of high-mass trilepton resonances are derived. The results are interpreted in the context of vector-like lepton and type-III seesaw models. For the vector-like lepton model, most heavy lepton mass values in the range 114-176 GeV are excluded. For the type-III seesaw model, most mass values in the range 100-468 GeV are excluded. |
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Search for heavy lepton resonances decaying to a Z boson and a lepton in pp collisions at s√=8 TeV with the ATLAS detectorExoticsLepton productionParticle and resonance productionExperimental resultsHadron-Hadron ScatteringCiências Naturais::Ciências FísicasScience & TechnologyA search for heavy leptons decaying to a Z boson and an electron or a muon is presented. The search is based on pp collision data taken at s√=8 TeV by the ATLAS experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 20.3 fb−1. Three high-transverse-momentum electrons or muons are selected, with two of them required to be consistent with originating from a Z boson decay. No significant excess above Standard Model background predictions is observed, and 95% confidence level limits on the production cross section of high-mass trilepton resonances are derived. The results are interpreted in the context of vector-like lepton and type-III seesaw models. For the vector-like lepton model, most heavy lepton mass values in the range 114-176 GeV are excluded. For the type-III seesaw model, most mass values in the range 100-468 GeV are excluded.We thank CERN for the very successful operation of the LHC, as well as the support staff from our institutions without whom ATLAS could not be operated efficiently.We acknowledge the support of ANPCyT, Argentina; YerPhI, Armenia; ARC, Australia; BMWFW and FWF, Austria; ANAS, Azerbaijan; SSTC, Belarus; CNPq and FAPESP, Brazil; NSERC, NRC and CFI, Canada; CERN; CONICYT, Chile; CAS, MOST and NSFC, China; COLCIENCIAS, Colombia; MSMT CR, MPO CR and VSC CR, Czech Republic; DNRF, DNSRC and Lundbeck Foundation, Denmark; EPLANET, ERC and NSRF, European Union; IN2P3-CNRS, CEA-DSM/IRFU, France; GNSF, Georgia; BMBF, DFG, HGF, MPG and AvH Foundation, Germany; GSRT and NSRF, Greece; RGC, Hong Kong SAR, China; ISF, MINERVA, GIF, I-CORE and Benoziyo Center, Israel; INFN, Italy; MEXT and JSPS, Japan; CNRST, Morocco; FOM and NWO, Netherlands; BRF and RCN, Norway; MNiSW and NCN, Poland; GRICES and FCT, Portugal; MNE/IFA, Romania; MES of Russia and NRC KI, Russian Federation; JINR; MSTD, Serbia; MSSR, Slovakia; ARRS and MIZS, Slovenia; DST/NRF, South Africa; MINECO, Spain; SRC and Wallenberg Foundation, Sweden; SER, SNSF and Cantons of Bern and Geneva, Switzerland; NSC, Taiwan; TAEK, Turkey; STFC, the Royal Society and Leverhulme Trust, United Kingdom; DOE and NSF, United States of America.Springer VerlagUniversidade do MinhoOnofre, A.Castro, Nuno Filipe Silva FernandesATLAS Collaboration20152015-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/39911engAad, G., Abbott, B., Abdallah, J., Abdinov, O., Aben, R., . . . Zwalinski, L. (2015). Search for heavy lepton resonances decaying to a Z boson and a lepton in pp collisions at (Formula presented.) = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2015(9). doi: 10.1007/jhep09(2015)1081029-847910.1007/jhep09(2015)108info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:44:14Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/39911Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:41:53.445744Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Search for heavy lepton resonances decaying to a Z boson and a lepton in pp collisions at s√=8 TeV with the ATLAS detector |
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Search for heavy lepton resonances decaying to a Z boson and a lepton in pp collisions at s√=8 TeV with the ATLAS detector |
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Search for heavy lepton resonances decaying to a Z boson and a lepton in pp collisions at s√=8 TeV with the ATLAS detector Onofre, A. Exotics Lepton production Particle and resonance production Experimental results Hadron-Hadron Scattering Ciências Naturais::Ciências Físicas Science & Technology |
title_short |
Search for heavy lepton resonances decaying to a Z boson and a lepton in pp collisions at s√=8 TeV with the ATLAS detector |
title_full |
Search for heavy lepton resonances decaying to a Z boson and a lepton in pp collisions at s√=8 TeV with the ATLAS detector |
title_fullStr |
Search for heavy lepton resonances decaying to a Z boson and a lepton in pp collisions at s√=8 TeV with the ATLAS detector |
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Search for heavy lepton resonances decaying to a Z boson and a lepton in pp collisions at s√=8 TeV with the ATLAS detector |
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Search for heavy lepton resonances decaying to a Z boson and a lepton in pp collisions at s√=8 TeV with the ATLAS detector |
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Onofre, A. |
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Onofre, A. Castro, Nuno Filipe Silva Fernandes ATLAS Collaboration |
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Castro, Nuno Filipe Silva Fernandes ATLAS Collaboration |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Onofre, A. Castro, Nuno Filipe Silva Fernandes ATLAS Collaboration |
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Exotics Lepton production Particle and resonance production Experimental results Hadron-Hadron Scattering Ciências Naturais::Ciências Físicas Science & Technology |
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Exotics Lepton production Particle and resonance production Experimental results Hadron-Hadron Scattering Ciências Naturais::Ciências Físicas Science & Technology |
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A search for heavy leptons decaying to a Z boson and an electron or a muon is presented. The search is based on pp collision data taken at s√=8 TeV by the ATLAS experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 20.3 fb−1. Three high-transverse-momentum electrons or muons are selected, with two of them required to be consistent with originating from a Z boson decay. No significant excess above Standard Model background predictions is observed, and 95% confidence level limits on the production cross section of high-mass trilepton resonances are derived. The results are interpreted in the context of vector-like lepton and type-III seesaw models. For the vector-like lepton model, most heavy lepton mass values in the range 114-176 GeV are excluded. For the type-III seesaw model, most mass values in the range 100-468 GeV are excluded. |
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Aad, G., Abbott, B., Abdallah, J., Abdinov, O., Aben, R., . . . Zwalinski, L. (2015). Search for heavy lepton resonances decaying to a Z boson and a lepton in pp collisions at (Formula presented.) = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2015(9). doi: 10.1007/jhep09(2015)108 1029-8479 10.1007/jhep09(2015)108 |
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