Search for W' bosons decaying to an electron and a neutrino with the D0 detector.

This Letter describes the search for a new heavy charged gauge boson W' decaying into an electron and a neutrino. The data were collected with the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron pp[over] Collider at sqrt[s]=1.96 TeV, and correspond to an integrated luminosity of about 1 fb(-1). Lacking an...

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Main Authors: Abazov, V, Abbott, B, Abolins, M, Acharya, B, Adams, M, Adams, T, Aguilo, E, Ahn, S, Ahsan, M, Alexeev, G, Alkhazov, G, Alton, A, Alverson, G, Alves, G, Anastasoaie, M, Ancu, L, Andeen, T, Anderson, S, Andrieu, B, Anzelc, MS, Arnoud, Y, Arov, M, Arthaud, M, Askew, A, Asman, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008
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Summary:This Letter describes the search for a new heavy charged gauge boson W' decaying into an electron and a neutrino. The data were collected with the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron pp[over] Collider at sqrt[s]=1.96 TeV, and correspond to an integrated luminosity of about 1 fb(-1). Lacking any significant excess in the data in comparison with known processes, an upper limit is set on sigma_(W') x B(W')-->e nu), and a W' boson with mass below 1.00 TeV can be excluded at the 95% C.L., assuming standard-model-like couplings to fermions. This result significantly improves upon previous limits and is the most stringent to date.