Search for excited electrons in pp̄ collisions at s=1.96TeV
We present the results of a search for the production of an excited state of the electron, e*, in proton-antiproton collisions at s=1.96TeV. The data were collected with the D0 experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider and correspond to an integrated luminosity of approximately 1fb-1. We search f...
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| author | 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 Åsman, B |
| author_facet | 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 Åsman, B |
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| description | We present the results of a search for the production of an excited state of the electron, e*, in proton-antiproton collisions at s=1.96TeV. The data were collected with the D0 experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider and correspond to an integrated luminosity of approximately 1fb-1. We search for e* in the process pp̄→e*e, with the e* subsequently decaying to an electron plus photon. No excess above the standard model background is observed. Interpreting our data in the context of a model that describes e* production by four-fermion contact interactions and e* decay via electroweak processes, we set 95% C.L. upper limits on the production cross section ranging from 8.9 to 27 fb, depending on the mass of the excited electron. Choosing the scale for contact interactions to be Λ=1TeV, excited electron masses below 756 GeV are excluded at the 95% C.L. © 2008 The American Physical Society. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:f7e44475-e95c-44d7-a08b-e12c064b6be92022-03-27T12:46:04ZSearch for excited electrons in pp̄ collisions at s=1.96TeVJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:f7e44475-e95c-44d7-a08b-e12c064b6be9EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2008Abazov, VAbbott, BAbolins, MAcharya, BAdams, MAdams, TAguilo, EAhn, SAhsan, MAlexeev, GAlkhazov, GAlton, AAlverson, GAlves, GAnastasoaie, MAncu, LAndeen, TAnderson, SAndrieu, BAnzelc, MSArnoud, YArov, MArthaud, MAskew, AÅsman, BWe present the results of a search for the production of an excited state of the electron, e*, in proton-antiproton collisions at s=1.96TeV. The data were collected with the D0 experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider and correspond to an integrated luminosity of approximately 1fb-1. We search for e* in the process pp̄→e*e, with the e* subsequently decaying to an electron plus photon. No excess above the standard model background is observed. Interpreting our data in the context of a model that describes e* production by four-fermion contact interactions and e* decay via electroweak processes, we set 95% C.L. upper limits on the production cross section ranging from 8.9 to 27 fb, depending on the mass of the excited electron. Choosing the scale for contact interactions to be Λ=1TeV, excited electron masses below 756 GeV are excluded at the 95% C.L. © 2008 The American Physical Society. |
| spellingShingle | 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 Åsman, B Search for excited electrons in pp̄ collisions at s=1.96TeV |
| title | Search for excited electrons in pp̄ collisions at s=1.96TeV |
| title_full | Search for excited electrons in pp̄ collisions at s=1.96TeV |
| title_fullStr | Search for excited electrons in pp̄ collisions at s=1.96TeV |
| title_full_unstemmed | Search for excited electrons in pp̄ collisions at s=1.96TeV |
| title_short | Search for excited electrons in pp̄ collisions at s=1.96TeV |
| title_sort | search for excited electrons in pp collisions at s 1 96tev |
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