Search for the lepton flavor violating decay Z→eμ in pp collisions at s√ TeV with the ATLAS detector
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Resumo: | The ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider is used to search for the lepton flavor violating process Z → eμ in pp collisions using 20.3 fb−1 of data collected at ffiffiffi s p ¼ 8 TeV. An enhancement in the eμ invariant mass spectrum is searched for at the Z-boson mass. The number of Z bosons produced in the data sample is estimated using events of similar topology, Z → ee and μμ, significantly reducing the systematic uncertainty in the measurement. There is no evidence of an enhancement at the Z-boson mass, resulting in an upper limit on the branching fraction, BðZ → eμÞ < 7.5 × 10−7 at the 95% confidence level. |
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Search for the lepton flavor violating decay Z→eμ in pp collisions at s√ TeV with the ATLAS detectorCiências Naturais::Ciências FísicasScience & TechnologyThe ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider is used to search for the lepton flavor violating process Z → eμ in pp collisions using 20.3 fb−1 of data collected at ffiffiffi s p ¼ 8 TeV. An enhancement in the eμ invariant mass spectrum is searched for at the Z-boson mass. The number of Z bosons produced in the data sample is estimated using events of similar topology, Z → ee and μμ, significantly reducing the systematic uncertainty in the measurement. There is no evidence of an enhancement at the Z-boson mass, resulting in an upper limit on the branching fraction, BðZ → eμÞ < 7.5 × 10−7 at the 95% confidence level.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; BMWF 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; 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 ROSATOM, 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, USA. The crucial computing support from all WLCG partners is acknowledged gratefully, in particular from CERN and the ATLAS Tier-1 facilities at TRIUMF (Canada), NDGF (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), CC-IN2P3 (France), KIT/GridKA (Germany), INFN-CNAF (Italy), NL-T1 (Netherlands), PIC (Spain), ASGC (Taiwan), RAL (UK) and BNL (USA) and in the Tier-2 facilities worldwide.American Physical SocietyUniversidade do MinhoOnofre, A.Castro, Nuno Filipe Silva FernandesATLAS Collaboration20142014-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/32555engAad, G., Abbott, B., Abdallah, J., Khalek, S. A., Abdinov, O., Aben, R., . . . Collaboration, A. (2014). Search for the lepton flavor violating decay Z -> e mu in pp collisions at root s=8 TeV with the ATLAS detector. Physical Review D, 90(7). doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.90.0720101550-799810.1103/PhysRevD.90.072010http://journals.aps.org/prd/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevD.90.072010info: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:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:12:45Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/32555Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:04:42.348445Repositório 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 the lepton flavor violating decay Z→eμ in pp collisions at s√ TeV with the ATLAS detector |
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Search for the lepton flavor violating decay Z→eμ in pp collisions at s√ TeV with the ATLAS detector |
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Search for the lepton flavor violating decay Z→eμ in pp collisions at s√ TeV with the ATLAS detector Onofre, A. Ciências Naturais::Ciências Físicas Science & Technology |
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Search for the lepton flavor violating decay Z→eμ in pp collisions at s√ TeV with the ATLAS detector |
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Search for the lepton flavor violating decay Z→eμ in pp collisions at s√ TeV with the ATLAS detector |
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Search for the lepton flavor violating decay Z→eμ in pp collisions at s√ TeV with the ATLAS detector |
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Search for the lepton flavor violating decay Z→eμ in pp collisions at s√ TeV with the ATLAS detector |
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Search for the lepton flavor violating decay Z→eμ in pp collisions at s√ 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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Ciências Naturais::Ciências Físicas Science & Technology |
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Ciências Naturais::Ciências Físicas Science & Technology |
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The ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider is used to search for the lepton flavor violating process Z → eμ in pp collisions using 20.3 fb−1 of data collected at ffiffiffi s p ¼ 8 TeV. An enhancement in the eμ invariant mass spectrum is searched for at the Z-boson mass. The number of Z bosons produced in the data sample is estimated using events of similar topology, Z → ee and μμ, significantly reducing the systematic uncertainty in the measurement. There is no evidence of an enhancement at the Z-boson mass, resulting in an upper limit on the branching fraction, BðZ → eμÞ < 7.5 × 10−7 at the 95% confidence level. |
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Aad, G., Abbott, B., Abdallah, J., Khalek, S. A., Abdinov, O., Aben, R., . . . Collaboration, A. (2014). Search for the lepton flavor violating decay Z -> e mu in pp collisions at root s=8 TeV with the ATLAS detector. Physical Review D, 90(7). doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.90.072010 1550-7998 10.1103/PhysRevD.90.072010 http://journals.aps.org/prd/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevD.90.072010 |
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