Search for excited leptons in e(+)e(-) annihilation at root S=130-140 GeV

被引:20
作者
Acciarri, M [1 ]
Adam, A
Adriani, O
AguilarBenitez, M
Ahlen, S
Alpat, B
Alcaraz, J
Allaby, J
Aloisio, A
Alverson, G
Alviggi, MG
Ambrosi, G
Anderhub, H
Andreev, VP
Angelescu, T
Antreasyan, D
Arefiev, A
Azemoon, T
Aziz, T
Bagnaia, P
Baksay, L
Ball, RC
Banerjee, S
Banicz, K
Barillere, R
Barone, L
Bartalini, P
Baschirotto, A
Basile, M
Battiston, R
Bay, A
Becattini, F
Becker, U
Behner, F
Bencze, GL
Berdugo, J
Berges, P
Bertucci, B
Betev, BL
Biasini, M
Biland, A
Bilei, GM
Blaising, JJ
Blyth, SC
Bobbink, GJ
Bock, R
Bohm, A
Borgia, B
Boucham, A
Bourilkov, D
机构
[1] RHEIN WESTFAL TH AACHEN, INST PHYS 3, D-52056 AACHEN, GERMANY
[2] NATL INST NUCL & HIGH ENERGY PHYS, 1009 DB AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
[3] UNIV AMSTERDAM, 1009 DB AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
[4] UNIV MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 USA
[5] LAB ANNECY LE VIEUX PHYS PARTICULES, CNRS, IN2P3, F-74941 ANNECY LE VIEUX, FRANCE
[6] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV, BALTIMORE, MD 21218 USA
[7] UNIV BASEL, INST PHYS, CH-4056 BASEL, SWITZERLAND
[8] LOUISIANA STATE UNIV, BATON ROUGE, LA 70803 USA
[9] INST HIGH ENERGY PHYS, BEIJING 100039, PEOPLES R CHINA
[10] INST HIGH ENERGY PHYS, D-10099 BERLIN, GERMANY
[11] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-40126 BOLOGNA, ITALY
[12] TATA INST FUNDAMENTAL RES, BOMBAY 400005, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
[13] BOSTON UNIV, BOSTON, MA 02215 USA
[14] NORTHEASTERN UNIV, BOSTON, MA 02115 USA
[15] INST ATOM PHYS, R-76900 BUCHAREST, ROMANIA
[16] UNIV BUCHAREST, R-76900 BUCHAREST, ROMANIA
[17] HUNGARIAN ACAD SCI, CENT RES INST PHYS, H-1525 BUDAPEST 114, HUNGARY
[18] HARVARD UNIV, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 USA
[19] MIT, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 USA
[20] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-50125 FLORENCE, ITALY
[21] UNIV FLORENCE, I-50125 FLORENCE, ITALY
[22] CERN, EUROPEAN LAB PARTICLE PHYS, CH-1211 GENEVA 23, SWITZERLAND
[23] WORLD LAB, FBLJA PROJECT, CH-1211 GENEVA 23, SWITZERLAND
[24] UNIV GENEVA, CH-1211 GENEVA 4, SWITZERLAND
[25] UNIV SCI & TECHNOL CHINA, HEFEI 230029, ANHUI, PEOPLES R CHINA
[26] RES INST HIGH ENERGY PHYS, SF-00014 HELSINKI, FINLAND
[27] UNIV LAUSANNE, CH-1015 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND
[28] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-73100 LECCE, ITALY
[29] UNIV LECCE, I-73100 LECCE, ITALY
[30] LOS ALAMOS NATL LAB, LOS ALAMOS, NM 87544 USA
[31] UNIV LYON 1, CNRS, INST PHYS NUCL LYON, IN2P3, F-69622 VILLEURBANNE, FRANCE
[32] CIEMAT, E-28040 MADRID, SPAIN
[33] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-20133 MILAN, ITALY
[34] INST THEORET & EXPTL PHYS, MOSCOW 117259, RUSSIA
[35] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-80125 NAPLES, ITALY
[36] UNIV NAPLES, I-80125 NAPLES, ITALY
[37] UNIV CYPRUS, DEPT NAT SCI, NICOSIA, CYPRUS
[38] CATHOLIC UNIV NIJMEGEN, 6525 ED NIJMEGEN, NETHERLANDS
[39] NATL INST NUCL PHYS & HIGH ENERGY PHYS, 6525 ED NIJMEGEN, NETHERLANDS
[40] OAK RIDGE NATL LAB, OAK RIDGE, TN 37831 USA
[41] CALTECH, PASADENA, CA 91125 USA
[42] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-06100 PERUGIA, ITALY
[43] UNIV PERUGIA, I-06100 PERUGIA, ITALY
[44] CARNEGIE MELLON UNIV, PITTSBURGH, PA 15213 USA
[45] PRINCETON UNIV, PRINCETON, NJ 08544 USA
[46] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-00185 ROME, ITALY
[47] UNIV ROMA LA SAPIENZA, I-00185 ROME, ITALY
[48] INST PHYS NUCL, ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA
[49] UNIV SALERNO, I-84100 SALERNO, ITALY
[50] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-84100 SALERNO, ITALY
基金
匈牙利科学研究基金会;
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D O I
10.1016/0370-2693(96)00045-7
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We report on a search for the excited leptons e*, mu*, tau* and nu* in e(+)e(-) collisions at root s = 130-140 GeV using the L3 detector at LEP. No evidence has been found for their existence. From an analysis of the expected pair produced l*l* in the channels ee gamma gamma, mu mu gamma gamma, tau tau gamma gamma, eeWW, and nu nu gamma gamma, We determine the lower mass limits at 95% C.L. of 64.7 GeV for e*, 64.9 GeV for mu*, 64.2 GeV for tau*, 57.3 GeV (eW decay mode) and 61.4 GeV (nu gamma decay mode) for nu*. From an analysis of the expected singly produced ll* in the channels ee gamma, mu mu gamma, tau tau gamma, nu eW and nu nu gamma, we determine upper limits on the couplings lambda/m(l*) up to m(l*) = 130 GeV.
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页码:211 / 221
页数:11
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