Search for the production of narrow tb̄ resonances in 1.9fb-1 of pp̄ collisions at s=1.96TeV

We present new limits on resonant tb̄ production in pp̄ collisions at s=1.96TeV, using 1.9fb-1 of data recorded with the CDFII detector at the Fermilab Tevatron. We reconstruct a candidate tb̄ mass in events with a lepton, neutrino candidate, and two or three jets, and search for anomalous tb̄ produ...

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Main Authors: Aaltonen, T, Adelman, J, Akimoto, T, Álvarez González, B, Amerio, S, Amidei, D, Anastassov, A, Annovi, A, Antos, J, Apollinari, G, Apresyan, A, Arisawa, T, Artikov, A, Ashmanskas, W, Attal, A, Aurisano, A, Azfar, F, Badgett, W, Barbaro-Galtieri, A, Barnes, V, Barnett, B, Barria, P, Bartos, P, Bartsch, V, Bauer, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Summary:We present new limits on resonant tb̄ production in pp̄ collisions at s=1.96TeV, using 1.9fb-1 of data recorded with the CDFII detector at the Fermilab Tevatron. We reconstruct a candidate tb̄ mass in events with a lepton, neutrino candidate, and two or three jets, and search for anomalous tb̄ production as modeled by W′→tb̄. We set a new limit on a right-handed W′ with standard model-like coupling, excluding any mass below 800GeV/c2 at 95% C.L. The cross section for any narrow, resonant tb̄ production between 750 and 950GeV/c2 is found to be less than 0.28pb at 95% C.L. We also present an exclusion of the W′ coupling strength versus W′ mass over the range 300-950GeV/c2. © 2009 The American Physical Society.