Search for unstable heavy and excited leptons in e+e− collisions at ∝s = 170-172 GeV

OPAL Collaboration (1998) Search for unstable heavy and excited leptons in e+e− collisions at ∝s = 170-172 GeV. European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, 1 (1). pp. 45-64. ISSN 1434-6044

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Abstract

We have searched for unstable neutral and charged heavy leptons, N and L±, and for excited states of neutral and charged leptons, ν* e*, μ* and τ*, in e+e− collisions at centre-of-mass energies of 170 and 172 GeV using the OPAL detector at LEP. No evidence for their existence was found. From the analysis of charged-current decays of pair-produced unstable heavy leptons, and of charged-current and photonic decays of pair-produced excited leptons, lower limits on their masses are derived. From the analysis of charged-current and photonic decays of singly-produced excited leptons, upper limits on the ratio of the coupling to the compositeness scale, ϕ/λ, are determined for masses up to the kinematic limit.

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Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
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?? PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY (MISCELLANEOUS)ENGINEERING (MISCELLANEOUS) ??
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82528
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01 Nov 2016 11:22
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